Avaki

Avaki Corporation was a software company that developed and provided an enterprise information integration (EII) platform. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cambridge, MA, the company was originally known as Applied MetaComputing.

The core of Avaki's business was its software designed to simplify the access and integration of widely distributed data from numerous, varied sources. This platform created a data service layer, allowing applications to access any required data through a single, unified service. The technology enabled businesses to utilize up-to-date and accurate information while aiming to lower the cost and complexity associated with data integration infrastructure, programming, and maintenance. Avaki's Enterprise Data Integration Framework provided the flexibility of multiple integration tools under the control of one data service layer. The software also featured a Web Services (SOAP) interface, which allowed applications to automatically access data once it was registered in the data catalog.

The company targeted various industries, including financial services, with clients such as Pacific Capital Bancorp. Avaki secured $20.2 million in funding from investors including General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, and Sofinnova Partners. On May 9, 2005, Avaki was acquired by Sybase, a provider of database software.

Keywords: enterprise information integration, data integration software, data service layer, heterogeneous data sources, distributed data, enterprise data framework, data provisioning, data access, database software, business intelligence, data integration infrastructure, Sybase acquisition, General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, Sofinnova Partners.