Apptix
Encyclopedia
Apptix is an Application Service Provider
(ASP) technology company providing hosted business services (or Software as a service
) for small and medium-sized businesses.
The company offers hosted Microsoft Exchange
email, enterprise-class VoIP phone service, Microsoft SharePoint
collaboration services, mobile email messaging, and compliance and archiving; both directly and through its MailStreet subsidiary. Its mobile email messaging service supports the iPhone
, BlackBerry
, Treo Smartphone, and Windows Mobile
devices.
(OSE: APP).
Apptix has grown into one of the largest ASPs for the small and medium-sized business market (SMB) through the acquisitions of other hosted Exchange vendors ASP-One, Mi8, and MailStreet.
In 2007, Apptix generated $35,973,000 in revenue – a 321% growth rate over two years. Over five years, from 2002 to 2007, the company grew by 1,052%.
) to offer BlackBerry
service and Good Technology
. For its email archiving services, the company partners with Global Relay to offer long-term email storage, email compliance and eDiscovery services .
Four of Apptix’s largest channel partners are IBM
, Bell Canada
, Fujitsu
, and Savvis
.
Application service provider
An application service provider is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. Software offered using an ASP model is also sometimes called On-demand software or software as a service ....
(ASP) technology company providing hosted business services (or Software as a service
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
) for small and medium-sized businesses.
The company offers hosted Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Exchange Server is the server side of a client–server, collaborative application product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure products...
email, enterprise-class VoIP phone service, Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint is a web application platform developed by Microsoft. First launched in 2001, SharePoint is typically associated with web content management and document management systems, but it is actually a much broader platform of web technologies, capable of being configured into a wide...
collaboration services, mobile email messaging, and compliance and archiving; both directly and through its MailStreet subsidiary. Its mobile email messaging service supports the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, Treo Smartphone, and Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
devices.
History
Apptix was founded in 1997 after being spun off from TeleComputing ASA, of Oslo Norway. The company is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA, with additional locations in Florida, Illinois, and Texas. Apptix is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock ExchangeOslo Stock Exchange
The Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time...
(OSE: APP).
Apptix has grown into one of the largest ASPs for the small and medium-sized business market (SMB) through the acquisitions of other hosted Exchange vendors ASP-One, Mi8, and MailStreet.
In 2007, Apptix generated $35,973,000 in revenue – a 321% growth rate over two years. Over five years, from 2002 to 2007, the company grew by 1,052%.
Partners
Apptix is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner for hosted Microsoft’s Exchange and SharePoint services. For its mobile email services, the company partners with RIM (Research In MotionResearch In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
) to offer BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
service and Good Technology
Good Technology
Good Technology is a company providing Push e-mail and mobile device management and security products for mobile phones.-History:The company started out building an MP3 attachment to the Handspring Visor under the brand of SpringThings. It later offered its own device to provide wireless email...
. For its email archiving services, the company partners with Global Relay to offer long-term email storage, email compliance and eDiscovery services .
Four of Apptix’s largest channel partners are IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
, Fujitsu
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
, and Savvis
SAVVIS
Savvis – A CenturyLink Company is a subsidiary of CenturyLink, a company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. Savvis provides information technology solutions for enterprises and government agencies...
.