Apperian
{{Short description|Defunct software company in Boston, USA}}
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{{Infobox company
| logo = Apperian-Mobile-App-Management-Logo.png
| name = Apperian, Inc.
| type = Private
| foundation = {{start date and age|2009}}
| defunct = 2017
| location_city = Boston, Massachusetts
| location_country = U.S.A.
| key_people =
| num_employees = 50 - 100
| industry = Mobile application management
| products = Apperian EASE®
| homepage = {{URL |www.apperian.com}}
}}
Apperian, Inc. was a Boston-based software company. The organization provided a mobile application management platform that did not require app code modifications or software development kits (SDKs).{{Cite web |date=2011-03-29 |title=Xconomy: Apperian Adds $9.5M from North Bridge, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, Looks to Dominate in Enterprise Mobile Apps |url=https://xconomy.com/boston/2011/03/29/apperian-adds-9-5-million-from-north-bridge-bessemer-kleiner-perkins-looks-to-dominate-in-enterprise-mobile-apps/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Xconomy |language=en}}{{Cite news |title= Apperian Delivers Remote Control of iPhone, iPad |author= Larry Seltzer |work= InformationWeek |date= October 10, 2012 |url= http://www.informationweek.com/desktop/apperian-delivers-remote-control-of-iphone-ipad/d/d-id/1106792? |accessdate= September 26, 2014 }}
Apperian sold cloud-based and on-premises software through a privately branded enterprise app store to employees and contracted workers without requiring the device to be managed.{{cite web |url=http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/04/05/apperian-readying-enterprise-app-store-for-iphones-and-ipads/?single_page=true |last=Roush |first=Wade |title=Apperian Readying Enterprise App Store for iPhones and iPads |publisher=xConomy.com |date=5 April 2010 |accessdate=4 October 2021}}
Mobile application management
Apperian technology was intended to address problems with devices such as iPads used in businesses.{{Cite news |title= iPad Apps: Is Apple Courting the Enterprise? |work= CIO |date= July 19, 2011 |author= Tom Kaneshige |url= http://www.cio.com/article/686362/iPad_Apps_Is_Apple_Courting_the_Enterprise_ |accessdate= November 21, 2013 }}{{Cite news |title= Mobile Business Apps Flourish at IBM, Google |author= Rachael King |work= Bloomberg Business Week |date= November 2, 2010 |url= http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2010-11-02/mobile-business-apps-flourish-at-ibm-googlebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120704154053/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2010-11-02/mobile-business-apps-flourish-at-ibm-googlebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 4, 2012 |accessdate= November 21, 2013}} Apperian's mobile application management (MAM) platform was designed for business administrators to secure, manage, distribute, and monitor enterprise mobile apps for the iOS operating system on Apple iPhone and iPad devices, Android OS devices, and Windows Phone devices.{{Cite web |title=ViziApps integrates seamlessly with Apperian EASE for Enterprise App Management. - ViziApps |url=https://www.viziapps.com/news/viziapps-integrates-seamlessly-with-apperian-ease-for-enterprise-app-management/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.viziapps.com}}{{Cite news |title= Apperian Gets $9.5M Funding to Tap Enterprise Mobility Boom |work= Giga Om |author= Simon Mackie |date= March 29, 2011 |url= http://gigaom.com/2011/03/29/apperian-gets-9-5m-funding-to-tap-enterprise-mobility-boom/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152554/http://gigaom.com/2011/03/29/apperian-gets-9-5m-funding-to-tap-enterprise-mobility-boom/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 17, 2014 |accessdate= November 21, 2013 }}{{Cite web |title=InformationWeek, serving the information needs of the Business Technology Community |url=https://www.informationweek.com/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=InformationWeek |language=en}} The platform could also be used for user acceptance testing of consumer and business mobile apps.{{Cite news |title= Apperian Introduces Large-Scale Solution for User Acceptance Testing of Mobile Apps |work= HighBeam Research |date= August 25, 2014 |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-379730570.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150328200816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-379730570.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 28, 2015 |accessdate= October 26, 2014 }}
Apperian's customers included NVIDIA, New Balance, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.{{Cite press release |last=Inc |first=Apperian |title=Apperian Sets New Standard in Enterprise App Store Solutions |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apperian-sets-new-standard-in-enterprise-app-store-solutions-277732481.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}
Company
Privately held and based in Boston, Apperian was founded in January 2009 as a third-party developer of enterprise iPhone apps before announcing EASE in 2010. One of its founders, Chuck Goldman, was the head of Apple's professional services division and its iPhone Enterprise Beta Program.{{Cite news |title= Apple Alumni Don't Fall Far from the Tree |author= Adam Satariano |author2= Douglas MacMillan |name-list-style= amp |work= Bloomberg Business Week |date= May 19, 2011 |url= http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_22/b4230039797088.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110522053909/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_22/b4230039797088.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 22, 2011 |accessdate= November 21, 2013 }}{{Cite web |last=says |first=Desmond Pieri |date=2009-03-05 |title=Xconomy: Founded by Apple Vets, Apperian Gets Down to Business with the iPhone |url=https://xconomy.com/boston/2009/03/05/founded-by-apple-vets-apperian-gets-down-to-business-with-the-iphone/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Xconomy |language=en}} Apperian raised $1.9 million from angel investors in July 2009.{{Cite news |title= Wireless and Mobile Companies Worth Watching |work= CIO |date= October 5, 2009 |author= John Cox |url= http://www.cio.com/article/504174/Wireless_and_Mobile_Companies_Worth_Watching |accessdate= November 21, 2013}} The company closed a $9.5 million venture capital round of financing in early 2011 from North Bridge Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ iFund, CommonAngels, and LaunchCapital. Apperian closed a $12.4 million round in March 2012 from original investors and added another strategic investment from Intel Capital, bringing the company's total financing to $28 million. In 2015, the company reported that it doubled new bookings year-over-year, increased new business pipeline by over 300 percent, and had over 1.5 million enterprise app downloads.{{Cite news |title= Mobile Industry on the Move February 14 |work= Mobile Enterprise |date= February 14, 2015 |url= http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/news/Mobile-Industry-on-the-Move-February-1498215 |accessdate= February 18, 2015}}
In January 2017, Apperian was acquired by Arxan Technologies for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eweek.com/innovation/security-provider-arxan-buys-apperian-for-mobile-expertise|title=Security Provider Arxan Buys Apperian for Mobile Expertise|website=eWEEK|date=12 January 2017 |access-date=2020-03-24}}{{Cite press release|url=http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/01/11/1182834/0/en/Arxan-Technologies-Acquires-Apperian-for-Superior-Protection-and-Management-of-Mobile-and-IoT-Applications.html|title=Arxan Technologies Acquires Apperian for Superior Protection and Management of Mobile and IoT Applications|last=Technologies|first=Arxan|date=2017-01-11|website=GlobeNewswire News Room|access-date=2020-03-24}} It now operates as Digital.ai App Management.{{cite web |url=https://digital.ai/app-management |title=Digital.ai App Management Formerly Apperian |accessdate=4 October 2021}}
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Category:Companies based in Boston
Category:Privately held companies based in Massachusetts
Category:Software companies based in Massachusetts
Category:2009 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Defunct software companies of the United States
Category:Software companies established in 2009
Category:Software companies disestablished in 2017