Telerik#Content management
{{Short description|Bulgarian software company}}
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| native_name = Телерик АД
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| industry = Software development
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| founded = 2002
| founder = Vassil Terziev, Svetozar Georgiev, Boyko Iaramov, Hristo Kosev
| location_city = Mladost, Sofia
| location_country = Bulgaria
| locations = Bulgaria, United States, Australia, Germany, India, Denmark, United Kingdom
| area_served = Worldwide
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Telerik AD ({{langx|bg|Телерик АД}}) is a Bulgarian company offering software tools for web,{{Cite journal|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/02/telerik-appoints-former-5nine.html|title = Telerik hires vet of 5nine Software & SmartBear|last = Castellanos|first = Sara|date = February 21, 2014|journal = Boston Business Journal}} mobile, desktop application development, tools and subscription services for cross-platform application development.{{Cite web|url = http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/02/telerik-platform|title = Build Web, Hybrid or Native Web Apps with Telerik Platform|date = February 6, 2014|website = InfoQ.com|last = Narayanaswamy|first = Anand}} Founded in 2002 as a company focused on .NET development tools, Telerik now also sells a platform for web, hybrid and native app development.{{Cite web|url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/28/telerik-launches-new-development-platform-for-web-hybrid-and-native-apps/|title = Telerik Launches New Development Platform For Web, Hybrid And Native Apps|date = January 28, 2014|website = Tech Crunch|last = Lardinois|first = Frederic}}
On October 22, 2014 Progress Software announced its acquisition of Telerik.{{Cite news|url = http://investors.progress.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=877501|title = Progress Software Announces Intent to Acquire Telerik|date = October 22, 2014}} The acquisition was finalized on December 1, 2014.
Overview
Telerik was founded in 2002 by four graduates of American University in Bulgaria and Technical University of Sofia.{{Cite web|url = http://forbesbulgaria.bg/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0/|title = How the founders of the "Telerik" made their company a global player?|date = December 21, 2012|website = Forbes Bulgaria|last = Petrov|first = Hristo}} Initially focused on providing outsourced software development for foreign and Bulgarian companies, the company shifted its direction to the creation of application development tools. Its first product, RAD editor (rapid application development),{{Cite web|url = http://aspalliance.com/327_Product_Review_radeditor_v30_for_ASPNET|title = Product Review: RAD.editor v3.0 for ASP.NET|date = December 12, 2003|website = ASP Alliance|last = Narayanaswamy|first = Anand}} was a web page editor designed to support the then recently launched Microsoft technology, ASP.NET. The company then expanded its offerings to include user interface (UI) navigation controls, and the Telerik Sitefinity content management system a few years later.{{Cite web|url = http://gilbane.com/2005/02/telerik-launches-sitefinity/|title = Telerik Launches Sitefinity|date = February 21, 2005|website = Gilbane.com}}
Based upon developer interaction, Telerik developed tools targeted to support other .NET technologies, such as ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, WPF, Silverlight and Windows/Windows Phone.{{Cite web|url = http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Telerik-Delivers-New-Tools-for-NET-Developers-383092/|title = Telerik Delivers New Tools for .NET Developers|date = July 15, 2011|website = eWeek|last = Taft|first = Darryl K.}} Telerik introduced support for HTML5 and JavaScript in 2011 with its [http://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui Kendo UI] product,{{Cite web|url = http://reddevnews.com/articles/2011/12/01/telerik-releases-kendo-ui-framework.aspx|title = Telerik Releases Kendo UI Framework|date = December 1, 2011|website = Redmond Developer News|last = Waters|first = John K.}} coinciding with expected industry growth in mobile adoption.{{Cite web|url = http://tag.microsoft.com/community/blog/t/the_growth_of_mobile_marketing_and_tagging.aspx|title = The Growth of Mobile Marketing and Tagging|date = March 21, 2011|website = Microsoft Tag Blog|last = Richmond|first = Holly}}
Growth
Company growth came by way of hiring in Bulgaria, as well as expansion and acquisition abroad:{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/business/global/bulgarian-company-homes-in-on-technological-niche.html?_r=0|title = Bulgarian Company Homes In on Technological Niche|last = DZHAMBAZOVA|first = BORYANA|date = October 30, 2012|work = New York Times}}
- 2008 Germany: Acquired Vanatec GmbH, an enterprise-grade ORM providerMass High Tech: [http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2008/10/telerik-picks-up-german-software-firm.html Telerik picks up German software firm], Oct 13, 2008
- 2010 USA: Merged with ArtOfTest, adding the Test Studio product[http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/14/telerik-expands-product-portfolio-to-team-development.aspx Visual Studio Magazine: Telerik Expands Portfolio with Team Development Tools]
- 2010 Canada: Acquired TeamPulse, via a partnership deal with Imaginet[http://devproconnections.com/blog/telerik-makes-cluster-announcements-devconnections-vs-2010-launch DevPro: Telerik Makes a Cluster of Announcements at DevConnections VS 2010 Launch]
- 2012 USA: Acquired Fiddler, a web debugging proxy{{Cite journal|url = http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/09/13/telerik-buys-fiddler.aspx|title = Telerik Buys Fiddler Debugging Tool|last = Ward|first = Keith|date = September 9, 2013|journal = Visual Studio Magazine}}
- 2013 Denmark: Acquired EQATEC Analytics, a software analytics suite{{Cite web|url = https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/07/telerik-acquires-danish-cross-platform-app-analytics-software-maker-eqatec/|title = Telerik acquires Danish cross-platform app analytics software maker EQATEC|date = 7 March 2013|last = Wauters|first = Robin}}
As of 2013, Telerik had 800 employees in 11 offices,{{Cite news|url = http://www.fastcompany.com/3006655/create-innovation-learn-how-see-fourth-option|title = TO CREATE INNOVATION, LEARN HOW TO SEE A FOURTH OPTION|last = Krippendorf|first = Kaihan|date = March 12, 2013|work = Fast Company}} led by co-CEOs Vasil Terziev and Svetozar Georgiev,{{Cite web|url = http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/telerik/prweb10371308.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130622072631/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/telerik/prweb10371308.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = June 22, 2013|title = Telerik Closes Out First Decade of Business with a Bang|date = January 29, 2013|website = PR Web}} and Chief Product Officer Aaron Mahimainathan.{{Cite news|url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/telerik-hires-former-sap-vp-160000093.html|title = Telerik Hires Former SAP VP Aaron Mahimainathan as Chief Product Officer|date = March 11, 2014|work = Yahoo Finance}}
On October 22, 2014 Progress Software announced its acquisition of Telerik, for $262.5 million.
On September 09, 2024 Progress Software announced its acquisition of ShareFile for $875 million. {{Cite web |title=Investors Progress |url=https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-acquire-sharefile}}
Products and technologies
Telerik is known for its .NET user interface controls,{{Cite web|url = http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/extra-controls-in-telerik-net-developer/240162903|title = Extra Controls In Telerik .NET Developer Tool|date = October 21, 2013|website = Dr Dobbs|last = Bridgwater|first = Adrian}} but through acquisition and invention, expanded to support additional areas of the software development lifecycle:
= Controls Suite =
- DevCraft: A collection of UI controls and widgets with versions for use with applications developed on the .NET platform (ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC and WPF), HTML5 (Kendo UI) or through Xamarin for mobile devices.
= Cloud development =
- Telerik Platform: An integrated group of SaaS products that together provide the ability to plan, develop, deploy and measure cross-platform and mobile applications via the cloud. On 10 May 2018, Telerik Platform will be retired.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telerik.com/platform-next-level|title=Telerik Platform is Retiring - Start Creating Native Apps|website=Telerik.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-22}}{{update inline|date=January 2025}}
= Application lifecycle management =
- TeamPulse: An agile development project management tool
- Test Studio: A tool that helps software developers implement testing protocols.
= Content management =
- Sitefinity: A web content management system (CMS), used to create and manage websites accessed via desktop or mobile devices.
Open-Source software products
For most of its products, Telerik takes a proprietary approach to its development process. However, it also has several products that are free and open source: NativeScript, Kendo UI Core,{{cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Joab|title=HTML5 components released as open source|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/html5-components-released-open-source-240859|website=InfoWorld|publisher=IDG News Service|accessdate=13 June 2014|date=April 21, 2014}} Data Access, Just Decompile and the “Sitefinity Project Feather{{Cite web|url = http://www.codemoar.com/blog/code-blog/2014/02/21/project-feather-7-new-reasons-to-love-telerik-sitefinity|title = Project Feather - 7 New Reasons to Love Telerik Sitefinity|date = February 21, 2014|website = CodeMoar|last = Williamson|first = Tim}}” Initiative.
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