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GoTo Technologies USA, Inc.
Formerly
  • 3am Labs (2003–2006)
  • LogMeIn Inc. (2006–2022)
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded2003; 22 years ago (2003) in Budapest, Hungary
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
  • Rich Veldran (CEO)
  • Olga Lagunova (CPTO)
ProductsCloud-based SaaS
RevenueUS$1.262 billion (2019)[1]
Owners
Number of employees
3,974 (December 31, 2019)[2]
Websitegoto.com

GoTo Technologies USA, Inc.,[3] formerly LogMeIn Inc.,[4] is a flexible-work provider of software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based remote work tools for collaboration and IT management. The company was founded in 2003, and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.[5] On February 2, 2022, the company was rebranded from LogMeIn to GoTo.[6]

The rebranding to GoTo also announced the launch of a single application with two flagship products:

  • GoTo Resolve for IT management and
  • GoTo Connect for a collaboration application.[7]

On December 17, 2019, LogMeIn announced an agreement to be sold for $4.3 billion to Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., which is a private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation.[8] The deal closed on August 31, 2020.[9]

History

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Former logo before the rebranding

LogMeIn was founded in 2003 in Budapest as 3am Labs, and changed its name in 2006.[10]

In 2006, 3am Labs acquired Hamachi VPN product.[11]

LogMeIn, Inc., completed an initial public offering in 2009. Trading of LogMeIn, Inc., shares on the NASDAQ Global Market commenced on July 1, 2009.[12]

In 2011, the company began a move into cloud services for the Internet of things by acquiring Pachube, which would later become the Xively service.[13] In May 2014, it added to this initiative by acquiring Ionia Corp., which specializes in integrating connected objects.[14]

LogMeIn, Inc., acquired Bold Software, LLC, in 2012.[15][16]

The company abruptly discontinued LogMeIn Free on January 21, 2014, giving users only a seven-day grace period to migrate to LogMeIn Pro.[17]

LogMeIn acquired Meldium for $15M in September 2014[18] and retired the Meldium product offering in July 2017.[19]

On October 9, 2015, LogMeIn acquired LastPass for US$110 million.[20][21][22][23] On December 14, 2021, the company announced that LastPass would spin off into its own cloud-based security company.[24] The spin-off was completed in May 2024.[25]

In July 2016, LogMeIn announced in a merger with Citrix's GoTo products using a Reverse Morris Trust.[26]

In February 2017, LogMeIn completed a merger with GetGo, the corporate spin-off of the GoTo product line from Citrix Systems.[27]

In February 2018, the company announced the sale of Xively to Google for $50M.[28] Also in February 2018, the company announced the acquisition of Jive Communications for $342M.[29]

On August 31, 2020, Elliott Management Corporation, by its affiliate Evergreen Coast Capital, and Francisco Partners completed their acquisition of LogMeIn, and LogMeIn's stock was delisted from NASDAQ.[30]

On February 2, 2022, LogMeIn was rebranded as GoTo,[31] restoring the original brand that ExpertCity created in 1998, before Citrix Systems acquired it in 2004.

Products

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The company's products are focused on three business service areas, including unified communications and collaboration, Identity and access management, and customer engagement and support.[32] The products include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LogMeIn Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Results". LogMeIn. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "LogMeIn Fourth Quarter 2019 Supplemental Data Sheet" (PDF). LogMeIn. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Privacy Policy". GoTo. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Announcing GoTo". GoTo. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Business Summary".
  6. ^ "Announcing GoTo". GoTo. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Announcing GoTo". GoTo.com Blog. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Miller, Ron (December 17, 2019). "LogMeIn agrees to be acquired by Francisco Partners and Evergreen for $4.3B". techcrunch.com. Techcrunch. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Complete Acquisition of LogMeIn". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Budapest-founded startup LogMeIn valued at $4.3bn in acquisition deal". www.intellinews.com. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ https://secure.logmein.com/corp/pressrelease.asp?id=49 LogMeIn acquires instant VPN creator Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "SEC Form 10-K". December 31, 2010. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  13. ^ Mike Butcher (July 20, 2011). "LogMeIn acquires 'Internet of Things' Startup Pachube for $15m In Cash". TechCrunch.
  14. ^ Alspach, Kyle (May 6, 2014). "LogMeIn acquires Boston 'Internet of Things' firm for $12 million". BetaBoston. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "LogMeIn LogMeIn Acquires Bold Software | LogMeIn". Investor.logmein.com. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  16. ^ "LogMeIn Acquires Web Chat Company Bold Software For $16.5 M". TechCrunch. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  17. ^ "FAQ about Changes to LogMeIn Free". January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014.
  18. ^ Kepes, Ben. "LogMeIn Acquires Meldium--Start Of The Identity Consolidation?". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  19. ^ "Plans to Retire Meldium". Meldium by LogMeIn. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  20. ^ Brodkin, Jon (October 9, 2015). "LogMeIn buys LastPass password manager for $110 million". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  21. ^ Perez, Sarah (October 9, 2015). "LogMeIn Acquires Password Management Software LastPass For $110 Million". TechCrunch. Oath Tech Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  22. ^ "LogMeIn to Acquire Password Management Leader LastPass". LogMeIn, Inc. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  23. ^ "LastPass Joins the LogMeIn Family". LastPass. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  24. ^ "LogMeIn Set to Establish LastPass as an Independent Cloud Security Company Amid Strong Market Demand". www.logmein.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  25. ^ Davis, Wes (May 1, 2024). "LastPass goes independent over a year after serious breaches". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  26. ^ "LogMeIn Announces Merger with Citrix's GoTo Family of Products to Create Billion Dollar Industry Leader" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. July 26, 2016. July 26, 2016
  27. ^ "BRIEF-Citrix completes spin-off and merger of Goto family of service offerings with Logmein". Reuters. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  28. ^ Ron Miller (February 15, 2018). "Google to acquire Xively IoT platform from LogMeIn for $50M". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  29. ^ Gagliordi, Natalie. "LogMeIn buys Jive Communications for $342 million". ZDNet. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  30. ^ "Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Complete Acquisition of LogMeIn" (Press release). NASDAQ. Globe Newswire. August 31, 2020.
  31. ^ "LogMeIn Rebrands as GoTo with a New Application Combining Support and Communications Solutions, New Products, and a New Partner Network" (Press release). February 2, 2022.
  32. ^ "Company Overview of LogMeIn, Inc". Bloomberg. October 1, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  33. ^ "Cloud Phone System & Virtual Meeting Platform | GoTo Connect". Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  34. ^ "How to Backup and Restore Hamachi Client Configuration - Hamachi Support". support.logmeininc.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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