RepliWeb

RepliWeb was founded in 2000 as a software company serving organizations that needed to replicate files across distributed environments and automate the deployment of web applications. Its initial business addressed a practical enterprise-infrastructure problem: ensuring that content and application components could be moved consistently between servers, sites, and operating environments without relying on repetitive manual procedures. Over time, RepliWeb developed a broader set of capabilities around the controlled movement of enterprise information. Its product areas included web content deployment, file synchronization, managed file transfer, and services supporting the application lifecycle of Microsoft SharePoint environments. These capabilities placed the company in the enterprise software and data-management market, where customers typically require dependable content distribution, centralized administration, repeatable release processes, and support for geographically distributed infrastructure. A major early expansion occurred in 2005, when RepliWeb acquired Softlink Ltd. The acquisition added file-transfer products to RepliWeb’s portfolio and broadened the company beyond its original emphasis on replication and web application deployment. The combined offering connected several related operational needs: moving files between systems, synchronizing distributed copies, publishing web content, and automating application-release activity. In September 2011, RepliWeb was acquired by Attunity, a Boston-based data-management software company. The reported purchase price was $7.8 million. Under Attunity, RepliWeb’s technology was incorporated into a wider data-management product strategy. One documented product presentation was Attunity RepliWeb for Application Release Automation, identified as formerly RepliWeb R-1d. This positioning connected RepliWeb’s deployment technology with the broader enterprise need to automate application release and content delivery. Attunity subsequently became part of Qlik. In May 2019, Qlik Technologies Inc. acquired Attunity, transferring Attunity’s assets and product relationships, including the RepliWeb business, into Qlik’s corporate structure. The acquisition changed RepliWeb’s ownership from an independent specialist software company to a brand associated with a larger analytics and data-integration vendor. Reference material identifies RepliWeb’s headquarters as Coconut Creek, Florida, and also lists offices in London and Petah-Tikva. These locations reflect the company’s international operating footprint during its documented corporate history. The available sources do not provide a complete account of later product rationalization, current standalone operations, present executives, or a current dedicated website. They also do not establish whether RepliWeb remains an active independent brand after its integration through Attunity and Qlik. The current status is therefore uncertain. Historically, RepliWeb’s significance came from its specialization in enterprise content movement and deployment automation. Rather than being a general-purpose consumer software company, it served infrastructure, development, operations, and information-management teams responsible for keeping files, websites, SharePoint applications, and release artifacts synchronized across environments. Its corporate trajectory—from founding in 2000, through the Softlink acquisition, to Attunity ownership and then Qlik ownership—shows the consolidation of specialist deployment and data-management technologies into larger enterprise software portfolios.

1. 2019Attunity is acquired by Qlik

   Qlik Technologies Inc. acquired Attunity in May 2019, placing RepliWeb within the Qlik organization through Attunity.

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2. 2011RepliWeb joins Attunity

   Attunity acquired RepliWeb in September 2011 in a reported transaction valued at $7.8 million.

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3. 2005Softlink acquisition expands file-transfer portfolio

   RepliWeb acquired Softlink Ltd, adding file-transfer products and broadening its enterprise content-movement offering.

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4. 2000RepliWeb is founded

   RepliWeb was established to provide distributed file replication and automated web application deployment services.

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Enterprise software for automating the replication, synchronization, transfer, and deployment of web content, files, and applications across distributed environments.

• RepliWeb R-1dApplication release automation

  RepliWeb R-1d was associated with automated application release and deployment processes. It supported the controlled movement of application components and related content between environments, building on RepliWeb’s broader specialization in replication, synchronization, and web deployment. Later product references identified the offering as Attunity RepliWeb for Application Release Automation.

• Web content deploymentWeb deployment software

  RepliWeb’s web content deployment capabilities were designed to automate the distribution and publication of web assets across servers or other deployment targets. The offering formed part of the company’s original focus on repeatable web application deployment and helped organizations maintain consistency across distributed environments.

• Managed file transferFile-transfer software2005

  Managed file transfer was a major part of RepliWeb’s portfolio, particularly after the acquisition of Softlink Ltd. This product area addressed structured movement of files between enterprise systems and locations, complementing the company’s replication and synchronization capabilities.

• SharePoint application lifecycle servicesApplication lifecycle management

  RepliWeb also developed services for the application lifecycle of Microsoft SharePoint environments. These capabilities were related to deploying and managing SharePoint application content across enterprise environments, extending the brand’s focus from file movement into application delivery and operational management.

• 2019Transition into Qlik through AttunityM&A

  Attunity was acquired as part of Qlik’s expansion of its data-management and integration portfolio.

  What changed. Qlik Technologies Inc. acquired Attunity in May 2019, thereby acquiring the RepliWeb business and technology through Attunity.

  Aftermath. RepliWeb became associated with Qlik rather than operating as an independently owned company. The available references do not clarify the brand’s current standalone status.

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• 2011Sell RepliWeb to AttunityM&A

  RepliWeb’s software capabilities fit Attunity’s broader data-management and enterprise integration strategy.

  What changed. Attunity acquired RepliWeb in September 2011.

  Aftermath. RepliWeb became part of Attunity’s product portfolio, including an application release automation offering based on RepliWeb technology.

  Reported acquisition price. $7.8 million transaction value (September 2011)

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• 2005Acquire Softlink LtdM&A

  RepliWeb sought to broaden its distributed-content and deployment portfolio with additional file-transfer capabilities.

  What changed. The company acquired Softlink Ltd and incorporated its file-transfer products into the RepliWeb portfolio.

  Aftermath. The transaction expanded RepliWeb’s product scope beyond replication and web deployment into managed file transfer.

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• 2019Qlik acquires Attunity

  Qlik Technologies Inc. acquired Attunity in May 2019, making RepliWeb part of the Qlik organization through its ownership of Attunity.

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• 2011Attunity acquires RepliWeb

  Attunity acquired RepliWeb in September 2011, bringing the company’s web deployment, replication, synchronization, and file-transfer technology into Attunity’s data-management software portfolio.

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• 2005RepliWeb acquires Softlink Ltd

  RepliWeb acquired Softlink Ltd, adding file-transfer products and capabilities to its existing portfolio of distributed file replication and web application deployment software.

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