June 17, 2010 : Seven New Award Wins and Industry Accolades Highlight Appirio's Disruptive Technology, Business Growth and Employee Culture
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 17, 2010?Appirio a cloud solution provider, continues to receive industry recognition for its innovation and market leadership in cloud computing and its strong track record of revenue growth. In 2010 alone, Appirio's success in providing professional services and products to accelerate enterprise adoption of the cloud has led to seven industry distinctions and awards for the company. Since the company's founding in 2006, Appirio has garnered almost 20 award wins and honors.
Appirio's most recent award wins and recognitions include:
Overall winner of the AlwaysOn OnDemand 100
The San Francisco Business Times' #8 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area – Small Company Category
The VAR500 Cloud Computing Top Technology Practice and one of the year's Top 20 Revenue Stars
Gartner's "Who's Who in Cloud Computing/SaaS Integration"
The SAMCEDA Innovators Award
Finalist for the 2010 CODiE Awards – Finalist for Project Management Solution category
Finalist for the Cloud Computing World Series Awards – Best Enterprise Solution category
"It was gratifying a year ago when Appirio was named one of ‘America's Most Promising Startups' by BusinessWeek because we knew both the company and the industry's potential," said Chris Barbin, CEO of Appirio. "This year we focused on building our business and helping our customers get greater ROI from their cloud investments, while maintaining a culture that fosters innovation and hard work. We're very proud of these awards, but even more so, the employees and customers that helped us earn them."
Appirio's expertise in cloud strategy, migration, development and management has made it a trusted partner to more than 180 leading enterprises. As more companies move their applications, platforms and infrastructure to the public cloud, Appirio is uniquely positioned to help these organizations realize significant cost savings and increased productivity.
About Appirio
Appirio (www.appirio.com) is a cloud solution provider offering products and professional services that help enterprises accelerate their adoption of cloud applications and platforms. Appirio's innovation and expertise has been recognized by BusinessWeek as one of America's Most Promising Startups and by AlwaysOn as the On-Demand Company of the Year. Appirio has helped more than 180 leading enterprises implement, build and manage mission critical cloud solutions using salesforce.com, Google and Amazon. We are proud to serve a wide range of customers such as Avago, the City of Los Angeles, Diversey, Dunkin Brands, Flextronics, Japan Post Network, Ltd., IMS Health, Motorola, Qualcomm, RehabCare, Starbucks and VMware, as well as the 5,000 companies that use Appirio's products to connect and extend cloud platforms. Founded in 2006, Appirio has offices in the U.S. and Japan, and is backed by Sequoia Capital and GGV Capital.