QuickBase, Inc.

QuickBase, Inc.
Private
Industry Platform as a service
Digital transformation
Enterprise Software
Founded 1999
Headquarters Cambridge, Massachusetts
Key people

Allison Mnookin, CEO
Frank Tino, VP Product Development
Karen Devine, VP of Marketing
Jeff Prus, VP Product Management

Stephen Percoco, VP Sales and Customer Care
Products
  • QuickBase platform
Number of employees
 Approximately 260 (2016)
Website www.quickbase.com

QuickBase, Inc., formerly a division of Intuit, is a low-code application development platform provider headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was divested from Intuit in March 2016 and is backed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.[1][2] QuickBase is used by more than 6,000 customers, including half of the Fortune 100,[3] across a variety of industries and use cases, including process and project management, asset and order tracking, customer and contracts management, time and expense, sales and HR applications.

Services

QuickBase is a low-code platform for citizen development[4] for building, customizing and connecting scalable, secure cloud applications mapped to unique business challenges without compromising IT governance and control. The platform addresses a broad set of business use cases through its customizable application platform that includes workflow and process automation, forms, and personalized charts and reports driven by customizable business logic.

The platform is known for empowering citizen developers[5] in the line of business to deliver “right for me” cloud applications with the visibility and accountability required by IT. This methodology unites IT and the business to accelerate business transformation across the organization through rapid prototyping of processes and apps that are built, deployed, and customized without requiring traditional professional application development resources.

History

In May 2016, QuickBase, Inc. announced new integration features and Workato partnership.[6]

In April 2016, QuickBase, Inc. was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Low-Code Development Platforms, Q2[7]

In March 2016, QuickBase was positioned as a Niche player in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform as a Service, Worldwide, 2016[8]

In March 2016, Intuit Inc. agreed to sell its QuickBase business to private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.[9]

In October 2015, QuickBase receives 4/5 star review in CloudPro Magazine.[10]

In August 2015, Intuit announced plans to divest itself of Demandforce, QuickBase and Quicken operations[11] to sharpen its focus.

In May 2015, Intuit QuickBase wins SIIA CODiE Award for Best Real Estate/Construction Management Solution[12] and finalist for Best Cloud Platform as a Service.[13]

In December 2013, Intuit QuickBase headquarters moved from Waltham, MA to Cambridge, MA.[14]

In March 2007, Intuit QuickBase and O’Reilly Media released “QuickBase: The Missing Manual,”[15] the first-of-its-kind, continuously updated guidebook for users of QuickBase. It was the first Missing Manual title to be issued online before appearing in print and marks the first book written about the QuickBase platform.

In April 2006, QuickBase was selected as a Finalist in the eWEEK Sixth Annual Excellence Awards Program in the Enterprise Collaboration category.[16]

In May 2005, QuickBase was chosen as PC Magazine Editors’ Choice.[17]

In April 2005, QuickBase wins SIIA Codie Award for “Best Business Software Product or Service.”[18]

On December 11, 2000, Intuit renamed oneBase and launches QuickBase.[19]

In the fall of 1999, Intuit Inc. acquired Turning Mill Software, adding oneBase to its product portfolio, that includes QuickBooks and TurboTax.

QuickBase, Inc. was originally Turning Mill Software and founded by Joe Rice in January, 1999 after several months of developing the product at his home. Soon after incorporating he hired Claude von Roesgen, Jim Salem, Mike Wissner, Arden Rodgers and David Reeves. QuickBase, the low-code platform, was originally called oneBase, a web-based database service for the easy access, consolidation, and sharing of business information.

References

  1. ↑ "Intuit sells QuickBase to private equity firm". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Intuit Plans to Sell QuickBase Business to Private Equity Firm". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Intuit Announces Sale Of QuickBase Low-Code Platform". forbes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Citizen Developers: Low Code Is Now Enterprise-Class". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  5. ↑ "How A Forrester Analyst Learned Citizen Developers Exist". cmswire. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  6. ↑ "QuickBase Launches New Connector for It's No Code Platform". App Developer Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  7. ↑ "The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms, Q2 2016, The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up". Forrester. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  8. ↑ "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform as a Service, Worldwide". Gartner. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  9. ↑ "Intuit Sheds QuickBase as Part of Plan to Pare Down". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  10. ↑ "Intuit QuickBase review - An extraordinarily powerful and flexible database SaaS". CloudPro. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  11. ↑ "Intuit to Divest Itself of Demandforce, QuickBase and Quicken". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  12. ↑ "Winner In: Best Real Estate / Construction Management Solution". SIIA.net. Retrieved 2015-05-20. line feed character in |title= at position 11 (help)
  13. ↑ "Best Cloud Platform as a Service". SIIA.net. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  14. ↑ "Intuit's QuickBase moving HQ to Cambridge". BizJournals. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  15. ↑ "QuickBase: The Missing Manual". Oreilly.com. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
  16. ↑ "eWEEK Reveals Finalists For its Sixth Annual Excellence Awards Program.". The Free Library. Retrieved 2006-04-10.
  17. ↑ "QuickBase for Corporate Workgroups, Spring 2005 Version". PCMag. Retrieved 2005-05-18.
  18. ↑ "Best Business Software Product or Service". SIIA.net. Retrieved 2005-04-14.
  19. ↑ "Intuit Unveils Web-Based Tool For Sharing Information". Intuit.com. Retrieved 2000-12-11. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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