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{{Short description|Cybersecurity software product line}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox company
| name = NetIQ
| logo = 
| logo_caption = 
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Computer software]]
| fate = [[Takeover|Acquired]] by [[The Attachmate Group]] ({{End date|2006|07|05}})
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1995}}, in [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
| location_city = [[San Jose, California]]
| location_country = United States
| key_people = Jay Gardner ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[General manager|GM]])
| products = 
| parent = [[OpenText]]
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''NetIQ''' is a security software company.  In 2023 it was acquired by [[OpenText]].

NetIQ was previously based in [[San Jose, California]], with products that provide [[identity and access management]], security and data center management. Its flagship offerings are NetIQ AppManager, NetIQ Identity Manager and NetIQ Access Manager. 

[[OpenText]] has owned NetIQ since 2023 after its acquisition of Micro Focus, which acquired [[The Attachmate Group]], which acquired NetIQ in 2006,<ref name=BuyingNovell.NYT>{{cite news
  |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
  |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9805EEDD133DF930A15752C1A9669D8B63.html
  |title=3 Private Equity Firms Agree To Buy Novell for $2.2 Billion - Web Log ...
  |first=Evelyn M. |last=Rusli |date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> six years after the latter acquired Mission Critical Software.<ref name=Mcrit.NYT>{{cite news
  |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/29/technology/mission-critical-software-and-netiq-plan-142-billion-merger.html
  |title=Mission Critical Software and NetIQ Plan $1.42 Billion Merger
  |first=Carolyn |last=Koo |date=February 29, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Deogun |first=Nikhil |title=Mission Critical and NetIQ Plan To Merge in $1.42 Billion Deal - WSJ |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB951692306476939 |access-date=2024-03-10 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
NetIQ was founded by Ching-fa Hwang, Her-daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng and Tom Kemp in September 1995;<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, D.C. 20549 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084827/000095010901503911/d10k4051.pdf}}</ref> [[#AppManager|AppManager]] was introduced in 1996.<ref name=CW96>{{cite news
  |newspaper=[[Computerworld]]
  |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2544421/data-center/partners-and-rivals-announce-products-at-ms-management-summit.html
  |title=Partners and rivals announce products at MS Management Summit
  |date=April 2, 2007}}</ref> Their February 2000 merger with Mission Critical Software<ref name=Mcrit.NYT/> widened the company's focus to include systems management as well as performance.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/2003/0929nt1.html
  |title=A look at NetIQ AppManager |first=Dave |last=Kearns |date=September 29, 2003
  |work=[[Network World]]}}</ref><ref name="referenceforbusiness.com">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/67/NetIQ-Corporation.html
  |title=NetIQ Corporation – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on NetIQ Corporation
  |work=referenceforbusiness.com}}</ref>

In 2001, NetIQ acquired [[Webtrends]], whose software "monitors corporate Internet traffic."<ref name=WebT.NYT>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/18/business/worldbusiness/IHT-tech-briefnetiq-growth.html
  |title=NetIQ Growth |date=January 18, 2001 |first=Victoria |last=Shannon
  |quote=.. would buy WebTrends .. software that monitors corporate Internet traffic.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.baselinemag.com/crm/NetIQs-WebTrends-Host-With-the-Most
|title=NetIQ's WebTrends: Host With the Most
|work=baselinemag.com|date=August 14, 2002
}}</ref> — which they sold in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 29, 2005 |title=Technology Briefing - Deals - NetIQ To Sell WebTrends Unit |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E6DC123FF93AA15750C0A9639C8B63 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

In 2006, NetIQ was acquired by [[AttachmateWRQ]],<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/042706-attachmate-buys-netiq.html
  |title=Attachmate buys NetIQ for $495 million
  |first=Nancy |last=Gohring |date=April 27, 2006 |work=[[Network World]]
  |url-status=dead |archivedate=April 15, 2014
  |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415192719/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/042706-attachmate-buys-netiq.html}}</ref> After that company acquired Novell in 2011,<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20023535-264.html
  |title=Attachmate acquires Novell for $2.2 billion
  |publisher=CBS Interactive |work=CNET}}</ref> it changed its name to The Attachmate Group. NetIQ added identity and security products as well as data center and virtualization<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Attachmate-Splits-Novell-Acquisition-into-NetIQ-SUSE-Divisions-777455
  |title=Attachmate Splits Novell Acquisition into NetIQ, SUSE Divisions
  |work=[[eweek]].com}}</ref> to their offerings. It was the Attachmate acquisition that led to the alignment of NetIQ products into three categories:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Micro Focus finalises $1.2b merger deal with Attachmate |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/micro-focus-finalises-1-2b-merger-deal-with-attachmate/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> 
* identity and access management, 
* security management and 
* data center management.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/bending-the-failed-expectations-curve-10-questions-with-netiqs-jay-gardner/2165
  |title=Bending the failed expectations curve: 10 questions with NetIQ's Jay Gardner
  |first=Jeff |last=Cerny |date=February 1, 2011 |work=[[TechRepublic]]}}</ref>

In 2014, [[The Attachmate Group]] was merged into [[Micro Focus International]].<ref>{{Cite web
  |title=Proposed Merger between Micro Focus and the Attachmate Group to create a leading global infrastructure software company - Micro Focus
  |url=https://www.microfocus.com/about/press/pressreleases/2014/pr15092014.aspx
  |website=microfocus.com |accessdate=2015-07-15}}</ref> NetIQ also announced the use of an Identity Manager number 4.5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Doug |date=2014-11-04 |title=NetIQ Releases Identity Manager 4.5 |url=https://solutionsreview.com/netiq-releases-new-version-of-iam-solution-netiq-identity-manager-4-5/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Solutions Review Technology News and Vendor Reviews |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|size=tiny|Companies}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |first1=Steve |last1=Weitzell |first2=Richard |last2=Matheson |first3=Perry |last3=Nuffer
  |first4=Lee |last4=Lowry |first5=Volker |last5=Scheuber
  |title=Novell Identity Manager Administrator's Handbook
  |publisher=[[Novell Press]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-672-32864-0}}
* {{cite book |first=Peter |last=Kuo
  |title= Novell's Guide to DirXML |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons|Wiley]]
  |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7645-4919-9}}

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