Analyst Coverage
Appear is followed by several leading analyst firms listed below.
To book an analyst briefing with Appear’s CEO, please contact
Mia Falgard by phone at +46 8 545 91 370 or by email at mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com
IDC
The following IDC study provides an overview of best practices in applying IT and wireless networking technologies to achieve enhanced transportation operations by discussing the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Netherlands Railways) and Stockholm Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Transport Authority) business challenges and recent achievements from improved IT implementations and future directions. This research document provides valuable insights, predictions, and prescriptions for both transportation executives and IT vendors targeting the transport sector.
To read a summary of the study in the Manufacturing Insights newsletter
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Gartner
Case Study: Netherlands Railways Improves Operations Workflow Using Wireless LAN, 30 November 2006, by William Clark
The following Gartner study describes how by upgrading a mobile application that was based on synchronization by MultiMediaCard to wireless, Netherlands Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) was able to significantly improve productivity for its conductors, drivers and station personnel.
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Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Communication Applications, July 2007, by Monica Basso
Analyst Firm Gartner describes location-aware applications as “mobile enterprise applications that exploit the geographical position of a mobile worker or an asset, mainly through satellite positioning technologies, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), or through location technologies in the cellular network and mobile devices — for example, fleet management applications with mapping, navigation and routing functionalities; government inspections; and integration with geographic information system applications”. Gartner estimates that “the market is in an early adoption phase in all regions” and foresees a market penetration of 5% to 20% of the target audience, split between leading vendors in the field such as Appear Networks, Aventeon, IBM, LogicaCMG, Webraska Mobile.
Context Delivery Architecture: Putting SOA in Context, by Yefim V. Natis, William Clark, Ray Valdes
Analyst Firm Gartner describes context-aware computing as a technology that will enhance the value of software solutions beyond the agility brought by adherence to service-oriented architecture (SOA) and estimates that most IT organizations will extend their SOA investment with the context delivery architecture (CoDA) in the next five to 10 years. Gartner describes Appear IQ as an example of how a middleware provider can deliver multichannel applications to enable equivalent online/offline experiences and maintain the context for users between PC-based Web interfaces and handheld applications.
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MarketScope for Packaged Mobile Application Platforms, by William Clark and Michael J. King
Appear is recognized in Gartner’s Packaged Mobile Application Platform Marketscope as a “promising technology”. Enterprises that require the rapid deployment of hosted mobile applications, or that primarily want to buy, rather than build, packaged mobile applications, should strongly consider the vendors outlined in this MarketScope.
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Cool Vendors in Context-Aware Computing, 2009, by Anne Lapkin, William Clark, Gene Alvarez
Highlights several vendors, including Appear, with exciting potential in the context-aware computing arena. CIOs, chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief architects interested in exploiting context information should investigate these vendors to determine if and how they fit into enterprise context strategies.
Read the report here (PDF)
Juniper Research
A new report is available on Mobile Location Based Services from Juniper Research. Appear Networks is listed in the Vendor Strategies chapter, section on Suppliers of Enabling Technologies and Data.
Read the TOC of the report here and the extract (white paper) here (PDF)
Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan’s analysis, Mobile Software Solutions for Intelligent Real-Time Voice and Data Communications, selected Appear Networks as the recipient of the 2005 Excellence in Technology Award for the Appear IQ, its intelligent wireless communication platform for wireless IP networks.
Read the press release here
Appear is followed by the analysts listed above. This list of research analysts was obtained from sources available to Appear, and is subject to change. Please note that any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding Appear’s performance made by these analysts are theirs alone and do not represent opinions, forecasts or predictions of Appear or its management. Appear does not by its reference above or distribution imply its endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations. Interested persons must obtain copies of analysts’ reports on their own; Appear does not distribute these reports. Other research analysts may institute coverage or publish opinions and recommendations from time to time, and Appear expressly disclaims any obligation to update the information contained herein.
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