RedHat looks to mobile apps with purchase of FeedHenry

in linux on 2014-09-23 11:43 (#2STT)

In a move to compete on the mobility front, Red Hat Linux is acquiring FeedHenry for about US$82 million. The enterprise mobile application platform provider essentially makes it possible for Red Hat to support mobile application development in public and private environments.

From ConvergedDigest:

FeedHenry, which is based in Waterford, Ireland, helps enterprises to accelerate mobile app backend integration via private clouds, public clouds, and on-premises systems with connectors and plug-ins to common enterprise systems such as salesforce.com, SAP, Oracle, etc. The FeedHenry platform offers developers the flexibility to create native (Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Blackberry), hybrid, HTML5 or web apps. The platform supports a wide variety of popular toolkits including native SDKs, hybrid Apache Cordova, HTML5 and Titanium, as well as frameworks such as Xamarin, Sencha Touch, and other JavaScript frameworks.

FeedHenry was founded in 2010 as a spin out from the Telecommunications Software and Systems Group at the Waterford Institute of Technology.

Seems like good news for mobile platforms based on FOSS technologies. Or is this just RedHat trying to stay relevant in a world where operating systems matter less than web services and mobile access?

Copyright? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-23 13:30 (#2STY)

So the suspiciously clipart-looking "CIO" on the front page turns out to be some guy named Shimon Haber who seems to have NOTHING to do with this company as per their "leadership" page. His photo has only appeared on "Funny or Die". Strange they didn't feel confident putting their own people on the front page, and I hope they had permission to use Haber's photo.

Also, am I the only one who thought of the SNL "clownpenis.fart" thing upon seeing the desperate bottom-barrel domain name?

Re: Copyright? (Score: 2, Funny)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 15:14 (#2SV3)

You mean convergeddigest? Yeah, that's a new one for me. Here's the SNL transcript for anyone who like me, hadn't seen it. Awesome stuff.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/99/99adillon.phtml

Dillon/Edwards Investments

Father.....Chris Parnell

[Scene of father helping son ride a bicycle for the first time, then, cut to the living room of their house]

Father: Trust, an important part of building a family, and an important part of building his future. That's why I rely on Dillon/Edwards and Company. For nearly a century, investors on Wall Street have trusted Dillon and Edwards with their financial future. And now all of the resources from America's oldest investment firm are available on-line. [Father is at the computer as the website appears, along with web address]Dillon and Edwards on the Internet, at www.clownpenis.fart. A lot of investment companies rushed onto the Internet, but Dillon and Edwards took their time. Sure, when they were ready, there was one web address left, but it's one you can count on.

Announcer #1: For mutual funds, count on...

Announcer #2: ...clownpenis.fart.

Announcer #1: Online brokerage...

Announcer #2: ...clownpenis.fart.

Announcer #1: Retirement and tuition planning...

Announcer #2: ...clownpenis.fart.

[Caption: Dillon/Edwards Investments-www.clownpenis.fart]

Announcer #1: Dillon and Edwards Investments...

Announcer #2: ...at www.clownpenis.fart.

Re: Copyright? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-23 16:38 (#2SV6)

No no!

I meant "FeedHenry" wore the clownpenis.

ConvergedDigest is Shakespearean and high tech compared to that. I'm sure it means something to somebody, but come on.