HYSL on NASDAQ

Hyperion Solutions Corporation

Logo: Hyperion Solutions Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁵

American software company

Hyperion Solutions Corporation was a software company located in Santa Clara, California, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007. Many of its products were targeted at the business intelligence (BI) and business performance management markets, and as of 2013 were developed and sold as Oracle Hyperion products. Hyperion Solutions was formed from the merger of Hyperion Software (formerly IMRS) and Arbor Software in 1998.³ Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol HYSL.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1981Founded¹

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TickerHYSL on NASDAQ¹
IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software¹
HeadquartersSanta Clara¹
Websitewww.hyperion.com
Legal formsubsidiary company¹
Incorporated inDE⁶
Business address5450 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, Ca 95054⁶
LEI254900LTKZ58IFVUQ168⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)⁴
Registered addressc/o THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States⁴
Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 6624589⁴

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The story

1981 - IMRS founded by Bob Thomson and Marco Arese

1983 - IMRS launches financial and management consolidation software called "Micro Control"

1985 - IMRS hires Jim Perakis as CEO; he remains in this position during growth from $1M to almost $300M

1991 - IMRS becomes a public company and launches a Windows-based successor to 'Micro Control' called 'Hyperion'

1992 - Arbor Software ships first version of Essbase Online Analytical processing OLAP software

1995 - Due to the success of the "Hyperion" product IMRS changes name to "Hyperion Software Corporation" and the name of the product is changed to "Hyperion Enterprise." Arbor becomes a publicly held company

1997 - Arbor acquires Appsource

1998 - Hyperion Software merges with Arbor and the combined company is renamed Hyperion Solutions

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1999 - Jeffrey Rodek named as Hyperion Chairman and CEO of Hyperion. Hyperion acquires Sapling Corporation (Enterprise Performance Management applications)

2001 - Godfrey Sullivan is named Hyperion President and COO

2003 - Hyperion acquires Brio Technology and The Alcar Group

2004 - Hyperion names Jeffrey Rodek Executive Chairman; Godfrey Sullivan President and CEO

2005 - Hyperion acquires Razza Solutions (Master data management) and appoints Northdoor as a reseller in the UK and Ireland.

2006 - Hyperion acquires UpStream (Financial Data Quality Management)

2006 - Hyperion acquires Beatware (Data visualization for Web and Mobile Devices)

2007 - Hyperion acquired Decisioneering (Crystal Ball software).

Oracle Corporation announced on March 1, 2007 it had agreed to purchase Hyperion Solutions Corporation for $3.3 billion in cash.

The transaction was completed on April 18, 2007 and Hyperion now operates as a division of Oracle.

Oracle extended support for most Hyperion products to at least 2036.

Hyperion BI tools were bundled into Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hyperion Solutions, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Leadership

Who has led Hyperion Solutions Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief financial officer

1990200020102020

Chief executive officerGodfrey Sullivan Jan 31, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007⁹
ChairJeffrey R. Rodek Jan 31, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007¹⁰
PresidentGodfrey Sullivan Jan 31, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007⁹
Chief financial officerRobin Washington Jan 19, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007¹¹
Chief financial officerDavid W. Odell Jan 20, 2006 to Jan 20, 2006¹²

Board members and other officers (13)

Sr. VP, Worldwide Field OpsBurton Goldfield Jan 5, 2006 to Jul 26, 2006¹³
Vice President, General CounseMark D. Cochran Jan 12, 2006 to Jan 13, 2006¹⁴
Chief Marketing OfficerHeidi M. Melin Aug 24, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007¹⁵
Chief Development OfficerRobert Gersten Sep 29, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007¹⁶
EVP, WW Field OrganizationJonathan Temple Oct 17, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007¹⁷
Board memberYorgen Edholm Jan 30, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007¹⁸
Board memberGodfrey Sullivan Jan 31, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007⁹
Board memberMaynard Webb Feb 16, 2006 to Apr 18, 2007¹⁹
Board memberNanci Caldwell Feb 16, 2006 to Apr 18, 2007²⁰
Board memberTerry Carlitz Feb 28, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007²¹
Board memberGary G. Greenfield Jun 20, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007²²
Board memberHenry R. Autry Nov 17, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007²³
General counselMark D. Cochran Aug 24, 2006 to Apr 23, 2007²⁴

Products and brands

business intelligence

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Market

Vendors in the business intelligence space are often categorized into:

The consolidated big four "megavendors", which include Oracle Hyperion as well as SAP BusinessObjects, IBM Cognos, and Microsoft BI.

The independent "pure-play" vendors, the largest being MicroStrategy, Tableau, QlikView and SAS.

Products

Hyperion software products included:

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Essbase

Hyperion Intelligence and SQR Production Reporting (products acquired in 2003 takeover of Brio Technology)

Hyperion Enterprise

Hyperion Planning

Hyperion Strategic Finance

Hyperion Financial Data Management

Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect

Hyperion Financial Close Management

Hyperion Account Reconciliation

Hyperion Disclosure Management

Hyperion Performance Scorecard

Hyperion Business Modelling

Hyperion Financial Management

Hyperion Master Data Management/Oracle Data Relationship Management

Hyperion Financial Reporting

Hyperion Web Analysis

Hyperion SmartView

Hyperion EPM Workspace

Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management

Hyperion System 9 BI+ (a combination of Interactive Reporting, SQR, Web Analysis, Financial Reporting, EPM Workspace and SmartView)

Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management (also referred to as FDMEE, for Enterprise Edition)

Hyperion Tax Provision

Planning Budgeting Cloud Service

Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud Service

From Wikipedia’s article on Hyperion Solutions, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Oracle Corporation

From Wikidata.¹

Former names

ARBOR SOFTWARE CORPJun 20, 1996 to Jun 25, 1998⁶

Timeline

Jan 31, 2006New chief executive Godfrey Sullivan becomes CEO⁹
1981Founded Founded¹

SEC filer profile

How Hyperion Solutions Corporation is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARHYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP²
CIK0001001113
Employer ID (EIN)77-0277772²
Incorporated inDelaware²
Fiscal year endsJune 30²
Industry code (SIC)7372 Services-Prepackaged Software²
Business address5450 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054²
Phone408-744-9500²
On EDGAR sinceJun 14, 1996²
Filings565 in all: 4 (259), 8-K (52), SC 13G/A (36), 10-Q (33), 425 (24), SC 13G (23), 424B3 (17), S-8 (12)²
All 40 form types
S-8 POS (12), 3 (11), DEF 14A (10), SC 13D/A (10), 10-K (8), SC14D9C (8), DEFA14A (4), SC TO-T/A (4), 10-K405 (3), CORRESP (3), S-4/A (3), SC 13D (3), SC TO-C (3), UPLOAD (3), 8-A12G/A (2), 8-K/A (2), S-3 (2), S-3/A (2), S-4 (2), SC 14D9/A (2), 10-K/A (1), 10-K405/A (1), 10-Q/A (1), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 4/A (1), 5 (1), 8-A12G (1), ARS (1), PRE 14A (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-T (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Sep 1, 2006
Quarterly report (10-Q) Feb 8, 2007
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Oct 18, 2006
Latest 8-K (8-K) Apr 18, 2007

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataHyperion Solutions Corporation on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARHyperion Solutions Corporation filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaHyperion Solutions Corporation on Wikipedia
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GLEIFHyperion Solutions Corporation LEI record (254900LTKZ58IFVUQ168)
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Wikimedia CommonsHyperion Solutions Corporation logo by Hyperion Solutions Corporation, Public domain
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SEC EDGARHyperion Solutions Corporation filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaHyperion Solutions Corporation on Wikipedia (revision used)
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Wikimedia CommonsHyperion Solutions Corporation photo by unknown, CC BY 2.5
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SEC EDGARGodfrey Sullivan, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARJeffrey R. Rodek, Chair
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SEC EDGARRobin Washington, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARDavid W. Odell, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARBurton Goldfield, Sr. VP, Worldwide Field Ops
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SEC EDGARMark D. Cochran, Vice President, General Counse
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SEC EDGARHeidi M. Melin, Chief Marketing Officer
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SEC EDGARRobert Gersten, Chief Development Officer
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SEC EDGARJonathan Temple, EVP, WW Field Organization
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SEC EDGARYorgen Edholm, Board member
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SEC EDGARMaynard Webb, Board member
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SEC EDGARNanci Caldwell, Board member
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SEC EDGARTerry Carlitz, Board member
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SEC EDGARGary G. Greenfield, Board member
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SEC EDGARHenry R. Autry, Board member
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SEC EDGARMark D. Cochran, General counsel