Keane (company)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology services |
| Founded | December 15, 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Founder | John F. Keane |
| Fate | Acquired by NTT DATA Corporation |
| Headquarters | Boston , United States |
Key people | John McCain (CEO in 2010) |
| Products | Application Services, Infrastructure solutions, Business Process Outsourcing |
| Parent | NTT DATA Corporation |
Keane operated as an IT services division based in Boston under NTT DATA, itself a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate NTT Group. The company specialized in delivering Application Services, Infrastructure solutions, and Business Process Outsourcing through a combination of onsite, nearshore, and offshore teams.
In 2010, Keane earned the 70th position on the InformationWeek 500 list, which ranks leading technology innovators in the United States. The firm gained recognition for its DynAMOSM application management outsourcing platform and was shortlisted in the Consulting & Business Services category.
History
Established on December 15, 1965, in Boston by John F. Keane, Keane Associates initially concentrated on healthcare technology. Within a decade, the workforce expanded beyond 100 staff members. By the 1990s, the company had gone public and broadened its service portfolio to include software engineering, application maintenance, program management, and consulting.
Tragically, one of Keane’s offices located in the South Tower of the World Trade Center was destroyed during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
On October 20, 2003, Keane acquired a majority interest of 60% in Worldzen, an international Business Process Outsourcing provider closely aligned with Keane Consulting Group.
Caritor purchased Keane, Inc. on February 7, 2007; the acquisition retained the Keane brand name and saw headquarters move initially to San Francisco before returning to Boston.
Keane became a fully owned subsidiary of Japan’s NTT DATA Corporation on January 3, 2011. Following this acquisition, it was rebranded as Keane, an NTT Data Company. At that time, roughly half of ownership was held by outside investors.
In 2012, NTT unified its North American and global operations—including Keane, Revere Group, Intelligroup, Vertex, MISI, and NTT DATA AgileNet—under the NTT DATA Americas umbrella structured by specialized service areas.
Subsidiaries
Keane Care, Inc., part of Keane’s Healthcare Solutions Division, provides clinical and financial software systems tailored for the long-term care industry.
Kamco (Keane Australia Micropayment Consortium) oversees Victoria’s public transport myki ticketing system in Australia, although deployment on V/Line Long Distance routes has been paused.
Figtree Systems offers software products focused on Claims and Risk Management.
Kamco consortium
In February 2010, Keane CEO John McCain addressed concerns with the Government of Victoria regarding setbacks and budget excesses affecting the Myki project managed by the Kamco consortium (comprising Ascom, ERG, Keane, and Giesecke & Devrient Australasia). To help rectify issues, Keane allocated additional personnel and software specialists to realign project objectives.
Initiatives
The Keane Foundation donated $1.67 million to support the creation of the Institute for Global Work at Boston University School of Management.