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Founded by Tariq Krim in 2005.1
2005–2012
Founded in 2005 by Tariq Krim, the company provided software for personalized dashboards for real-time monitoring, social analytics, knowledge sharing, and decision support. In 2007, Deutsche Welle announced their partnership with Netvibes.
2012–present
On February 9, 2012, Dassault Systèmes announced the acquisition of Netvibes. As of 2024, Netvibes also contains the operations of two other software companies acquired by Dassault Systèmes:
Exalead: founded in 2000 by François Bourdoncle, the company provided search platforms and search-based applications for consumer and business users. On June 9, 2010, Dassault Systèmes acquired the company.
Proxem: Founded in 2007 by François-Régis Caumartin, the company provided AI-powered semantic processing software and services. On June 23, 2020, Dassault Systèmes acquired Proxem and integrated its technology into the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform to complement its information intelligence applications.
In 2015, Netvibes introduced the Dashboard of Things (DoT).
Dassault Systèmes announced in April 2025 that Netvibes would retire its standalone web service offering on June 2, 2025.
From Wikipedia’s article on Netvibes, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3