Strikeiron
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StrikeIron provides a cloud-based
Data Quality
Suite including email verification, address verification, phone validation, phone append, and sales tax calculation solutions. The company is based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
It was founded by Bob Brauer (founder of DataFlux
), Richard Holcomb (co-founder of HAHT Software and Q+E Software), and Robert Dale in 2003. StrikeIron is a leader in Data-as-a-Service
with its delivery platform IronCloud™.
To date the company has raised over $16 million USD in venture funding. It is financially backed by Ascent Ventures, The Aurora Funds, and NC IDEA.
It was founded by Bob Brauer (founder of DataFlux
), Richard Holcomb (co-founder of HAHT Software and Q+E Software), and Robert Dale in 2003.
The early vision of the company was to provide products that would help programmers and analysts to find web services. During the company’s initial launch, StrikeIron offered its first product, the Web Services Analyzer . This software product was developed to provide fast analysis and understanding of web service
offerings. The Analyzer located and generated graphically the data requirements, functionality and applicability for web services.
In 2004, the company decided to focus on developing a Web service delivery platform and started writing Web services of its own, resulting in the launch of an address verification Web service.
In 2005, StrikeIron rolled out the Web Services Marketplace, the world’s largest online marketplace dedicated to commercial Web services . The Web Services Marketplace brought together a community of providers and users to buy and sell Web services subscriptions. StrikeIron also released a desktop-based premium version of the Analyzer that allowed users to easily browse through both internal and external directories. It included direct access to the StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace. Users could quickly and easily understand the data structures, data requirements, behavior and results of a Web service and select the right Web service for their needs without any programming or any additional software. The Web Services Marketplace greatly simplified the selling and buying of Web services for a broad audience of providers and users.
Later in 2005, StrikeIron released more of its own Web services like sales tax and SMS
solutions. The product portfolio continued to grow in 2006 with the addition of email verification, zip code information, and financial data services .
In 2006, Gartner
named StrikeIron a "Cool Vendor" in B2B Integration. Forrester Research
also named StrikeIron as a “Hot Company to Watch.”
In 2009, StrikeIron narrowed product portfolio to data quality
and data communication solutions. The company was selected as one of AlwaysOn’s Global 250 Top Private Companies.
In 2010, StrikeIron was a winner of the Lead411 Hottest Companies in Southeast Award . Today, StrikeIron remains the leader in Data-as-a-Service
. It was the first DaaS company in the Cloud
.
s improve lead quality and allow businesses to reach their customers through any communication channel.
StrikeIron's solution
s can easily be incorporated into web forms, websites, e-commerce shopping carts, CRM
systems, marketing automation platforms, MDM
systems, and other business applications. Additionally, StrikeIron has pre-integrated solutions for a variety of platforms such as Magento
, MarketLive, nopCommerce
, SalesForce.com, Informatica
, Microsoft Azure, and Eloqua
. All solution
s delivered through IronCloud can be integrated using either SOAP
or REST
calls.
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
Data Quality
Data quality
Data are of high quality "if they are fit for their intended uses in operations, decision making and planning" . Alternatively, the data are deemed of high quality if they correctly represent the real-world construct to which they refer...
Suite including email verification, address verification, phone validation, phone append, and sales tax calculation solutions. The company is based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Research Triangle Park
The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...
It was founded by Bob Brauer (founder of DataFlux
Dataflux
DataFlux Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS Institute headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is a software provider of data management technology and services...
), Richard Holcomb (co-founder of HAHT Software and Q+E Software), and Robert Dale in 2003. StrikeIron is a leader in Data-as-a-Service
Data as a Service
Data as a service, or DaaS, is a cousin of software as a service. Like all members of the "as a Service" family, DaaS is based on the concept that the product, data in this case, can be provided on demand to the user regardless of geographic or organizational separation of provider and consumer...
with its delivery platform IronCloud™.
To date the company has raised over $16 million USD in venture funding. It is financially backed by Ascent Ventures, The Aurora Funds, and NC IDEA.
History
The company is based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.Research Triangle Park
The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...
It was founded by Bob Brauer (founder of DataFlux
Dataflux
DataFlux Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS Institute headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is a software provider of data management technology and services...
), Richard Holcomb (co-founder of HAHT Software and Q+E Software), and Robert Dale in 2003.
The early vision of the company was to provide products that would help programmers and analysts to find web services. During the company’s initial launch, StrikeIron offered its first product, the Web Services Analyzer . This software product was developed to provide fast analysis and understanding of web service
Web service
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web.The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
offerings. The Analyzer located and generated graphically the data requirements, functionality and applicability for web services.
In 2004, the company decided to focus on developing a Web service delivery platform and started writing Web services of its own, resulting in the launch of an address verification Web service.
In 2005, StrikeIron rolled out the Web Services Marketplace, the world’s largest online marketplace dedicated to commercial Web services . The Web Services Marketplace brought together a community of providers and users to buy and sell Web services subscriptions. StrikeIron also released a desktop-based premium version of the Analyzer that allowed users to easily browse through both internal and external directories. It included direct access to the StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace. Users could quickly and easily understand the data structures, data requirements, behavior and results of a Web service and select the right Web service for their needs without any programming or any additional software. The Web Services Marketplace greatly simplified the selling and buying of Web services for a broad audience of providers and users.
Later in 2005, StrikeIron released more of its own Web services like sales tax and SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
solutions. The product portfolio continued to grow in 2006 with the addition of email verification, zip code information, and financial data services .
In 2006, 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....
named StrikeIron a "Cool Vendor" in B2B Integration. Forrester Research
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
also named StrikeIron as a “Hot Company to Watch.”
In 2009, StrikeIron narrowed product portfolio to data quality
Data quality
Data are of high quality "if they are fit for their intended uses in operations, decision making and planning" . Alternatively, the data are deemed of high quality if they correctly represent the real-world construct to which they refer...
and data communication solutions. The company was selected as one of AlwaysOn’s Global 250 Top Private Companies.
In 2010, StrikeIron was a winner of the Lead411 Hottest Companies in Southeast Award . Today, StrikeIron remains the leader in Data-as-a-Service
Data as a Service
Data as a service, or DaaS, is a cousin of software as a service. Like all members of the "as a Service" family, DaaS is based on the concept that the product, data in this case, can be provided on demand to the user regardless of geographic or organizational separation of provider and consumer...
. It was the first DaaS company in the Cloud
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
.
IronCloud
StrikeIron has created a reliable and scalable cloud infrastructure known as IronCloud, which serves as the foundation of its data quality and communication solutions. IronCloud is an 8-year-old platform that is used to serve thousands of customers on a 24/7 basis . Enterprises, including Fortune 100 companies, depend on IronCloud to complete mission critical business needs. StrikeIron’s cloud architecture processes millions of transactions every day for Email Verification, Address Verification, Reverse Phone and Address Lookup, SMS Text Messaging, and Sales Tax solutions. These solutionSolution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s improve lead quality and allow businesses to reach their customers through any communication channel.
StrikeIron's solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s can easily be incorporated into web forms, websites, e-commerce shopping carts, CRM
CRM
- Sales and marketing :* Customer relationship management, processes implemented by a company to handle its contact with its customers* cause-related marketing, a type of marketing* Courtesy reply mail, a type of business mail- Companies and institutions :...
systems, marketing automation platforms, MDM
MDM
- In business :* Market-dominant minority, a term coined by Amy Chua in her book World on Fire* MDM Bank- In entertainment :* Melodic death metal, a music genre* Mere Dead Men, a British punk band...
systems, and other business applications. Additionally, StrikeIron has pre-integrated solutions for a variety of platforms such as Magento
Magento
Magento is an open source based ecommerce web application that was launched on March 31, 2008. It was developed by Varien with help from the programmers within the open source community but is owned solely by . Magento was built using the Zend Framework...
, MarketLive, nopCommerce
NopCommerce
nopCommerce is an open source e-commerce solution that is ASP.NET 4.0 based with a MS SQL 2005 backend database. It is available under the nopCommerce Public License and officially launched in October 2008 for small to medium-sized businesses....
, SalesForce.com, Informatica
Informatica
Informatica Corporation is a NASDAQ listed company with ticker INFA. Founded in 1993, its headquarters is in Redwood City, California. Founded by Diaz Nesamoney and Gaurav Dhillon...
, Microsoft Azure, and Eloqua
Eloqua
Eloqua Corp. is a marketing automation SaaS company which develops automated marketing and demand generation software and services for business-to-business marketers. The company has been described as a pioneer and industry leader in lead generation services....
. All solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s delivered through IronCloud can be integrated using either SOAP
SOAP
SOAP, originally defined as Simple Object Access Protocol, is a protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of Web Services in computer networks...
or REST
Rest
Rest may refer to:* Leisure* Human relaxation* SleepRest may also refer to:* Rest , a pause in a piece of music* Rest , the relation between two observers* Rest , a 2008 album by Gregor Samsa...
calls.