Gibraltar Software Acquires VistaDB

VistaDB, an Embedded SQL Database Engine Used By Thousands of .NET Developers Worldwide, Has Been Acquired By Esymmetrix, Developer of Gibraltar Software, a Suite of Products for Application Monitoring and Customer Support. – Read full press release

Welcome the new team

Please welcome Gibraltar Software as the new team that will drive VistaDB forward.  Kendall and the entire Gibraltar team know the product very well, they use it in their own products.  Very similar to how I took over VistaDB originally, they are now taking it on and continuing to develop the engine.  And most of the VistaDB customers know Gibraltar because that was how the CEIP program was implemented in VistaDB.

Gibraltar Software has officially acquired the VistaDB product line.  Read the full blog post about acquiring VistaDB on Gibraltar Software.  And look at the News and Events page.

Passing the torch

Since closing the VistaDB Software offices in Florida I have relocated to the Seattle area, and moved on to full time employment.  I officially resigned as the President of VistaDB Software, Inc in August.  The team that is running the Corporation has officially resolved to allow Gibraltar Software to acquire all the assets of the VistaDB product line.

Good match

I really feel this is a good match for both the Gibraltar team, and the VistaDB product.  Kendall and his team already have a very deep technical understanding of the product, it’s strengths and weaknesses.  And the product is already deeply embedded in their flagship product, so they have a vested interest in driving the technology forward.

Give them some time, be patient

The Gibraltar team is going to take some time to form a new strategy for the product.  Give them some breathing room to make those hard decisions, and be supportive of their bold move.  It takes a lot of guts to pickup thousands of developers as a small organization.  I know it will be hard, but let them think things through and announce them on their timeframe.  I expect to see good things from them in the coming months.

Links

Official Press Release about Acquisition

Gibraltar Page About Acquiring VistaDB