Acquia
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Acquia
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 2007[1] |
| Founder(s) | Dries Buytaert Jay Batson |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Massachusetts, Oxford, England, Mountain View, California, Washington, DC[2], USA, Great Britain |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Tom Erickson (CEO) Dries Buytaert (CTO) |
| Products | Acquia Drupal Acquia Network Acquia Cloud Drupal Gardens Acquia Commons Acquia Search Acquia Insight Acquia SEO Grader |
| Employees | 200 (March 2012)[3] |
| Website | acquia.com |
Acquia is a commercial open-source software company providing products, services, and technical support for Drupal. It is financed by venture capital, receiving $38.5 million in four rounds.[4]
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Growth and market presence
In an April 2011 press release, the company stated that it has over 700 enterprise customers; that its hosting services handle over 2.5 billion HTTP requests per month; and that quarterly revenue increased 300 percent between the first quarters of 2010 and 2011.[5]
Products
Its chief products[6] are:
- Acquia Network: Access to web services, tools, knowledge library, and human support.
- Acquia Cloud hosting:
- Dev Cloud
- Managed Cloud
- Drupal Gardens: a SaaS to design, build, and host Drupal-based sites through a web browser.
- Free downloadable software: Acquia Dev Desktop, Acquia Drupal, and Acquia Commons.
- Professional services: Consulting, training, and remote administration.
References
- ^ "Acquia raises $7M for Drupal platform". venturebeat.com. 2007-12-20. http://venturebeat.com/2007/12/20/acquia-raises-7m-for-drupal-platform. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Contact Us". acquia.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. http://acquia.com/about-us/contact. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Acquia expands European presence with appointment". http://www.acquia.com/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/acquia-expands-european-presence-appointment-directors-benelux-and. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ^ "Acquia completes $15m Series D round". boston.com. 2011-07-22. http://www.boston.com/Boston/businessupdates/2011/07/acquia-completes-series-round/llu6icVjeccsjNC5IDe4EO/index.html. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Acquia Announces Record First Quarter 2011 and Rapid Expansion". acquia.com. 2011-04-26. http://acquia.com/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/acquia-announces-record-first-quarter-2011-and-rapid-expansion. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Products & Services". acquia.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. http://acquia.com/products-services. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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