SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwired) — 06/25/13 — , the stunning business app that redesigns the way the world interacts with data, today announced the launch of Roambi Business, the company-s new secure cloud platform. Roambi Business helps democratize data from a variety of sources by providing organizations of all sizes — from SMBs to Fortune 50 companies — with instant access to data-derived insights, without having to invest in upfront or additional infrastructure costs and IT resources. Whether it-s big data, Excel spreadsheets, CRM systems, databases, or traditional business intelligence systems, Roambi Business transforms data to illuminate important issues and deliver key insights.
“A growing number of organizations of all sizes across nearly every industry are recognizing the advantages of leveraging cloud-based analytic solutions to meet their escalating business needs,” said Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director of THINKstrategies, Inc. and founder of the Cloud Computing Showplace. “Roambi Business provides a secure cloud platform to address these needs, and the North American Partner Program creates a network of experienced experts who can help organizations with their cloud deployments.”
“Roambi Business is a big step forward for the data publishers and analysts supporting Roambi,” said Riley Newman, Head of Analytics at Airbnb. “User and content management is now much easier and more intuitive, and the introduction of the API has helped further streamline our automated processes that keep our Roambi views up to date.”
Roambi Business extends big data insights to every level of an organization, providing line managers to C-level executives with the ability to view and interact with up-to-the minute company information from the palm of their hand. Alongside its new cloud offering, Roambi also announced the , a new program that provides both solution and referral partners a unique opportunity to share in the exponentially growing mobility market.
Key Roambi Business features include:
A secure, scalable solution hosted on Amazon Web Services.
A simple, productivity style app that lets users easily create high-end visualizations from any device, including tablets.
A full suite of powerful administrative features that gives admins all the tools they need to manage their users, content, devices, and more.
: Roambi-s suite of innovative features to centrally secure on-device content, like remote wipe, file expiration, application passcodes, and file recall.
that serves as a conduit for data and enables customers to automate data imports, create Roambi reports, and refresh data.
for optimal security and seamless access to content.
to all the data that matters for a true anytime, anywhere experience.
“Data of all sizes is breaking loose from the iron grip of on-premise databases and moving to the cloud,” said Santiago Becerra, Co-Founder and CEO of Roambi. “By bringing the Roambi experience to the cloud we are offering mobile workers in organizations of all sizes the ability to access and use critical business data whenever and wherever it makes sense. Roambi is at the nexus of three converging business trends: cloud computing, big data, and mobility. With the launch of Roambi Business we feel we are in a strong position to help our customer and partner network maximize business success while capitalizing on these technology trends.”
Furthermore, today Roambi released a “Big Data, Big Insights” study that reveals a growing demand for mobile and visual data access across organizations. Key study findings taken from a pool of customers and partners include:
: Nearly half (47 percent) have seen stronger than expected business growth in Q1 of 2013 and 69 percent plan to increase technology investments this year. Top three spending priorities are data visualization tools, mobile hardware or software, and business intelligence/big data solutions.
The overwhelming majority (70 percent) conducts half or more of business outside of the office. This trend will only accelerate as 82 percent expect the mobile or remote work to increase this year.
82 percent said they are just as productive or more productive when working outside the office. Access to critical business documents and apps on mobile devices is cited as most helpful in boosting productivity.
Respondents ranked data visualization second only to email as the most critical mobile app and said interactive charts and graphs reveal the most helpful business insights. PowerPoint presentations, text-only reports and Excel spreadsheets are among the least effective formats for understanding and presenting data, respondents said.
83 percent have been surprised by what their data reveals. More than a third characterize data as overwhelming or anxiety-producing.
Roambi Business is priced at $39 per user per month, with a one-year minimum contract and 10 user minimum, and is available starting today. For more information on the Roambi Business, visit: .
Roambi is the stunning business app that redesigns the way the world interacts with data. Built on the belief that mobile changes everything, Roambi delivers the most engaging, interactive information to anyone — anytime, anywhere. Through constant innovation and relentless focus on user experience, Roambi transforms data to illuminate important issues and deliver key insights. People throughout the Global 500 and SMBs rely on Roambi to meet objectives and influence better decisions. Roambi connects you with the information that matters, putting the pulse of your business in the palm of your hand. The Roambi Analytics and Flow Apps are available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPad mini at and . For more information, visit and follow us on and .
Wendy Hynes
VP of Communications, Roambi
Phone: 415-505-1544
Email:
You must be logged in to post a comment Login