# Serverware Group > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Serverware_Group > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Serverware_Group.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serverware_Group > Source revision: 1341503589 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Serverware Group plc** was a software company formed in November 1983 following a [management buyout](/source/Management_buyout) of Information Systems Group plc.[1] ## Early history The company was formed by Peter Seldon (father of journalist [Myma Seldon](/source/Myma_Seldon)) and Selim Kohen to develop [systems management](/source/Systems_management) [software](/source/Software). Initially the software focus was on [Unix](/source/Unix) and [Pick](/source/Pick_operating_system) software, but in the mid-1990s the company moved into [Windows NT](/source/Windows_NT) software development. While the core business was software development, the company also resold products developed by other manufacturers (such as [Diskeeper](/source/Diskeeper), FAXmaker, [Octopus](/source/EMC_Corporation), Quota Manager and [Remotely Possible](/source/CA,_Inc.)) to help with the funding of their own software.[2] ## SeNTry The first NT product to be developed by the company was SeNTry. This allowed administrators to monitor the [Event Logs](/source/Event_Viewer) of multiple Windows NT computers from a central location. The list of product features grew as development continued until, in June 1998 the [intellectual property rights](/source/Intellectual_property_rights) were bought by Mission Critical Software, Inc.,[3] who renamed the product **Enterprise Event Manager**. They later merged with [NetIQ](/source/NetIQ),.[4] No code from SeNTry was part of the Mission Critical-developed product Operations Manager which was later licensed to Microsoft.[citation needed] ## Enterprise Configuration Manager Following the successful sale of SeNTry, Serverware began development of a new management tool. Originally named *eNTts* (or **e**nhanced **NT** **t**ool **s**et) the product allowed administrators to manage and control [Windows NT services](/source/Windows_service), [DLLs](/source/Library_(computing)) and user passwords on remote Windows NT computers. Later versions increased the feature count by adding [registry](/source/Windows_Registry) monitoring, [Emergency Repair Disk](/source/Emergency_Repair_Disk) creation and more. In 1999 the rights to the product (by this time named **Enterprise Configuration Manager** or **ECM**) was sold to a company named Fundamental Software (later renamed as [Configuresoft, Inc.](/source/Configuresoft,_Inc.)), which was founded for this purpose. Serverware took a stake in the new [start-up](/source/Startup_company) as part of the deal.[5] ## Serverware after Selim Kohen In 2000 Technical Director Selim Kohen died, aged 50.[6] As he had been the driving force behind the development of new products the company scaled back their development work, and continued operating primarily as a [reseller](/source/Reseller), and the UK distributor for *ECM* and Aftama IETP technology. In 2008 Serverware group formed a subsidiary of the main company that specialised in the needs of Government in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom) and [Europe](/source/Europe) they appointed a new CEO to run this operation and develop the core offerings of Serverware Group going forward.[citation needed] The company was dissolved on 27 April 2017.[1] ## References 1. ["Companies House - Serverware Group plc"](http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/a909ac600ff9f630f059df7e3835085a/compdetails). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144847/http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/a909ac600ff9f630f059df7e3835085a/compdetails) 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-05-02. 1. ["Serverware Products as of December 3, 1998"](http://www.serverware.com/Products.htm). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19981206050651/http://www.serverware.com/Products.htm) December 6, 1998 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["MISSION CRITICAL SOFTWARE INC Securities Registration Statement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204128/http://sec.edgar-online.com/1999/05/28/08/0000899243-99-001190/Section26.asp). Archived from [the original](http://sec.edgar-online.com/1999/05/28/08/0000899243-99-001190/Section26.asp) on 2007-09-30. 1. ["ENT News - Mission Critical and NetIQ Finalize Merger"](http://entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=845). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20030928063431/http://entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=845) 2003-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-05-02. 1. Bean, Joanna (February 13, 2000). ["The Gazette - Fundamental Software one to watch"](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20000213/ai_n9966611). *The Gazette*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110615231902/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20000213/ai_n9966611/) June 15, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 2, 2007. 1. ["W2KNews"](http://www.wservernews.com/archives/w2knews-20001016.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070808222316/http://www.wservernews.com/archives/w2knews-20001016.html) 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-05-02. ## External links - [Company website](http://www.serverware.com) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Serverware Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serverware_Group) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serverware_Group?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.