Netvibes
| Company type | Brand |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Tariq Krim |
| Fate | Acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 2012; standalone web service discontinued in 2025 |
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Personalized dashboards, feed aggregation, brand monitoring, e-reputation management, product marketing tools, community portals, personalized workspaces |
| Parent | Dassault Systèmes |
Netvibes is a French software brand under Dassault Systèmes, which previously provided a web-based platform featuring customizable dashboards and feed aggregation.
2005–2012
Netvibes was established in 2005 by Tariq Krim and focused on developing software solutions for personalized dashboards that supported real-time monitoring, social media analytics, collaborative knowledge sharing, and decision-making assistance.
2012–present
On February 9, 2012, Dassault Systèmes completed the acquisition of Netvibes. As of 2024, the Netvibes brand encompasses three French software firms within Dassault Systèmes:
- Exalead: Founded in 2000 by François Bourdoncle, Exalead specialized in search technologies and applications designed for both consumer and enterprise markets. Dassault Systèmes acquired Exalead on June 9, 2010.
- Netvibes: Maintained its focus on personalized dashboard software aimed at real-time data monitoring and analytics. In April 2025, Dassault announced the discontinuation of the standalone Netvibes web service effective June 2, 2025.
- Proxem: Created in 2007 by François-Régis Caumartin, Proxem developed AI-driven semantic analysis software. Dassault integrated Proxem into its portfolio following acquisition on June 23, 2020, incorporating its technology into the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform to improve information intelligence capabilities.
Activities
- Brand monitoring – delivers real-time tracking and analysis of clients, customers, and competitors across various media channels through comprehensive media monitoring dashboards.
- E-reputation management – provides visualization of live online discussions and social engagement to detect emerging trends promptly.
- Product marketing – supports the development of interactive product microsites utilizing an intuitive drag-and-drop publishing system.
- Community portals – enables interaction and engagement within online community environments.
- Personalized workspaces – aggregates critical company updates customized for specific departments such as sales, marketing, or human resources, including regional adaptations.
The platform offered a multilingual Ajax-powered web interface structured with tabs containing user-configurable modules. Included modules comprised RSS/Atom feed readers, local weather updates, iCal calendar integration, bookmarks, note-taking tools, task lists, multiple search utilities, email support via POP3 and IMAP4 for providers like Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, and AOL Mail, Box.net cloud storage access, Delicious bookmark management, Meebo chat functionality, Flickr photo integration, podcast streaming features, among others.
Users had the ability to customize their pages with pre-existing or personalized themes and share specific tabs, feeds, or modules individually or through the Netvibes Ecosystem platform. For privacy considerations, only modules containing publicly accessible content were eligible for sharing.