Backbase
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Backbase is a software company, founded in the Netherlands
in 2003, which has offices in Amsterdam
, the Netherlands and New York
, United States. The core products of Backbase are Backbase Portal and Backbase Forms. In October 2011, industry analyst Gartner
placed Backbase Portal in the Visionary quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals. Forrester
names Backbase as a vendor with a firm grasp of emerging customer needs and the potential impact of new technology..
framework using HTML
, Javascript
and CSS
. Backbase used the term Rich Internet Applications to classify its software. In February 2005, Jesse James Garret coined the term AJAX, after which classification “Ajax-based Rich Internet Applications” was adopted. In May 2005, the Backbase Community Edition (CE) was launched, supported by the Backbase Developer Network. The Backbase CE was a framework for developers and companies to build Rich and Web 2.0 Internet applications.
In 2008, Backbase decided to develop its own Portal Software. Backbase had made a 180-degree turn in its focus based on a shift it saw in the market with company Marketing Departments beginning to take over responsibility from IT Departments for the customer-facing part of their web sites. Quality Open Source frameworks were also beginning to emerge and in 2009 Backbase released Backbase Portal 4. In May 2011,
Backbase is scheduled to release Backbase Portal 5, with a total focus on widgets.
At the beginning of 2011 Backbase opened an office in North America, in New York City, to better focus on its US customer-base.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 2003, which has offices in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the Netherlands and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States. The core products of Backbase are Backbase Portal and Backbase Forms. In October 2011, industry analyst Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
placed Backbase Portal in the Visionary quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals. Forrester
Forrester
Forrester may refer to:* Forrester Research, a market research company* Forrester RFC, a Scottish Rugby Union football club* Forrester , people with the surname Forrester-See also:...
names Backbase as a vendor with a firm grasp of emerging customer needs and the potential impact of new technology..
History
Backbase was founded in 2003 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands by Jouk Pleiter and Gerbert Kaandorp to develop an AJAXAjax
- Mythology :* Ajax , son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and a hero in the Trojan War, also known as "Ajax the Great"* Ajax the Lesser, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris and the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.- People :...
framework using HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
, Javascript
JavaScript
JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
and CSS
CSS
-Computing:*Cascading Style Sheets, a language used to describe the style of document presentations in web development*Central Structure Store in the PHIGS 3D API*Closed source software, software that is not distributed with source code...
. Backbase used the term Rich Internet Applications to classify its software. In February 2005, Jesse James Garret coined the term AJAX, after which classification “Ajax-based Rich Internet Applications” was adopted. In May 2005, the Backbase Community Edition (CE) was launched, supported by the Backbase Developer Network. The Backbase CE was a framework for developers and companies to build Rich and Web 2.0 Internet applications.
In 2008, Backbase decided to develop its own Portal Software. Backbase had made a 180-degree turn in its focus based on a shift it saw in the market with company Marketing Departments beginning to take over responsibility from IT Departments for the customer-facing part of their web sites. Quality Open Source frameworks were also beginning to emerge and in 2009 Backbase released Backbase Portal 4. In May 2011,
Backbase is scheduled to release Backbase Portal 5, with a total focus on widgets.
At the beginning of 2011 Backbase opened an office in North America, in New York City, to better focus on its US customer-base.