Bluenog was an
enterprise software
Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software (EAS), is computer software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than its individual users. Enterprise software is an integral part of a computer-based information ...
company. The company's flagship product was Bluenog ICE, an
enterprise 2.0
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application development platform built on pre-integrated
open-source
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content management
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,
collaboration
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,
enterprise portal
An enterprise portal, also known as an enterprise information portal (EIP), is a framework for integrating information, people and processes across organizational boundaries in a manner similar to the more general web portals. Enterprise portals p ...
and
business intelligence
Business intelligence (BI) consists of strategies, methodologies, and technologies used by enterprises for data analysis and management of business information. Common functions of BI technologies include Financial reporting, reporting, online an ...
projects. Headquartered in Piscataway Township, N.J., Bluenog was also a
Red Hat
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,
Oracle
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partner.
History
Bluenog was formed in 2006 to address the growing needs of companies looking to leverage Web 2.0 functionality using both open source and
commercial software
Commercial software,
or, seldom, payware, is a computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes. Commercial software can be proprietary software or free and open-source software.
Background and challenge
While ...
.
The company secured $4 million in venture capital from NewSpring Capital in 2008 in order to expand the company's products and services offering. Bluenog received an additional $1 million through New Jersey's Edison Innovation Fund in April 2009.
Products
Following the venture capital funding, Bluenog released ICE 4.0. The latest version of the product, ICE 4.5, was released in June 2009 at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, which added among other features increased collaboration functionality, including a secure enterprise wiki maker.
Awards
In 2009, Bluenog won two technology awards: InformationWeek Startup 50 and RedHerring 100.
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Defunct software companies of the United States