- JackBe
JackBe, founded in
2001 , is a privately-held software provider of enterprise mashup software. JackBe's corporate headquarters are located inChevy Chase, Maryland . The company's corporate website can be found at [http://www.jackbe.com http://www.jackbe.com] .JackBe has international and US customers including Banamex and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Agency US Defense Intelligence Agency] . Investors include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Corporation Intel] Capital, Blue Chip Venture Group, Core Capital, Darby Technology Ventures, Harbert Venture Partners and the State of Maryland.
Products
JackBe’s software product, [http://www.jackbe.com/products/index.php Presto] , is an Enterprise Mashup Platform that includes functionality for creating and syndicating mashups:
* service access engines for web services, SQL, RSS, and web clipping;
* mashup composers/creators including a graphical, drag-and-drop tool and a declarative enterprise mashup markup language;
* mashup 'connectors' for popular enterprise tools including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_excel Microsoft Excel] , [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard HP] Systinet, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_WebCenter Oracle WebCenter] ;
* mashup APIs for JavaScript, Java, REST, C# and .NET.JackBe's mashup software can be evaluated for 30 days, and can be commercially licensed with a maintenance and support plan.
Further reading
* InfoWorld: [http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/2008/01/143-2008_technology-3.html JackBe Awarded InfoWorld Technology of the Year for Best Enterprise Mashup Platform]
* Network World: [http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27139 Creating Enterprise Mashups] (video)
* Database Trends & Applications: [http://www.dbta.com/e-edition/old/Apr08/7-contributed_article_27.html What are Enterprise Mashups and Why Do We Need Them in the Enterprise?]
* eWeek: [http://www.esp.eweek.com/c/a/Archive/NextGen-Collaboration-Gains-Steam/ Next-Gen Collaboration Gains Steam]
* SOA Magazine: [http://www.soamag.com/I18/0508-1.asp Enterprise Mashups: Bringing SOA to the People]
* TechCrunch: [http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/23/jackbe-raises-95m-provides-mashups-for-the-enterprise/ JackBe Raises $9.5M, Provides Mashups for the Enterprise]
* InfoWorld: [http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/04/40TC-jackbe-nexaweb_1.html Refining the art of enterprise Web apps]
* TechTarget: [http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid44_gci1268007,00.html Web 2.0 Integration Poses Challenges and Rewards]
* ZDNet: [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=111 A Bumper Crop of New Mashup Platforms]Competitors
* [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/mashup-center/ IBM Mashup Center]
ee also
*
Mashup (web application hybrid)
*Service-oriented architecture
*Web 2.0 External links
* [http://www.jackbe.com Company website]
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