CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Summary
- Pivotal will open a new office in Chicago focused on agile development, design
and product management practices, mobile and web application
development and enterprise innovation.
- The opening of the Chicago
office is part of Pivotal's plan to expand its operations in the US
to serve the growing appetite for its products and services, which
give enterprises new ways to create value through modern
application development.
- Qualified members of the 1871 start-up community will be
offered one year of free access to Pivotal Tracker®, Pivotal's award-winning
agile project management tool.
- An opening celebration and exclusive event will showcase
Pivotal Cloud Foundry, the industry's leading enterprise open cloud
platform powered by Cloud Foundry® – a platform-as-a-service
(PaaS) solution that enables enterprises to build and deploy modern
applications faster, at-scale and on the cloud of their
choice.
Pivotal®, the company at the intersection of
big data, cloud and agile development, today announced the opening
of its new office in Chicago,
Illinois, to better meet the needs of clients seeking the
latest best practices in modern software development and building
'consumer-grade' applications.
Pivotal Labs®, the agile development services
unit of Pivotal, brings agile development practices, Lean Startup techniques, mobile and web
application development, and innovation to enterprises and
start-ups – enabling them to build technologies that change
the way businesses operate and innovate. Pivotal is committed to
success in Chicago and the Midwest
as it focuses on local business development and providing in-person
support and collaboration for its expanding customer roster.
Part of that commitment includes offering qualified members of
more than 200 local start-ups (from the 1871 community) one year of
free access to Pivotal Tracker, Pivotal's award-winning project
management tool. Pivotal Tracker makes it easier for teams to adopt
and maintain an agile process by simplifying collaboration and
managing priorities. It enables start-ups to manage backlogs in a
clean and simple way, and integrates well with many apps from
GitHub to Google. Details of the offering will be disclosed in the
near future.
The new office is located in the historic Merchandise Mart in
downtown Chicago and boasts the
unique Pivotal Labs culture developed around agile methods and
Pivotal's distinctive pair programming practices. Pivotal
plans to hire developers and engineers from the rich pool of
graduates coming out of top-tier local universities and offers
developers competitive, six-figure salaries.
Supporting Quotes
Edward Hieatt, COO of Pivotal
Labs and Vice President at Pivotal
"In a world defined by mobility and the cloud, successful
enterprises today are taking ownership of their futures by
rediscovering software development. Pivotal helps companies stay
competitive in this world by providing the tools, processes and
methodologies of disciplined agile development that help them think
and move more like start-ups, and build innovative products and
solutions. We're delighted to open our doors in Chicago to serve growing appetite in this
region for agile development methods."
Howard Tullman, CEO,
1871
"We are thrilled to have Pivotal join 1871's community of
digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs, where we shape new
technologies, disrupt old business models and reset the boundaries
of what is possible. 1871 empowers entrepreneurs by providing our
members with the tools and community resources required to succeed.
We are pleased to offer our members free access to Pivotal Tracker,
Pivotal's outstanding agile project management tool."
Resources
- Pivotal Blog: Pivotal Opens Chicago Office
http://bit.ly/1ByvL5u
- Pivotal Labs, the agile development services unit of Pivotal
-www.pivotallabs.com
- Pivotal Tracker, agile project management tool from Pivotal -
www.pivotaltracker.com
- Press Release: Pivotal Further Defines Enterprise PaaS with
Introduction of Pivotal Cloud Foundry Mobile Services
About Pivotal
Pivotal offers a modern approach to
technology that organizations need to thrive in a new era of
business innovation. Our solutions intersect cloud, big data and
agile development, creating a framework that increases data
leverage, accelerates application delivery and decreases costs,
while providing enterprises the speed and scale they need to
compete. More at www.pivotal.io
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