Coghead
Encyclopedia
Coghead was a web application
company based out of Redwood City, California
. The company offered a Web-based service for building and hosting custom online database
applications. Applications were built around custom data collections (similar to tables) and are typically designed to facilitate management of, and collaboration on, business data. Examples of Coghead's "gallery" applications include project management
, simple Customer relationship management
, bug tracking and extreme programming
.
Coghead's service was available through a limited-access beta program before "going live" for free trial accounts in April, 2007. Coghead launched a paid subscription plans in June, 2007.
On February 19, 2009, Coghead announced that its intellectual property assets (its 'service') had been acquired by SAP AG (NYSE:SAP).
The service is now part of the SAP River Platform.
" companies, Coghead has built its product around the idea of "software as a service
" or (as the company prefers
) "webware," a term coined by Rafe Needleman, former CNET
.com editor and chief blogger for Webware.
The product is intended to allow users to design a range of applications from scratch using only a drag and drop, WYSIWYG
user interface
, with very limited scripting or coding (if any) required. Coghead describes its target audience as "tech-savvy businesspeople," and as such has tried to limit the amount of programming or design experience required to author applications in its platform.
Coghead also offers its paid subscribers the ability to develop and publish "Coglets," Web forms that allow site visitors to view data in, or submit data into, the host's Coghead database.
On 2/19/09, Coghead announced that SAP AG
had acquired the Coghead service through an asset purchase.
The SAP asset purchase closed in the 1st Quarter 2009. Immediately upon closing the asset purchase, the public-facing service was taken off-line by SAP as they prepared to integrate the Coghead code with other SAP assets. This forced many of Coghead's customers to find alternative solutions.
"Dear Valued Coghead Customer:
On behalf of the entire Coghead team, I would like to thank you for your
past business. We have taken pride in offering you our state-of-the-art
Platform-as-a-Service to support your development of software applications.
Regretfully, due to the impact of economic challenges, Coghead has
discontinued its operations.
..."
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
company based out of Redwood City, California
Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...
. The company offered a Web-based service for building and hosting custom online database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
applications. Applications were built around custom data collections (similar to tables) and are typically designed to facilitate management of, and collaboration on, business data. Examples of Coghead's "gallery" applications include project management
Project management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
, simple Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
, bug tracking and extreme programming
Extreme Programming
Extreme programming is a software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements...
.
Coghead's service was available through a limited-access beta program before "going live" for free trial accounts in April, 2007. Coghead launched a paid subscription plans in June, 2007.
On February 19, 2009, Coghead announced that its intellectual property assets (its 'service') had been acquired by SAP AG (NYSE:SAP).
The service is now part of the SAP River Platform.
Product
Coghead's product is a fully hosted environment for building, accessing, and maintaining applications and the associated business data. Like other so-called "Web 2.0Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
" companies, Coghead has built its product around the idea of "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...
" or (as the company prefers
) "webware," a term coined by Rafe Needleman, former CNET
CNET
CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
.com editor and chief blogger for Webware.
The product is intended to allow users to design a range of applications from scratch using only a drag and drop, WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. The term is used in computing to describe a system in which content displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product...
user interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
, with very limited scripting or coding (if any) required. Coghead describes its target audience as "tech-savvy businesspeople," and as such has tried to limit the amount of programming or design experience required to author applications in its platform.
Coghead also offers its paid subscribers the ability to develop and publish "Coglets," Web forms that allow site visitors to view data in, or submit data into, the host's Coghead database.
On 2/19/09, Coghead announced that SAP AG
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
had acquired the Coghead service through an asset purchase.
The SAP asset purchase closed in the 1st Quarter 2009. Immediately upon closing the asset purchase, the public-facing service was taken off-line by SAP as they prepared to integrate the Coghead code with other SAP assets. This forced many of Coghead's customers to find alternative solutions.
"Dear Valued Coghead Customer:
On behalf of the entire Coghead team, I would like to thank you for your
past business. We have taken pride in offering you our state-of-the-art
Platform-as-a-Service to support your development of software applications.
Regretfully, due to the impact of economic challenges, Coghead has
discontinued its operations.
..."
External links
- saasmania: "Coghead closed his doors"
- TechCrunch: "Coghead Goes Live: Build Applications Visually"
- CNET/Webware.com: "Top 5 From Web 2.0 Expo" featuring Coghead
- Business 2.0: "The Disruptors... 11 important innovations"
- GigaOM: "Coghead, A New Web App Machine"
- Guy Kawasaki discusses Coghead on his blog
- Coghead 2.0: Built on Adobe Flex, Hosted by Amazon
- Coghead moves UI over to Adobe Flex
- Coghead on AWS: The SaaS Ecosystem Expands
- Coghead Flips to Adobe Flash and Amazon EC2