Cynapse
Encyclopedia
Cynapse is a private web
software company
that was incorporated
in April 2001 in Mumbai
, India
and later in June 2006 in Delaware
, USA.
Although Cynapse is mostly a products company, it has also undertaken service projects for large software companies like Microsoft and institutions like INSEAD.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
software company
Company
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that was incorporated
Incorporation (business)
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in April 2001 in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and later in June 2006 in Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, USA.
Although Cynapse is mostly a products company, it has also undertaken service projects for large software companies like Microsoft and institutions like INSEAD.
Projects
Some of the public projects that Cynapse has created are:- Cyn.inCyn.inCyn.in is an Open Source enterprise collaborative software built on top of Plone a content management system written in the Python programming language which is a layer above Zope. Cyn.in is developed by Cynapse a company founded by Apurva Roy Choudhury and Dhiraj Gupta which is based in India...
- an enterprise collaborative information managementInformation managementInformation management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
application, available as a hosted (SaaSSaasSAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...
) solution. There are both free and paid editions.
- SyncNotes - a desktop notesDesktop notesDesktop notes are computer applications that allow putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings...
application coupled with a web serviceWeb serviceA Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web.The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
to help users manage their small pieces of textual information in notes that float on their desktop spaces. The desktop software and usage of the web service is provided free of charge.
- NEO Binaries - a web portal that provides news, general information, reviews and consultingConsultantA consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
on web-based applicationsApplication softwareApplication software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...
.
- uZable.com - the website on which Cynapse hosts, maintains and publishes its public projects, including the uZable FlickrFlickrFlickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
gadget.