Etelos provides on-demand, customizable Web 2.0 applications for businesses in the hosting environment of their choice. On the Etelos Store, developers can sell applications, businesses can try applications and Internet service providers can offer hosting services in one ecosystem with all the features of software as a service (SaaS) and all the flexibility of custom development.

Etelos’ business model is simple: Give customers the freedom and flexibility to create and utilize an application that will benefit their business in the best possible way. This model carries over to developers, to Internet service providers and to business customers.

WHAT ETELOS DOES FOR A BUSINESS

As more and more commerce happens either as the result of the Web or on the Web itself, a positive customer experience is vital for a successful business. Be it the ability for a consultant to track leads, a diner to take lunch orders online or a realtor’s ability to put properties online, quality interactive Web experiences are vital to the business’ profitability because they create a positive customer experience.

What cookie-cutter CRM or other apps offer is familiarity. What Etelos offers is the ability to shake free from the mold and embrace the uniqueness that makes each business what it is. The Etelos model of a Web-based application is not simply limited to CRM, e-commerce or email marketing, an Etelos Web-based application is flexible and scalable – giving a business the ability to truly call it its own. From automated emailing to contact management and appointment scheduling, Etelos Web Apps provide a wealth of functionality to help automate a business.

ON-DEMAND, OPEN-SOURCE APPLICATIONS

Etelos on-demand applications are rich Internet applications pre-built on the Etelos Ecosystem and ready for rapid installation through the Etelos Store. These Web-based applications allow users to perform sophisticated business functions in a browser environment that is easier to support than conventional software distribution methods.

Etelos applications allow for rapid deployment and implementation thanks to a revolutionary distribution process that deploys the app to the hosting company as soon as a customer clicks on it. Each application is deployed individually and businesses are not just assigned a pre-built URL.

Etelos gives businesses their own database and their own apps along with the flexibility to host it themselves or with an Etelos Certified Hosting Partner.

Once a business has purchased an application from the Etelos Store, it is the businesses’ to manipulate, change or tweak as it pleases. Generally, Etelos releases the source code for each app, along with complete control over the database, the look and feel and the functionality of the website. But if a partner developer has created the application, he or she has the freedom to license it how they please.

CUSTOMIZE IT YOUR WAY

Etelos supports EASE (the English Application Scripting Engine), as well as .Net, PHP and JSP. Ruby on Rails developers are also able to deploy their applications through the Etelos Store. Developers can take advantage of their knowledge to customize an application the way a business wants it: quicker, faster, cheaper and better than conventional solutions.

Etelos Systems Developers are independent Web developers that support Etelos installations, work in the EASE programming language and can assist in the customization of applications built on the Etelos Platform or build an Etelos application from scratch. Since Etelos applications range from basic to enterprise-level solutions, developer experience and skills will vary from simple HTML and graphics to complex coding and database processes designed to support large-scale apps.

You can build virtually any Web-based application on this environment, and now you can package it and distribute it in the Etelos Store.

As illustrated in Figure 1, Etelos gives residents of the Etelos Ecosystem the ultimate in flexibility. Etelos allows a business to choose the application that best fits its needs. Etelos also gives developers the freedom to use the development language or environment that best suits their needs. And Etelos gives everybody the freedom to choose the hosting solution that best fits the needs of the organization.

SUPPORTING THE ENTERPRISE

Etelos is able to distribute applications and support that makes the enterprise comfortable using Web-based applications. Etelos delivers all the features of Webbased apps and all the flexibility of custom development. For example, you can host it yourself; you can get access to the source and customize and integrate; or you can automatically have your app updated. Etelos supports it all.

As businesses continue to become more and more Web-savvy, they are seeking a solution that is flexible and with which they have the ability to customize and modify.

When developers build new applications, they are committed to creating features that motivate adoption of your solution. Developers are implementing features they are confident about delivering. Developers may have a competitor that they are taking aim at and are building an app to displace that. Congratulations; you are now a success. Developers launch their product and are declared the new standard for their type of application.

This is the mentality that developers quickly lose, which is unfortunate. Etelos wants to restore the passion developers have by letting them go back to focusing on the one thing that matters the most to them – coding. The future of the enterprise is the ability for an organization to continue to innovate and keep their competitive advantage.

Etelos makes that possible.

PICK IT, INSTALL IT, CUSTOMIZE IT

The Etelos Store is the place for a business to find a solution, for developers to market an application and for Certified Hosting Partners to find new customers. It is the convergence of all that Etelos has to offer.

The Etelos Store provides a simple way for businesses to locate the ondemand, customizable answers to their problems by linking them with the providers of those solutions. With an easy-to-navigate system, the Etelos Store facilitates the exchange between developer and client to expedite the entire process. A business or developer can pick an application, install it on demand and then customize it with access to the source code.

CUSTOMIZABLE & ON DEMAND

Most applications available are simple to use. A quick download and installation and a business is ready to utilize the app within minutes. Most apps feature simple interfaces to allow for simple and fast customization to integrate with a business’ existing website.

In addition, with the Etelos Development Environment (EDE), you can customize your solution to meet your specific needs. This allows for more advanced customization of an application.

The ability to have a customizable, ondemand application sets Etelos apart from traditional apps. After all, it’s your app, your data and your business.