NetIQ

NetIQ

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Cybersecurity software
Founded	September 1995 (1995-09)
Founder	Ching-fa Hwang, Her-daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng, Tom Kemp
Headquarters	San Jose , United States
Area served	Global
Products	NetIQ AppManager, NetIQ Identity Manager, NetIQ Access Manager
Owner	OpenText
Parent	OpenText

NetIQ is a company specializing in cybersecurity software, which became part of OpenText in 2023.

Originally based in San Jose, California, NetIQ provides solutions centered on identity and access management, security, and data center administration. Its primary product lineup includes NetIQ AppManager, NetIQ Identity Manager, and NetIQ Access Manager.

The ownership of NetIQ has changed hands multiple times: it was purchased by The Attachmate Group in 2006, which itself was later acquired by Micro Focus, before finally being integrated into OpenText after its acquisition of Micro Focus in 2023.

History

NetIQ was established in September 1995 by Ching-fa Hwang, Her-daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng, and Tom Kemp. The company introduced AppManager in 1996. In February 2000, a merger with Mission Critical Software broadened its offerings to include systems and performance management.

In 2001, NetIQ expanded by acquiring Webtrends, a firm specializing in software for monitoring corporate Internet traffic; however, this business was sold off in 2005.

In 2006, AttachmateWRQ acquired NetIQ for $495 million. Following the acquisition of Novell in 2011 and the subsequent rebranding to The Attachmate Group, the company enhanced NetIQ’s portfolio to encompass identity, security, data center, and virtualization management. This restructuring organized NetIQ’s products into three main segments:

• identity and access management,
• security management,
• data center management.

The Attachmate Group merged into Micro Focus International in 2014. That same year, NetIQ launched version 4.5 of Identity Manager, improving its capabilities in identity and access management.