Canvas (company)
| Private | |
| Industry | Mobile Software |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder |
Marc Austin Chris Morrisette James Quigley Matt Warner |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia, USA |
| Services | Data Storage |
| Website |
www |
Canvas is a United States-based technology company which provides mobile apps for data collection and sharing. They create apps to gather information, and the apps can be for a wide range of functions.[1] All submissions are stored online. Canvas allows users to customize their apps and can include GPS location capture, photos, signature capture, and reference data. Data can be exported in a comma-separated values spreadsheet or a pdf.[2]
Canvas relies on a subscription model for access to the app builder and to upload new data via the mobile app, with a free one month trial period available. The company's main offices are in Reston, Virginia, with a regional office in Sydney, Australia.
Business structure
Founded in 2008 by Marc Austin, Chris Morrisette, James Quigley and Matt Warner as a company specializing in Software as a Service (SaaS), Canvas is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. A regional office covering Asia Pacific in Sydney, Australia was opened in 2013.[3] Canvas is run as a flat organization free of hierarchical structure, where performance is judged based on metrics.[4]
Canvas practices a form of corporate philanthropy via an internal initiative called the Ante Up program. Rather than volunteer or donate money, Canvas donates their product and employee time to nonprofit organizations.[5][6]
Products and services
Canvas services provide mobile and tablet interfaces for filling out forms or collecting other date, which is then stored online, through a cloud model. Features available include photos, GPS, digitizing signatures, and similar. Apps can be customized, with pre-made templates for specific industries available (such as construction or pet sitting). Canvas has apps in 4 languages: English, French, Spanish, and Dutch.
The Canvas smart client is available for Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Windows Mobile, Windows Phone,and BlackBerry. Computers are used for accessing submissions and customizations. Filling out the apps occurs primarily on mobile devices such as phones and tablets. There are some minor differences between operating systems.
"MyCanvas" is a service which allows more open access to data created by paid accounts, allowing, for example, a customer to review records they have submitted to a Canvas user.[7][8]
References
- ↑ King, Rachel (5 September 2012). "How Pepsi Bottling Ventures IT Says Yes, Even When Strapped for Resource". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ Gahran, Amy. "Tracking Inventory Have You Stressed? Try These 5 Mobile Apps". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ Overly, Steven (7 December 2012). "The Download: Canvas goes international with Sydney office". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Quigley, James. "Getting to Know Canvas - Our Culture, Structure, How We Get Things Done (aka New Candidate Tips)". Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ Small, Vanessa (28 August 2012). "Canvas selects nonprofits to get its app for free". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ Ravindranath, Mohana (22 March 2013). "Deriving profit from nonprofit work". Washington Post.
- ↑ Seo, Michael. "MyCanvas Allows Homeowners To Access Their Personal Service Data History In The Cloud". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Introducing MyCanvas!". Retrieved 16 September 2013.