Intel will add Mashery to its growing collection of software and services companies
Intel has purchased
Mashery, a provider or API management tools, in the chip maker's latest
move to expand into software and services.
The Mashery API management service will become a core element of a suite of cross-platform services that Intel plans to offer to enterprises, an Intel spokesman said Wednesday.
Mashery offers a set of tools for managing APIs (application programming interfaces) that can be deployed on-premise or used as a service in the cloud. The package includes a portal that external parties can use to access APIs, as well as caching, security tools, a user dashboard and usage reports. Mashery products have been used by organizations such as USA Today, Expedia, Aol's Patch, Aetna and Best Buy.
An API provides a set of machine-readable instructions that one
software program can use to interact with another over a network. By
providing an API for its services, a company can encourage wider usage
of those services by other parties. Most big online companies like
Facebook and Twitter expose their APIs, but smaller organizations do not
have the expertise to build and maintain a set of APIs for external
use.
Known for its microprocessors, Intel has been expanding into other areas of information technology. It purchased security software vendor McAfee in 2010 for US$7.68 billion. Intel has also developed its own Hadoop distribution, designed to work best with its own processors.
The Mashery purchase fits with the company's plans to offer more IT
services. Mashery will become part of the Intel services division, which
was formed in 2011 and is part of the company's software and services
group. Intel plans to incorporate Mashery's technology into a suite of
services to power cloud services, digital storefronts, location
services, network services and security, according to an Intel
spokeswoman.
Earlier this month, Intel launched a free service called the HTML5 Development Environment, which provides developers with software to develop, test and debug Web applications across a variety of mobile and desktop platforms.
Mashery was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco. It has about 125 employees, most of whom will be retained after the acquisition, according to Intel.
The Mashery API management service will become a core element of a suite of cross-platform services that Intel plans to offer to enterprises, an Intel spokesman said Wednesday.
Mashery offers a set of tools for managing APIs (application programming interfaces) that can be deployed on-premise or used as a service in the cloud. The package includes a portal that external parties can use to access APIs, as well as caching, security tools, a user dashboard and usage reports. Mashery products have been used by organizations such as USA Today, Expedia, Aol's Patch, Aetna and Best Buy.
Known for its microprocessors, Intel has been expanding into other areas of information technology. It purchased security software vendor McAfee in 2010 for US$7.68 billion. Intel has also developed its own Hadoop distribution, designed to work best with its own processors.
Earlier this month, Intel launched a free service called the HTML5 Development Environment, which provides developers with software to develop, test and debug Web applications across a variety of mobile and desktop platforms.
Mashery was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco. It has about 125 employees, most of whom will be retained after the acquisition, according to Intel.
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