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Mendix is a digital transformation company which has developed a platform as a service product. The cloud-based platform allows users to build, integrate and deploy web and mobile applications. These applications can be built either from the ground up or as a layer on top of existing legacy systems.〔Erin Kutz, “(Five Facts about Mendix, Another Cloud Enterprise App Startup ),” ''Xconomy'', March 2012〕 Businesses across the world utilize Mendix for rapid application development. Customers include The Boston Globe,〔Todd R. Weiss, “(Mendix helped the Globe build many long-wanted apps, quickly ),” ''CITEworld'', May 2014〕 Dun & Bradstreet,〔Curt Woodward, “(Mendix Raises $25M to Expand Enterprise Software Platform ),” ''Xconomy'', January 2014〕 KPN,〔, “(KPN rapidly builds and future-proofs key application supporting its mobile networks ),” ''VanillaPlus Magazine'', October–November 2014〕 LV= Insurance,〔Charles Orton-Jones, “(Achieving Business Growth Using the Cloud ),” ''Raconteur'', October 2014〕 NLE,〔PAN Communications, “(Energy Supplier NLE Adopts the Mendix App Platform to Fuel Innovation ),” ''BusinessWire'', March 2014〕 and The University of Pennsylvania.〔Dian Schaffhauser, “(U Penn Nanofab Lab Quickly Erects Admin App on Public Cloud Platform ),” ''Campus Technology'', August 2014〕 ==History== The company was founded in The Netherlands in 2005〔Leena Rao, “(Mendix Helps Enterprises Streamline Application Deployment ),” ''TechCrunch'', April 2009〕 and moved its headquarters to the United States in early 2008.〔Christopher Calnan, “(Dutch software firm Mendix set to move to Cambridge ),” ''Mass High Tech'', December 2007〕 In October 2011, Mendix raised $13 million with its first round of venture capital funding. The funding was led by Prime Ventures, with additional participation from HENQ Invest, which provided an unnamed sum in 2006.〔Sean Ludwig, “(Mendix grabs $13M to fuel fast enterprise app development ),” ''VentureBeat'', October 2011〕 In January 2014, Mendix closed a $25 million Series B, led by Battery Ventures. According to company officials, the new funding will be used for continued global expansion, product development and sales efforts. The company also reported triple-digit growth for the fifth consecutive year.〔Natasha Lomas, "(Mendix, An App-Builder Platform For The Enterprise, Closes $25M Series B Led By Battery Ventures )," ''TechCrunch'', January 2014〕 In 2014, Mendix accelerated plans associated with its partner ecosystem. The company announced 20 new partners worldwide, including Bodhtree, UST Global, Pegamento and Pariveda Solutions. This list complements the company’s existing partner network, including Accenture, Capgemini, and others.〔, “(Mendix Announces Expanded Partner Program, Strong Ecosystem Growth ),” ''Reuters'', July 2014〕 Subsequent partner additions included Mphasis,〔, “(Mphasis Partners with Mendix to Rapidly Turn Industry Knowledge into Innovative Solutions ),” ''Yahoo! Finance'', September 2014〕 Blue Box,〔, “(Blue Box Brings Rapid Application Development to Enterprise Cloud Foundry and OpenStack Deployments with Mendix ),” ''Yahoo! Finance'', December 2014〕 Sogeti,〔Jess Lulka, “(Sogeti Partners with Mendix for Cloud Application Delivery ),” ''Desktop Engineering'', October 2014〕 HP〔Darryl K. Taft, “(Mendix Teams with HP for No-Code Development on Helion ),” ''eWeek'', December 2014〕 and most recently, Pivotal.〔Ben Kepes, “(Mendix and Pivotal Partner To Enable Easier Development ),” ''Forbes'', April 2015〕 The Pivotal partnership is part of the company’s strategy around Cloud Foundry. Mendix has also announced its membership in the Cloud Foundry Foundation. The company plans to help evolve the open source standard as well as integrate Cloud Foundry’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) framework with its rapid app platform-as-a-service (aPaaS).〔, “(Mendix Joins New Cloud Foundry Foundation for Open PaaS ),” ''Yahoo! Finance'', December 2014〕 Already established within the market, Mendix has received a number of accolades, most recently from Forbes – listing Mendix as one of the top ten companies disrupting industries through technology〔Larry Myler, “(Ten Companies That Are Disrupting Their Industries Through Technology ),” ''Forbes'', October 2014〕 – and from Always On Network – including Mendix within the top 100 OnMobile Private Companies.〔, “(The 2014 OnMobile 100 Top Private Companies ),” ''AlwaysOn'', November 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mendix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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