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Couchbase Announces Availability of Couchbase Server 2.2 NoSQL Document Database

on September 13, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – September 13, 2013  – Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced the availability of Couchbase Server 2.2, the latest release of its NoSQL document-oriented database. Today’s release further strengthens Couchbase’s leadership in scalability, performance and always-on reliability for enterprises deployed on large clusters both within and across data centers.

Couchbase Server 2.2 includes significant improvements across several areas critical to enterprise customers. Customers adopting NoSQL specifically look for seamless cross cluster support and by using Couchbase can setup cross cluster replication with just a few clicks. Cross Data Center Replication (XDCR) is a key differentiator for Couchbase, with large enterprises choosing Couchbase as the NoSQL database of choice for their most demanding web and mobile applications. In particular, this release adds a dramatic improvement in performance and resource utilization for XDCR.

Highlights of this release include:

  • XDCR Optimization
    • Advanced cross data center replication optimization provides a new version of the protocol directly utilizing the memcached protocol, resulting in significantly improved throughput across clusters with lower resource utilization.
  • Administration, Monitoring and Manageability
    • Updated cbHealthChecker utility monitors the health of a cluster and provides advanced diagnostic capabilities, including information about capacity planning.
    • New administrative utility cbrecovery provides granular cluster recovery capabilities using data from remote Couchbase clusters.
  • Security
    • Read-only administration through the Couchbase Admin Console and the REST API designed for enterprise operations teams.
    • Delegated non-root and non-sudo administration, particularly important for development and testing within the enterprise.

Supporting Quotes

  •  “Couchbase is being used by the largest companies in the world for their most critical web and mobile applications. This release further differentiates Couchbase as the NoSQL database of choice for customers that depend on the scalability, performance and reliability we deliver both within and between data centers.” – Rahim Yaseen, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Couchbase

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Database Experts, NoSQL Users to Convene at Couchbase [SF]

on September 5, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – September 5, 2013 – Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, will host Couchbase [SF], its annual user conference, on Friday, September 13, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT at the Mission Bay Conference Center in downtown San Francisco.

The event will bring together database industry experts and members of the global Couchbase user community to share insights on the web and mobile applications that are driving the massive growth of NoSQL in the world’s largest enterprises. There are three tracks with over 30 sessions focused on real-life use cases, large-scale administration and operations, and developing with Couchbase. Register by Friday, September 5 to receive $50 off your full-day pass with code COUCHBASE50. Group discounts are also available.

Couchbase [SF] Agenda Highlights

  • GigaOM analyst Rich Morrow will lead a panel on “The Future of Mobile” with Couchbase partners from Appcelerator, Apperian, PhoneGap and Xamarin.
  • Anil Madan, head of global engineering for PayPal Media Network, will lead a discussion on how Couchbase delivers real-time analytics and scalable audience profiling for their ad platform.
  • Steven Young, head of Orbitz site reliability and platform engineering, will share best practices on consolidation for ease of management and support and how to avoid over committing resources.
  • Darrell Pratt, lead architect for Nielsen Company’s Global Buy Platform, will share their implementation of Couchbase as the real-time data store supporting their project for clients in the consumer packaged goods industry.
  • Ido Shilon, head of LivePerson’s R&D Group, will discuss how Couchbase assists the company in enabling over 8,500 global businesses to intelligently engage with more than 450 million users each month.
  • Christopher Tse, director of R&D at McGraw-Hill Education’s Digital Platform Group, will provide insight on the benefits of NoSQL in the digital learning environment.
  • In-depth “Couchbase Clusters,” will cover topics on cross data center replication (XDCR), full-text search with Couchbase, server-side architecture, benchmarking Couchbase, and more.

Supporting Quotes

“The anticipated turnout for Couchbase [SF] only adds to reports that the database industry is shifting to adopt NoSQL,” said Couchbase CEO Bob Wiederhold. “The conference will bring together some of the best and brightest in our industry, and we expect our partners, customers and industry peers will walk away from the event with insider insights to help their organizations get ahead of the NoSQL curve.”

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Couchbase Appoints Industry Veteran Ian Howells as Chief Marketing Officer

on August 29, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – August 29, 2013 – Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced the appointment of Ian Howells as chief marketing officer (CMO). With over twenty years of experience in technology product management and marketing, Howells joins Couchbase at a time when the company is rapidly enhancing its product development and global investment to align with the projected multi-billion dollar NoSQL industry.

News Highlights

  • A technologist and serial entrepreneur, Howells has previously held senior marketing roles at Documentum through its IPO, SeeBeyond through its IPO and acquisition by Sun, as well Alfresco and StorSimple, acquired by Microsoft.
  • Howells earned his Ph.D. in distributed database systems from University College Cardiff and has published a number of papers and contributed to books on related topics. He also previously penned the blog, “Open Source Hearts and Minds” for Computerworld.
  • Couchbase recently announced its latest round of funding – a Series D of $25 million led by Adams Street Partners – bringing its total amount raised to $55 million.
  • Couchbase will host its third annual San Francisco user conference – Couchbase [SF] – on September 13, 2013, with presentations from customers including PayPal, McGraw-Hill, Nielsen, Orbitz and LivePerson.

Supporting Quotes

  • “Couchbase has experienced more than 400% in sales growth over the course of 2013,” said Bob Wiederhold, CEO of Couchbase. “As enterprises rapidly adopt NoSQL, Ian’s experience in the industry and proven track record will play a large role in Couchbase’s expansion into new markets across the globe.”
  • “As a market-leading NoSQL provider, Couchbase’s vision and technology are reshaping the database industry,” said newly appointed Couchbase CMO Ian Howells. “In joining the team, I look forward to further building Couchbase’s evolving market presence, programs and community.”

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NoSQL Leader Couchbase Raises $25 Million to Fund Enterprise Growth

on August 28, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – August 28, 2013 – Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced that it has closed a $25 million Series D funding round led by Adams Street Partners and joined by existing investors Accel Partners, Mayfield Fund, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Ignition Partners.  The financing comes after explosive growth in 2013 with sales growing by more than 400% and several high-visibility competitive wins at enterprise accounts.  Couchbase will use the funds to further expand international sales and marketing operations and support key strategic product initiatives, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

Funding Highlights

  • The funding comes on the heels of the release of Couchbase 2.0 in December 2012.  The release added document database features as well as cross data center replication and achieved immediate success among Internet companies and enterprises.  
  • The successful financing reflects a more than 400% increase in sales in 2013 including many wins that involve broad deployments of mission critical enterprise applications.
  • Building upon the success of Couchbase Server 2.0, Couchbase will use the new funding to accelerate the delivery and adoption of major new innovative products, including ones that will be announced in the coming weeks.
  • Couchbase will also use the funding to expand its local presence in North America, Europe, Israel, Japan, and Korea and open offices in China, India, Brazil, and Argentina.

Supporting Quotes

  • “Since the 2.0 release of Couchbase last December, Couchbase’s growth has been remarkable,” said Robin Murray, general partner of Adams Street Partners.  “The delivery of document database extensions and cross data center replication features together with existing leadership in scalability and performance has allowed them to win big orders at many high profile enterprise accounts and immediately attracted our attention.”
  • “Databases are serious business.  Now that enterprises are rapidly adopting NoSQL, the cute and cuddly starter technologies have become exposed,” said Kevin Efrusy, Partner at Accel.  “Couchbase is rapidly separating themselves from the rest of the pack through its foundation as a scale architecture, constant innovation, and an ability to deliver the support services enterprises require.   We are thrilled to be working with the Couchbase team.
  • “We have seen a significant increase in the adoption of NoSQL by enterprises,” said Bob Wiederhold, CEO of Couchbase.  “They are doing deep strategic evaluations of NoSQL technologies and our leadership in providing easy scalability, consistently high performance, and cross data center replication has allowed us to consistently win these evaluations. This funding will allow us to rapidly expand the number of enterprises we serve around the world.”

Additional Resources:

About Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is one of the largest managers of private equity investments for institutional investors around the world with more than $25 billion in assets under management. The firm operates as one cohesive global team, integrating expertise in three disciplines: primary, secondary and direct investments. Adams Street has a comprehensive perspective on the industry through its established relationships and experience in the private equity industry. Over the past four decades, the team at Adams Street has grown to 120 individuals based in five offices around the world — Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Beijing and Singapore. For more information, visit: http://www.adamsstreetpartners.com.

About Accel Partners

Founded in 1983, and managing over $9.6 billion in capital, Accel Partners has a long history of partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build world-class businesses.  Accel today invests globally using dedicated teams and market-specific strategies for local geographies, with offices in Palo Alto, California, New York City, London, and Bangalore, as well as in China via its partnership with IDG-Accel. Accel has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful technology companies, many of which have defined their categories. For more information, visit: http://www.accel.com.

Couchbase Growth of Over 400% in 1H 2013 Fueled by Success of 2.0 Release and Major Competitive Wins

on August 28, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – August 28, 2013 – Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, announced today that software subscription sales grew by more than 400% year-over-year in the first half of 2013.  The rapid growth was fueled by the success of Couchbase’s 2.0 release and associated major competitive wins at many of the world’s largest enterprises.

The scalability, performance and flexibility requirements of modern web and mobile applications are driving the massive growth of NoSQL in major enterprises, where Couchbase is a leader. The use of NoSQL is becoming standard for certain critical use cases such as: globally distributed user profile management, session store management, high-performance caching, content and metadata store management and data aggregation. Billions of users access Couchbase everyday through eCommerce sites, social sites and ad network platforms. These include:

  • Social – LinkedIn and Tencent
  • Technology – PayPal, Cisco, Liveperson
  • Travel – Orbitz, Amadeus and Sabre
  • SaaS – Concur and Salesforce
  • Ad Network – AOL and AdAction
  • Online Gambling – BetFair, SHFL entertainment
  • Education – McGraw-Hill Education
  • Communications – Docomo and Comcast
  • Media – Nielsen, Beats Music

Many of these customers will be presenting at the Couchbase [SF] user conference on September 13th.

The phenomenal success of the 2.0 release, delivered just nine months ago in December 2012, is attributed to the following key capabilities:

  • Couchbase’s continued leadership as the most easily scalable NoSQL database
  • Couchbase’s continued leadership as a consistently high performance NoSQL database
  • The addition of cross data center replication, which allows active-active mirroring of data across data centers, a critical capability for large enterprises that run global businesses
  • The addition of document database features like JSON support and indexing and querying that speed development of applications

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Couchbase Announces Availability of Couchbase Server 2.1 NoSQL Document Database

on June 26, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – June 26, 2013 – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced the general availability of Couchbase Server 2.1, the latest release of its NoSQL document-oriented database. Today’s release further strengthens Couchbase’s leadership in scalability, performance, and always-on reliability with new features that improve disk utilization and latency, and augment the product’s rich set of monitoring and management capabilities.

News Highlights

  • Couchbase today announced that Couchbase Server 2.1 is generally available, with new features that enhance the product’s consistent high performance, easy scalability, and always-on availability.
  • Highlights of the new release include:
    • A multi-threaded persistence engine that dramatically improves disk utilization, further expanding the use cases and workloads that Couchbase supports. The newly designed and tunable persistence engine increases resource efficiency for users on both commodity hardware and specialized servers.
    • Cross datacenter replication optimizations, resulting in improved latency for data operations across clusters.
    • Improved ongoing administration through:
      • A completely new Health Check tool, resulting in better diagnostics and monitoring;
      • Hostname and IP address management for sys admins, simplifying installation and management of cloud deployments;
      • UI enhancements such as progress indicators for rebalance operations, providing in-depth visibility into the ongoing admin tasks via the Couchbase administration console.
    • Performance and stability fixes to improve user experience across all supported platforms.
  •  In conjunction with the 2.1 release, Couchbase also launched today a new user community portal, designed to provide enhanced technical content and serve as a focal point for knowledge sharing among Couchbase users. The portal offers language-specific sections for developers, a section for Couchbase ops/ admins, and a new interactive Q&A application that will replace the existing Couchbase Forums for community-based support.

Supporting Quotes

  • “We continue to invest in strengthening and optimizing the core architecture of Couchbase Server, further differentiating us as the NoSQL solution that delivers reliability at scale for customers and users. With Couchbase Server 2.1, our multi-threaded persistence engine provides customers dramatic disk read and write performance, allowing them to extend the scope and scale of their applications.” – Yaseen Rahim, Senior Vice President Products, Couchbase

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Couchbase Announces Couchbase [SF] 2013

on June 18, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – June 18, 2013 – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced that Couchbase [SF] 2013 will take place September 13 at Mission Bay Conference Center in downtown San Francisco. The conference, which will draw attendees from the Couchbase user community worldwide, offers three core conference tracks featuring presentations by Couchbase technology experts as well as customer speakers from Nielsen, Orbitz, PayPal, and LivePerson.

“The database market is changing dramatically, and data management choices are expanding as technologies like NoSQL have emerged to support the needs of modern applications. This shift, combined with our launch of Couchbase Server 2.0 six months ago, is driving a marked increase in momentum and adoption of NoSQL and Couchbase, especially among enterprise customers,” said Bob Wiederhold, President and CEO of Couchbase. “We look forward to a fantastic event in September, and have designed a conference program to provide rich, engaging content for our established community of users, as well as for those who are new to Couchbase and NoSQL.”

Conference Agenda and Highlights

  • Couchbase [SF] provides a full day of technical content focused on NoSQL and Couchbase technology
  • Featured speakers include:
    • Darrell Pratt, lead architect for Nielsen Company’s Global Buy Platform, who drove the implementation of Couchbase as the real-time data store supporting their Big Data project for clients in the consumer packaged goods industry.
    • Anil Madan, head of global engineering for PayPal Media Network, to share how Couchbase delivers real time analytics and scalable audience profiling for their ad platform.
    • J. Steven Young, responsible for Orbitz site reliability, is a returning speaker who will highlight lessons learned and best practices using Couchbase in production over the past several years, and more recent experiences with 2.0.
    • Ido Shilon, head of LivePerson’s platform engineering group, to discuss how Couchbase enhances the user experience for their leading real-time chat application.
    • J Chris Anderson, Couchbase chief mobile architect, to preview Couchbase Lite a mobile database technology and lead a hands-on workshop for mobile app developers.
    • Couchbase cofounders Damien Katz and Dustin Sallings who will each lead interactive sessions on advanced technical topics.
  • A multi-track technical agenda that includes:
    • NoSQL basic topics such as understanding the NoSQL landscape, how to evaluate NoSQL solutions, common NoSQL use cases, and others.
    • A dedicated developer track offering a full day of hands-on sessions, including how to get started with Couchbase, document design, indexing and querying, and common data models and integrations.
    • Best practices sessions for ops/admins that focus on sizing Couchbase clusters, running Couchbase in production, and health monitoring.
    • Numerous “Couchbase Clusters,” smaller and more interactive sessions for advanced technical topics such as cross datacenter replication, language-specific development, advanced troubleshooting, mobile, and more.
  • Couchbase Geek Bar for engaging with Couchbase experts
  • After party for networking and connecting with the community

Registration and Pricing

A detailed agenda and online registration is available on the Couchbase [SF] website. A full-day pass is $199, but Couchbase is currently running a promotion in which 75 full-day passes will be offered for $75 (first come first served).

Couchbase Server Developer Training and Admin Training will also be offered for the two days prior to Couchbase [SF]. Training pricing and registration are available on the Couchbase [SF] website.

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Talend and Couchbase Announce Partnership to Boost Integration of NoSQL

on June 10, 2013

Los Altos, Calif. and Mountain View, Calif. – June 10, 2013 – Talend, a global open source software leader, and Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced a partnership to advance the deployment and integration of NoSQL technology in enterprise environments. As part of the agreement, leading open source big data integration solutions Talend Platform for Big Data and Talend Open Studio for Big Data have been certified to use with Couchbase Server, providing connectors that can be used to connect Couchbase databases to and from all other data stores and systems in the organizations, ensuring smooth synchronization and migration of all data.

Talend’s industry leading big data support includes a graphical environment and components that make big data easy to use and easy to access. With support for Couchbase’s leading NoSQL database, Talend provides high-performance, real-time read/write access to big data. This support also extends the scope of Talend’s integration across the full spectrum of transactional, operational and analytic data sources found in enterprise big data environments. Talend’s enterprise integration platform enables the seamless flow of information between these diverse data sources.

Couchbase is a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project. Couchbase Server 2.0, the company’s flagship NoSQL document-oriented database, ensures fast response times and reliability at scale for business-critical web and mobile applications. With its JSON-based data model, Couchbase also gives developers the flexibility to build applications without the rigid constraints of a relational database schema.

“As the adoption of NoSQL databases skyrockets as a viable alternative to traditional databases, Talend is leading the charge to integrate these next-generation technologies with the rest of the information system,” said Fabrice Bonan, co-founder and chief technical officer, Talend. “Couchbase Server is one of the most widely-deployed NoSQL databases, and Talend is happy to be working with Couchbase to provide native support in Talend’s big data solutions, providing out of the box support to facilitate the deployment of NoSQL.”

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Talend, leveraging their powerful big data solutions to better serve our growing customer base,” said Bob Wiederhold, Couchbase CEO. “Working together, we can help our joint customers accelerate their adoption of NoSQL, making it easier to tightly integrate Couchbase into the existing information architecture and take advantage of its flexible data model, easy scalability, consistent high performance and always-on data availability.”

The only data integration and data quality vendor to fully leverage the power of Hadoop and big data platforms, Talend offers the most agile solution for big data today. Built on Talend’s award-winning open source integration technology, Talend Open Studio for Big Data is a powerful and versatile open source solution for big data integration that natively supports Apache Hadoop, and all major NoSQL databases – in addition to the 450+ connectors included natively into the solution. Its unique code generation approach, optimized for these massively parallel environments, helps organizations of all sizes to reap the rewards of the vast amounts of data they have collected over time, at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

“The use of NoSQL databases has grown rapidly over the last five years, driven by interest in alternatives approaches to deliver scalability, performance and data model flexibility,” said Matt Aslett, research director, data management and analytics, 451 Research. “As NoSQL adoption becomes more mainstream, integration such as that being offered by Couchbase and Talend will enable customers to manage the complexity and variety of data formats required for modern applications.”

About Talend

Talend provides integration that truly scales. From small projects to enterprise-wide implementations, Talend’s highly scalable data, application and business process integration platform maximizes the value of an organization’s information assets and optimizes return on investment through a usage-based subscription model. Ready for big data environments, Talend’s flexible architecture easily adapts to future IT platforms. And a common set of easy-to-use tools implemented across all Talend products enable teams to scale developer skillsets, too. More than 4,000 enterprise customers worldwide leverage Talend’s solutions and services. The company has major offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a global network of technical and services partners. For more information, please visit www.talend.com.

Couchbase Named to DBTA’s 100 Companies That Matter Most in Data

on June 5, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – June 5, 2013 – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced that Database Trends and Applications (DBTA) magazine has named it to the publication’s inaugural “100 Companies that Matter Most in Data” list. The companies were selected based on their presence, execution, vision, and innovation in delivering products and services to the marketplace.

“DBTA’s list salutes some of the top companies in data and enterprise information management and we’re thrilled to be included,” said Bob Wiederhold, Couchbase CEO. “Couchbase NoSQL database technology powers interactive web and mobile applications for thousands of companies worldwide, and this is further validation for our business to continue developing solutions to meet the evolving needs of the data management market.”

“The past several years have transformed enterprise information management, creating challenges and opportunities for companies seeking to extract value from a sea of data assets,” said DBTA Magazine Managing Editor, Joyce Wells. “Rampant data growth, and the need for solutions to handle it, has provided an impetus for IT innovation.

The inaugural DBTA 100 is a list of companies that matter most in data.” All 100 companies are highlighted in the special June edition of Database Trends and Applications Magazine and on DBTA.com. This year’s selections can be viewed here.

Couchbase Appoints Ravi Mayuram to Drive NoSQL Product Development and Delivery

on May 28, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – May 28, 2013 – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced the appointment of Ravi Mayuram as vice president of engineering, strengthening the company’s ability to develop and release products quickly to meet burgeoning market demand. A software industry veteran with a deep background in database technology, Ravi was most recently senior director of engineering at Oracle and has held senior and technical management positions at BEA, HP, Informix, and Siebel. Ravi reports to Rahim Yaseen, Couchbase senior vice president of products.

News Highlights

  • Ravi Mayuram has joined Couchbase, Inc., the leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, augmenting the company’s engineering leadership team and helping accelerate the release of products to meet growing market demand.

  • In his new role, Ravi is responsible for development of the company’s flagship document database, Couchbase Server, that provides easy scalability, consistent high performance, always-on 24×365 availability, and a flexible data model. He also leads development of the Couchbase’s upcoming mobile product offering. He also oversees product delivery teams, including performance engineering, quality engineering, and IT operations. 

  • Previously in his career, Ravi held senior technical and management positions at leading software companies including BEA, HP, Informix, Oracle, and Siebel Systems. He led innovations in the areas of social graph and search and analytics at Oracle, as well as helped initiate the company’s Cloud Collaboration Platform. His startup experience includes BroadBand Office (Kleiner-Perkins venture), and Plumtree (acquired by BEA).

Supporting Quotes

  • “I am pleased to welcome Ravi to the Couchbase team, especially during this time of exceptional growth and adoption of our NoSQL technology. We have big ambitions for Couchbase as a company, and Ravi brings the right mixture of passion, experience and enthusiasm that we need to reach our goals.” – Rahim Yaseen, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Couchbase
  • “Couchbase, through careful thought and execution, has been built into a company that has a far-reaching vision and growing impact. The increasing adoption by customers is a testament to this, and I am thrilled to be a part of the talented and passionate team at Couchbase. I look forward to continuing to advance the company as a technology leader and a prominent player in the NoSQL market.”  – Ravi Mayuram, Vice President of Engineering, Couchbase

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Couchbase Named Winner of 2013 TiE50 “Top Startup” at TiEcon 2013

on May 22, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – May 22, 2013  – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, announced today that it has been named Winner of 2013 TiE50 “Top Startup” Award at TiEcon 2013, the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs. Couchbase was amongst 50 winners honored on Saturday, May 18 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

“Today’s new applications are accessed 24×365 by millions of web and mobile users and must support a growing variety, volume and velocity of data. Traditional database technologies are hard pressed to keep up with the demands of these applications, ” said Bob Wiederhold, Couchbase CEO. “As a NoSQL document database, Couchbase serves the rising tide of users who want to easily develop interactive web and mobile apps and run them reliably at scale. We are thrilled to be recognized as a TiE50 award winner for our innovation and entrepreneurship.”

Speaking to a global audience at the awards ceremony during TiEcon 2013, the conference Chairman and President of TiE Silicon Valley, Mr. Venkatesh Shukla said that “the TiE50 program screened 1142 companies from 24 countries and 50 best-of-breed companies were announced winners.”

“Over the past four years, the TiE50 program gained global acclaim attracting startups from all over the world. TiE50 as a brand has gained much recognition amongst the VC and Angel communities – particularly in the Silicon Valley. About 110 finalists and winners had successful exits,” said Program Chair Ram K. Reddy.

About TiE50

TiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program keenly contested by thousands of technology startups worldwide. Awards are announced at TiEcon, the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs. TiE is a global, not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. TiE provides a platform for mentoring, networking and education for technology entrepreneurs worldwide. Our global network of 54 chapters located in most major North American, Asian and European countries and cities with more than 14,000 members across 13 countries.

Couchbase is a Finalist for the 2013 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award

on May 15, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – May 15, 2013  – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, announced today it had been selected as a finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

Couchbase was selected based on a unique assessment of potential based on the company’s actual track record and standing, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry. Couchbase was recognized with this group as one of the best performing and prominent companies of the year.

Red Herring has been selecting the most exciting and promising start-ups and “scale ups” since 1995. Finalists are still evaluated individually from a large pool of hundreds of candidates based across North America. Twenty major criteria underlie the scoring and process. They include, among others: the candidate company’s addressable market size, its IP and patents, its financing, the proof of concept, trailing revenues and management’s expertise. Each company goes through an individual interview after filling out a thorough submission, complemented by a due diligence.

2013 will be remembered as a special vintage. “The finalists list confirms the excellent choices made by entrepreneurs and VCs and the start-ups’ solid roots in corporate America, embracing their innovations. By all metrics, it emphasizes the United States’ entrepreneurial excellence,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring.

Finalist selections for the 2013 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award are based upon technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the fields of security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, life sciences, cloud, mobile and others completed their submissions to qualify for the award.

“Red Herring evaluates some of the most exciting, innovative companies for their Top100 North America award and Couchbase is honored to be included among them,” said Bob Wiederhold, Couchbase CEO. “Thousands of companies worldwide have come to rely on Couchbase NoSQL database technology to power their interactive web and mobile applications, and their success fuels our desire to build a world-class business that serves the evolving database market.”

Finalists are asked to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring North America Forum in Monterey, Calif., May 21 to 23, 2013. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of May 23 at the event.

Please follow the Red Herring conference at https://twitter.com/digitalherring hashtag #RedHerring100

Couchbase Selected as AlwaysOn OnDemand Company to Watch

on May 14, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. – May 14, 2013  – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the 2013 OnDemand Companies to Watch. Inclusion in the OnDemand Companies to Watch signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Couchbase was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Couchbase and the OnDemand Companies to Watch will be honored at AlwaysOn’s OnDemand event on May 20, 2013, at Hewlett-Packard’s Executive Briefing Center in Palo Alto, Calif.

“As we move into a new digital age that’s fueled by robust applications, mobile technology, and always-on performance, on-demand innovations are enhancing almost every sector of the online world. The borders are being pulled down between desktop, TV, tablet, smartphone, and laptop, and the rigorous determination of the companies in the Global Silicon Valley are meeting and exceeding this developing entrepreneurial challenge,” says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “The OnDemand Companies to Watch winners are using the increasingly stable and reliable cloud infrastructure to develop, maintain, and deploy a continuous stream of disruptive technology to every single computer user on the planet. The OnDemand Companies to Watch are about to break into the Global Silicon Valley and become some of the highest-growth opportunities in the private company marketplace.”

The OnDemand Companies to Watch winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2013 list.

“Today’s interactive applications are accessed 24×365 by millions of web and mobile users, and the volume and velocity of data they generate is growing at an unprecedented rate. Traditional technologies are hard pressed to keep up with the scalability and performance demands of these new applications,” said Bob Wiederhold, Couchbase CEO. “Couchbase document database technology serves the rising tide of customers and users who want to easily develop interactive web and mobile applications and run them reliably at scale. It’s an honor to be recognized as a 2013 AlwaysOn OnDemand Top 100 Company to Watch alongside other innovative companies who are reshaping the market.”

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand connecting and informing the entrepreneurial community in the Global Silicon Valley. Founded by Red Herring founding editor, Tony Perkins in 2003, AlwaysOn’s mission is to continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, bloggers, and advertisers like no other media brand.

Couchbase Powers Groundbreaking Online Game Tournament Platform from Jawfish Games

on March 27, 2013

San Francisco, Calif. – GDC 2013 Booth #2035 – March 27, 2013  – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced that Jawfish Games relies on Couchbase document-oriented database technology as the persistent data store behind its award-winning real-time game tournament platform for mobile users. Jawfish Games was recognized earlier this month at LAUNCH Festival 2013, where it earned the Best Consumer Award for the development of its groundbreaking platform, powered by Couchbase Server.

News Highlights

  • Jawfish Games provides a real-time multiplayer tournament platform for mobile and web games. To support their fast match-making and to coordinate many thousands of players through their real-time games, Jawfish Games requires a highly scalable data store solution with reliably low-latency response times. 
  • Today, Couchbase Server is the document-database behind Jawfish Games’ pioneering platform for real-time tournament play on mobile devices. Couchbase Server is used for all persistent data such as player accounts, metadata, game statistics, achievement system, and leaderboards. It also supports the rules engines, and stores and serves marketing-related data such as bonus offers.
  • Jawfish selected Couchbase after struggling with its initial efforts to develop a distributed data layer using Amazon’s DynamoDB, which proved to be more difficult to manage at scale and expensive. Couchbase was chosen for its easy, efficient scalability; consistent high performance for real-time data; and indexing/map reduce capabilities.
  • Couchbase will be showcasing Jawfish Games at Booth #2035 at the Game Developers Conference being held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center today through Friday. Players will have the opportunity to experience real-time tournament play as well as compete for prizes awarded at the booth each day.

Supporting Quotes

  • “Our vision is for games that are powered by Jawfish to be immediately recognizable as real time, competitive, and incredibly fun. This means that our technology platform has to provide great performance and reliability at scale. Couchbase meets that standard, and is incredibly critical to our ability to deliver on our vision.”- Phil Gordon, CEO, Jawfish Games
  • “We congratulate Jawfish Games on their innovation and early success. We are honored to be a part of that success through Jawfish’s reliance on Couchbase Server as the always scalable, always-on NoSQL database behind their revolutionary tournament gaming platform.” – Bob Wiederhold, CEO, Couchbase

Additional Resources

About Jawfish Games

Jawfish Games is the industry leader in real-time, multi-player tournaments for mobile and web. The Jawfish Games mission is to help people stop playing with themselves. Games played in real time tournaments are more exciting, fun, and engaging. Jawfish has created a scalable, resilient, lightweight infrastructure for turning great single-player titles into even better multi-player real-time tournaments. Their software is cross-platform and seamlessly facilitates fun and engaging tournaments with players on different devices playing in the same field of play.

About Couchbase Open Source Project

The Couchbase Open Source Project is a leading NoSQL database project, with a vibrant community focused on developing distributed database technology that supports both key-value and document-oriented use cases. All Couchbase technology components are available under the Apache 2.0 License, and may also be obtained as packaged software from Couchbase, Inc. in both enterprise and community editions.

Couchbase Expands Asian Presence through Partnership with Reseller N2M

on March 11, 2013

Mountain View, Calif. and Seoul, Korea – March 11, 2013 – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, and N2M Co., Ltd. today announced a reseller agreement that expands Couchbase operations to Korea. The announcement precedes the first-ever Couchbase Korea Dev Day, which will take place on April 4, 2013 in Seoul, and marks a growing level of NoSQL database adoption in the surrounding region.

News Highlights

  • Couchbase is partnering with N2M, a Seoul-based reseller and solutions integrator, specializing in sourcing and supplies, to jointly invest in NoSQL market development in Korea.
  • Early customers in Korea include companies like KBS Media who recognize the need for the scalability, performance, and always-on capabilities of Couchbase Server 2.0.
  • N2M will extend marketing, sales, and community support in Korea, creating a local presence for developers implementing Couchbase NoSQL database technology for their interactive applications.
  • Couchbase Korea Dev Day will take place Thursday, April 4 in Seoul and will provide a full-day, hands-on workshop for web application developers and architects interested in building applications with Couchbase Server 2.0.

Supporting Quotes

  • “At KBS Media, our business is to maximize the potential of KBS content, which includes delivering it in innovative ways to our media partners and customers. Having the right technology platform is essential to our business success, and NoSQL database technology plays an important part. With its performance, scalability, and flexibility, Couchbase stands out among the NoSQL providers and is the best fit for our needs.” – Kim Kyoung hoon, Team Manager / E-Business Dept, KBS Media, which provides products and services in association with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), one of the world’s leading public broadcasters
  • “Application development has changed dramatically with the rise of web and mobile applications, and NoSQL database technology is optimized for these interactive applications. We are excited to enter the Korean market to address the growing demand for NoSQL, and our partnership with N2M gives us the ability to better serve customers and users with Couchbase technology, which provides easy scalability, consistent high performance, always-on reliability, and a flexible data model for easy application development.” – Bob Wiederhold, President and CEO, Couchbase
  • “Open source software is at the forefront of technology innovation, and at N2M, we pride ourselves in bringing cutting-edge technology to our customers. We are excited to be working with Couchbase to introduce customers to the advantages of Couchbase Server, and help advance the adoption of NoSQL database technology in Korea.” – Kim Hyung Jin, President and CEO, N2M Co., Ltd.

Additional Resources

About N2M

N2M is a leading provider of IT services, consulting and solutions and is partnered with many global enterprise software partners worldwide. Through domain expertise and solutions, combined with proven success in the field, N2M continues to provide world-class service to leading organizations in Korea. N2M is devoted to delivering quality-centric processes and standards to ensure that the software solutions it provides increase customer revenue, meet time-to-market requirements, and minimize investment. http://www.n2m.co.kr/