Indian software developer to build cloud platform

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Indian software developer Pramati to build cloud platform

Summary: The firm aims to develop a cloud platform using the assets it recently acquired from VMware, and believes such acquisitions can help Indian companies play a bigger role in global innovation.

Indian software developer Pramati will build a cloud computing platform using the WaveMakerassets it acquired from VMware.
"The company is adopting a strategy of how do we accelerate global innovation. It's currently powered by Silicon Valley but we strongly believe the Indian tech companies can join the race. We can work together to accelerate global tech innovation," Jay Pullar, CEO of Pramati. He added the company planned to release a cloud product in the near future.
VMWare recently offloaded the rapid application development company, which streamlines theJava application building process. In the past two years the developer community has doubled to 35,000 active monthly users.
While Pullar couldn't discuss specific details, he said the intellectual property, staff, and community will reinforce Pramati's cloud strategy."Our strategy is to build a global innovation product delivery hub but rather than start all our products from scratch we can also buy products like WaveMaker and jumpstart our strategy in a big fashion," the CEO added. "If we want to be significant tech player in India, it is a matter of finding whatever fits, and knowing what is happening in the market."
The acquisition expands the company's Silicon Valley presence, which stood at 25 people before the acquisition. Overall Pramati employs 650 engineers globally.



Cloud broker AppDirect represents 150-plus application integrations

Summary: The company works with high-profile companies that are providing cloud application marketplaces, including Comcast, Staples, Rackspace, TeliaSonera and Swisscom.




With more than 150 applications represented in its master catalogue, AppDirect is a cloud broker that powers marketplaces both for well-known service providers and for businesses that are creating their own brokerages of pre-approved cloud applications.
During the past four years, in fact, the company has extended its reach to almost 10 million users in more than 80 countries. That compares with approximately 3 million just 12 months ago.
"Most people don't know where to go for applications. We make it easier for them to find what's relevant and, then, to manage them," said Dan Saks, president and co-CEO of AppDirect, which is based in San Francisco.
It also offers centralized billing, which helps businesses keep better track of what they are actually spending on cloud applications and services.AppDirect provides the technology behind some of the biggest cloud application marketplaces, including the ones run by Comcast (the Upware marketplace), Staples, TeliaSonera (it's newest relationship), Swisscom and Rackspace. It represents applications from companies including Google, Symantec, Microsoft, McAfee, Carbonite, WebEx, YouSendIt, DocuSign and Box.
One of the company's core differentiators is its integration support for Microsoft Office 365, which allows businesses to continue working with existing IT services partners, Saks said. AppDirect is evaluating ways to add support for vertical and industry-specific software applications and services, but no specific news yet. 

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