Appirio Releases Cloud Computing Predictions for 2010

Google and Microsoft Double Down on Cloud in the Enterprise; Traditional Vendors Play Catch-Up through M&A Activity

SAN MATEO, Calif.—December 16, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a cloud solution provider, today highlighted 10 predictions for how cloud computing will impact enterprises in 2010. Appirio predicts that innovation from cloud ecosystem next year will remove many of the remaining barriers to enterprise adoption of cloud. Industry analysts Gartner and IDC concur, placing cloud computing at or near the top of their own 2010 predictions.

Appirio Launches First Interactive Cloud Computing Ecosystem Map

Plots Key Offerings to Define Market and Accelerate Enterprise Adoption of the Cloud

SAN MATEO, Calif.—November 16, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a cloud solution provider, today launched the first interactive cloud ecosystem map. The map builds on Appirio's experience moving hundreds of enterprises to the cloud, and seeks to provide better transparency into the evolving cloud ecosystem. It aims to help enterprises accelerate their adoption of the cloud by creating a standard taxonomy and definitions for a market that has quickly become crowded and confusing.

“The cloud ecosystem is evolving so quickly that it's difficult for most enterprises to keep up,” said Ryan Nichols, head of cloudsourcing and cloud strategy for Appirio. “We created the ecosystem map to track this evolution ourselves, and have decided to publish it to help others assess the ‘lay of the land.’ With broader community involvement, we can create a living, breathing map where anyone can access, drill down and interact with dynamic information. This will bring some much-needed clarity to the cloud market.”

Appirio Builds Cloud Leadership with Key Executive Appointments

Adobe’s Matt Thompson Joins Board of Directors; Appirio Focuses Organization to Enable “Cloudsourcing”

SAN MATEO, Calif.—September 23, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a cloud solution provider, today announced that Matt Thompson, senior vice president of worldwide field operations at Adobe, has joined its Board of Directors. In addition, Appirio announced management changes to focus its organization on enabling “Cloudsourcing.”

Appirio Launches Professional Services Enterprise to Move Services Organizations to the Cloud

New Professional Service Automation Solution Built on Force.com, Designed for the Needs of the World's Most Sophisticated Service Firms

Note: As of Jan 1, 2011, Professional Services Enterprise, an application formerly provided by Appirio Inc. on Force.com, is now owned, developed and supported by FinancialForce.com.


SAN MATEO, Calif.—August 25, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a cloud solution provider, today announced a new cloud-based professional service automation (PSA) solution. Built completely on the Force.com platform and designed for the world’s most sophisticated professional service organizations, Appirio Professional Services Enterprise™ delivers end-to-end support for managing people, projects, customers and transactions.

ServoTerra Teams with Appirio and Salesforce.com to Build the First B2B Commodity and Futures Marketplace for Trading IT Assets

ServoTerra’s asset planning application and trading exchange, built on Force.com and Force.com Sites, helps businesses plan for IT asset end of life in a profitable and responsible way

SAN FRANCISCO and SAN MATEO, Calif.—June 24, 2009—Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, and Appirio (www.appirio.com), a cloud solution provider, today announced that ServoTerra has built and deployed an asset planning application and B2B trading exchange built entirely on the Force.com platform and the new Force.com Sites capability.

Appirio Gains Momentum with New Industry Accolades

Prestigious Award Wins, Record Growth and Continued Cloud Innovation Make Appirio ‘One to Watch’ in 2009

SAN MATEO, CA.—May 19, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a cloud solution provider, has been recognized with five industry accolades in the last two months, including the recent Red Herring 100 award. The company's success in providing professional services and products to accelerate enterprise adoption of the cloud has led to a recent series of industry distinctions and awards including Gartner, Inc.'s "2009 Cool Vendor in Cloud Computing Management and Professional Services," Information Week’s "Startup 50" and "Ten Startups to Watch," SIIA CODiE Award and JMP Securities’ "2009 Hot 100 Best Privately Held Software Companies." In addition to these achievements, Appirio experienced a record year in 2008 and continues to generate significant customer momentum and growth in 2009.

Veteran Enterprise Software Executives, Dave Orrico and Jim Emerich, Join Appirio's Leadership Team

SAN MATEO, CA.—April 15, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a leading cloud computing products and professional services company, today announced two new executive team members who bring decades of experience managing and growing large enterprise software companies. Dave Orrico, who in the last 20 years has helped shape enterprise sales teams at salesforce.com, Siebel and Oracle, has joined Appirio as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Jim Emerich, who brings 18 years of finance experience in various high growth companies, will join Appirio on May 4 as Chief Financial Officer.

Appirio Named “Cool Vendor” by Leading Analyst Firm

Vendors selected for the Gartner “Cool Vendors in Cloud Computing Management and Professional Services” report are innovative, impactful, intriguing

SAN MATEO, CA.—March 25, 2009—Appirio (www.appirio.com), a leading on-demand products and professional services company, today announced that the company has been selected by Gartner, Inc. as one of the “Cool Vendors in Cloud Computing Management and Professional Services,” in a report authored by Milind Govekar, Cameron Haight, David W. Cearley and Lydia Leong..

Appirio Secures $10 Million in Series C Funding from GGV Capital and Sequoia Capital

Appirio and the Cloud Computing Market Continue to Grow and Attract Investment in a Tough Economy

SAN MATEO, CA.—February 25, 2009—Today Appirio (www.appirio.com), a leading on-demand products and professional services company, today announced that it has secured $10 million in Series C financing from GGV Capital and Sequoia Capital, which will be used to further invest in product development, go-to-market strategies and services to help businesses confidently move to cloud computing. Appirio also plans to use the money to invest in and expand strategic partnerships. Today’s funding follows a Series B investment of $5.6 million led by Sequoia Capital in July 2008. In total, Appirio has raised $16.7 million in funding.

Appirio Expands Operations in Japan, Helps Lead Japan Post Cloud Computing Implementation

Experienced Appirio Team Already Engaged with Largest International Force.com Implementation

TOKYO AND SAN MATEO, CA.—February 25, 2009—Appirio, a products and professional services company accelerating the adoption of on-demand in the enterprise, announced its first international expansion into Japan. As part of this expansion, Appirio announced that it will be working closely with salesforce.com to lead the Force.com platform implementation at Japan Post Network Co., Ltd. Japan Post Network Co., Ltd. offers postal, banking and life insurance services and is the largest employer in Japan, serving over 50 million individual customers and employing over 100,000 people. It is also the largest Force.com cloud computing platform implementation in the world.

Appirio Referral Management Solution Connects Social Networks with Business Applications to Encourage, Manage and Measure Word-of-Mouth Referrals

Appirio Allows Enterprises To Extend Their Sales, Marketing and Recruiting Programs to More Than 150 Million Members on Facebook

SAN MATEO, CA.—February 2, 2009—Today Appirio (www.appirio.com), a leading on-demand products and professional services company, introduced the Appirio Referral Management Solution to help businesses take advantage of existing social networks like Facebook to recruit new employees, raise awareness of new offerings and create closer relationships with customers. The new Appirio solution connects today's fastest-growing social network, Facebook, with over 150 million users, and salesforce.com's industry-leading CRM and Force.com platform to give companies a more systematic way to encourage, manage and measure word-of-mouth referrals.

Salesforce.com Powers Starbucks Campaign to Mobilize Americans in National Service

[Partner Press Release]

Salesforce.com's cloud computing technology supports Starbucks "I'm In!" initiative to bring Americans together in pledging one million volunteer hours in response to President Obama's call for national service.

Interactive "I'm In!" website implemented by Appirio in less than four weeks using Force.com Sites demonstrates the power and flexibility of the Force.com platform.

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