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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>AppScan was originally developed by <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israeli</a> software company <a href="/facts/Sanctum_(company)/rSC6kt34">Sanctum</a> Ltd. (formerly Perfecto Technologies) and was first released in 1998. A year later, <a href="/facts/Sanctum_(company)/rSC6kt34">Sanctum</a> expanded its web security service and launched an <a href="/facts/Application_firewall/JlesEYgP">Application firewall</a>, called <a href="/facts/AppShield/fsokTzt5">AppShield</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The first version of AppShield was developed by a team led by <a href="/facts/Gili_Raanan/NUL5yh7W">Gili Raanan</a>, and was running on a dedicated <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> server. </p><p>AppScan version 2.0 was released in February 2001, adding a policy recognition engine and knowledge database, an automatic and customizable crawler engine, and an attack simulator.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Version 3 was released in April 2002, adding collaborative testing capabilities, where different tasks can be assigned to different testers; and a number of user interface enhancements in both the scanning and reporting sections of the program.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> By 2003 AppScan was used by over 500 enterprise customers and had nearly $30 Million (USD) in annual revenue.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In July 2004, Sanctum was acquired by <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a> based company <a href="/facts/Watchfire/YHPYtTMr">Watchfire</a>, which developed a web applications management platform named WebXM. AppScan became Watchfire's flagship product and <a href="/facts/Sanctum_(company)/rSC6kt34">Sanctum</a>'s R&D center in <a href="/facts/Herzliya/L16PmTJU">Herzliya</a>, Israel, became Watchfire's main R&D location.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>In June 2007, <a href="/facts/Watchfire/YHPYtTMr">Watchfire</a> was acquired by <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> and incorporated into the <a href="/facts/Rational_Software/4CHGNRLY">Rational Software</a> product line, enabling IBM to cover more of the application development lifecycle with the addition of a new tool to help developers further bolster the security of the application itself.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Watchfire/YHPYtTMr">Watchfire</a> R&D center was incorporated into <a href="/facts/IBM_R%26D_Labs_in_Israel/x5BzgkE4">IBM R&D Labs in Israel</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In 2009 IBM acquired <a href="/facts/Ounce_Labs/qglINXLy">Ounce Labs</a> and added yet another tool to AppScan to find and correct vulnerabilities in software source code. This new version was quickly re-packaged as a separate edition of AppScan: AppScan Source Edition.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>In June 2019, HCL acquired select IBM collaboration, commerce, digital experience, AppScan and BigFix solutions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Kwan, Campbell. "HCL now fully controls IBM software including Notes and Domino". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-09-16. <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/hcl-now-fully-controls-ibm-software-including-notes-and-domino/" target="_blank">https://www.zdnet.com/article/hcl-now-fully-controls-ibm-software-including-notes-and-domino/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Ellen Messmer (7 September 1999). "New tool blocks wily e-comm hacker tricks". CNN. Retrieved 17 November 2010. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/07/ecomm.hack.idg/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/07/ecomm.hack.idg/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Mimoso, Michael S. (6 February 2001). "AppScan release secures Web applications". SearchSecurity. <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/520223/Quick-Takes-AppScan-release-secures-Web-applications" target="_blank">http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/520223/Quick-Takes-AppScan-release-secures-Web-applications</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Costello, Sam (30 April 2002). "Sanctum boosts tests, reports in AppScan 3.0". Computerworld. <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/23334/sanctum_boosts_tests_reports_appscan_3_0/" target="_blank">http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/23334/sanctum_boosts_tests_reports_appscan_3_0/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Sanctum acquired by Watchfire". Israel Venture Capital Research Center. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. <a href="https://archive.today/20070810083415/http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=2015" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20070810083415/http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=2015</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Sanctum acquired by Watchfire". Israel Venture Capital Research Center. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. <a href="https://archive.today/20070810083415/http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=2015" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20070810083415/http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=2015</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Ogren, Eric (8 June 2007). "AppScan lives on with IBM". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110131081131/http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/5652" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110131081131/http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/5652</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Watchfire Israel goes to IBM". Globes. 7 June 2007. <a href="http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000219398" target="_blank">http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000219398</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Rick, Whiting (8 June 2010). "IBM: Design Security Into New Applications During Development". CRN. <a href="http://www.crn.com/news/security/225500021/ibm-design-security-into-new-applications-during-development.htm;jsessionid=sAdQrMEqh7kWNepNsBEm-w**.ecappj02" target="_blank">http://www.crn.com/news/security/225500021/ibm-design-security-into-new-applications-during-development.htm;jsessionid=sAdQrMEqh7kWNepNsBEm-w**.ecappj02</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>HCL Technologies to acquire select IBM software products <a href="https://www.ibm.com/supply-chain/hcl-divestiture" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/supply-chain/hcl-divestiture</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>HCL Technologies to Acquire Select IBM Software Products for $1.8B <a href="https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/products-and-platforms/hcl-technologies-acquire-select-ibm-software-products-18b" target="_blank">https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/products-and-platforms/hcl-technologies-acquire-select-ibm-software-products-18b</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>