Wily Technology
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1 January 1998 in Brisbane, California, United States |
| Founder | Lew Cirne |
| Fate | Acquired by CA Technologies in March 2006 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lew Cirne (Founder) |
| Products | Application performance management software (including CA Wily Introscope, CA Wily Customer Experience Manager, CA Wily Portal Manager, CA Wily SOA Manager) |
Number of employees | 450 (2006) |
| Parent | CA Technologies |
CA Wily Technology, originally known as Wily Technology, Inc., is a software firm headquartered in California. Established in 1998, it was purchased by CA, Inc. in March 2006 and currently functions as a part of CA's Service Assurance division.
History
Wily was established in 1998 by Lew Cirne in Brisbane, California. The company’s name "Wily" signifies Cirne's dedication to cutting-edge technology and an assertive product development approach. Early in its trajectory, Wily pioneered the application performance management sector by utilizing Java technology tailored for web applications.
By 2001, the workforce numbered 50 employees, and international expansion included opening an office in Munich by 2003. That same year, the company raised $15 million in a funding round led by Focus Ventures. Revenue saw consistent growth, reaching $53 million in 2005 with a 48% increase from the previous year. By early 2006, Wily had a client base of roughly 450–500 organizations spanning healthcare, media, telecommunications, retail, government, and financial industries.
In March 2006, after eight years of development, Wily was acquired by CA Technologies for $375 million to bolster CA’s application management software offerings. At the time of acquisition, Wily employed about 450 people and maintained offices in Japan, Singapore, the UK, Germany, France, alongside its San Francisco headquarters.
In 2013, CA Technologies filed a lawsuit against AppDynamics, alleging violations of patents originally held by Wily Technology.
Products
The firm's software solutions provide monitoring of application performance, allowing IT professionals to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and problems efficiently.
In 2019, CA Technologies introduced CA Application Performance Management (APM), their premier software suite. After CA was acquired by Broadcom Inc. in November 2018, this product was renamed DX APM.
Previously offered products include:
- CA Wily Introscope
- CA Wily Introscope for SAP ABAP
- CA Wily Customer Experience Manager
- CA Wily Customer Experience Manager for Siebel
- CA Wily Portal Manager for BEA WebLogic
- CA Wily Portal Manager for IBM WebSphere
- CA Wily SOA Manager