PDQ.com buys Portland firm

PDQ.com, a Salt Lake City-based provider of IT asset management software, has purchased SimpleMDM, an Apple device management platform based in Portland, Oregon. The deal marks the expansion of PDQ’s Windows-based software management products into Mac and iOS software management and reinforces PDQ’s position as a solution for systems administration, the company said.

“PDQ is aggressively looking for ways to help IT professionals focus their time and energy where it’s needed most,” said Dan Cook, CEO at PDQ.com. “The powerful combination of PDQ and SimpleMDM will reinforce our strategy of helping sysadmins effectively keep all types of devices healthy and up-to-date. We’re thrilled to work with SimpleMDM to accelerate growth and to welcome their customers, employees and products to PDQ.”

PDQ.com provides more than 19,000 organizations with Windows software deployment and inventory reporting through its software management platforms PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory. With the addition of SimpleMDM, PDQ.com expands its ability to support both Windows- and Apple-based devices while adding more than 3,000 customers to its community, according to a PDQ.com release.

“We wanted to partner with a company that values building strong products and fostering a tight-knit community of IT professionals, and we found that partner in PDQ.com,” said Taylor Boyko, CEO of SimpleMDM. “We’re extremely excited to join PDQ and utilize our shared values and vision to drive growth.”