CIR Launches API Allowing Public Access to VA Backlog Related Data

Janet Wagner, May 9th, 2013

Department of Veterans AffairsThe Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), one of the oldest nonprofit investigative reporting organizations in the United States, has just announced the launch of the brand new VA Backlog API which allows anyone to access the VA backlog-related data available in the CIR database.


New Billaway API Provides Enterprise Customers Access to Rewards Program

Janet Wagner, May 8th, 2013

BillawayBillaway, a rewards program solutions provider for enterprises, has just announced the launch of the Billaway API which allows developers to integrate the Billaway platform into existing billpay and other product purchase systems.


SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Heralds Arrival of Parallelization Era

Michael Vizard, May 8th, 2013

With the formal launch this week of the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud a new era of in-memory computing is about to become a lot more accessible. According to Professor Hasso Plattner, chairman of the SAP supervisory board, HANA in the cloud will give IT organizations access to a platform that essentially eliminates the need for batch processing in favor of a model where all applications are run in real time.


White House Releases We the People API to the Public

Janet Wagner, May 3rd, 2013

The White HouseBack in February, ProgrammableWeb reported that The White House had released a new We the People API to a select group of developers at the February 2013 White House Open Data Day Hackathon. The White House has now announced that the read-only version of the We the People API has been released to the public.


Tibco Marries Mobile Computing to Enterprise Social Graph

Michael Vizard, May 1st, 2013

One of the bigger challenges with anything involving APIs is scale. As the number of APIs proliferate, the scalability demands from a management perspective become increasing untenable. Nowhere does that become more apparent than when dealing with mobile computing applications.


Edamam Releases Nutrition API to Developers to Create Enhanced Food and Recipe Apps

Janet Wagner, April 29th, 2013

EdamamEdamam, a company committed to helping people eat better by using technology to capture, organize and distill “the world’s food knowledge,” announced at NY Tech Day the release of the Edamam Nutrition API so that third-party developers can use the Edamam platform to create innovative food and recipe applications.


Sweden’s Stockholm University Integrates EBSCO Discovery Service API into Library Software Platform

Janet Wagner, April 26th, 2013

EBSCOEBSCO announced that Sweden’s Stockholm University has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) which includes custom integration of the EDS API into the institution’s library software platform. The University was looking for a reliable search and discovery solution that would be easy to integrate with the existing library software platform.


Why the Uproar for API Management? Mashery, Layer 7, and 3Scale Bask in Recent Attention

Eric Carter, April 26th, 2013

The past week might go down in API history as one of the biggest developments in the ever progressing API economy. Three API management companies embraced an unprecedented spotlight in the API world. First, Intel, the king of processors, paid $180 million to acquire Mashery. Next, software giant CA Technologies, snatched up Layer 7. Finally, 3Scale announced a brand new round of funding ($4.2 million). The question must arise: why have two Fortune 1000 companies and multiple venture capitalists all of a sudden poured hundreds of millions into the API space?


Expert System Releases Cogito Intelligence API Helping Analysts Quickly and Accurately Evaluate Intelligence Data

Janet Wagner, April 25th, 2013

Cogito IntelligenceExpert System, a leading semantic technology company and developer of Cogito semantic technology, has announced the release of the Cogito Intelligence API which allows semantic processing and analysis functionality to be integrated with government, intelligence, law enforcement and other types of security software systems and applications.


Dovico Software Launches Portal Featuring Dovico API Driven Apps

Janet Wagner, April 24th, 2013

DovicoDovico Software, a leading provider of web-based time management software, has officially announced the launch of Dovico Apps, a new portal featuring a variety of Dovico API driven applications for Dovico hosted clients.


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