Rocket Software

Rocket Software Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded1990
HeadquartersWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
Number of locations
22 offices
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Milan Shetti (President and CEO)[1]
Number of employees
3,000+[2]
Websitewww.rocketsoftware.com

Rocket Software is a privately held software development firm founded in 1990. Using the IBM Z, IBM Power, and embedded database platforms, Rocket provides predictive analytics with deep data, develops AI and machine learning capabilities, and designs mobile and browser applications. Its software runs on multiple platforms and operating systems, including mainframe, IBM z/OS, IBM i, UNIX, Windows and other platforms and offers tools to access non-SQL data with standard SQL queries.[citation needed] Rocket operates in markets including the financial, banking, health care, government, insurance, aerospace, auto manufacturing, and retail industries.

Rocket has a business partnership with IBM that began in 1994 with a licensing agreement for Rocket QMF tools. Since 2018, Bain Capital has owned a majority stake in the company. Rocket is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.

  1. ^ "Our Leadership". Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rocket Software Closes $2.275B Acquisition of OpenText's Application Modernization and Connectivity Business". Financial Post. May 1, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.