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NuCivic Launches NuData, the Cloud-Based Open Source, Open Data Platform for Government

Marketwired

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 4, 2014) - NuCivic, the open civic platforms company, is partnering with Acquia and Carahsoft to launch NuData Enterprise, the first fully open source software-as-a-service (SaaS) open data management solution. Based on Drupal, NuData will allow governments to comply with open data mandates and spur new economic opportunity for entrepreneurs to build businesses based on government data.

To date, the most established open data publishing tools have either been proprietary SaaS solutions, or open source projects. The former results in vendor lock-in and limits the ability for governments to customize their own solution, while the latter traditionally has lacked enterprise-grade commercial support and security-certified hosting.

"Now for the first time, governments can employ an 'OpenSaaS' approach to open data mandates," said NuCivic CEO Andrew Hoppin. "NuData allows governments the freedom and flexibility to either self-host and innovate on an open source platform, or to easily deploy a full-featured turnkey solution, with enterprise grade support and security, all without the constraint and risk of vendor lock-in inherent in a traditional SaaS model."

NuData answers a growing need and opportunity for both public and private sector organizations with open data needs. According to McKinsey, the open data movement could help unlock $3 trillion to $5 trillion in economic value annually.

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Several governmental organizations have already tested and deployed NuData's solutions to meet their open data mandates. Early NuData customers and collaborators on the underlying open source project (DKAN) include several federal agencies in the U.S., cities in Germany (Cologne and Bonn), and civic organizations worldwide (Open Puerto Rico, OpenOakland, DataNinja).

"NuData Enterprise offers a unified solution for government agencies looking to improve digital citizen engagement as they meet the requirements of open data mandates," said Drupal founder Dries Buytaert. "Agencies gain greater agility with Drupal, and with NuData Enterprise, they'll lower their total cost of ownership for their digital open government initiatives."

NuData Enterprise Highlights

  • NuData is based on an open source distribution of the Drupal content management system, the same popular, highly customizable, open source software that thousands of governments already run.

  • NuCivic has partnered with: Acquia, which provides an open cloud platform for Drupal-powered sites, and Carahsoft, the trusted government IT solutions provider.

  • Features include bulk data/API hosting and management, visualization and mapping tools, a back-end administrative management system and easy-to-use theming configuration.

About NuCivic
NuCivic delivers cloud-based open source (OpenSaaS) civic software solutions, helping governments to improve services while driving costs down. Its NuData data management platform, based on the same Drupal software that 1000s of governments already run, helps governments to fulfill their digital open government mandates quickly and affordably, without vendor lock-in. Founded by an award-winning team of open government innovators, NuCivic is based in New York City with additional offices in Madison, Wisconsin.

For more information visit www.nucivic.com or call +1 917.426.9136

About Acquia
Acquia is the digital business company. Join Twitter, Mercedes Benz, Warner Music Group, Stanford University and the more than 4,000 organizations that are changing how business gets done. Global 2000 enterprises, government agencies and NGOs rely on Acquia to create new revenue streams, lower costs, and engage audiences more deeply through content, community and commerce.

Innovate. Transform. Disrupt. Acquia.

For more information visit www.acquia.com or call +1 781 238 8600.

About Carahsoft
Carahsoft Technology Corp. is the trusted Government IT solutions provider. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed technology vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of software manufacturers, value-added resellers, system integrators, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.

The company's dedicated Solutions Divisions proactively market, sell and deliver Open Source, VMware, Symantec, EMC, Adobe, F5 Networks, HP, SAP, and Innovative and Intelligence products and services, among others. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer, and is listed annually among the industry's fastest growing firms by CRN, Inc., Washington Technology, The Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and SmartCEO. Visit us at www.carahsoft.com.