About This Deal

Microsoft Corporation acquired InRelease, a transaction announced in June 2013, structured as Asset acquisition of the InRelease business unit from InCycle Software; InCycle remained an independent ALM consulting firm..

InRelease operates in Developer Division (Visual Studio / ALM / Release Management). InRelease, a product of InCycle Software, was a continuous-deployment and release-management solution for .NET applications that automated the path from development to production and integrated with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. Microsoft acquired the InRelease business unit to add release management to its Application Lifecycle Management and DevOps offerings.

Add automated release-management capabilities to Microsoft's ALM and DevOps toolchain as DevOps became central to application delivery.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Microsoft Corporation
Target
InRelease
Value
Not disclosed
Date
June 2013
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Segment
Developer Division (Visual Studio / ALM / Release Management)
Structure
Asset acquisition of the InRelease business unit from InCycle Software; InCycle remained an independent ALM consulting firm.
Announced
June 3, 2013

In Their Words

DevOps is an increasingly important part of ALM and a growing area of interest to chief information officers as businesses are pressured to develop and deploy quality applications at an increasingly faster pace.S. Somasegar, Corporate Vice President, Developer Division, Microsoft

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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