Rocket Software Completes Acquisition of Sirius Software

-- Brings leading application and tools vendor back into M204 high performance database family --

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Software, Inc. (www.rocketsoftware.com) today announced that it has acquired Sirius Software, Inc. (www.sirius-software.com), the leading provider of application, interoperability, management, and life cycle software for Rocket M204, our high-performance database offering. Sirius has been a close and strategic partner with M204 for many years. The Sirius team, based in Cambridge, Mass., has joined the global organization of more than 1,000 Rocketeers and is now part of the Rocket M204 business area.

Andy Youniss, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Software, said, "We have been closely aligned with Sirius since our acquisition of M204 back in 2010. With today’s acquisition, we can deliver more value to our global M204 customers as one integrated team. We look forward to continuing to serve our common customer base with deeper and broader integration across the Sirius and Rocket product set.”

About Rocket Software

Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) is a global software development firm that builds enterprise products and delivers enterprise solutions in the following segments: Business Intelligence and Analytics; Storage, Networks, and Compliance; Application Development, Integration, and Modernization; and Database Servers and Tools. Rocket is engaged in business and technology partnerships with IBM, EMC, Fujitsu, HP Enterprise Services, Hitachi Data Systems, Avaya, Motorola, Epicor, and many others. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.