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{{short description|1999–2003 American software company}}
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'''Ximian, Inc.''' (previously called '''Helix Code''' and originally named '''International Gnome Support''') was an American company that developed, sold and supported [[application software]] for [[Linux]] and [[Unix]] based on the [[GNOME]] platform. It was founded by [[Miguel de Icaza]] and [[Nat Friedman]] in 1999 and was bought by [[Novell]] in 2003. Novell continued to develop Ximian's original products, while adding support for its own [[GroupWise]] and [[ZENworks]] software.

==History==
Miguel de Icaza had a job interview at [[Microsoft]] in 1997 shortly before he started the GNOME project. At Microsoft he met Nat Friedman, who worked there as an intern. Afterwards they became good friends. In April 1999 Friedman came up with the idea to create a company to work on GNOME. The company was founded on 19 October 1999 as International GNOME Support, but its name was changed to Helix Code later.<ref name=icaza-helix /><ref name=ximian-founding /> Because that name could not be trademarked the name was changed to Ximian on 10 January 2001.<ref name=namechange /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ximian.com:80/rename/|title=Frequently Asked Questions About the Ximian Name Change|date=2001-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010611023319/http://ximian.com:80/rename/|access-date=2018-05-19|archive-date=2001-06-11}}</ref>

Nat Friedman was the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Ximian from its founding to 2001 when Ximian brought in David Patrick as CEO and President. Friedman became Vice President of Product Management.<ref name=ximian-ceo /> The company's business model was based on providing a mix of [[free software|free]] and [[proprietary software]], solutions and services.<ref name=eweek /> Ximian was a founding member of the [[GNOME Foundation]]<ref name=gf-founding /> and the Desktop Linux Consortium.<ref name=dlc-founding />

Ximian was acquired by Novell on 4 August 2003 to improve its offerings of Linux for the enterprise.<ref name=novell-acq /> Novell was in turn acquired by [[The Attachmate Group]] on 27 April 2011.<ref name=tag-acq /> In May 2011 The Attachmate Group laid off all its US staff working on [[Mono (software)|Mono]], which included De Icaza.<ref name=tag-mono-layoff /> He and Friedman then founded [[Xamarin]] on 16 May 2011, a new company to continue the development of Mono.<ref name=xamarin /><ref name=xamarin-friedman /> On 24 February 2016, Microsoft announced that they had signed an agreement to acquire Xamarin.<ref name="blogs.microsoft.com">{{Cite web|title = Microsoft to acquire Xamarin and empower more developers to build apps on any device|url = http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/02/24/microsoft-to-acquire-xamarin-and-empower-more-developers-to-build-apps-on-any-device/|website = Official [[Microsoft]] Blog|date = 24 February 2016|access-date = 2016-02-24|language = en-US|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224232629/http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/02/24/microsoft-to-acquire-xamarin-and-empower-more-developers-to-build-apps-on-any-device/|archive-date = February 24, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Breaking: Microsoft acquires Xamarin, a leading platform provider for mobile app development.|url = http://mspoweruser.com/breaking-microsoft-acquires-xamarin-a-leading-platform-provider-for-mobile-app-development/|website = Microsoft PowerUser|date = 24 February 2016|access-date = 2016-02-24|language = en-US|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160227023930/http://mspoweruser.com/breaking-microsoft-acquires-xamarin-a-leading-platform-provider-for-mobile-app-development/|archive-date = February 27, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Microsoft Agrees to Acquire Xamarin Inc. Deal reflects efforts to increase Microsoft software's presence on devices beyond those that run Windows.|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-agrees-to-acquire-xamarin-inc-1456340494|website = Wall Street Journal|date = 24 February 2016|access-date = 2016-02-24|language = en-US|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224211456/http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-agrees-to-acquire-xamarin-inc-1456340494|archive-date = February 24, 2016|df = mdy-all|last1 = Greene|first1 = Jay}}</ref>

==Products==
Ximian both developed new products and "polished" existing free software projects to provide more consistent operation. These projects were packaged into its [[Ximian Desktop]] product &mdash; a range of integrated applications intended to provide all the tools a typical business user might require. So-called "Ximianized" versions of [[GNOME]], [[OpenOffice.org]], and [[Gaim]] were released, along with the following completely new products:

* [[Evolution (software)|Ximian Evolution]]
* [[Evolution (software)#History|Ximian Connector]]
* [[Red Carpet (software)|Red Carpet]]
* [[Bonobo (GNOME)|Bonobo ]]
* [[Mono (software)|Mono]]

==Further reading==
*{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Maurer|title=Interview with International GNOME Support|url=http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=6967|publisher=Linux.com|access-date=30 January 2013|date=14 June 1999|archive-date=6 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206133133/http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=6967|url-status=dead}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=ximian-founding>{{cite web|last=Icaza|first=Miguel de|title=10 years of Ximian|url=http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/Oct-19.html|work=Personal blog of Miguel de Icaza|access-date=30 January 2013|date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
<ref name=icaza-helix>{{cite web|last=Icaza|first=Miguel de|title=Helix Code. The GNOME company.|url=http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/helix-history.html|access-date=30 January 2013|archive-date=5 August 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010805121054/http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/helix-history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=ximian-ceo>{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Michael|title=Ximian gets a new CEO|url=http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2001041701020NWGN|publisher=Linux Today|access-date=30 January 2013|date=17 April 2001|archive-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516074438/http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2001041701020NWGN|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=eweek>{{cite web|last=Galli|first=Peter|title=Ximian Branching Out|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Ximian-Branching-Out/|publisher=eWeek|access-date=30 January 2013|date=3 December 2001}}</ref> 
<ref name=namechange>{{cite web|last=Friedman|first=Nat|title=Helix Code is now "Ximian, Inc"|url=http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2001011100204NWGN|publisher=Linux Today|access-date=30 January 2013|date=11 January 2001|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309062244/http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2001011100204NWGN|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=gf-founding>{{cite press release|title="Red Hat Joins Industry Vendors as a Founding Member of the GNOME Foundation"|url=http://www.gnome.org/press/2000/08/red-hat-joins-industry-vendors-as-a-founding-member-of-the-gnome-foundation/|publisher=GNOME|access-date=30 January 2013|date=15 August 2000}}</ref> 
<ref name=dlc-founding>{{cite web|title=Industry Leaders Launch Desktop Linux Consortium|url=http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.020503/230362262|publisher=DesktopLinux.com|access-date=30 January 2013|date=4 February 2003}}</ref>
<ref name=novell-acq>{{cite press release|title=Novell Acquires Ximian to Expand Linux Solutions and Open Source Commitment|url=http://www.novell.com/news/press/2003/8/novell_acquires_ximian_to_expand_linux_solutions_and_open_source_commitment.html|publisher=Novell|access-date=30 January 2013|date=4 August 2003}}</ref> 
<ref name=tag-acq>{{cite press release|title=Novell Completes Merger with Attachmate and Patent Sale to CPTN Holdings LLC|url=http://www.novell.com/news/press/2011/4/novell-completes-merger-with-attachmate-and-patent-sale-to-cptn-holdings-llc.html|publisher=Novell|access-date=30 January 2013|date=27 April 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=tag-mono-layoff>{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Galvin|title=.NET Android and iOS clones stripped by Attachmate|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/03/novell_mono_layoffs/|website=The Register|access-date=30 January 2013|date=3 May 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=xamarin>{{cite web|last=Icaza|first=Miguel de|title=Announcing Xamarin|url=http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/May-16.html|work=Personal blog of Miguel de Icaza|access-date=30 January 2013|date=16 May 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=xamarin-friedman>{{cite web|last=Friedman|first=Nat|title=Xamarin|url=http://nat.org/blog/2011/05/xamarin/|work=Nat Friedman's blog|access-date=9 February 2013|date=25 May 2011|archive-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711171811/http://nat.org/blog/2011/05/xamarin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040405065804/http://www.ximian.com/ Copy of official website on the Internet Archive]

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