Information Builders

Information Builders (ibi)Type| Private

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Industry| Software and consulting
Founded| 1975 in United States
Headquarters|

New York City

United States

Key people

| Gerald D. Cohen, founder
Frank J. Vella, CEO
Products| WebFOCUS
FOCUS iWay Software
integration technology
Revenue| US$315 million (2007)

Number of employees

| 1,400 (2007)

Information Builders (ibi), founded in 1975, was a privately held software company headquartered in New York City.[1] Information Builders (ibi) provided services in the fields of Business Intelligence, Data Integration and Data Quality solutions.

## History

Gerald D. Cohen, who died in 2020,[2] co-founded Information Builders (ibi) in 1975[3] with Peter Mittelman and Martin B. Slagowitz. Their initial product, FOCUS, was designed to enable people without formal computer programming skills to work with information systems.[4]

Information Builders (ibi) was one of the largest privately held software firms, operating in more than 60 locations.[5] Computer Intelligence estimated in 1987 that Information Builders had 3% of the Fortune 1000 PC database market, tied for third behind Ashton-Tate and Microrim.[6] In 2001, it established iWay Software, a wholly owned company focusing on data integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA).[7]

In October 2020, TIBCO Software agreed to purchase ibi. The deal was completed in March 2021.[8]

## References

1. ↑ Mervyn Rothstein (May 2, 1997). "Lease for Office Space". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/02/nyregion/lease-for-office-space.html.
2. ↑ Brust, Andrew. "Information Builders (ibi) names Frank J. Vella new CEO". https://www.zdnet.com/article/information-builders-names-frank-j-vella-new-ceo/. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
3. ↑ "Information Builders, Inc.". https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=29906. "Founded in 1975"
4. ↑ "Focus on End User tools". Network World: 39. May 9, 1994. https://books.google.com/books?id=LhcEAAAAMBAJ.
5. ↑ Zielenziger, David (5 December 2011). "Let Oracle, SAP Buy Others, Information Builders (ibi) Remains Independent Stalwart, CEO Says". International Business Times. http://www.ibtimes.com/let-oracle-sap-buy-others-information-builders-remains-independent-stalwart-ceo-says-211626.
6. ↑ Gates, Bill; Manzi, Jim; Esber, Ed (1987-11-02). "The great software debate". Computerworld (Interview). Vol. XXI, no. 44\. Interviewed by Paul Gillin. p. SR7. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
7. ↑ "iWay Software, from Information Builders (ibi)". ComputerWorld: 50. March 19, 2001. https://books.google.com/books?id=dFT5Vb1soN0C. "iWay Software, launched in February 2001, is a wholly owned company of Information Builders (ibi) Inc.".
8. ↑ "TIBCO Announces Agreement to Acquire Information Builders, Inc.". 22 October 2020. https://www.tibco.com/press-releases/2020/tibco-announces-agreement-to-acquire-information-builders.

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