Syclo

Syclo, LLC
Company type	computer software
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Hoffman Estates, Illinois; (additional offices in Chicago, London, and Stuttgart, Germany)
Key people	Richard Padula, CEO; Jeffrey Kleban, EVP, Alliances & Partnerships
Products	Agentry Mobile Platform; Syclo SMART Mobile Suite
Number of employees	100+
Website	www.syclo.com

Syclo, LLC (acquired and currently a part of

application platform (MEAP)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and software provider based in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois

, offering

smartphones

, and mobile computers for technicians and staff performing work away from a central office.

The company’s focus in the mobile

life sciences, that utilize field service management processes^[5] and typically have significantly valued hard assets

to service and protect.

Syclo offers the Agentry mobile platform, an

application platform. Syclo's SMART Mobile Suite of workflow-specific products, a software suite built on the Agentry platform, has been implemented by more than 750 customers in 35 countries and 20 different industries.^[7]

On 10 April 2012, SAP announced its plan to acquire 100% of Syclo equity in a deal whose Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2012.

History

After his consulting company, Competitive Advantage Systems, developed a computer-based

Sprint Nextel field workers, Richard Padula started Syclo in 1995 in Barrington, Illinois. Syclo’s flagship Agentry mobile development platform was introduced a year later, and in 1998 Rush University Medical Center, Chicago’s largest healthcare facility, was the first organization to deploy Syclo's SMART Mobile Suite.^[8]

Acquisition by SAP

Syclo was acquired by SAP in 2012.[9]

References

^ Clark, William and Michael J. King (2009-12-16). "Magic Quadrant for Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms." Gartner.
^ http://www.syclo.com/content/pdf/Syclo_Gartner_MEAP_Report.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Team, Trefis. "SAP Expands Mobile Enterprise Foothold By Acquiring Syclo". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
^ "SAP acquires Syclo to make businesses more mobile". VentureBeat. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
^ Drake, Stephen (2010-02). "Syclo Private Vendor Watchlist Profile: Mobile Middleware with Industry-Specific Focus." IDC.
^ Brooks, Jason (2001-10-08). "App Independence." eweek.
^ "SAP, Syclo Partner for Mobile." (2009-05-06.) Plant Services.
^ Rose, Barbara (2002-04-18). "PC Prescription for Hospital's Maintenance Ills." Chicago Tribune.
^ "SAP Acquires Enterprise Mobile App Platform and Development Partner Syclo". 10 April 2012.

External links

[1] Clark, William and Michael J. King (2009-12-16). "Magic Quadrant for Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms." Gartner.

[2] ttp://www.syclo.com/content/pdf/Syclo_Gartner_MEAP_Report.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[3] Team, Trefis. "SAP Expands Mobile Enterprise Foothold By Acquiring Syclo". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-11.

[4] "SAP acquires Syclo to make businesses more mobile". VentureBeat. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2018-06-11.

[5] Drake, Stephen (2010-02). "Syclo Private Vendor Watchlist Profile: Mobile Middleware with Industry-Specific Focus." IDC.

[6] Brooks, Jason (2001-10-08). "App Independence." eweek.

[7] "SAP, Syclo Partner for Mobile." (2009-05-06.) Plant Services.

[8] Rose, Barbara (2002-04-18). "PC Prescription for Hospital's Maintenance Ills." Chicago Tribune.

[9] "SAP Acquires Enterprise Mobile App Platform and Development Partner Syclo". 10 April 2012.

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