NetSuite

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NetSuite Inc.
TypeSubsidiary of Oracle Corporation
IndustryComputer software
Founded1998; 24 years ago (1998)
California, U.S.
FounderEvan Goldberg
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
U.S.[1][2]
Key people
Evan Goldberg (EVP of Development)[3]
Jim McGeever (President) (retired)
Lawrence "Larry" J. Ellison (stakeholder)
ServicesCloud-based business management platform
Websitewww.netsuite.com

NetSuite Inc. is an American cloud computing company founded in 1998 with headquarters in Austin, Texas,[4] that provides software and services to manage business finances, operations, and customer relations.[5] Its software and services are tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with solutions for ERP, CRM, PSA, inventory/warehouse management and e-commerce.[6] The company is widely seen as the first cloud computing software company, with the company’s 1998 founding pre-dating that of Salesforce.com by about a month.[7][8] Oracle Corporation acquired NetSuite for approximately US$9.3 billion in November 2016. The newly formed Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit[9] is managed by Executive Vice President Evan Goldberg as "Oracle’s Cloud ERP for Small and Mid-sized Enterprises".[10]

History[]

NetSuite was founded in 1998 by Evan Goldberg under the original name NetLedger, which offered web-hosted accounting software. The company was seeded with both start-up money from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison as well as a host of key staff previously employed at Oracle. The company’s Chairman and CTO and other management transitioned from Oracle to NetSuite. At one time the NetSuite solution was licensed by Oracle, branded The Oracle Small Business Suite; however, that experience was short-lived, and the program was cancelled.[11] Goldberg was the chairman and chief technology officer up until the Oracle acquisition.

In July 2002, Zach Nelson was appointed CEO. Prior to joining NetSuite, Nelson ran an early provider of business applications over the Internet called MyCIO.com, a division of McAfee Corp.[12] This experience led him to the belief that all software would be delivered over the internet, and he left McAfee to join NetSuite. He led the company from about $1 million in revenue to a billion-dollar run-rate prior to its acquisition by Oracle Corp.[13]

On January 4, 2007, NetSuite named Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane (of Moneyball fame) to its board of directors.[14]

NetSuite became a publicly traded company after its initial public offering (IPO) of 6.2 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2007.[15]

One quarter of NetSuite employees are based in its Philippine office. NetSuite has additional offices in Denver, Colorado; Santa Monica and Redwood City, California; Durham, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Toronto, Canada; the United Kingdom; Spain; the Czech Republic; Hong Kong; Singapore; Australia; and Uruguay.[16]

Relationship with Oracle Corporation[]

In 1998 Evan Goldberg received approximately $125 million in initial financial backing from Larry Ellison,[17] founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation through Ellison's venture capital entity Tako Ventures.[18] Other initial investors were StarVest Partners, ADP and UBS PaineWebber.[19] The NetSuite software also relies on database software licensed from Oracle.[20]

Ellison and family members owned approximately 47.4% of NetSuite's common stock as of December 31, 2014. The firm's 10-Q filing on March 2, 2015, stated that "Mr. Ellison is able to exercise control over approval of significant corporate transactions, including a change of control or liquidation."[21]

On July 28, 2016, Oracle announced it had offered to purchase NetSuite for $9.3 billion. The deal faced intense scrutiny because Oracle founder, Larry Ellison, owned nearly 40% of NetSuite. This conflict of interest has led the board of both companies to establish independent committees to review the deal from the perspective of independent shareholders. Some major NetSuite shareholders, such as T. Rowe, notified Oracle they would not be tendering their shares under the current terms of the proposed deal. In early October 2016, Oracle extended the deadline for shareholders of NetSuite to tender their shares to November 4. The deal closed Nov. 7.[22]

Products, services and support[]

NetSuite offers a modular suite of cloud-based business management applications. Depending on the choice of modules, the platform can support accounting capabilities like general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, tax management, purchasing and inventory and order management, along with optional modules like customer relationship management, e-commerce, human resource management, payroll management, tax calculation, professional services automation, warehouse management and supply chain management, which can be activated as needed.[23] The cost of a NetSuite subscription is not fixed, it depends on the modules selected and the size of the company.[24] The platform is accessed via the cloud and all data is centralized and stored in the cloud, allowing users to access data from different devices and countries.[25][26] Fixed asset management, revenue recognition, planning and budgeting and subscription billing are also available.[27] Multi-entity and global accounting and consolidation functionality is available at additional cost via NetSuite’s OneWorld module, which supports 27 languages, and multiple currencies and tax codes.[28]

NetSuite offers analytics and reporting, which use the centralized data to provide real-time visibility into client company operational and financial performance.[29] Pre-configured role-based dashboards and key performance indicators allow users to monitor business performance.[30] A data warehouse solution, called NetSuite Analytics Warehouse, which is available at an additional cost, provides business intelligence capabilities.[31]

Acquisitions[]

  • 2008: OpenAir – web-based timesheets and expense reports[32]
  • 2009: QuickArrow – web-based professional services automation application
  • 2013: Retail Anywhere – retail e-commerce software[33]
  • 2013: TribeHR – human resource software for small to medium-sized businesses[34]
  • 2013: LightCMS – content management software[35]
  • 2014: Venda – retail e-commerce software[36]
  • 2014: eBizNET solutions – advanced warehouse management[37]
  • 2015: Bronto Software – email service provider[38][39]
  • 2015: Monexa[40] – subscription billing and recurring payment
  • 2013: Order Motion – cloud-based direct-to-consumer order management system[41][42]
  • 2021: FarApp - provides e-commerce, logistics, retail, and hospitality connectors for Oracle NetSuite[43]

See also[]

References[]

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  40. ^ Monexa
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