Join us as we celebrate 30 legendary years

Rocket Software lifts off from founder and CEO Andy Youniss’ garage in Millis, MA.

Rocket moves into our first office space in Framingham, MA.

We’re officially on the tech world’s radar with a mention in ComputerWorld magazine.

We announce our first formal business arrangement with IBM. What began as a licensing agreement for Rocket QMF tools has evolved into a partnership of 25+ years—a rare occurrence in the enterprise software industry.

After eight years, Rocket outgrows our office in Framingham, and we move to a larger space in Natick, MA.

While Rocket was based in Natick, MA, we grew the Rocket development team with our first acquisition of SystemSoft. The Rocket and SystemSoft offices shared a building, so uniting the teams was as easy as breaking down the wall!

Rocket headquarters moves to our next home in Newton, MA.

The addition of Servergraph to the Rocket portfolio gives customers an easy way to monitor different data protection environments, as well as simplify and automate reporting.

Mainframe customers get improved access to data and analytics with the addition of ASTRAC (Rocket AS) in the UK. Not only did this give us our first international office, we inherited a racehorse as part of the deal!

We’re awarded our first official patent for a "method and system for determining network topology." The core idea behind the patent is still a fundamental part of our Rocket NetCure® network management product.

The addition of Rocket Mainstar products gives customers new systems optimization and data management solutions to help maximize the proven processing power of their mainframe environments.

Mainframe and IBM® i customers can take advantage of new ways to access and modernize their critical systems with the addition of Rocket BlueZone® and Rocket LegaSuite® products.

Customers gain access to business intelligence and analytics capabilities with the addition of Rocket CorVu®. This acquisition also marks Rocket’s entry into the Australian market.

Rocket customers have easier access to file system archiving capabilities with the addition of the Rocket Arkivio® business.

The UniData® and UniVerse MultiValue Application Platforms find a new home at Rocket. With a partnership spanning 20+ years, and a solid track record of investing in (and growing) acquired companies, IBM felt Rocket was the ideal partner to take over this business.

We acquire Boston-based company, Computer Corp. of America (CCA) and the powerful Model 204® mainframe database.

The addition of Rocket DevOps (formerly Aldon) gives customers new access to Application Lifecycle Management tools to help them improve software quality and simplify compliance reporting.

The addition of Rocket iCluster® to the Rocket portfolio gives IBM® I (AS/400) customers new high-availability/disaster recovery solutions to help ensure uninterrupted operations.

The Rocket team moves to our current mission control center in Waltham, MA.

The first Rocketcaster guitar makes its appearance at IBM OnDemand. Since then, dozens more have been given away at subsequent events, and others grace the walls of our Waltham, MA headquarters.

The addition of Rocket Data Virtualization makes it easier for customers to access and exploit mainframe data in real time, helping companies proactively identify fraud, identify new revenue opportunities and deliver more personalized services to customers.

The Rocket Band makes its public debut at The Cave, in Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda.

Our MultiValue Application Platform portfolio expands with the addition of D3®.

The addition of Trubiquity® EDI and data sharing solutions for B2B supply chains gives Rocket an official presence in Germany.

The Rocket Band, led by CEO Andy Youniss, had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to open for Aerosmith at IBM Interconnect 2015. We can scratch that off our bucket list!

We open our first office in Japan, located in scenic Yokohama.

Rocketeers around the world celebrate Rocket’s 25th birthday.

We name Joe Devlin and Tim Willging to be our first Distinguished Engineers.

Just when we thought the Rocket Band couldn’t get any cooler, band members once again took the stage of IBM Interconnect to open for the Rocketman himself, Elton John. He even gave us a shout-out before playing his iconic song.

We open our Austin, TX office to house a growing team of Texas Rocketeers.

In a victory for all Rocketeers, Ernst & Young selected Andy Youniss as New England Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 in the Software category.

Officially launching our new locations in Bengaluru and Pune at the GID Summit in India, CEO Andy Youniss discussed why creating a company culture based on empathy, humanity, trust, and love is so critical to excellence.

We’re proud to be part of the founding team behind Zowe, an open source software framework that bridges the divide between modern applications and the mainframe.

With the acquisition of Perth-based Fundi and its US-affiliate Circle Software, we committed to creating new CICS and IMS experiences for customers who depend on the mainframe to run their mission critical business applications.

The first Rocket.Build Community hackathon took place at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. Over 100 students from half-a-dozen local universities locked themselves in for 24 hours to work on projects meant to benefit the Boston-area.

The addition of RSD solutions to our mainframe portfolio accelerates innovation and the move to open technology on IBM Z.

Just as Rocket is about to celebrate 30 years in business, we update our cultural and business models with a renewed focus on customer centricity and the legendary impact of legacy technologies. This event launches the start of our Chapter 4 vision for Rocket Software: Legacy Powers Legendary™.

We name six new Rocket Distinguished Engineers: Ron Bisceglia, John Hancy, Tim Hill, Alex Kodat, Rob Scott, and Gregg Wilhoit.

IBM names 13 Rocketeers as 2020 IBM Champions. It’s the single greatest concentration of champions of any company in the world.

Rocket turns 30! Guided by our core values of empathy, humanity, trust, and love, we are privileged to have spent three decades connecting with customers, partners, users, and Rocketeers.