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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: IONA | |
| Industry | Computer software Consulting IT Services |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Headquarters | Dublin , Ireland |
| Products | IONA Artix, Fuse ESB, Orbix, Orbacus |
| Website | www |
IONA Technologies, Inc. was an Irish software company founded in 1991. It began as a campus company linked to Trinity College Dublin[1] had its headquarters in Dublin, and eventually also expanded its offices in Boston and Tokyo. It specialised in distributed service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology, its products connecting systems and applications by creating a network of services without requiring a centralised server or creating an information technology project. IONA was the first Irish company to float on the NASDAQ exchange.[2] It was valued at up to US$1.75 billion at its peak. It was one of the world's 10 largest software-only companies, and around 30 new ventures spun out from it. IONA was sold to Progress Software in 2008.[3]
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