3scale is an internet technology company that develops
API
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software Interface (computing), interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standa ...
management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities o ...
software.
History
3scale was co-founded by Steven Willmott and Martin Tantow in 2007. A public beta began in November 2008. The company's commercial product was released in March 2009.
It sells
API Management
API management is the process of creating and publishing web application programming interfaces (APIs), enforcing their usage policies, controlling access, nurturing the subscriber community, collecting and analyzing usage statistics, and reportin ...
software called 3scale Connect and a premium version that comes with support and an SLA. A set of three additional APIs were released in October 2011.
In April 2012, 3scale released a new version of its API Management Platform and Infrastructure, including new features such as ActiveDocs, powered by the Swagger API framework developed by
Wordnik, as well as allowing API providers to create interactive REST
documentation
Documentation is any communicable material that is used to describe, explain or instruct regarding some attributes of an object, system or procedure, such as its parts, assembly, installation, maintenance and use. As a form of knowledge manageme ...
out of the box.
In March 2013, 3scale received $4.2 million in funding to build additional functionality to the product and expand internationally.
On June 22, 2016,
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide.
Red Hat has become ass ...
announced the purchase of 3scale and the
open sourcing
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Open ...
of their software.
Red Hat acquires API management company 3scale, will open-source the code
by Jordan Novet (June 22, 2016)
See also
*API management
API management is the process of creating and publishing web application programming interfaces (APIs), enforcing their usage policies, controlling access, nurturing the subscriber community, collecting and analyzing usage statistics, and reportin ...
* CA Technologies
* MuleSoft
*WSO2
WSO2 is an open-source technology provider founded in 2005. It offers an enterprise platform for integrating application programming interfaces (APIs), applications, and web services locally and across the Internet.
History
WSO2 was founded b ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.3scale.net/
3scale Blog
Development software companies
Software companies established in 2007
American companies established in 2007