TigerConnect
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| Industry | Computer and Communications Industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founders | Andrew Brooks Brad Brooks Jeffrey Evans |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Brad Brooks (CEO) |
| Website | www |
TigerConnect, Inc (formerly TigerText) is an American software communications company based in Los Angeles. The company is best known for its instant messaging application of the same name.
History
TigerConnect was founded as TigerText in 2010 by co-founders billionaire Andrew Brooks, MD, CEO Brad Brooks, and Jeffrey Evans, founder of Buskin Records and Bassline Management who discovered and launched the career of Andra Day. They later went on to co-found the anonymous messaging app Whisper with Michael Heyward.[1] The company is based in Santa Monica, California. In February 2012, TigerConnect secured more than $8 Million in new funding by Easton Capital and New Science Ventures bringing the company’s total backing to more than $10 million.[citation needed] In October 2013, the company announced its new freemium model and its 4th generation version, which supports multi-directory usage to increase the flexibility of the application. The company is focused on enterprises, healthcare, and financial services organizations that must comply with industry regulations such as HIPAA, SOX, and FINRA. The solution offers major improvements in workflow efficiency for enterprises, financial services institutions, government, hospitals, physicians and ancillary staff.[2]
In July 2012, TigerText announced an API integration with Dropbox that allows users to send documents securely.[3]
TigerText rebranded as TigerConnect March 6, 2018 [4]
TigerConnect recently expanded its technologies including two acquisitions: physician scheduling software, Call Scheduler[5] and middleware provider, Critical Alert.[6]
App
| Developer(s) | TigerConnect, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2010 |
| Operating system | iOS, Android, desktop |
| Type | Text messaging |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | tigerconnect |
The TigerConnect app is a cloud-based clinical communication and collaboration tool that was developed for the enterprise market. It allows patient information and other secure messages to be sent HIPAA compliantly. The app claims users cannot save, copy or forward the messages because TigerText stores the message on a company server, not the receiving and sending device, and deletes when the expiration conditions are met.[7][8][9]
TigerText can be used on any Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, tablet, Mac or PC.[10]
On April 14, 2015, TigerConnect announced an app for the Apple Watch.[11] The app launched in 2017.[12]
In October 2016, after TigerConnect named two healthcare vets to their executive team,[13] TigerConnect launched a clinical communications platform that is designed for medical client value metrics.[14]
See also
References
- ^ Dotan, Tom (April 22, 2013). "Privacy Apps' Popularity Spreads". Los Angeles Business Journal. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "TigerText Goes Freemium; Launches Next Generation of its Secure Enterprise Messaging App for BYOD". Business Wire. 2013-10-03.
- ^ Gallagher, Billy (16 July 2012). "TigerText Announces Dropbox API Integration: Users Can Send Files With Expiration Dates, Remotely Revoke Access". July 15th, 2012. Tech Crunch. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "TigerText Renames As TigerConnect to Welcome a New Era of Clinical Communication". Business Wire. 2018-03-06.
- ^ "TigerConnect Acquires Call Scheduler, Launches Fully Integrated TigerSchedule to Simplify Physician On-Call Scheduling". wfmz.
- ^ "TigerConnect Acquires Critical Alert to Add New Capabilities to CC&C Platform". HIPAA Journal.
- ^ Charlie Sorrel (2010-03-01). "TigerText Deletes Text Messages From Receiver's Phone". Wired. Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Glenn Chapman (2010-02-27). "TigerText app removes embarrassing text messages". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Luscombe, Belinda (2010-02-26). "TigerText: An iPhone App for Cheating Spouses?". Time. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
Called, coincidentally enough, TigerText, it allows users to set a time limit for a sent text to hang around after it has been read. When that life span has been exceeded, the message will disappear, from the recipient's phone, the sender's phone and any servers. The message cannot be forwarded anywhere, stored anywhere or sold to any tabloid.
- ^ "TigerText Becomes First Mobile Messaging Service to Offer Delivery and Read Notifications across Four Platforms". Business Wire. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "TigerText Introduces First Secure Enterprise Messaging App for the Apple Watch | TigerConnect". TigerConnect. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^ Leung, Phil (2017-07-26). "Product Insight: TigerText's Apple Watch App". TigerConnect News. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "TigerText Names Two Healthcare Vets To Exec Team". SoCal Tech.
- ^ "TigerText Launches Clinical Communications Platform for Value-Based Care". Hit Consultant.