Formerly | Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories |
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Type | Private |
Industry | Customer experience |
Founded | 1990; 31 years ago |
Founders |
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Headquarters | , United States |
Worldwide | |
Key people | Tony Bates(CEO) Paul Segre (Chairman)[1] |
Products | |
Services |
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Revenue | $1.4 billion[2] (2018) |
Owner | |
5,935[3] | |
Website | www.genesys.com |
Genesys, or Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., is a Daly City, California-based company that sells customer experience (CX) and call center technology to mid-sized and large businesses.[4] It sells both cloud-based and hybrid cloud software. The company was founded in 1990[5] and was acquired by investment firms Permira Funds and Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) in February 2012.[6]
History[edit]
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Genesys was founded by Gregory Shenkkman and Alec Miloslavsky in October 1990.[5][7] The company's original seed funding was $150,000 in loans from the founders' families.[5] The company completed its initial public offering (IPO) in June 1997 and was listed on the NASDAQstock exchange under the ticker symbol GCTI.
In late 1999, Alcatel-Lucent (then Alcatel) acquired Genesys for $1.5 billion.[8]
In October 2007, Paul Segre succeeded Wes Hayden as Genesys's chief executive officer (CEO).[9]
In February 2012, Permira and TCV acquired Genesys from Alcatel-Lucent for $1.5 billion.[6][10]
In July 2016, private equity investor Hellman & Friedman purchased a $900 million stake in Genesys from majority owners Permira and Technology Crossover Ventures, valuing the company at $3.8 billion.[11]
In May 2019, former Skype CEO Tony Bates joined Genesys as the new CEO, with former CEO Segre moving to the position of chairman.[1]
Acquisitions[edit]
The company has grown over the years through a series of acquisitions.
In December 1997, Genesys acquired Forte Software, Inc. (later renamed Adante), a developer of e-mail management software.[12]
In December 1998, Genesys acquired Plato Software Corporation.[13]
In June 1999, the company acquired Next Age Technologies, a workforce management software developer.[13]
In May 2001, the company purchased IBM's CallPath computer telephony integration (CTI) business.[14]
In 2002, Genesys parent Alcatel acquired Telera, a Campbell, California-based developer of voice portal and interactive voice response (IVR) systems, and merged the company into Genesys.[15]
In April 2006, Genesys acquired VoiceGenie Technologies, a developer of voice self-service software based on VoiceXML.[16]
In December 2007, Genesys announced it acquired Informiam, a developer of performance management software for customer service operations.[17]
In January 2009, Genesys announced the acquisition of Conseros, a developer of high-volume work item management software and SDE Software Development Engineering, a creator of hosting management software for contact centers.[18]
In March 2014, the company acquired Solariat, a developer of software to measure and manage social media engagements for customers.[19]
In May 2014, the company acquired OVM Solutions, a developer of cloud-based customer communications software.[20]
In 2016, the company acquired the Genesys division of EIT, its regional partner in Korea.[citation needed] In December, Genesys acquired Interactive Intelligence, a developer of customer experience software for the cloud, for $1.4B [21]
In February 2017, Genesys acquired Silver Lining, an employee performance management company that developed applications to support and analyze employee performance and learning automation.[22]
In February 2018, Genesys acquired AltoCloud, a customer journey analytics provider.[23]
In March 2020, the company acquired nGUVU, a partner purchased to add gamification to its workforce engagement management suite.[24]
In March, 2021, the company announced the acquisition the Bold360 suite of digital engagement software from LogMeIn.[25]
Products[edit]
The company develops call center software for businesses. The software is available over the cloud, or as on-premises software. The company's products include the following:
- Genesys Engage, formerly PureEngage, Genesys' original call center software[26]
- Genesys Cloud, formerly PureCloud, microservices-based software built on Amazon Web Services[26]
- PureConnect, formerly Customer Interaction Center or CIC (developed by Interactive Intelligence), software for customer experience management at contact centers[26]
- Genesys DX, predictive digital customer engagement software which combines customer experience software (CX) with artificial intelligence (AI)[27]
Operations[edit]
Genesys is headquartered in Daly City, California, and has offices in Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia.[4][citation needed]
Sponsorships[edit]
Genesys is the primary sponsor of IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe in the #29 Andretti Autosport Honda. The company also has sponsorships with the Texas Motor Speedway for the Genesys 300 and Genesys 600 races.[28][29]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Genesys Taps Former Cisco, Microsoft, Skype Exec as CEO'. No Jitter. May 6, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys CEO Paul Segre takes the acquisition track to keep pace with evolving contact center industry'. Fierce CEO. April 28, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^Genesys LinkedIn
- ^ abPatrick Hoge (11 March 2014). 'To go, or not to go: Tech's IPO shuffle'. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ abcScott McCormack (6 July 1998). 'The Russia house'. Forbes. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ abPatrick Hoge (15 June 2012). 'Paul Segre, president and CEO of Genesys'. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^'Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc'. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1997. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^'Alcatel plans to buy Genesys for $1.5 Billion'. The New York Times. September 29, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^Leonard Klie (3 October 2007). 'Genesys CEO Leaves for Nuance Post'. Destination CRM. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^'Alcatel-Lucent sells Genesys for $1.5bn'. Financial Times. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^'Private equity firm takes $900M stake in Genesys call center business'. Silicon Valley Business Journal. July 21, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'FORTE ACQUIRED BY GENESYS'. Telecom Paper. March 10, 1998. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ ab'Form 10-K'. Securities and Exchange Commission. September 28, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys' Acquisition of IBM's CallPath Will Allow Both to Focus'. Gartner. May 16, 2001. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Alcatel Will Merge Telera Into Genesys, Challenge IVR Market'. Gartner. June 3, 2002. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Rubs Aladdin and Acquires VoiceGenie Technologies'. Destination CRM. April 5, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Acquires Informiam'. Destination CRM. December 11, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Acquires Informiam'. TMCNET. January 22, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Acquires Social Customer Care Provider Solariat'. Destination CRM. March 19, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys acquires OVM Solutions'. IT Web. May 6, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys to Buy Interactive Intelligence in $1.4 Billion Deal'. Bloomberg.com. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^'Genesys announces acquisition of Silver Lining Solutions'. ITP. March 7, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Chooses Altocloud as Next Strategic Acquisition'. No Jitter. February 27, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Acquires Gamification Startup nGUVU'. No Jitter. March 3, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'Genesys Acquires Digital Engagement Suite from LogMeIn'. No Jitter. March 16, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ abc'Genesys Debuts New Cloud Branding'. No Jitter. January 14, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^'Genesys DX: Driving Digital Customer Engagement'. No Jitter. January 14, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^'Texas' INDYCAR race adds Genesys sponsorship'. Indycar.com. February 26, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^'How first-year title sponsor Genesys is making most of fan-less IndyCar race at TMS'. Star Telegram. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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