OutSystems

OutSystems

Type	S.A.
Industry	Agile Software Development, Agile Methodologies Web applications, System Integration, Computer Software, SOA, Research and Development
Founded	Lisboa, Portugal (2001)
Headquarters	San Ramon, CA - USA, Maarssen, The Netherlands, Linda-a-Velha, Portugal
Key people	Paulo Rosado, CEO Tony De Sousa, VP Sales Rui Pereira, VP Business Development Rui Sousa, CFO
Products	Agile Platform, Agile Network, Embedded Change Technology
Employees	120+
Website	www.outsystems.com

OutSystems is a multinational^[1] software company which operates in the agile software development market. The company’s mission is to provide technology that speeds up and reduces the costs of the delivery and management of web business applications using agile methodologies.^[2]

OutSystems' flagship product is the Agile platform, a product which addresses the full life cycle of delivering and managing web business applications.^[3] The product includes the tools required to integrate, develop, deploy, manage and change web business applications.

Founded in 2001,^[4] the firm broke even in 2003 and had received €2.8 million in funding from venture capital firm PME Investimentos by 2007.^[5]

OutSystems is a member of the Consortium of IT Software Quality (CISQ). CISQ brings together industry executives from Global 2000 IT organizations, system integrators, outsourcers, and package vendors to jointly address the challenge of standardizing the measurement of IT software quality and to promote a market-based ecosystem to support its deployment.

References

1. ^ Machado, Alexandra (8 June 2006). "Outsystems financia investimentos" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. http://dn.sapo.pt/inicio/interior.aspx?content_id=641700. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
2. ^ http://www.outsystems.com/company
3. ^ "Portuguesa OutSystems lança na Internet versão gratuita de software empresarial" (in Portuguese). Lusa (Público). 24 August 2009. http://economia.publico.clix.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1397522. Retrieved 2009-10-25. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Tecnologia: Edinfor cria "fábrica de software" em parceria com Outsystems" (in Portuguese). Lusa (Expresso). 21 January 2008. http://aeiou.expresso.pt/gen.pl?p=print&op=view&fokey=ex.stories/222184&sid=ex.sections/24787. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
5. ^ Silva, Tiago. "PME Investimentos reforça posição financeira na OutSystems". Lusa (Sapo). http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/nprint/44168.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 

External links

• OutSystems website
• About Agility blog