Ovum Recognizes Apigee's Innovative API Platform and Services

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 27, 2014) - Apigee announced it has been recognized by global analyst firm Ovum, which has published an "On the Radar" report about the company titled, "Enabling digital transformation with a unified API platform and strategy services." The report is currently available to Ovum clients through Ovum's knowledge center and on the Apigee website.

"The combination of API/application infrastructure, analytics, and strategy services offered by Apigee is well suited to enterprise API initiatives focusing on driving business growth via digital supply chains," said Saurabh Sharma, senior analyst at Ovum. "Enterprises should look to engage with Apigee as a strategic partner for digital transformation initiatives, and not as a typical API management solution/infrastructure provider, to realize more value from their investment."

The Apigee platform is designed to help companies of all sizes gain the speed, scale and agility required to succeed in today's mobile-first digital world. Built from the ground up for the requirements of modern APIs and apps, the Apigee platform offers a unique value proposition by integrating comprehensive API management with sophisticated predictive analytics. Today, hundreds of enterprises use Apigee, including 20 percent of the Fortune 100 and nearly half of the top 100 global brands.

"APIs are everywhere, and they are having a profound impact on not only the lives of consumers, but also on the way business is being conducted today," said Chet Kapoor, CEO of Apigee. "Every business must be a digital business, and Apigee is committed to helping enterprises accelerate their digital business through data, APIs, and apps. It's validating that our unified approach is being recognized by Ovum as being well suited for today's dynamic digital environment."

Ovum's "On the Radar" reports feature up-and-coming companies bringing potentially disruptive ideas, products, or business models to their respective markets. "On the Radar" companies bear watching for their potential impact on the market.

About Apigee

Apigee provides the leading technology platform for digital acceleration. Through APIs and big data, Apigee delivers the speed, scale and agility any business needs to compete in today's digital world. Apigee customers include global enterprises such as Walgreens, eBay, Shell, Live Nation, Kaiser Permanente and Sears. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, California. To learn more, go to apigee.com.

About Ovum

Ovum provides clients with independent and objective analysis that enables them to make better business and technology decisions. Its research draws upon over 400,000 interviews a year with business and technology, telecoms and sourcing decision-makers, giving Ovum and its clients unparalleled insight not only into business requirements but also the technology that organizations must support. Ovum is an Informa business.

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