Pegasystems Acquires Mobile Application Development Company Antenna Software

Pegasystems has acquired Antenna Software, a Mobile Application Development Platforms (MADP).  Antenna Software, based in Jersey City, New Jersey, has over 250 employees focused on delivering mobility technology worldwide. The company also has a center in Bangalore, India.

With Antenna, Pegasystems adds a leader in the Gartner 2013 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Applications Development Platforms to its existing Magic Quadrant leadership in BPM and CRM to deliver better business software to any channel.  Key benefits of this combination include: 

• Faster time-to-market and increased flexibility in end-to-end mobile application development
• Powerful mobile application and device management
• Mobile Backend-as-a-Service coupled with industry-leading BPM, case management, and advanced decisioning
• Proven expertise of two industry leaders in delivering enterprise solutions to a global clientele
• Powerful model-driven design to complement native mobile development and responsive UIs to “design-once and deploy everywhere”

Research from IDC shows that by 2015, there will be 1.3 billion people in the mobile workforce.  To serve today’s mobile users, applications must be prepared for multiple mobile platforms and more than 250 different screen sizes. Today’s enterprises require flexible capabilities for mobile solution development and management to meet the evolving requirements of their employees, partners, and customers. The combination of Antenna and Pegasystems will bring the power of both native and model-driven development to customers and prospects of both organizations.