Definition: Opsware

Opsware Inc. was a company that specialized in software that automates managed services. Founded in 1999 as Loudcloud by Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Tim Howes and In Sik Rhee, it initially offered managed services and used its own Opsware software to control it. In 2002, Loudcloud sold its services business to EDS and changed the company name to its software. In 2007, Opsware was acquired by HP.