Telerik

Telerik
Native name
 Телерик АД
Subsidiary
Industry Software Development
Founded 2002
Founder Vassil Terziev, Svetozar Georgiev, Boyko Iaramov, Hristo Kosev
Headquarters Mladost, Sofia, Bulgaria
Number of locations
 Bulgaria, United States, Australia, Germany, India, Denmark, United Kingdom
Area served
 Global
Parent Progress Software
Website www.telerik.com

Telerik is a Bulgarian company offering software tools for web,[1] mobile, desktop application development, tools and subscription services for cross-platform application development.[2] Founded in 2002 as a company focused on .NET development tools, Telerik now also sells a platform for web, hybrid and native app development.[3]

On October 22, 2014 Progress Software announced its acquisition of Telerik.[4] The acquisition was finalized on December 1, 2014.

Overview

Telerik was founded in 2002 by four graduates of American University in Bulgaria and Technical University of Sofia.[5] Initially focused on providing outsourced software development for foreign and Bulgarian companies,[5] the company shifted its direction to the creation of application development tools. Its first product, RAD editor (rapid application development),[6] was a web page editor designed to support the then recently launched Microsoft technology, ASP.NET. The company then expanded its offerings to include user interface (UI) navigation controls, and the Telerik Sitefinity content management system a few years later.[7] Based upon developer interaction, Telerik developed tools targeted to support other .NET technologies, such as ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, WPF, Silverlight and Windows/Windows Phone.[8] Telerik introduced support for HTML5 and JavaScript in 2011 with its Kendo UI product,[9] coinciding with expected industry growth in mobile adoption.[10]

Growth

Company growth came by way of hiring in Bulgaria, as well as expansion and acquisition abroad:[11]

As of 2013, Telerik has 800 employees in 11 offices,[18] led by co-CEOs Vassil Terziev and Svetozar Georgiev,[19] and Chief Product Officer Aaron Mahimainathan.[20]

On October 22, 2014 Progress Software announced its acquisition of Telerik.[4]

Products and technologies

Telerik is known for its .NET user interface controls,[21] but through acquisition and invention, expanded to support additional areas of the software development lifecycle:

Controls Suite

Cloud development

Application lifecycle management

Content management

Industry Awards

Awards Telerik has received for its products and business practices include:

Open-Source software products

For most of its products, Telerik takes a proprietary approach to its development process. However, it also has several products that are free and open source: Kendo UI Core,[26] Data Access, Just Decompile and the “Sitefinity Project Feather[27]” Initiative.

References

  1. ↑ Castellanos, Sara (February 21, 2014). "Telerik hires vet of 5nine Software & SmartBear". Boston Business Journal.
  2. ↑ Narayanaswamy, Anand (February 6, 2014). "Build Web, Hybrid or Native Web Apps with Telerik Platform". InfoQ.com.
  3. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (January 28, 2014). "Telerik Launches New Development Platform For Web, Hybrid And Native Apps". Tech Crunch.
  4. 1 2 "Progress Software Announces Intent to Acquire Telerik". October 22, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Petrov, Hristo (December 21, 2012). "How the founders of the "Telerik" made their company a global player?". Forbes Bulgaria.
  6. ↑ Narayanaswamy, Anand (December 12, 2003). "Product Review: RAD.editor v3.0 for ASP.NET". ASP Alliance.
  7. ↑ "Telerik Launches Sitefinity". Gilbane.com. February 21, 2005.
  8. ↑ Taft, Darryl K. (July 15, 2011). "Telerik Delivers New Tools for .NET Developers". eWeek.
  9. ↑ Waters, John K. (December 1, 2011). "Telerik Releases Kendo UI Framework". Redmond Developer News.
  10. ↑ Richmond, Holly (March 21, 2011). "The Growth of Mobile Marketing and Tagging". Microsoft Tag Blog.
  11. ↑ DZHAMBAZOVA, BORYANA (October 30, 2012). "Bulgarian Company Homes In on Technological Niche". New York Times.
  12. ↑ Mass High Tech: Telerik picks up German software firm, Oct 13, 2008
  13. ↑ Visual Studio Magazine: Telerik Expands Portfolio with Team Development Tools
  14. ↑ DevPro: Telerik Makes a Cluster of Announcements at DevConnections VS 2010 Launch
  15. ↑ "Telerik Expands into the UK and Australia". Reuters. March 14, 2011.
  16. ↑ Ward, Keith (September 9, 2013). "Telerik Buys Fiddler Debugging Tool". Visual Studio Magazine.
  17. ↑ Wauters, Robin (7 March 2013). "Telerik acquires Danish cross-platform app analytics software maker EQATEC".
  18. ↑ Krippendorf, Kaihan (March 12, 2013). "TO CREATE INNOVATION, LEARN HOW TO SEE A FOURTH OPTION". Fast Company.
  19. ↑ "Telerik Closes Out First Decade of Business with a Bang". PR Web. January 29, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Telerik Hires Former SAP VP Aaron Mahimainathan as Chief Product Officer". Yahoo Finance. March 11, 2014.
  21. ↑ Bridgwater,, Adrian (October 21, 2013). "Extra Controls In Telerik .NET Developer Tool". Dr Dobbs.
  22. ↑ "Best Employers Bulgaria 2013". Aon Hewitt.
  23. ↑ Ward, Keith (October 8, 2013). "The Visual Studio Magazine 2013 Reader's Choice Awards Are Out More than 400 products were voted on, to find the best.". Visual Studio Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  24. ↑ "The American Business Awards 2013".
  25. ↑ "Congratulations to Our Best of TechEd 2013 Winners". Windows ITPro. June 5, 2013.
  26. ↑ Jackson, Joab (April 21, 2014). "HTML5 components released as open source". InfoWorld. IDG News Service. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  27. ↑ Williamson, Tim (February 21, 2014). "Project Feather - 7 New Reasons to Love Telerik Sitefinity". CodeMoar.

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