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2013
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
The Internet of Things: Breaking Down Barriers to a Connected World via IDG Connect
Self-driving cars that maneuver around traffic jams, smart homes that sense when you're away and turn down the heat, pots that can send you a text message when your plants need watering-the Internet of Things promises all of these advances and more. They may sound futuristic, but we have the technology to make these wonders a reality today. If that's the case, why is the Internet of Things taking so long to deliver on its full potential?
Friday, April 19th, 2013
TeliaSonera partners with AppDirect for enterprise app marketplace via European Communications
TeliaSonera has announced it is collaborating with AppDirect, a cloud-based app marketplace vendor, to aid the launch of its own enterprise app marketplace. The operator said it is looking to develop a platform for small- and medium-sized businesses in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
AppDirect Partners With TeliaSonera to Power Marketplaces Across Nordic-Baltic Region via Bloomberg
Today at the Telco Cloud World Forum in London, AppDirect, the leading cloud service marketplace company, announced a major new partnership with TeliaSonera—the second largest telecommunications provider in the Nordic-Baltic region with customers in 17 countries worldwide—to launch a series of business application marketplaces in Europe.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
TeliaSonera, AppDirect develop app marketplace in the cloud via Telecompaper
TeliaSonera has started collaboration with AppDirect, a global supplier of application marketplaces in the cloud. This partnership is the start of TeliaSonera's initiative involving a new marketplace for SMEs in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Comcast Upware: Bringing the Cloud to Small Businesses via Frost & Sullivan
This Stratecast looks at small business preferences and behavior regarding SaaS purchases. It assesses Comcast’s new application store, describes AppDirect's role in powering the marketplace, and makes recommendations for the future. [Subscription required.]
Friday, March 29th, 2013
MOOC Recruiting and AppDirect via American RadioWorks
There's a talent war for computer engineers in Silicon Valley. That's why MOOCs are getting in the head hunting game, helping firms recruit their most successful students, who may not even have formal degrees. Hear how AppDirect is partnering with Coursera to find talented employees from all over the world.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Faster, Please: Breaking Down Barriers to the Internet of Things via Wired
Like something out of a sci-fi movie, the Internet of Things promises to transform our daily lives. Your house will turn the lights on when your self-driving car pulls into your garage. Your plants will text you when they need to be watered. Your coffee maker will brew a stronger cup when your bed transmits data that you didn’t sleep well. Sounds great, but it begs a larger question: Why has the Internet of Things been so slow to deliver?
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Three ways you can tackle the booming SMB market via Software Development Times
Everywhere you look, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are changing the way they use technology to run their businesses. Expensive, bloated software is quickly becoming a thing of the past as SMBs make the switch to cloud computing. For developers, the exploding demand for innovative business tools spells out one thing in giant, flashing neon lights: opportunity.
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
The 20 Coolest Cloud Software Vendors of the Cloud 100 via CRN
CRN weighs in on today's cloud software vendors and names the top 20 coolest ones from this year's Cloud 100 list. AppDirect's marketplace platform solution was highlighted on this list as one of the coolest.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
AppDirect Powers Staples App Center via Bloomberg
AppDirect has announced that it is providing the technology to power the Staples App Center, an innovative online marketplace for cloud-based business applications. "Staples is famous for its 'that was easy' motto. With its new App Center, Staples is bringing the same philosophy to the cloud and business apps," said Daniel Saks, President and Co-CEO of AppDirect.
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Software solutions for small business via Fox Business
In this interview with Lauren Simonetti, AppDirect Co-CEO Daniel Saks explains why cloud-based software is ideal for small businesses, as well as how small business owners can find the best solutions for their companies.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Surprising Way to Get Employees to Stay via Inc.
Retaining good employees is an ongoing challenge in any start-up. How do you keep them at your company when they have their own entrepreneurial streak? Have perks like ping-pong and foosball tables? Offer lavish stock options? Try making it easy for them to walk out the door. No, really.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
4 reasons ‘entre-ployees’ will reshape tech innovation in 2013 via VentureBeat
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking in Silicon Valley, and beyond. In fact, some forward-thinking companies are looking to take innovation to the next level by giving employees the chance to launch their own companies while on the job. These new hybrid entrepreneur-employees—or “entre-ployees”—are poised to reshape the face of the tech industry.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
2013: The Year Cloud-Based Apps Take the Workplace by Storm via IDG Connect
Apps are one of the technology industry's greatest success stories. Apps have not only fueled the boom in smartphone and tablet devices, but they have also changed the way that millions of people around the globe communicate and have fun. Now, apps are also prompting tremendous change in the workplace.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
How cloud computing is transforming the marketplace via The Small Business Advocate
Will cloud-based applications be opportunity for you or disruption? Daniel Saks joins Jim Blasingame to encourage small business owners to turn cloud-based applications into opportunities, instead of being disrupted by the apps of others.
2012
Monday, October 15th, 2012
AppDirect Acquires jBilling, World’s Leading Open Source via Bloomberg
AppDirect, the leading cloud service marketplace company, announced today that it has acquired jBilling, the global leader in open source billing solutions. With this strategic move, both companies will expand their reach while leveraging their global expertise in billing and marketplace solutions. Going forward, jBilling will continue to serve new and existing customers, while both companies are poised to create a new, differentiated distribution model that makes delivering web-based services faster, easier, and more seamless.
Monday, October 15th, 2012
AppDirect Acquires Open Source Billing Company jBilling via Tech Crunch
Today cloud app store company AppDirect announced its acquisition of open source billing company jBilling. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AppDirect co-CEO Daniel Saks says existing jBilling won’t be affected and AppDirect will continue to sell and support jBilling products.
Monday, October 15th, 2012
AppDirect Acquires jBilling to Refine Its App-Markets-for-Everyone Biz via Venture Beat
Cloud app marketplace startup AppDirect has acquired leading open-source billing provider jBilling, the two companies announced Tuesday. With the acquisition of jBilling, AppDirect further advances its business by helping its clients who want better app store billing.
Sunday, September 30th, 2012
AppDirect Partners With Swisscom to Launch Business Application Marketplace via Yahoo! Finance
AppDirect, the leading cloud service marketplace company, announced today that is has partnered with Swisscom, the largest telecom provider in Switzerland, to launch the Business Marketplace. With its pioneering marketplace, Swisscom becomes the first provider in Switzerland to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across the country to find, buy, and manage relevant cloud-based business applications.
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
SaaS Marketplaces Are Ready to Soar via E-Commerce Times
There is now a new generation of marketplace platform vendors, led by companies like AppDirect, offering additional functions that make them even more compelling. These features include better procurement, provisioning and usage tracking, along with single sign-on capabilities that make it easier for users to access their apps, and more robust analytics for administrators to monitor usage patterns from a single management console. AppDirect's recent wins include Deutsche Telecom and Rackspace.
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
AppDirect grabs $8.5M to power cloud app stores, partners with Rackspace via VentureBeat
AppDirect’s platform has made it possible for companies like Deutsche Telekom, Bell Canada, Appcelerator, and new partner Rackspace to launch cloud service marketplaces. High-profile apps, including Google Apps, DocuSign, SendGrid, New Relic, and Cloudability, are part of AppDirect’s syndication network and end up for sale to more than six million end users.
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
AppDirect Pins Down $8.5M To Build A Cloud App Store Empire In The Sky, Rackspace Newest Partner via TechCrunch
AppDirect, a company that offers white-label cloud-based app stores, has today announced $8.5 million in funding to ride the wave of interest in cloud services and continue its expansion in partnership with third parties. And today the company also announced a new customer in that strategy: Rackspace, which has launched the Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace, an online store for cloud-based software and services to more than 180,000 Rackspace customers worldwide.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
How cloud computing is driving success for Europe’s small businesses via The Guardian
The economic news making headlines across Europe is enough to keep any entrepreneur up at night. Despite this, small and medium-sized enterprises have been remarkably resilient and recent research from Microsoft found that a quarter of SMEs in Europe plan to hire new staff in 2012, while a large portion (up to 40% in some countries) expect to be more successful this year than last.
Monday, June 4th, 2012
10 SaaS delivery companies to watch via Network World
Why we're watching: Think of the AppDirect Ecosystem as a marketplace as a service (MaaS) which provides the platform for cloud service brokerages (CSBs) to build bundled SaaS offerings for regional, business process-focused or vertical markets.
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
Taking SaaS to the Next Level via ComputerWorld
Software as a service has some wildly successful poster boys such as Salesforce.com, Google Apps, NetSuite, Workday, ADP and Concur. Every new independent software vendor is developing for the SaaS market. And for the established software companies, it's a case of articulate and deliver on a cloud strategy or die.
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
5 Reasons Why Your Company Is Safer in the Cloud via Inc
When data breaches happen to big companies, it’s natural for small businesses take notice. Events like these create the impression that data--particularly data stored in the cloud--is vulnerable. In fact, recent research by Microsoft found that 51% of small business owners are hesitant to use cloud-based solutions because of data privacy concerns.
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
AppDirect Offers White-Label SaaS Marketplace for Service Providers via 21st Century IT
In the cloud era, it can be challenging for small cloud service providers to sell their tools, and it can be equally daunting for businesses to find the applications they need and to manage the tools they have. That, at least, is the thinking behind AppDirect, a cloud service marketplace and management platform that now offers the AppDirect Marketplace Manager.
Monday, May 14th, 2012
AppDirect and StillSecure Partner to Deliver Cloud Security via MarketWatch
Cloud SMS will now be available through multiple AppDirect-powered marketplaces offered by trusted brands around the world, including Bell Canada, SaskTel and Deutsche Telekom, among many others.
Monday, May 14th, 2012
GlobeX Data Launches Arabic Online Data Storage Service via TelecomPaper
The company has also made its business-focused SecurusVault online back-up service available as an app through the AppDirect platform and is working to integrate DigitalSafe through the same platform. It is also developing an Android app version of DigitalSafe. GlobeX Data is based in Switzerland, and applies standards of privacy to its customer data equivalent to those offered by Swiss banks.
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
StillSecure, AppDirect Partner to Offer Cloud Security Application via CBR
Managed network security applications provider StillSecure and AppDirect, a cloud service marketplace company, have partnered to offer Cloud SMS through AppDirect's global network of branded partner marketplaces. The new application is a host-based firewall application that manages and monitors the on-board Linux IPTables firewall.
Friday, May 4th, 2012
AppDirect Delivers SaaS Apps in “MaaS” Environment via Cloud Computing Journal
San Francisco-based AppDirect is almost three years old, and allows enterprise users to "find, buy, and use" apps, according to Saks, in fields such as communications/collaboration, HR, sales & marketing, and financial management.
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Bell Canada Pioneers Cloud Service Brokerage via Cloud Computing Journal
Earlier today I interviewed hot Cloud venture Appdirect, a company that offers a white label platform for implementing ‘Cloud Service Brokering’. This is one of the headline R&I focus areas for our road map. On the back of a $3.25m VC deal last year, Appdirect is one of a number of pioneers in this super hot Cloud field, signing clients like Bell Canada, Deutsche Telecom, Sasktel and others, and as such has been suitably recognized by Gartner.
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
How Telecoms can Help Power the SMB Cloud Revolution via TelecomEngine
The software revolution sparked by mobile apps and marketplaces is now spreading to business users, particularly small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Developers are creating an increasing number of sophisticated, cloud-based business applications that can be used to manage everything from email marketing and web conferencing, to project management and security.
Friday, March 16th, 2012
AppDirect Signs Deal with Deutsche Telekom to Power New Business Marketplace via infoTech
AppDirect, the cloud services marketplace and management platform, is offering the solution for Deutsche Telekom's new Business Marketplace. Deutsche Telekom has developed Business Marketplace to deliver highly relevant, secure cloud applications and services to SMB customers.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
AppDirect to Provide Deutsche Telekom with Localized Apps, Services via Billing & OSS World
With the Business Marketplace, telco giant DT is able to deliver secure cloud applications and services to SMB customers.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Deutsche Telekom partners with AppDirect for cloud services via TelecomEngine
AppDirect, a provider of cloud service marketplace and management platforms, announced that it is providing its cloud service for Deutsche Telekom’s new Business Marketplace. With the Business Marketplace, Deutsche Telekom is able to deliver secure cloud applications and services to SMB customers.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
AppDirect Signs Deal with Deutsche Telekom to Power New Business Marketplace via InfoTech Spotlight
Cloud computing is hot topic. A cloud service enables businesses to keep files and applications over internet while saving input cost in setting up and maintaining traditional business applications. AppDirect, the cloud services marketplace and management platform, is offering the solution for Deutsche Telekom's (News - Alert) new Business Marketplace. Deutsche Telekom has developed Business Marketplace to deliver highly relevant, secure cloud applications and services to SMB customers.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Aggregating Cloud Services Brokerage Enhances App Management via IT Knowledge Exchange
As SOA goes mainstream and cloud services proliferate, will traditional SOA repositories come to look more than a little like app stores? That notion may be farfetched. But some of the newer cloud marketplaces bear watching. They may betoken a day when SOA services will be sold and versioned like other online offerings. Among the so-called cloud marketplaces are aggregating cloud services brokerages like that from AppDirect.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
First News Briefs for March 15, 2012 via Wireless Week
AppDirect announced this week that it is providing the platform solution for Deutsche Telekom’s new Business Marketplace. The Marketplace will enable Deutsche Telekom to deliver secure cloud applications and services to its SMB customers.
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
AppDirect powers Deutsche Telekom Business Marketplace via Telecom Paper
Cloud services marketplace and management platform AppDirect is providing the platform for Deutsche Telekom's new Business Marketplace, developed to deliver secure cloud applications and services to SMB customers.
Monday, March 12th, 2012
AppDirect Partners with Deutsche Telekom via Total Telecom
AppDirect, the leading cloud services marketplace and management platform, announced today that it is providing the solution for Deutsche Telekom’s new Business Marketplace. With the Business Marketplace, Deutsche Telekom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications company, is able to deliver highly relevant, secure cloud applications and services to SMB customers.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
10 Hot Emerging Vendors For March 2012 via CRN
AppDirect Marketplace Manager lets solution providers administer a cloud service marketplace, making available to customers offerings such as product catalogs and settings, to customer service, marketing and billing.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
AppDirect Announces New Cloud Marketplace Manager via Total Telecom
AppDirect’s new Marketplace Manager provides the tools channel partners need to better service the surge in end users and developers joining the AppDirect network. The Marketplace Manager enables AppDirect’s channel partners, such as Telcos and hosting providers, to efficiently manage the most crucial settings and components of their cloud application stores in one place.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
AppDirect release offers SMBs cloud access via BizReport
AppDirect's Application Network has seen 30% growth per month as more businesses look to online platforms to grow and maintain their business base. The Marketplace Manager release gives businesses more functionality by including tools like Catalog and Customer Manager tools, Billing/Payment Management options and a marketing platform to drive sales.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
AppDirect Announces New Cloud Marketplace Manager via CloudTimes
AppDirect’s new Marketplace Manager provides the tools channel partners need to better service the surge in end users and developers joining the AppDirect network. The Marketplace Manager enables AppDirect’s channel partners, such as Telcos and hosting providers, to efficiently manage the most crucial settings and components of their cloud application stores in one place.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Appstore for Small Business Branches Out via Portfolio.com
Launched live just last year with $3.5 million in seed money and flying “under the radar,” Saks said, his San Francisco company has seen revenue grow by 300 percent per month. It has more than 25 employees—and the company is hiring.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
First News Briefs for February 29, 2012 via Wireless Week
AppDirect, the cloud service marketplace and management platform, announced today the launch of the AppDirect Marketplace Manager...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
App Company Aims to Be iTunes to Small Businesses via Fox Business
Small businesses have a lot of choices when it comes to business apps in the cloud. But finding them can be cumbersome and require legwork on the part of the overworked small business owner. Aiming to make that easier and someday become the iTunes of small business apps, AppDirect has created a one stop shop for small businesses to buy, download and manage all of their cloud-based applications.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
The War For Tech Talent: Genius Is Not Enough via Forbes
Guest post written by Daniel Saks. Daniel Saks is president and co-CEO of AppDirect, a cloud service marketplace.
There is a war in the Valley – a war for talent. Technology companies are willing to go to battle offering dollars and perks to attract top talent. Social networking company Meebo has gone as far as offering $10,000 bonuses to any employees whose referrals lead to hiring JavaScript engineers.
2011
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Appcelerator Launches Open Mobile Marketplace, An App Store For App Components via TechCrunch
Mobile cloud platform company Appcelerator, makers of the cross-platform Titanium platform for building mobile, tablet and desktop applications, is today announcing the launch of the “Appcelerator Open Mobile Marketplace.”
Friday, May 20th, 2011
AppDirect Completes $3.25 Million Seed Round of Financing via TMCnet.com
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Why Are SMBs Wary Of SaaS? via InformationWeek
AppDirect offers a solution that Saks believes is going to "revolutionize the way businesses interact with their applications. The company recently joined the ranks of LinkedIn and Flickr when it won "Best in Show" at this year's Under the Radar conference, which recognizes disruptive players with innovative emerging technologies.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
AppDirect will sell your B2B apps, er, direct. via Extranet Evolution
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
AppDirect, UTR alum, raises $3.25 Million! via Dealmaker Media
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Business Software Adapts To Get On Employees’ Good Side via The Wall Street Journal
AppDirect, which raised $3.25 million in seed funding from iNovia Capital and other investors, is developing a Business Application Network - a network of app stores - to provide secure Web-based software for businesses that's as easy to use as the software found in Apple Inc.'s App Store or Google Inc.'s Android Market.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
16 Hot Startup Companies Flying Under the Radar in 2011 via eWeek
AppDirect, San Francisco, offers companies a free, private business application network to find, buy and manage Web-based applications. It allows businesses to use and manage all their Web-based applications in one secure site. It also offers a marketplace giving businesses direct access to the latest tools.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
AppDirect Raises $3.5 Million to Help ISVs Market Cloud Apps via Talkin' Cloud
Friday, April 29th, 2011
AppDirect raises $3.25 Million led by iNovia Capital via Techvibes
Friday, April 29th, 2011
AppDirect Gets $3.25 Million for Branded Application Markets via Cloud News Daily
Friday, April 29th, 2011
iNovia Capital Leads AppDirect Seed Financing via TechFinance.ca
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
AppDirect Launches at Under the Radar and Announces $3.25M Financing led by iNovia Capital via NextMontréal
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
AppDirect Presents at Under the Radar via Dealmaker Media
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011