Mashery Named a "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - April 8, 2010) - Mashery, a leading provider of API (Application Programming Interface) enablement and management services, today announced it has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the March 2010 Cool Vendors in Cloud Management, 2010 report by Gartner, Inc.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.
"We believe Mashery's inclusion in the Cool Vendor report by Gartner confirms the importance of API management services to the broader market and affirms our mission to help customers move beyond a simple Web presence," said Oren Michels, CEO of Mashery. "The future of customer interactions will be increasingly multi-platform -- on Web sites, through social media applications, mobile devices and more. Through these interactions companies are able to build new revenue channels and extend their brand by tapping into wider distribution networks."
About Mashery
Mashery, the world’s leading provider of API technology and services, helps more than 100 top brands—including USA TODAY, Hoover’s, Klout, Associated Press, RDIO and Expedia—build digital distribution platforms that open new distribution channels, speed time-to-market, and spur innovation. Mashery takes a holistic approach to APIs—from crafting platform strategy and setting business objectives, to managing API delivery and facilitating relationships with a network of 130,000 developers. Mashery was founded in 2006.
