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Akana

Akana is a provider of computer software products for application programming interface (API) management. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur Eric Pulier as SOA Software. In November 2016, Akana was acquired by Rogue Wave Software. In January 2019, Rogue Wave was acquired by Minneapolis-based application software developer Perforce.

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Founded
2001
Industry
Computer software
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Founder
Eric Pulier
Key people
Mark Ties, Perforce CEO
Parent
Perforce

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Akana

Nodes8
Edges7
Triples31
Avg. degree1.75
Density0.25
Components1

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Akana

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related to Products · 15
Akana → Akana's, Akana's API Analytics, Akana's API Gateway, Akana's API Lifecycle Manager, Akana's Developer Portal, API, API Analytics, API Gateway, API Management, APIs, Developer Portal, IT, Lifecycle Manager, Microsoft, SOLA
related to history · 5
Akana → Eric Pulier, Flamenco Networks, In September, SOA, SOA Software
Founded · 1
Akana → 2001
Founder · 1
Akana → Eric Pulier
Headquarters · 1
Akana → Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Industry · 1
Akana → Computer software
Key people · 1
Akana → Mark Ties, Perforce CEO
Parent · 1
Akana → Perforce
Products · 1
Akana → API Analytics API Gateway API Management Developer Portal Lifecycle Manager SOLA
Type · 1
Akana → Private

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software api company acquired akana's management developer products soa application rogue wave perforce apis founded eric pulier services product external

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AkanaFounded20011.00infobox
AkanaFounderEric Pulier1.00infobox
AkanaHeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States1.00infobox
AkanaIndustryComputer software1.00infobox
AkanaKey peopleMark Ties, Perforce CEO1.00infobox
AkanaParentPerforce1.00infobox
AkanaProductsAPI Analytics API Gateway API Management Developer Portal Lifecycle Manager SOLA1.00infobox
AkanaTypePrivate1.00infobox
AkanaWebsitewww.akana.com1.00infobox
Akanais aprovider of computer software products for application programming interface0.90text
role based access control.Lifecycle Managerinstance ofsecure manage and monitor APIs.Developer Portal - Akana's Developer Portal allows internal and external API developer teams to work as a community with features0.80text
Akanarelated to historyEric Pulier0.60section

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