Qumu Corporation
Qumu is an enterprise video technology company providing cloud, on-premises, and hybrid tools for creating, managing, distributing, securing, and measuring live and on-demand organizational video.
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Overview
Qumu Corporation is an American enterprise video technology company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its platform is designed for organizations that need to create, manage, secure, distribute, and measure video used across internal and external business activities. Typical applications include executive webcasts, virtual events, employee collaboration, corporate communications, education, onboarding, and training. The company traces its technology origins to Media Publisher, a video-asset management and publishing product developed by eScene. Following Yahoo!'s acquisition of Inktomi in 2002, the Media Publisher technology became part of Yahoo's assets. Two former eScene executives subsequently obtained the opportunity to develop the product independently. Over the following several years they expanded it into a broader enterprise video platform, and the business adopted the Qumu name in 2008. Qumu's offering evolved from a product aimed primarily at large, security-conscious organizations into a platform available through multiple deployment models. Customers could use Qumu through cloud-based software as a service, install it on their own infrastructure, or combine the two approaches in a hybrid deployment. This flexibility supported organizations with different requirements for data control, compliance, integration, reliability, and global content delivery. The company's early target market consisted largely of Global 2000 enterprises with demanding security and performance needs. Its customer and use-case focus covered banking and finance, health and life sciences, professional services, manufacturing, telecommunications, and government. In 2020, Qumu expanded its SaaS orientation toward small and medium-sized businesses as video became more central to everyday operations across organizations of different sizes. A significant expansion occurred in 2014, when Qumu acquired London-based video platform provider Kulu Valley. Qumu subsequently rebranded its cloud offering as Qumu Cloud, reinforcing the company's move toward hosted enterprise video services. In October 2015, Vern Hanzlik became president and chief executive officer. Hanzlik had previously co-founded Stellent, a content-management technology company that was acquired by Oracle in 2006. In July 2020, Qumu appointed technology executive TJ Kennedy as chief executive officer. During the same period, the company added integrations aimed at supporting modern distributed-work and virtual-event workflows. In September 2020, it launched a Qumu application for Zoom, enabling organizations to connect enterprise video capabilities with a widely used video-conferencing environment. Qumu was acquired by Enghouse Systems Ltd. in an all-cash transaction announced in February 2023. The reported consideration was US$18 million. Following the acquisition, Qumu became part of Enghouse's broader technology portfolio. Its historical identity remains associated with enterprise video management and delivery, while ownership and corporate control reside with Enghouse Systems.
History
Qumu's history begins in the early 2000s with Media Publisher, a video-asset management and publishing technology originally developed by eScene. When Yahoo! acquired Inktomi in 2002, Media Publisher became part of the assets associated with the transaction. Two former eScene executives later pursued the product outside Yahoo and spent approximately six years developing it into a fuller enterprise video platform. The company adopted the Qumu name in 2008. The resulting business focused on the needs of large enterprises that required reliable and secure video delivery across distributed workforces and global operations. Rather than treating video solely as a consumer-media format, Qumu positioned it as business infrastructure. Its use cases included executive communications, live webcasts, virtual events, employee collaboration, training, and on-demand knowledge sharing. The platform combined content creation and publishing functions with management, security, distribution, and measurement capabilities. In 2014, Qumu acquired Kulu Valley, a London-based video platform provider. The transaction expanded Qumu's technology and international reach and was followed by the rebranding of its cloud service as Qumu Cloud. Qumu continued to support more than one implementation model, offering cloud-based SaaS, on-premises deployment, and hybrid configurations. This structure addressed differing customer requirements around governance, security, infrastructure ownership, and integration with existing enterprise systems. Leadership changed in October 2015, when Vern Hanzlik was named president and CEO. Hanzlik was a founder of Stellent, a content-management technology company that Oracle acquired in 2006. In July 2020, Qumu appointed TJ Kennedy as CEO. The company also broadened its commercial focus during 2020, making SaaS offerings available to small and medium-sized enterprises in addition to its established Global 2000 customer base. This reflected the growing importance of video in routine business operations, remote work, training, and communications. Qumu expanded its collaboration ecosystem in September 2020 with the launch of an application for Zoom. The product connected Qumu's enterprise video capabilities with Zoom workflows and supported organizations using video conferencing as part of their communications infrastructure. In February 2023, Enghouse Systems Ltd. acquired Qumu in an all-cash transaction reported at US$18 million. The acquisition ended Qumu's period as an independently controlled company and placed it within Enghouse's portfolio. Qumu's central area of expertise remains enterprise video software delivered through cloud, on-premises, and hybrid models, although detailed post-acquisition operating information is limited in the supplied reference material.
- 2023
Acquisition by Enghouse Systems
[1]Enghouse Systems acquired Qumu in an all-cash deal reported at US$18 million.
- 2020
Leadership and market expansion
[1]TJ Kennedy became CEO, while Qumu expanded SaaS availability toward small and medium-sized enterprises.
- 2020
Zoom application launched
[1]Qumu released an application for Zoom to connect its enterprise video platform with video-conferencing workflows.
- 2015
Vern Hanzlik becomes president and CEO
[1]Qumu appointed Vern Hanzlik to lead the company.
- 2014
Acquisition of Kulu Valley
[1]Qumu acquired the London-based video platform provider Kulu Valley and rebranded its cloud platform as Qumu Cloud.
- 2008
The company adopts the Qumu name
[1]After several years of independent development of Media Publisher, the business adopted the Qumu name and continued building an enterprise video platform.
- 2002
Technology lineage connected to Yahoo!'s Inktomi acquisition
[1]Qumu's predecessor technology, Media Publisher, became associated with Yahoo! after Yahoo!'s acquisition of Inktomi.
Products and positioning
Secure, scalable enterprise video infrastructure for organizations that need controlled creation, management, distribution, and analytics across live and on-demand content.
Enterprise video management
Qumu enterprise video platform
Qumu's core platform supports the creation, management, security, distribution, and measurement of live and on-demand video within organizations. It is designed for business communications, executive broadcasts, virtual events, collaboration, training, and internal knowledge sharing. The platform can be deployed as cloud software, on customer premises, or through a hybrid arrangement.
Software as a service · 2014
Qumu Cloud
Qumu Cloud is the company's cloud-oriented enterprise video offering, introduced as the rebranded successor to the cloud platform associated with the Kulu Valley acquisition. It provides hosted capabilities for publishing, distributing, and managing organizational video without requiring every customer to operate the complete platform on its own infrastructure.
Collaboration integration · 2020
Qumu application for Zoom
Launched in 2020, the Qumu application for Zoom connected Qumu's enterprise video environment with Zoom-based meetings and communications. The integration addressed organizations seeking to incorporate conferencing activity into broader video publishing, management, and distribution workflows.
Brand decisions
2023
Sell Qumu to Enghouse SystemsM&ABackground
Qumu entered an acquisition transaction with Enghouse Systems as part of a broader portfolio and ownership change.
Action taken
Enghouse Systems acquired Qumu in an all-cash transaction reported at US$18 million.
Aftermath
Qumu ceased to operate as an independently controlled company and became part of Enghouse Systems' technology portfolio.
Reported transaction value. US$18 million (February 2023)
2020
Expand SaaS availability to smaller businessesStrategyBackground
Qumu identified video as an increasingly important operational tool beyond its traditional Global 2000 customer base.
Action taken
The company began offering its SaaS products to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Aftermath
Qumu broadened its target market while retaining support for large organizations with demanding security, reliability, and global-delivery requirements.
2020
Launch the Qumu application for ZoomProduct launchBackground
The growth of video conferencing increased demand for connections between meeting tools and enterprise video management systems.
Action taken
Qumu launched an application for Zoom in September 2020.
Aftermath
The launch extended Qumu's collaboration ecosystem and linked its video capabilities to Zoom-based workflows.
2014
Acquire Kulu Valley and strengthen cloud video capabilitiesM&ABackground
Qumu sought to expand its enterprise video platform and cloud capabilities through the purchase of London-based provider Kulu Valley.
Action taken
Qumu acquired Kulu Valley and subsequently rebranded its cloud platform as Qumu Cloud.
Aftermath
The transaction supported Qumu's cloud-oriented product strategy and broadened its international technology base.
Recent events
Qumu and GovSmart announce government communications partnership[2]
Reported:
Qumu and GovSmart announced a partnership to bring Qumu’s Video Engagement Platform to government agencies; GovSmart will also offer Qumu’s Speaker Dynamics training package.
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