Appear

Appear Networks Systems AB

Type	Privately held company
Industry	Enterprise software
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Kista, Sweden
Products	Appear IQ
Website	www.appearnetworks.com

Appear offices in Kista, Sweden

Appear Networks Systems AB is a Swedish provider of enterprise mobility solutions. The main product, Appear IQ, is a cloud based enterprise mobility platform (PaaS / MBaaS) which offers a mobile development platform and a hosted operational environment. The development SDK enables cross-platform and device agnostic app development. A back end integration SDK to enable apps to integrate with enterprise software is also included. Appear products are offered as cloud-based services (SaaS/PaaS) however can also be provided as a traditional on-site installation depending for larger customers.

History

Appear's founding is the result of joint research between three leading universities: Harvard Business School (HBS), M.I.T. MediaLab (MIT) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

In 2000, initial research was conducted on context-aware services and local wireless broadband networks -both at KTH and HBS, under the project name "Bluesolid". Meanwhile in Stockholm, a team of KTH engineers designed the first prototype of a mobile middleware platform.

Then in 2001, Bluesolid officially became Appear Networks and corporate headquarters were established in Stockholm, Sweden. As of mid-2014, the company remains privately held.

Awards

2014 IT Europa Excellence Award^[1]
2013 Computer Weekly User Award - Cloud Innovation ^[2]
2011 Global AirRail Award ^[3]
2011 IT Europa Excellence Award ^[4]
2010 IT Europa Excellence Award ^[5]
2007 Cisco Networkers Award ^[6]
2005 Frost & Sullivan Technology Award ^[7]
2004 IST Prize (European Community Award)

References

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