Back at Microsoft’s WOWZAPP 2012 Singapore, Parse was introduced to the developers, encouraging them to make use of the mobile service to store their application’s data. It’s a simple to use data backend service. Although the service may seem independent, providing solutions for all mobile application platforms, i.e. Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Android, iOS etc, it has been acquired by Facebook today.
With Parse, Facebook aims to empower their developers with a easy to use backend service and focus on creating front end user experiences.
“By making Parse a part of Facebook Platform, we want to enable developers to rapidly build apps that span mobile platforms and devices. Parse makes this possible by allowing developers to work with native objects that provide backend services for data storage, notifications, user management, and more. This removes the need to manage servers and a complex infrastructure, so you can simply focus on building great user experiences.”
Here’s the email sent out to all Parse registered users on the acquisition.
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Hi there,
I’m writing to tell you of some important news regarding the future of Parse.
Parse has come a long way. In just under two years, we’ve gone from a rough prototype to powering tens of thousands of apps for a very broad spectrum of customers.
Some of the world’s best brands trust us with their entire mobile presence, and a growing number of the world’s brightest independent developers trust us with their next big thing. We couldn’t be happier.
As stewards of a good thing, we’re always thinking about the next step in growing Parse to become a leading platform in this age of mobile apps.
These steps come in all sizes. Most are small and incremental. Some are larger. Today we’re excited to announce a pretty big one.
Parse has agreed to be acquired by Facebook. Rest assured, Parse is not going away. It’s going to get better.
We’ve worked with Facebook for some time, and together we will continue offering our products and services. Check out Facebook’s blog post for more on this.
Combining forces with a partner like Facebook makes a lot of sense. In a short amount of time, we’ve built up a core technology and a great community of developers. Bringing that to Facebook allows us to work with their incredible talent and resources to build the ideal platform for developers.
We think this is the right way to accomplish what we set out to do. We’re excited about the future of Parse!
Ilya, Kevin, and James |
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