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In 2007, Hakano, renamed Appcelerator, began creating an [[open source]] platform for developing [[rich Internet applications]] (RIAs).<ref>{{cite web|title=TechJournal Atlanta’s Hakano now Appcelerator, changes strategy|url=http://www.techjournal.org/2007/10/atlanta%E2%80%99s-hakano-now-appcelerator-changes-strategy/|publisher=Tech Journal}}</ref> [[Marc Fleury]], founder of [[JBoss]], joined the company as an advisor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blankenhorn|first1=Dana|title=Fleury's back and SOA's got him|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/fleurys-back-and-soas-got-him/|publisher=ZDNet}}</ref> |
In 2007, Hakano, renamed Appcelerator, began creating an [[open source]] platform for developing [[rich Internet applications]] (RIAs).<ref>{{cite web|title=TechJournal Atlanta’s Hakano now Appcelerator, changes strategy|url=http://www.techjournal.org/2007/10/atlanta%E2%80%99s-hakano-now-appcelerator-changes-strategy/|publisher=Tech Journal}}</ref> [[Marc Fleury]], founder of [[JBoss]], joined the company as an advisor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blankenhorn|first1=Dana|title=Fleury's back and SOA's got him|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/fleurys-back-and-soas-got-him/|publisher=ZDNet}}</ref> |
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Appcelerator began to focus on [[mobile apps]] in 2009. In June, it released a public [[beta]] of Titanium, which added support for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] app development to its existing web and desktop application features.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krill|first1=Paul|title=Appcelerator enables iPhone, Android app dev|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2632710/application-development/appcelerator-enables-iphone--android-app-dev.html|publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref> Titanium 1.0 released in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Titanium 1.0 Launches: Build Native Apps for Desktop, Mobile & iPad|url=http://readwrite.com/2010/03/07/titanium_10_launches_build_native_apps_for_desktop_mobile_ipad|publisher=ReadWrite}}</ref> |
Appcelerator began to focus on [[mobile apps]] in 2009. In June, it released a public [[beta]] of Titanium, which added support for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] app development to its existing web and desktop application features.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krill|first1=Paul|title=Appcelerator enables iPhone, Android app dev|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2632710/application-development/appcelerator-enables-iphone--android-app-dev.html|publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref> Titanium 1.0 released in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Titanium 1.0 Launches: Build Native Apps for Desktop, Mobile & iPad|url=http://readwrite.com/2010/03/07/titanium_10_launches_build_native_apps_for_desktop_mobile_ipad|publisher=ReadWrite}}</ref> |
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Appcelerator grew quickly in 2011, increasing its employee count five-fold between October 2010 and 2011. The company’s 2011 revenue totaled $3.4 million, a 374 percent increase from 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inc. 500 Company Profile: Appcelerator|url=http://www.inc.com/profile/appcelerator|publisher=Inc.}}</ref> |
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* [[Aptana]], [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) company<ref>{{cite web|last1=Paul|first1=Ryan|title=Appcelerator buys Aptana, strengthens Titanium mobile dev solution|url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2011/01/appcelerator-buys-aptana-strengthens-titanium-mobile-dev-solution/|publisher=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Taft|first1=Darryl|title=Appcelerator Releases Titanium Studio IDE for Mobile, Desktop and Web Development|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Appcelerator-Releases-Titanium-Studio-IDE-for-Mobile-Desktop-and-Web-Development-869474|publisher=eWeek}}</ref> |
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* Particle Code, [[HTML5]] mobile gaming development platform<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taft|first1=Darryl|title=Appcelerator Bolsters Mobile HTML5 Expertise With Particle Code Acquisition|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Appcelerator-Bolsters-Mobile-HTML5-Expertise-With-Particle-Code-Acquisition-843230|publisher=eWeek}}</ref> |
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* Cocoafish, [[backend as a service]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=O’Dell|first1=J|title=Fueled by mobile madness, Appcelerator acquires Cocoafish|url=http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/09/appcelerator-acquires-cocoafish/|publisher=VentureBeat}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Appcelerator Acquires Mobile Cloud Services Startup Cocoafish|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/09/appcelerator-acquires-mobile-cloud-services-startup-cocoafish/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> |
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* Nodeable, [[big data]] analytics company<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hesseldahl|first1=Arik|title=Appcelerator acquires Nodeable, boosts big data|url=http://allthingsd.com/20121107/appcelerator-acquires-nodeable-boosts-mobile-big-data/|publisher=AllThingsD}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Appcelerator Acquires Nodeable, Makers Of Real-Time Big Data Processing Tool StreamReduce|url=techcrunch.com/2012/11/07/appcelerator-acquires-nodeable-makers-of-real-time-big-data-processing-tool-streamreduce/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> |
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* Singly, [[API]] management company<ref>{{cite web|title=Why did Appcelerator buy Singly? Because it wants to be the next Oracle Devindra Hardawar|url=http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/22/why-did-appcelerator-buy-singly-because-it-wants-to-be-the-next-oracle/|publisher=VentureBeat}}</ref> |
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== The Appcelerator Platform == |
== The Appcelerator Platform == |
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Software |
Founded | Atlanta, Georgia (2006 ) |
Founder | Jeff Haynie and Nolan Wright |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Titanium, Appcelerator Platform |
Website | www |
Appcelerator is a privately held mobile technology company based in Mountain View, California. Its main products are Titanium, an open-source software development kit for cross-platform mobile development, and the Appcelerator Platform, a mobile engagement platform that provides cross-platform native mobile app development using JavaScript, mobile backend as a service (MBaaS), mobile test automation, crash detection and performance management, and mobile analytics.
Founded in 2006, Appcelerator serves organizations across a wide range of industries including: retail, financial services, healthcare and government.[1][2][3] As of 2014, it had raised more than $90 million in venture capital financing.[1]
History
Founding
Jeff Haynie and Nolan Wright met at Vocalocity, an Atlanta-based voice over IP company that Haynie had co-founded.[4] After Haynie sold Vocalocity in 2006, the pair founded Web 2.0 application development company Hakano.[5]
In 2007, Hakano, renamed Appcelerator, began creating an open source platform for developing rich Internet applications (RIAs).[6] Marc Fleury, founder of JBoss, joined the company as an advisor.[7]
Product Development
In 2008, Appcelerator relocated to Mountain View, California and later released a preview of its RIA platform, Titanium, which drew comment as a possible open source competitor to Adobe AIR.[8][9]
Appcelerator began to focus on mobile apps in 2009. In June, it released a public beta of Titanium, which added support for Android and iOS app development to its existing web and desktop application features.[10] Titanium 1.0 released in March 2010.[11]
Acquisitions & Growth
Appcelerator grew quickly in 2011, increasing its employee count five-fold between October 2010 and 2011. The company’s 2011 revenue totaled $3.4 million, a 374 percent increase from 2008.[12]
Between 2011 and 2013, Appcelerator announced a series of acquisitions, including:
- Aptana, integrated development environment (IDE) company[13][14]
- Particle Code, HTML5 mobile gaming development platform[15]
- Cocoafish, backend as a service[16][17]
- Nodeable, big data analytics company[18][19]
- Singly, API management company[20]
The Appcelerator Platform
The Appcelerator Platform is a cloud software suite that extends Titanium with features including a mobile backend as a service, test automation, debugging tools, an analytics and performance management suite, and a service level agreement.[21][22] The platform is intended as enterprise software; the price of licenses starts at $5000 per user per year.[21]
As a mobile application development platform, the Appcelerator Platform competes with SAP's SAP Mobile Platform,[23][24] Verivo Akula,[23] Antenna Software's Antenna Mobility Platform,[23][25] IBM's MobileFirst,[26][27] and Kony Solutions's KonyOne.[28][29]
Customers
Users of Appcelerator span industries and include Family Dollar, Homes.com, Safeguard Properties, National Military Family Association, First Utility, CACI International, Farmers Insurance Group, Avis and Zipcar.[30][31][32][33][34][2][35]
Funding
In December 2008, Appcelerator closed a $4.1 million first venture round led by Storm Ventures and Larry Augustin.[36][37] Later, in October 2010, the company announced a partnership with PayPal and that it has raised $9 million in Series B funding from investors including Sierra Ventures and eBay.[38]
Appcelerator raised $15 million in Series C funding led by Mayfield Fund, Red Hat, and Translink Capital in November 2011, and a further $12.1 million in a round led by EDBI, the venture fund of the Singaporean government's Economic Development Board, in July 2013.[39][40][41]
On August 25, 2014, Appcelerator announced that it had closed $22 million in Series D funding led by Rembrandt Venture Partners. Union Grove Venture Partners also participated, along with earlier backers, including Storm Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Mayfield Fund, TransLink Capital, Relay Ventures and EDB Investments.[42] Total funding for the mobile engagement platform to date is more than $90 million.[1]
Awards & Recognition
- 2014 Skyhigh CloudTrust™: Enterprise-Ready Rating[43]
- 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Leader in Mobile Application Development Platforms[44]
- 2014 AlwaysOn OnDemand: Top 100 Winner[45]
- 2014 OnMobile 100 Top Private Companies: Top 100 Winner[46]
- 2013 Enterprise Startups To Bet Your Career On[47]
- 2013 AlwaysOn’s OnDemand Top 100[48]
- 2012 The Wall Street Journal: Technology Innovation Award in Software[49]
- 2012 The Wall Street Journal: The Next Big Thing[50]
- 2012 CRN Emerging Vendors: Top 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors[51]
- 2012 AlwaysOn Global: Top 250 Company[52]
- 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Mobile Application Development Platform[53]
- 2012 Red Hat Innovation Award Winner: Extensive Partner Ecosystem[54]
- 2012 CTIA E-Tech Award Winner[55]
- 2012 Momentum Index: 100 Open Source Companies[56]
- 2012 MobileTrax’s Mobility Award: Mobile Software, Application Development (Consumer)[57]
- 2012 Edison Awards Winner[58]
- 2012 Red Herring 100 Americas[59]
- 2012 Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in the Bay Area[60]
- 2012 Lead411’s Hottest Silicon Valley Companies[61]
- 2012 GSMA Global Mobile Award: Best Cloud-Based Technology for Titanium Integrated Development Platform[62]
- 2012 Dr. Dobb's Jolt Productivity Awards: Mobile Tools[63]
- 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant: Mobile Consumer Application Platforms[64]
- 2011 SIIA’s CODiE Award Finalist[65]
- 2010 Dr. Dobb's Jolt Productivity Awards: Mobile and Web Development[66]
- 2010 Gartner Cool Vendors in Enterprise Mobility[67]
- 2010 Inc. 5000[68]
See also
- Appcelerator Titanium
- Mobile application development
- Javascript
- Node.js
- Mobile Backend as a service (MBaaS)
- Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP)
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- ^ Paul, Ryan. "Appcelerator buys Aptana, strengthens Titanium mobile dev solution". Ars Technica.
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- ^ Taft, Darryl. "Appcelerator Bolsters Mobile HTML5 Expertise With Particle Code Acquisition". eWeek.
- ^ O’Dell, J. "Fueled by mobile madness, Appcelerator acquires Cocoafish". VentureBeat.
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- ^ Boulton, Clint. "Family Dollar's Apple Device Move Brings App Development Challenge". CIO Journal. Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Murphy, Chris. "Mobile App Dev: 4 Insights From The Trenches". InformationWeek.
- ^ "George Mehok on Implementing Mobile Appcelerator and SOASTA". Safeguard Properties.
- ^ "New Online App Launched to Aid America's Military Families". MilitaryFamily.org. National Military Family Association.
- ^ Greengard, Sam. "First Utility Taps Into the Power of Mobile Tech". Baseline Magazine.
- ^ Clancy, Heather. "Why Family Dollar prioritized mobile apps for employees, not shoppers". Fortune.
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Bibliography
- Brousseau, Christian (October 25, 2013). Creating Mobile Apps with Appcelerator Titanium (1st ed.). Packt Publishing. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-84951-926-7.
- Bahrenburg, Benjamin (June 25, 2013). Appcelerator Titanium Business Application Development Cookbook (1st ed.). Packt Publishing. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-84969-534-3.
- Ward, Trevor (October 2012). Augmented Reality using Appcelerator Titanium Starter (1st ed.). Packt Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-84969-390-5.
- Martin, Terry (April 24, 2012). Building iPhone Applications with Titanium (1st ed.). Wiley. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-470-66083-6.
- Pollentine, Boydlee; Ward, Trevor (February 2012). Appcelerator Titanium: Patterns and Best Practices (1st ed.). Packt Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-84969-348-6.
- Pollentine, Boydlee (December 16, 2011). Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook (1st ed.). Packt Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-84951-396-8.
External links
- Official web site
- Appcelerator's open-source code on GitHub
- Learning Titanium
- TideSDK, formerly Titanium Desktop