INNOVATION, SOFTWARE, FUTURE TECH
Businesswire | March 23, 2023
Postman, the world’s leading API Platform, today announced the general availability of Postman Flows, a visual tool for creating API applications. Postman Flows simplifies building software by using APIs as the building blocks, allowing anyone to produce workflows, integrations, and automations in a collaborative environment without needing to write a single line of code.
With Postman Flows, the company is leaning into demand for a low-code solution that lets people build software without extensive programming experience. Using tens of thousands of readily available APIs, business users can manipulate data with API calls and create workflows. This allows everyone, from financial analysts and customer service agents to senior business leaders, to devise solutions to problems they encounter every day.
“APIs are the building blocks of modern software. However, those blocks have not always been accessible to everyone,” said Abhinav Asthana, co-founder and CEO of Postman. “We are on a mission to change this. With more than 25 million users across every continent, we believe Postman can accomplish this at a massive scale so that any user, anywhere, can build and participate in today’s API-first world.”
Postman Flows makes it simple to construct API applications without needing to write code or fiddle with a command line. Inspired by the concept of “blocks” to form and visualize an application, users simply drag the blocks, build the application, and deploy the workflow. And Postman Flows leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to enable users to manipulate data returned by APIs by simply typing out what they want to do in natural language, making it easy for all. Hundreds of thousands of users have already built API applications using Postman Flows during its beta program.
“Postman Flows is the sweet spot for us, as it gives our non-technical team members a low-code tool to build, document, test, and implement an API workflow,” said Thomas Schlegel, distinguished engineer at Built Technologies. “We can accomplish tasks faster with fewer errors, and we look forward to maximizing these benefits across the organization.”
“Postman Flows makes prototyping and testing easy,” said Sid Verma, partner engineer at Notion. “Building connections visually is more intuitive and clear, which results in spending more time building and less time digging through code. I’m excited to see the future of Flows and Notion!”
About Postman
Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 25 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore, where it was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners.
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INNOVATION, SOFTWARE, FUTURE TECH
Software AG | March 20, 2023
Software AG has launched a new ChatGPT API Connector for its webMethods.io integration platform. This will allow companies to integrate OpenAI’s new generative AI tool into their business processes to enhance a number of functions, including customer services.
Any company with multi-stage or customer-relevant processes — such as the stages in a retailer's product fulfillment and delivery cycle — can use ChatGPT to help send out updates. Companies in industries from retail to banking to logistics can rapidly decrease the time taken to deliver fully personalized updates to explain any delays or problems. For example, manufacturers are finding that the digital experience is now a priority for partners and customers, as they demand faster and more efficient access to products and services.
Even when data and systems are connected, personalization is often limited to the customer’s name and order details. Now ChatGPT brings in a greater understanding of the status of a process and the ability to automatically generate personalized updates — in a hybrid human/machine approach — to be more empathetic than standard responses.
“ChatGPT has become a very hot topic, and businesses are looking at how they can make the most of it,” said Dr. Stefan Sigg, chief product officer at Software AG. “While there are seemingly endless possibilities, we’re happy to bring some very practical options to life right away. Companies that can move from generic communication to genuinely personalized messages will find that they can deliver a higher level of service to their customers. At the same time, we have seen over the last year or two rapid acceleration in the levels of technical debt, the management of which can be helped with ChatGPT.”
Generative AI can support digital transformation initiatives and tackle the technical debt left in its wake. Recent Software AG research found that companies, on average, are spending 21% of their IT budgets on managing technical debt. The same technical resources needed for clearing technical debt are needed for building digital transformation initiatives. By identifying where ChatGPT can contribute to tasks like legacy code conversion or automation of processes, companies can free up valuable developer time for the most productive, highest-value projects. Generative AI can help with these mission-critical efforts.
All of these functions work best in a hybrid approach of people and technology, but ChatGPT significantly speeds up the time and resources needed.
“Companies are constantly looking for ways to differentiate themselves, especially in an era of continual disruption,” Sigg said. “Of course, the possibilities of ChatGPT extend way beyond these initial use cases. The most important thing is that there is a straightforward way for companies to get started. We’ve launched this new API Connector for webMethods.io so that organizations can begin to use generative AI without having to spend lots of time and resources developing the integrations for it.”
About Software AG
Software AG simplifies the connected world. Founded in 1969, it helps deliver the experiences that employees, partners and customers now expect. Its technology creates the digital backbone that integrates applications, devices, data and clouds; empowers streamlined processes; and connects “things” like sensors, devices and machines. It helps 10,000+ organizations to become a truly connected enterprise and make smarter decisions, faster. The company has more than 5,000 employees across more than 70 countries and annual revenue of over €950 million.
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SOFTWARE, FUTURE TECH
Rapid | March 08, 2023
On March 7, 2023, Rapid, a renowned provider of API hub services, announced the public beta launch of its latest offering, the API Hub for Business. This new solution enables businesses of all sizes to create their own custom API hub, grow their ecosystem, and monetize APIs with a flexible pricing model that supports every API protocol and category.
Wade Wegner, the Chief Product Officer at Rapid, says that the API Hub for Business is meant to cut down on the time it takes to get products and services on the market, make it easier for businesses to work with partners and third parties, and give them a competitive edge. APIs are the foundation of modern software development, and API Hub for Business is designed to meet the needs of businesses that want to start or grow their API strategy.
One of the best things about the API Hub for Business is that it has full control over the payment process. This means that businesses can use their Stripe account to make money off APIs. This eliminates the need to use third-party services for financial transactions with customers. Additionally, the solution provides a customizable API hub, which offers businesses control over the look and feel of the experience, allowing for precise branding and customization, including company logos, colors, and imagery.
Another important feature is the unique domain, which gives each tenant its own space. This lets businesses promote their APIs in their own space, which improves their brand, user experience, and searchability.
API Hub for Business also has tools to help partners and third-party developers find, use, and get more people to use APIs. A free, 30-day trial of the API Hub for Business is available through a simple sign-up process.
In short, Rapid's API Hub for Business lets any business easily create a custom hub, grow its ecosystem, and make money from APIs with a flexible pricing model. The solution gives businesses a competitive edge by shortening the time it takes to bring products and services to market, making it easier for businesses to work with partners and third parties, and giving businesses full control over the payment process.
About Rapid
Rapid is a leading API hub provider with the largest developer community, with more than 4 million active developers. Developers and businesses of all sizes can use the Rapid API Hub to build, use, and manage their APIs. RapidAPI is the world's largest API hub, offering tens of thousands of public APIs that millions of developers can find and connect to. The Fortune 500 companies trust the Rapid API Hub, which has been built for the cloud. Rapid has a dedicated team of developers in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Tallinn, Berlin, and other places around the world.
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