AppCloud™
Application Storefront for Targeted Communities
Covisint targeted community members now have the ability to access software applications that are relevant to their business needs easily through the cloud. AppCloud™, Covisint’s new application storefront, was developed exclusively for our community members that have a desire to work more efficiently. It allows members to access relevant business applications without the hassle of signing into multiple applications throughout the day.
AppCloud is a business-to-business application storefront developed exclusively for our communities hosted by Covisint. This solution offers a wide variety of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications developed by our valued business partners that can be accessed through the cloud. Applications that are most pertinent to our business community members are selected for inclusion in AppCloud. Traditional software providers can benefit as well by offering their services in a SaaS-based model.
A true benefit of this solution is that applications in AppCloud are fully integrated with Covisint’s platform, offering the advantage of a secure environment and single sign-on capabilities for users in an already familiar environment. Additional application provider benefits include.
- Reduces Cost of Sale - Covisint reduces the cost of sale by allowing you to gain access to a large community of users instead of individual software subscribers.
- Decreases Sales Cycle - AppCloud reduces the sales cycle time to first production use through simplified integration and onboarding.
- Increases Profit and Marketshare – Allows providers to outpace the competition in reaching and increasing number of users - translating into higher profit and increased marketshare.
- Allows Easy Access and Usage – Through AppCloud and single sign-on, users can instantly subscribe to and use a variety of applications directly from their desktops--ensuring rapid productivity and performance.
- Reduces Risk Covisint is a trusted partner and a recognized leader in Cloud Computing and has the secure framework necessary to bring applications together. Covisint has been recognized by Forrester Research as a “Cloud Computing Pioneer”.
Why Covisint?
- Covisint is application neutral and doesn’t compete with AppCloud partners
- Aligned with application providers for user success and adoption
- Allows application providers to scale more easily
- Covisint is a pioneer in Cloud Computing
