SAN FRANCISCO—September 02, 2008—WaveMaker™, the leading visual development platform for web applications, today announced an OEM partnership with KANA Software. KANA, a world leader in multi-channel customer service, will use WaveMaker to develop its next generation customer service solutions.
"We evaluated almost every Ajax tool vendor before selecting WaveMaker,” said Mark Angel, CTO of KANA Software. “We chose WaveMaker because its visual Ajax studio gives us the lowest learning curve, the highest productivity and the power to easily construct tailored solutions for our customers."
KANA selected WaveMaker’s Visual Ajax Studio to build a browser-based client interface for its next-generation customer service solution.
As a result of the partnership, KANA customers will be able to enhance and extend the application interface quickly and easily.
“We are delighted that KANA selected WaveMaker as the fastest and most secure way to build Ajax applications,” said Christopher Keene, CEO of WaveMaker. “We believe that KANA’s customers will also see WaveMaker as the most productive way to build rich internet applications.”
WaveMaker Visual Ajax Studio is available under the GNU AGPL version 3 open source license, as well as a WaveMaker commercial license. Applications created using WaveMaker deploy as standard Java WAR files to Java servers such as IBM WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss and Tomcat. With no proprietary code or languages involved, WaveMaker applications easily meet CIOs’ architecture, security and data policies.
To download a copy of WaveMaker Visual Ajax Studio 4.0, go to: www.wavemaker.com/downloads.
About KANA
KANA is a world leader in multi-channel customer service. KANA's integrated solutions allow companies to deliver consistent, managed service across all channels, including email, chat, call centers and Web self-service, so customers have the freedom to choose the service they want, how and when they want it. KANA's clients report double-digit increases in customer satisfaction, while reducing call volumes by an average of 20%. KANA's award-winning solutions are proven in more than 600 companies worldwide, including approximately half of the world's largest 100 companies. For more information visit www.kana.com
About WaveMaker Software
WaveMaker Software™, Inc. provides an easy-to-use, open source Web application development platform for aspiring Web developers. WaveMaker's Visual Ajax Studio is Web Fast and CIO Safe™, enabling developers to quickly create and deploy Web applications that adhere to the CIO's architecture, security and data policies. WaveMaker Software is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California, and is funded by Allegis Capital, Sippl Investments, Hummer-Winblad and Worldview Technology Partners. For more information, please visit http://wavemaker.com.
NOTE: KANA is a registered trademark of KANA Software, Inc. WaveMaker Software, Visual Ajax Studio, Web Fast and CIO Safe are trademarks of WaveMaker Software. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.
For More Information
Chloe Jackson, 415-357-0210 ext. 103
cjackson@wavemaker.com
or
KANA Software, Inc
Erica Burns, PAN Communications
978-474-1900
kana@pancomm.com