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Okta for Developers: Okta also unveiled in November its Developer Edition, a fully productized version of the company's proven APIs that gives app developers, enterprise developers and ISVs an easy way to build identity components directly into web or mobile applications. Developer Edition allows developers to build more secure cloud applications and accelerate adoption of those services within enterprises. Customers include Adobe Systems, Advent Software, Informatica, Rotary International and ServiceSource.
400+ Employees Worldwide: Okta nearly doubled headcount in FY2015, now with 400+ employees worldwide. Key hires in 2014 include Angela Grady, vice president of operations, Graham Pearson, regional vice president for Asia Pacific, and Jonathan Runyan, general counsel.
A Leader in the First-Ever IDaaS Magic Quadrant and UK Cloud Award Winner: Gartner published its first Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) Magic Quadrant in June and positioned Okta in the Leaders quadrant. To download the full report, please visit: https://www.okta.com/resources/okta-leader-gartner-magic-quadrant-idaas/. Okta also recently was named the "Security Product of the Year" in the UK Cloud Awards, beating out dozens of other vendors in the annual program that celebrates the leading cloud suppliers, technologies and projects in the UK.
$155 Million in Funding: Okta secured its Series E round of funding for $75 million in June. This round included contributions from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners and Khosla Ventures, as well as new investors Janus Capital Group and Altimeter Capital. As part of this round, Pat Grady, partner at Sequoia Capital, was added to the Okta board of directors.
Oktane14: Okta's second annual user conference drew 1,000+ attendees to explore challenges, opportunities and strategies associated with empowering and securing the cloud-centric and mobile enterprise. The event featured dozens of customer presentations, and keynote presentations by Nate Silver, Marc Andreessen, Pat Grady, Aaron Levie, and Adobe CIO Gerri Martin-Flickinger. The 2015 event will take place November 2-4 in Las Vegas, NV. For more information, visit www.oktane15.com.
About Okta
Okta is an integrated identity and mobility management service. Built from the ground up in the cloud, Okta securely and simply connects people to their
applications from any device, anywhere, at anytime. Okta integrates with existing directories and identity systems, as well as thousands of on-premises, cloud and mobile applications, and runs on a
secure, reliable and extensively audited cloud-based platform.
More than 2,000 customers, including Adobe, Allergan, Chiquita, LinkedIn, MGM Resorts International, Shire Pharmaceuticals and Western Union, use Okta to improve employee productivity, increase supply chain efficiency and revenue and improve compliance. The thousands of enterprises and cloud vendors, as well as the millions of people using Okta, are the foundation of the industry's fastest growing IT network for the cloud and mobile world. To learn more about Okta, visit https://www.okta.com.
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