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Spiceworks
Developer(s)Spiceworks, Inc.
Stable release
7.5.00101 / 16 March 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-16)
Written inRuby on Rails[1]
Operating system
[2]
Platformx86_64
Available inEnglish
TypeHelpdesk Software
LicensePropietary (subscription available)
Websitewww.spiceworks.com/downloads

Spiceworks is a professional network for the information technology (IT) industry that is headquartered in Austin, Texas.[3][4][5] The company was founded in January 2006 by Scott Abel, Jay Hallberg, Greg Kattawar, and Francis Sullivan to build IT management software.[4][6]

Spiceworks is an online community where users can collaborate and seek advice from one another, and also engage in a marketplace to purchase IT-related services and products.[7] The network is estimated to be used by more than six million IT professionals and 3,000 technology vendors.[8]

The company's free proprietary software is written in Ruby on Rails,[1] and runs exclusively on Microsoft Windows.[9] The software discovers IP-addressable devices and includes help desk functionality and an integrated knowledge base.[10]

Overview

History

Timeline of Help Desk releases

Spiceworks Release History
Release Date Name Version Comments
July 2006Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
  • 2007 – IT Solution of the Year by InnoTech Conference[11]
  • 2009 – Spiceworks named InformationWeek Startup 50 Company.[12]
  • 2009 – Spiceworks named “Top 10 B-to-B Web Site” by BtoB Magazine[13]
  • 2010 – Spiceworks wins PCMag.com Best of 2010 Award[14]
  • 2010 – Spiceworks wins six Windows IT Pro Editors’ Best and Community Choice Awards[15]
  • 2015 - Spiceworks' Network Monitoring Software - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Reader's Choice Award Winner - Network Monitoring[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Justin James (4 December 2006). "Spiceworks: Rapid Ruby, Customer Focus, and Starting a Company". Tech Republic.
  2. ^ "Spiceworks Requirements". Community. Spiceworks. Installation Requirements. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Lori (4 February 2014). "Austin firm gets big boost: Tech firm gets new backers". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, TX.
  4. ^ a b Ben Pimentel (10 February 2014). "Introducing Spiceworks: A social network for techies, IT professionals". MarketWatch. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ AMY MCCULLOUGH (3 February 2014). "Spiceworks Pioneers the Social Way to Do IT and Gets $57 Million Funding". Silicon Hills. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ Denise Dubie (21 July 2006). "Start-up offers free management tool – with a Google twist". Network World. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ^ Eric Blattberg (3 February 2014). "Spiceworks scores $57M to reach the next 5 million IT pros". VentureBeat. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ Ken Hess (September 29, 2014). "It's unanimous: The Spiceworks App Center is a hit". ZDNet. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Welcome to the Spiceworks Community: Spiceworks Requirements". Spiceworks.
  10. ^ How the scan works "Welcome to the Spiceworks Community: Help and Documentation". Spiceworks. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ Spiceworks named IT Solution of the Year – AllBusiness.com
  12. ^ "Spiceworks Named InformationWeek Startup 50 Company - @CloudExpo". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  13. ^ Limited, Elemental Communications. "Press Releases - Spiceworks Named Top 10 B-to-B Web Site by BtoB Magazine". Retrieved 6 November 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Spiceworks Wins PCMag.com Best of 2010 Award - Business Wire". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Spiceworks Wins Six Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  16. ^ The Editor (25 March 2015). "Network Monitoring Software - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Reader's Choice Award Winner - Network Monitoring". WindowsNetworking.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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