**Micro Focus International plc** was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Enterprise software|enterprise software]] company headquartered in [[Newbury, Berkshire]], England, that specialized in software and services supporting the modernization, testing, security, and management of enterprise applications, with particular strength in [[COBOL|COBOL]] development tools and [[Mainframe computer|mainframe]] application lifecycle management. At its peak, Micro Focus was one of the largest independent enterprise software vendors in the world, serving a substantial portion of the [[Fortune Global 500]] and operating across more than 40 countries. In 2023, Micro Focus was [[Acquisition|acquired]] by [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] (HPE) and subsequently rebranded as [[CyberRes|OpenText]], following [[OpenText]]'s acquisition of the company from HPE. Micro Focus was founded in 1976 in [[Newbury]], initially focusing on COBOL compilers and development tools for [[Minicomputer|minicomputers]] and [[Personal computer|personal computers]]. The company established a durable market position by enabling organizations to maintain and modernize legacy [[COBOL]] applications, which remain embedded in critical systems across [[Banking|banking]], [[Insurance|insurance]], [[Government|government]], and [[Retail|retail]] sectors worldwide. Over the following decades, Micro Focus pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy to expand its portfolio, acquiring [[Borland]] in 2009, [[Attachmate]] (including [[Novell]] and [[NetIQ]]) in 2014, and most significantly [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]]'s software assets—including [[HP Software Division|HP Software]]—in a $8.8 billion merger completed in 2017, which dramatically expanded its capabilities in [[Application lifecycle management|application lifecycle management]], [[IT operations management|IT operations]], and [[Information security|cybersecurity]]. Following the HPE Software merger, Micro Focus organized its portfolio around six product lines: Application Modernization and Connectivity, Application Delivery Management, IT Operations Management, Security, Information Management and Governance, and [[Vertica (database)|Vertica]] analytics. The company faced integration challenges and revenue headwinds in the years following the HPE merger, contributing to a sustained decline in its market valuation. In 2022, Micro Focus agreed to be acquired by [[OpenText]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Enterprise content management|enterprise content management]] company, for approximately $6 billion. The transaction completed in January 2023, and the combined entity reorganized Micro Focus's product lines within OpenText's broader portfolio, effectively ending Micro Focus as an independent brand.