17 Facts About Amdocs

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Amdocs is a multinational corporation that was founded in Israel and currently headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, with support and development centers located worldwide.

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Amdocs specializes in software and services for communications, media and financial services providers and digital enterprises.

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Between 1990 and 1995 Amdocs took its initial diversification steps, expanding first into the wireline telephony arena and then the mobile space.

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Amdocs entered the managed services space in 1999 with the acquisition of ITDS.

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Amdocs acquired software firm Clarify in 2001 for $200 million.

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In 2005, Amdocs acquired billing and CRM provider DST Innovis for $238 million.

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Amdocs acquired Israeli startup SigValue in 2007 for $85 million.

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In 2008, Amdocs acquired Irish software company Changing Worlds for $60 million.

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In 2015, Amdocs acquired a majority of Comverse BSS for $272 million.

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In 2016, a subsidiary of Amdocs was created, named "Vector Creations Limited", which employed the team working on the Matrix protocol and software.

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Funding by Amdocs was announced to be cut in July 2017, leading to the Matrix core team creating their own UK-based company, "New Vector Limited".

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In September 2016, Amdocs acquired Silicon Valley based Vindicia, Tel Aviv-based company Pontis, and Irish software company Brite:Bill.

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In January 2020, Amdocs donated resources including food packs to Globe Telecom as part of aid operations for Filipino communities affected by the eruption of Taal volcano.

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In July 2020, Amdocs acquired Openet Telecom Inc, a provider of 5G charging, policy and cloud technologies.

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On 5 August 2020, Amdocs reported that Orange Liberia has collaborated with Amdocs to update its end-to-end digital enabling infrastructure.

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In May 2022, Amdocs announced it has acquired the UK-headquartered SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance solutions for communications service providers, MYCOM OSI for US$188 million.

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In early 2000, federal agencies conducted a counterintelligence investigation to determine if Amdocs was being used by Israel to eavesdrop on U S government communications.

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