Hyperion Solutions Corporation was a software company located in Santa Clara, California, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007. Many of its products were targeted at the business intelligence (BI) and business performance management markets, and as of 2013[update] were developed and sold as Oracle Hyperion products. Hyperion Solutions was formed from the merger of Hyperion Software (formerly IMRS) and Arbor Software in 1998.
(Nasdaq: HYSL) | |
Industry | Software |
Founded | 1981 |
Defunct | 2006 |
Fate | Acquired by Oracle Corporation |
Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, United States |
Key people | Godfrey R. Sullivan (President and CEO) |
Products | Business intelligence tools Business performance management tools |
Oracle Corporation announced on March 1, 2007 it had agreed to purchase Hyperion Solutions Corporation for $3.3 billion in cash.[10][11] The transaction was completed on April 18, 2007 and Hyperion now operates as a division of Oracle.[12] Oracle extended support for most Hyperion products (v11.1.2.x) to 2018.[13] Hyperion BI tools were bundled into Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition.
Vendors in the business intelligence space are often categorized into:
BI market surveys and analyses include:
Hyperion software products included: