Agiloft, Inc. is a technology company specializing in

contract lifecycle management Contract lifecycle management (CLM) is the proactive, methodical management of a contract from initiation through award, compliance and renewal. Implementing CLM can lead to significant improvements in cost savings and efficiency. Understanding a ...

and business process management software in

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. It was originally founded in October 1990 as Integral Solutions Corporation by Colin Earl.

History

Agiloft started as Integral Solutions Corporation founded by Colin Earl in 1990. The company worked on development projects for other corporations until developing its own software in 1996 called SupportWizard. SupportWizard was designed as a help desk application and by 1999 officially supported

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. Integral Solutions continued to build on this application adding call center and CRM functionality. For a time the company was known by the name of the SupportWizard software. In 2003, they announced a new revision of the software operating on

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framework called Enterprise Wizard. By 2007 the company offered a platform version of the software, called SaaSWizard, on which users could automate business actions through their own customization. Development continued on the EnterpriseWizard application operating on top of the platform allowing users to customize the program through a web interface. Colin Earl changed both the business and software name to Agiloft in 2012. In 2017, Earl spoke out against the proposed H1-B reforms and stated that one of his workers, "in all likelihood, not getting his visa renewed and will return to

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Software

Agiloft is a

low-code development platform A low-code development platform (LCDP) provides a development environment used to create application software through a graphical user interface. A low-coded platform may produce entirely operational applications, or require additional coding for s ...

that has prebuilt modules that focus on

contract management Contract management or contract administration is the management of contracts made with customers, vendors, partners, or employees. Contract management includes negotiating the terms and conditions in contracts and ensuring compliance with the terms ...

and

IT service management Information technology service management (ITSM) is the activities that are performed by an organization to design, build, deliver, operate and control information technology (IT) services offered to customers. Differing from more technology-or ...

. The platform is configured via a web-browser with dropdown menus and drag and drop tools to configure functions or build new applications. The contract management portion of the software allows for the automation of creation, workflow, and renewal of contracts which has been used in the healthcare field. This software has won

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's Editor's Choice award for several years.

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