FullArmor AppPortal Marketplace™ Provides Turn-Key Cloud Service for Creating Enterprise and Service Provider Application
Windows Azure-based Solution Handles Provisioning, Administration, Billing and Management of 3rd Party SaaS and On-Premise Applications
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FullArmor Corp., a leading edge cloud services platform provider, today announced FullArmor AppPortal Marketplace, an application delivery and management platform for enterprise IT departments and service providers that want to become cloud service brokers (CSB). AppPortal Marketplace enables CSBs to set-up application stores that allow users to activate SaaS (Software as a Service) and traditional on-premise apps on a self-service basis, and consolidate monthly billing/charge backs. One of the largest distributors of IT products and services in the US recently introduced an application store service for its resellers, which is a private labeled version of AppPortal Marketplace.
According to Gartner, Inc., “The emergence and rapid adoption of cloud computing, which affects how companies across all industries and regions consume IT, is driving rapid proliferation of cloud-based services. Many services will be consumed directly, but many — particularly when there's a need to combine and add value to them in unique ways — will be brokered. Cloud service brokerages (CSBs) will have an enduring and profound impact on cloud computing and IT services, facilitating how businesses consume IT.”1
AppPortal Marketplace is a scalable, fully self-contained delivery platform running as a service in the cloud, which provides centralized provisioning, administration and billing capabilities for SaaS and on-premise app lifecycle management. It is designed for ease of use with a simple to navigate user interface and checkout. AppPortal Marketplace provides automatic installation and setup, and requires no investment in server hardware, software or network infrastructure. The digital locker portion of the service provides resellers and end-users with a perpetual online repository for software storage and subscription management.
Robust Cloud Service Delivery
AppPortal Marketplace provides the following integrated capabilities for turn-key creation of enterprise and service provider application stores:
- Intuitive application catalog with specifications, screenshots, demos, ratings, reviews, etc.
- Simple checkout with credit/debit/PayPal for all major currencies
- Subscription support with recurring monthly, quarterly or yearly automated billing
- Centralized order management of digital and physical assets across the enterprise
- Open APIs available for integration directly with vendor ordering and fulfillment systems
- Independent departmental catalogs and storefronts for the enterprise
- Integration with internal budgeting and asset tracking software
- Customizable catalogs, storefronts, and reseller bundles tailored for verticals or individual department needs
- Business workflows that support centralized approval and processing of orders
“Whether you’re an enterprise IT department or a service provider, creating an application store requires a sophisticated platform that blends e-commerce, provisioning, management, audit and billing capabilities,” said Rich Farrell, CEO of FullArmor. “We built AppPortal Marketplace to provide all this functionality in one ready-made solution. Best of all, it does not require an army of integrators to deploy since it uses standards-based technologies including Microsoft Azure, .Net, and open APIs for easy integration with existing IT infrastructures.”
Availability
FullArmor AppPortal Marketplace is available immediately.
About FullArmor
FullArmor Corporation is a leading edge cloud services platform provider. Its cloud based solutions range from a SaaS marketplace to traditional IT management. More than 5 million users and 1,500 organizations worldwide rely on technology developed by FullArmor. For more information visit us on the web at www.fullarmor.com, write to info@fullarmor.com, or call 800.653.1783.
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1 Gartner Inc., “Key Issues for Cloud Services Brokerages, 2011” by Benoit J. Lheureux, Daryl C. Plummer, 3 November 2010.
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