Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path is a provider of messaging services, working in partnerships with mobile operators, telecommunications companies, ISPs, and enterprises. It was acquired on December 4, 2013 by Openwave Messaging and is now headed by Openwave Messaging President and CEO, Joe Campbell.[1][2][3] On March 2, 2016, it was announced that Synchronoss Technologies agreed to acquire Openwave Messaging.[4]

Critical Path, Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustrySoftware
FateAcquired by Openwave Messaging (December 4, 2013)[1]
Founded1997
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Key people
Mark Palomba, CEO and Chairman
Tim Noel, CFO
Barry Twohig, EVP of Engineering
ProductsMobile Software
Messaging Software
Anti-Abuse Software
Identity Management Software
Revenue$66.963 million USD (2005)
Number of employees
331
Websitewww.criticalpath.net

History

Critical Path, Inc. was founded in 1997 by David C. Hayden and Wayne de Geere III[5] as a provider of outsourced email service to ISPs. In 1998 they hired a new CEO, Douglas Hickey and acquired Usenet provider Supernews. The company went public on March 29, 1999. The IPO was covered favorably by the trade press at the time.[6] In early 2001, nearly two years after their IPO, a series of lawsuits against Critical Path were filed over hiring practices, accounting irregularities, and securities fraud,[7][8] culminating in a management shakeup and SEC action against the company's President, David Thatcher, and other executives.[9] Thatcher and 2 others plead guilty and were sentenced to jail terms from 3 months to one year.[10] In 2005 their stock was delisted by Nasdaq.[11]

In 2007 the company went private[11] and in 2008 sold Supernews to Giganews.[12]

In October 2010, Critical Path and Mirapoint, a secure enterprise messaging company announced their decision to merge.[13]

Products and solutions

Critical Path's Memova product line provides consumer messaging solutions (homogeneous mixtures composed of only one phase) for mobile operators, broadband and fixed-line service providers. These solutions include:

  • Memova Mobile – consumer mobile email and multimedia content solutions for mobile operators.
  • Memova Messaging – a platform for service providers that delivers email and a range of messaging services.
  • Memova Anti-Abuse – an anti-spam, anti-virus solution for service providers.

In addition, the company provides a number of Identity Management (IDM) solutions:

  • Directory Server - an X500/LDAP-compliant hierarchical data store.
  • Meta-Directory Server - a system that connects to a number of disparate data sources and flows data between them.
  • Password Manager - using Meta-Directory Server to synchronize passwords.

See also

References
  1. “Openwave Messaging Makes Add-On Play for Critical Path”, Dow Jones, New York, NY, 5 December 2013. Retrieved on 5 December 2013.
  2. “Critical Path Acquired By Openwave Messaging”, Silicon Tap, San Jose, CA, 5 December 2013. Retrieved on 5 December 2013.
  3. “Marlin Equity Partners seals Critical Path deal”, Thomson Reuters, New York, NY, 5 December 2013. Retrieved on 5 December 2013.
  4. "Synchronoss Technologies to Acquire Openwave Messaging". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. "Critical Errors at Critical Path". BusinessWeek.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  6. "Losing a Virtual Fortune - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2002-05-02. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  7. Chris Nolan. "Inside Look: Critical Path Suits". Wired.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  8. "Critical Path executives leave, lawsuits pile up - CNET News". News.cnet.com. 2001-02-13. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  9. "Complaint: SEC v. David A. Thatcher and Timothy J. Ganley". Sec.gov. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  10. "Former execs of SF's Critical Path software company sentenced". SFGate. 2004-01-14. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  11. "Critical Path Goes Private". silicontap.com. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  12. "S.F.-Based Critical Path Sells SuperNews Usenet Business to Giganews". Silicon Valley Wire. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  13. "Mirapoint and Critical Path to Merge". October 19, 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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