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37signals
37signals is a privately held American web application company founded in 1999 that creates collaboration software for small businesses. It focuses on creating simple software that only includes necessary features. 37signals' first product was Basecamp, a web-based project management tool launched in 2004. Other products include Backpack, Campfire, Highrise, Ta-Da List, and Writeboard. The company has shifted from web design to creating web applications like these that are focused on collaboration.
37signals
- 1. 37signals WEB-based collaboration appsfor small business GOODBYE TO BLOAT .SIMPLE ,FOCUSED SOFTWARE THAT DOES JUST WHAT YOU NEED AND NOTHING YOU DON’T
- 2. HISTORY 37SIGNALS ISA PRIVATELY HELD AMERICAN WEB APPLICTION COMPANY BASED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE FIRM WAS CO-FOUNDED IN 1999 BY JASON FRIED, CARLOS SEGURA , AND ERNEST KIM AS A WEB DESIGN COMPANY. SEGURA LEFT IN 2000 AND KIM LEFT IN 2003, LEAVING FRIED AS THE ONLY REMAINING FOUNDER.
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- 4. SINCE MID-2004,THE COMPANY'S FOCUS HAS SHIFTED FROM WEB DESIGN TO WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT. the company had moved away from consulting work to focus exclusively on its web applications.
- 5. David Heinemeier Hansson He isa partner in 37signals Jeff Bezos , Advisor
- 6. PRODUCTS BACKPACK BASECAMP CAMPFIRE HIGHRISE TA-DA LIST WRITEBOARD
- 7. 2004 BASECAMP BASECAMPIS 37SIGNALS FIRST PRODUCT,A WEB- BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL LAUNCHED IN 2004. THE RUBY ON RAILS FRAMEWORK WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BASECAMP PROJECT. FEATURES • TO-DO LISTS • MILESTONE MANAGEMENT • FORUM –LIKE MESSAGING • FILE SHARING • TIME TRACKING
- 8. 2005 BACKPACK BACKPACKIS A WEB BASED PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGER AND INTRANET FOR SMALL BUSINESS FEATURES • TO- DO LIST • INLINE PHOTO GALLERIES • NOTES AND • FILE ATTACHMENT AND PAGE SHARING
- 9. 2006 CAMPFIRE CAMPFIREIS A BUSINESS ORIENTED ONLINE CHAT SERVICE. FROM NEAR OR FAR,CAMPFIRE HELPS TEAMS WORK TOGETHER OVER THE WEB IN REAL TIME.
- 10. 2007 HIGHRISE THEAPPLICATION CENTERS ON PERSON AND COMPANY PAGES, WHICH COLLATE INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, NOTES, AND CONTACT DETAIL. “HIGHRISE DOES NEARLY EVERYTHING A PERSONAL SECRETARY MIGHT DO EXCEPT GO OUT FOR COFFEE AND PICK UP OUR DRY CLEANING.”
- 11. 2005 TA DALIST TA-DA LIST IS A FREEWARE TO-DO LIST APPLICATION IT ALLOWS THE TRACKING OF LIST MODIFICATIONS VIA RSS FEEDS. AND TA DA LIST ALLOWS USERS TO CREATE TO-DO LISTS AND SHARE THEM ONLINE.
- 12. WRITE BOARD WRITEBOARDIS A WORD PROCESSOR THAT LIVES ENTIRELY ON THE WEB, ALLOWING USERS TO CREATE AND COLLABORATE ON DOCUMENTS, AND EXPORT DOCUMENTS TO THEIR DESKTOP.
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- 14. TOOLS AND WEB SERVERS 37SIGNALS HAS 40 SERVERS, AND 125OSes. THEY USE CAPISTRANO AND CHEF FOR AUTOMATION. THEY USE CISCO LOAD BALANCER,Nginx,HAPROXY,UNICORN, AND MySQL.
- 15. SOFTWARES THEY USE o NAGIOS oWEBSITE PULSE o CIRCONUS o GANGLIA o REDIS
- 16. THEY ALSOHAVE PUBLISHED BOOKS LIKE GETTING REAL AND REWORK. REWORK WAS NEW YORK TIMES BEST- SELLER.
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