Q: What was Micro Focus International known for?

A: Micro Focus International was known for developing enterprise software and was particularly recognized for its work with Novell products like NetWare, Novell Storage Services, and UnixWare.

Q: When was Micro Focus International founded and when did it cease operations?

A: Micro Focus International was founded in 1976 and was dissolved in 2023 when it was acquired by Open Text Corporation.

Q: What major companies did Micro Focus International acquire?

A: Micro Focus International acquired several notable companies including Novell, Attachmate, NetIQ, and Borland, expanding its portfolio of software products and services.

Q: Where was Micro Focus International headquartered?

A: Micro Focus International was headquartered in Newbury, United Kingdom.

Q: What was Micro Focus International's revenue in its final years?

A: Micro Focus International reported revenue of $1.38 billion in 2017, $1.245 billion in 2016, and $834.5 million in 2015.

Micro Focus International

former British multinational software and information technology business

Organization software_company Q1931458

Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of: software company, public company^[4]
Official website: www.microfocus.com^[21]
Legal form: private company limited by shares^[23]

Status and dates

Inception: 1976^[18]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2023^[19]

Location

Headquarters location

Newbury^[6]

Country

United Kingdom^[3]

Located in the administrative territorial entity

Newbury^[2]as of 2026-10-21

where from?

Source: ROR (Research Organization Registry)
Record: ror.org/0212cyj75
Edition: 20261021 · as of 2026-10-21
Licence: CC0 1.0 (ROR data) + CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames location data)
Bronze: 7a7bf58d5ac18436… v2.15-2026-10-20-ror-data.zip
Transform: 4ort-mint · ror:20261021 · version not recorded

Industry and activity

Industry: information technology, software development^[16]^[17]
Product or material produced: enterprise software^[22]

Financials

Total revenue: 3000.0B (412.2M–3000.0B, n=6)^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]

Relations

Follows: NetManage^[5]
Part of: FTSE 100 Index^[13]
Child organization or unit: Attachmate, Novell, NetIQ, Borland, Micro Focus (United States), Micro Focus CZechia^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Member of: CVE Numbering Authority^[1]
Parent organization or unit: Open Text Corporation^[20]

More facts +3

P14750: 83CF-7465-94AB-BF28-66B6^[34]
Social media followers: 39k (39k–40k, n=4)^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]
Stock exchange: London Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange^[14]^[15]

🏷️ Also known as

en Micro Focus en MERANT en MF en Novell en Micro Focus International en Micro Focus International plc de Micro Focus International es MF fa مایکرو فوکوس he מיקרו פוקוס ja マイクロフォーカス ko 마이크로 포커스 ru Micro Focus International zh 惠普软件事业部 zh-hant 惠普軟體事業部

🔖 Identifiers · 18

ROR ID: 0212cyj75
ISNI: 0000000446841120
VIAF cluster ID: 150145003300261300567
Library of Congress authority ID: no2015155390
GRID ID: grid.497220.a
BBC Things ID: e6845893-8832-4e95-9783-6adcbf519581
Companies House company ID: 05134647
Crunchbase organization ID: micro-focus
Freebase ID: /m/047q294
ISIN: GB00BQY7BX88
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 46901497
NL CR AUT ID: kn20121109009

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Open Funder Registry funder ID: 100004780
OpenCorporates ID: gb/05134647
Quora topic ID: Micro-Focus-company
Scilit organization ID: 87031
Topic's main category: Category:Micro Focus International
X (Twitter) username: microfocus

📚 Sources · 2

OpenAlex as of 2026-09-27 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex snapshot, openalex.org). Values as shipped.
ROR (Research Organization Registry) as of 2026-10-21 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 (ROR data) + CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames location data)

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OpenAlex IDP10283

I4210109320 2026-09-27 OpenAlex (CC0 1.0) as of 2026-09-27

where from?

Source: OpenAlex
Edition: 20260927 · as of 2026-09-27
Licence: CC0 1.0
Credit: CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex snapshot, openalex.org). Values as shipped.
Bronze: not in the catalog
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CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex snapshot, openalex.org). Values as shipped.

⚖️ Sworn Facts · SEC filings

parent organizationfiled

OPEN TEXT CORP sec.gov ↗

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🔗 Connections

← Developer 14

MeeGo, NetWare, UnixWare, Open Enterprise Server, Novell GroupWise, Novell ZENworks, Novell Storage Services, StarTeam +6 more

Employees / affiliates 7

Miguel de Icaza, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Alan Ashton, Roger R. Schell, Adam Spiers, David Reveman, Ed Zayas

← Parent organization or unit 4

Novell, Borland, SUSE, Attachmate

Child organization or unit 3

Novell, Borland, Attachmate

Industry 2

information technology, software development

Instance of 2

public company, software company

Owned entities 2

Novell, Borland

Stock exchange 2

New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange

← Manufacturer 2

NE2000, NE1000

Belongs to 1

The Open Group

Country 1

United Kingdom

Follows 1

NetManage

Headquarters location 1

Newbury

Legal form 1

private company limited by shares

Parent organization or unit 1

Open Text Corporation

Part of 1

FTSE 100 Index

Preceded by (successor) 1

NetManage

Product or material produced 1

enterprise software

← Affiliated with 1

Mazen Alobaidi

← Merged into 1

The Attachmate Group

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Micro Focus International — country (P17): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Micro Focus International — instance of (P31): public company. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Micro Focus International — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Newbury. ror.org. Retrieved 2026-10-20. ror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Micro Focus International — follows (P155): NetManage. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Micro Focus International — headquarters location (P159): Newbury. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Micro Focus International — child organization or unit (P355): Attachmate. attachmate.com. attachmate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Micro Focus International — child organization or unit (P355): Novell. novell.com. novell.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Micro Focus International — child organization or unit (P355): NetIQ. netiq.com. netiq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Micro Focus International — child organization or unit (P355): Borland. borland.com. borland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Micro Focus International — child organization or unit (P355): Micro Focus (United States). wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Micro Focus International — child organization or unit (P355): Micro Focus CZechia. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Micro Focus International — part of (P361): FTSE 100 Index. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Micro Focus International — stock exchange (P414): London Stock Exchange. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Micro Focus International — stock exchange (P414): New York Stock Exchange. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Micro Focus International — industry (P452): information technology. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Micro Focus International — industry (P452): software development. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Micro Focus International — member of (P463): CVE Numbering Authority. cve.mitre.org. Retrieved 2019-09-19. cve.mitre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Micro Focus International — inception (P571): 1976. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Micro Focus International — dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576): 2023. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Micro Focus International — parent organization or unit (P749): Open Text Corporation. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Micro Focus International — official website (P856): http://www.microfocus.com/. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Micro Focus International — product or material produced (P1056): enterprise software. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Micro Focus International — legal form (P1454): private company limited by shares. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Micro Focus International — total revenue (P2139): 1,380,700,000 US dollars. investors.microfocus.com. investors.microfocus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Micro Focus International — total revenue (P2139): 1,245,000,000 US dollars. investors.microfocus.com. investors.microfocus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Micro Focus International — total revenue (P2139): 834,500,000 US dollars. investors.microfocus.com. investors.microfocus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Micro Focus International — total revenue (P2139): 433,100,000 US dollars. investors.microfocus.com. investors.microfocus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Micro Focus International — total revenue (P2139): 412,200,000 US dollars. investors.microfocus.com. investors.microfocus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Micro Focus International — total revenue (P2139): 3,000,000,000,000. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Micro Focus International — social media followers (P8687): 40,118. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Micro Focus International — social media followers (P8687): 40,471. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Micro Focus International — social media followers (P8687): 39,565. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Micro Focus International — social media followers (P8687): 39,388. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Micro Focus International — P14750 (P14750): 83CF-7465-94AB-BF28-66B6. wikidata.org.

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