Abacus Data Systems, doing business as Caret or CARET (formerly AbacusNext), is an American software and private cloud services provider headquartered in San Diego, California.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Judd Kessler |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Scott Johnson, CEO Mike Skelly, CFO |
| Products | Private cloud, practice management software, and CRM technology |
| Services | Adoption, implementation, and management of technology solutions |
| Revenue | US$77.5 million (2017)[1] |
The company, doing business as AbacusNext, announced its rebranding in February, now doing business as CARET.[2]
Services and software
Cloud
Abacus Private Cloud is a private cloud sold as Desktop-as-a-Service within a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. This service relies on Veeam Software for backup support, and is built on Intel-based architecture.[3]
This private cloud service is colocated across three carrier-neutral data centers that are interconnected via a self-run optical network. These data centers are Scalematrix in San Diego, California, Skybox Houston One in Houston, Texas, and SUPERNAP by Switch in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4]
Software
AbacusNext offers four Windows-based platforms, all of which rely on relational database management systems. Two are law practice management software for lawyers; AbacusLaw uses Advantage Database, while Amicus Attorney uses Microsoft SQL Server.[5] AbacusNext has two platforms for accounting firms that rely on Microsoft SQL Server: ResultsCRM, a customer relationship management for QuickBooks, and OfficeTools practice management software.[6]
Management
- Keri Gohman, CEO[7] (previously a partner at Bain Capital Ventures)
- Mike Skelly, CFO (former CFO of Trio Health, UpWind Solutions, and Active Network)[8]
In December 2015, American private equity investment firm Providence Equity Partners took a strategic majority investment in AbacusNext (Abacus Data Systems at that time).[9]
Acquisitions
- May 2016: acquired Toronto – based software company Gavel & Gown, makers of Amicus Attorney.[10]
- February 2017: acquired Virginia – based software company Results Software, makers of ResultsCRM.[11]
- February 2017: acquired San Diego – based cloud hosting provider Cloudnine Realtime.[12]
- May 2017: acquired Palmdale – based software company OfficeTools.[13]
- November 2017: acquired Scotland – based software company HotDocs.[14] HotDocs was previously owned by LexisNexis before being sold in 2009.[15]
- December 2017: acquired New Hampshire – based software company Commercial Logic.[16]