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Introducing JackBe
With a thing for ease and enterprise mashups, JackBe's software solutions -- such as Presto -- are designed to enable end-users to create, customize and share enterprise mashups. These mashups can be created without an IT department, and leverage data from disparate sources (internal and external) while keeping up on security and governance standards.
The Shop
With countless mashups and applications being developed, it's only natural to need a place to store them. This is where the JackBe application shop comes in. Application stores powered by the company will reportedly enable users to share the AJAX apps they’ve created with other users in the enterprise. Apps are portable and can run standalone, on dashboards, on mobile devices, in SharePoint, and feed data into Excel.
There't not a lot more information about JackBe's upcoming release, but the rise of app shopping is certainly something to pay attention to. Apple's iPhone app store success seems to have set a whole new software distribution trend in motion, which has since been further highlighted by the Google Marketplace.
"For companies that find themselves owning a platform that can support 3rd party apps, most had better do a close look at their offerings to see if an app store is a good strategic choice for them to create additional economic value and more satisfied customers," said Dion Hinchcliffe of ZDNet. "I believe a good number of them will find the answer in the affirmative."
JackBe's app store might be a very good starting point if you're looking for a foot in the door. Keep up with them over here for more info on next week's release.
