AirWatch
| Formerly | Wandering WiFi |
|---|---|
| VMW | |
| Industry | Enterprise mobility management software |
| Founded | 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Founder | John Marshall |
| Fate | Acquired by VMware, Inc. |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | Alan Dabbiere, John Marshall |
| Products | AirWatch |
| Brands | AirWatch, AirWatch by VMware, VMware AirWatch, Wandering WiFi |
| Parent | VMware |
| Website | www |
AirWatch was an Atlanta-based provider of enterprise mobility management (EMM) software and standalone management systems for content, applications and email. AirWatch was acquired by VMware, Inc. in February 2014.[1]
AirWatch was originally the name of both the company and the product. The product name was initially retained after being acquired by VMware,[2]but in 2018 was rebranded to Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM).[2]
The subsequent acquisition of VMWare by Broadcom in November 2023 resulted in the sale to KKR of the End User Computing business unit, which was renamed to Omnissa. The sale closed in the US and Ireland in July 2024.[3][4]
History
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AirWatch was founded in 2003 as Wandering WiFi by John Marshall, who served as president and CEO. Alan Dabbiere has been the chairman since 2006.[5][6] In February 2013, AirWatch received its first round of funding from Insight Venture Partners and Accel.[7]In July 2013, the company acquired Motorola Solutions's MSP (Mobility Services Platform) seeking to extend its portfolio to ruggedized devices.[8]
On February 24, 2014, the company was acquired by VMware, Inc for 1.5 billion,[9][10] and the EMM product eventually was rebranded as AirWatch by VMware and then VMware AirWatch. In May 2018 the enterprise product was rebranded to Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management with the release of version 9.4.[2] The product continued to sometimes be referred to as VMware Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch.[11]
AirWatch UK Limited was dissolved on 24 April 2018 with the company's final absorption into VMware as a business unit rather than a wholly owned entity.
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