Qumu Corporation

Qumu Corporation is an American enterprise video technology company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its platform is designed for organizations that need to create, manage, secure, distribute, and measure video used across internal and external business activities. Typical applications include executive webcasts, virtual events, employee collaboration, corporate communications, education, onboarding, and training. The company traces its technology origins to Media Publisher, a video-asset management and publishing product developed by eScene. Following Yahoo!'s acquisition of Inktomi in 2002, the Media Publisher technology became part of Yahoo's assets. Two former eScene executives subsequently obtained the opportunity to develop the product independently. Over the following several years they expanded it into a broader enterprise video platform, and the business adopted the Qumu name in 2008. Qumu's offering evolved from a product aimed primarily at large, security-conscious organizations into a platform available through multiple deployment models. Customers could use Qumu through cloud-based software as a service, install it on their own infrastructure, or combine the two approaches in a hybrid deployment. This flexibility supported organizations with different requirements for data control, compliance, integration, reliability, and global content delivery. The company's early target market consisted largely of Global 2000 enterprises with demanding security and performance needs. Its customer and use-case focus covered banking and finance, health and life sciences, professional services, manufacturing, telecommunications, and government. In 2020, Qumu expanded its SaaS orientation toward small and medium-sized businesses as video became more central to everyday operations across organizations of different sizes. A significant expansion occurred in 2014, when Qumu acquired London-based video platform provider Kulu Valley. Qumu subsequently rebranded its cloud offering as Qumu Cloud, reinforcing the company's move toward hosted enterprise video services. In October 2015, Vern Hanzlik became president and chief executive officer. Hanzlik had previously co-founded Stellent, a content-management technology company that was acquired by Oracle in 2006. In July 2020, Qumu appointed technology executive TJ Kennedy as chief executive officer. During the same period, the company added integrations aimed at supporting modern distributed-work and virtual-event workflows. In September 2020, it launched a Qumu application for Zoom, enabling organizations to connect enterprise video capabilities with a widely used video-conferencing environment. Qumu was acquired by Enghouse Systems Ltd. in an all-cash transaction announced in February 2023. The reported consideration was US$18 million. Following the acquisition, Qumu became part of Enghouse's broader technology portfolio. Its historical identity remains associated with enterprise video management and delivery, while ownership and corporate control reside with Enghouse Systems.

Qumu's history begins in the early 2000s with Media Publisher, a video-asset management and publishing technology originally developed by eScene. When Yahoo! acquired Inktomi in 2002, Media Publisher became part of the assets associated with the transaction. Two former eScene executives later pursued the product outside Yahoo and spent approximately six years developing it into a fuller enterprise video platform. The company adopted the Qumu name in 2008. The resulting business focused on the needs of large enterprises that required reliable and secure video delivery across distributed workforces and global operations. Rather than treating video solely as a consumer-media format, Qumu positioned it as business infrastructure. Its use cases included executive communications, live webcasts, virtual events, employee collaboration, training, and on-demand knowledge sharing. The platform combined content creation and publishing functions with management, security, distribution, and measurement capabilities. In 2014, Qumu acquired Kulu Valley, a London-based video platform provider. The transaction expanded Qumu's technology and international reach and was followed by the rebranding of its cloud service as Qumu Cloud. Qumu continued to support more than one implementation model, offering cloud-based SaaS, on-premises deployment, and hybrid configurations. This structure addressed differing customer requirements around governance, security, infrastructure ownership, and integration with existing enterprise systems. Leadership changed in October 2015, when Vern Hanzlik was named president and CEO. Hanzlik was a founder of Stellent, a content-management technology company that Oracle acquired in 2006. In July 2020, Qumu appointed TJ Kennedy as CEO. The company also broadened its commercial focus during 2020, making SaaS offerings available to small and medium-sized enterprises in addition to its established Global 2000 customer base. This reflected the growing importance of video in routine business operations, remote work, training, and communications. Qumu expanded its collaboration ecosystem in September 2020 with the launch of an application for Zoom. The product connected Qumu's enterprise video capabilities with Zoom workflows and supported organizations using video conferencing as part of their communications infrastructure. In February 2023, Enghouse Systems Ltd. acquired Qumu in an all-cash transaction reported at US$18 million. The acquisition ended Qumu's period as an independently controlled company and placed it within Enghouse's portfolio. Qumu's central area of expertise remains enterprise video software delivered through cloud, on-premises, and hybrid models, although detailed post-acquisition operating information is limited in the supplied reference material.

1. 2023Acquisition by Enghouse Systems

   Enghouse Systems acquired Qumu in an all-cash deal reported at US$18 million.

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2. 2020Leadership and market expansion

   TJ Kennedy became CEO, while Qumu expanded SaaS availability toward small and medium-sized enterprises.

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3. 2020Zoom application launched

   Qumu released an application for Zoom to connect its enterprise video platform with video-conferencing workflows.

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4. 2015Vern Hanzlik becomes president and CEO

   Qumu appointed Vern Hanzlik to lead the company.

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5. 2014Acquisition of Kulu Valley

   Qumu acquired the London-based video platform provider Kulu Valley and rebranded its cloud platform as Qumu Cloud.

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6. 2008The company adopts the Qumu name

   After several years of independent development of Media Publisher, the business adopted the Qumu name and continued building an enterprise video platform.

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7. 2002Technology lineage connected to Yahoo!'s Inktomi acquisition

   Qumu's predecessor technology, Media Publisher, became associated with Yahoo! after Yahoo!'s acquisition of Inktomi.

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Secure, scalable enterprise video infrastructure for organizations that need controlled creation, management, distribution, and analytics across live and on-demand content.

• Qumu enterprise video platformEnterprise video management

  Qumu's core platform supports the creation, management, security, distribution, and measurement of live and on-demand video within organizations. It is designed for business communications, executive broadcasts, virtual events, collaboration, training, and internal knowledge sharing. The platform can be deployed as cloud software, on customer premises, or through a hybrid arrangement.

• Qumu CloudSoftware as a service2014

  Qumu Cloud is the company's cloud-oriented enterprise video offering, introduced as the rebranded successor to the cloud platform associated with the Kulu Valley acquisition. It provides hosted capabilities for publishing, distributing, and managing organizational video without requiring every customer to operate the complete platform on its own infrastructure.

• Qumu application for ZoomCollaboration integration2020

  Launched in 2020, the Qumu application for Zoom connected Qumu's enterprise video environment with Zoom-based meetings and communications. The integration addressed organizations seeking to incorporate conferencing activity into broader video publishing, management, and distribution workflows.

• 2023Sell Qumu to Enghouse SystemsM&A

  Qumu entered an acquisition transaction with Enghouse Systems as part of a broader portfolio and ownership change.

  What changed. Enghouse Systems acquired Qumu in an all-cash transaction reported at US$18 million.

  Aftermath. Qumu ceased to operate as an independently controlled company and became part of Enghouse Systems' technology portfolio.

  Reported transaction value. US$18 million (February 2023)

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• 2020Expand SaaS availability to smaller businessesStrategy

  Qumu identified video as an increasingly important operational tool beyond its traditional Global 2000 customer base.

  What changed. The company began offering its SaaS products to small and medium-sized enterprises.

  Aftermath. Qumu broadened its target market while retaining support for large organizations with demanding security, reliability, and global-delivery requirements.

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• 2020Launch the Qumu application for ZoomProduct launch

  The growth of video conferencing increased demand for connections between meeting tools and enterprise video management systems.

  What changed. Qumu launched an application for Zoom in September 2020.

  Aftermath. The launch extended Qumu's collaboration ecosystem and linked its video capabilities to Zoom-based workflows.

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• 2014Acquire Kulu Valley and strengthen cloud video capabilitiesM&A

  Qumu sought to expand its enterprise video platform and cloud capabilities through the purchase of London-based provider Kulu Valley.

  What changed. Qumu acquired Kulu Valley and subsequently rebranded its cloud platform as Qumu Cloud.

  Aftermath. The transaction supported Qumu's cloud-oriented product strategy and broadened its international technology base.

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• 2023Enghouse Systems acquires Qumu

  Enghouse Systems acquired Qumu in an all-cash transaction reported at US$18 million, bringing the enterprise video company into Enghouse's technology portfolio.

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• 2020Qumu appoints TJ Kennedy as chief executive officer

  Technology executive TJ Kennedy succeeded Vern Hanzlik as Qumu's chief executive.

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• 2020Qumu launches its Zoom application

  Qumu introduced an application for Zoom, linking its enterprise video capabilities with Zoom-based collaboration and communications workflows.

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• 2020Qumu broadens SaaS focus to smaller and medium-sized businesses

  Qumu began making its SaaS products available to small and medium-sized enterprises as organizational reliance on video expanded.

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• 2015Vern Hanzlik appointed Qumu president and chief executive officer

  Qumu appointed Vern Hanzlik as president and CEO. Hanzlik had previously been associated with Stellent, a content-management company acquired by Oracle.

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• 2014Qumu acquires Kulu Valley and expands its cloud video platform

  Qumu acquired London-based video platform provider Kulu Valley and subsequently presented its cloud offering under the Qumu Cloud name.

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