Appian Announces Integration Partnership with Box for Deep Collaboration

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Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) has announced an integration partnership with Box, enhancing enterprise collaboration through a seamless, no-code Plug-In Connector. This collaboration merges Box's cloud content management and security with Appian's process management capabilities, allowing users to create document-centric applications swiftly. The integration enables automatic folder generation and real-time document collaboration within Appian. Free trials of the Low-code Automation Platform are available, aimed at improving operational efficiency for organizations.

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• New integration partnership with Box enhances enterprise collaboration.
• No-code Plug-In Connector allows for quick document-centric applications.
• Integration offers automatic folder generation and real-time collaboration features.

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MCLEAN, Va., May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) today announced an integration partnership with Box, a leading cloud content management platform, to make enterprise collaboration more efficient, secure, and valuable. Users of Appian’s Low-code Automation Platform can now seamlessly integrate with the Box platform for a wide variety of document-centric use cases in minutes with Appian’s no-code Plug-In Connector.

The integration partnership unites Box’s best-of-breed content management and security with Appian’s industry-leading process management and security. The Box Plug-in for Appian can be downloaded for free in the Appian AppMarket by Appian customers.

Appian’s heritage is optimizing business process workflows and case management for better collaboration, tracking, and auditability. Appian tracks process performance at a granular level for fast root-cause analysis of workflow bottlenecks. Low-code visual design enables effective process collaboration and instant deployment of business-driven process improvements. Appian’s cloud architecture and operations deliver unrivaled scalability and reliability, with more security and data privacy accreditations than any competing vendor.

Integrating Box features directly in the Appian environment is fast and fluid due to the openness of both platforms. With no coding, processes can be configured to auto-generate new Box folders within the Appian interface. Content can be added to those folders by drag-and-drop or through auto-generation of Google Docs, allowing for further collaboration among users. All users can co-exist live in a document, all within the context of the larger business process at-hand.

“Box and Appian have a shared philosophy of building open and interoperable platforms that seamlessly work together to provide customers with choice,” said Scott Porter, Vice President of Business Development at Box. “Combining Appian’s native capabilities with Box’s leading cloud content management platform provides the world’s largest organizations with applications to manage, secure, and collaborate on their most important content.”

“Making work better - more efficient, more valuable - means bringing the best available technologies together,” said Marc Wilson, Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships and Industries at Appian. “That’s what our integration partnership with Box is all about, and it exemplifies how easy this becomes when Appian is the central unifying platform.”

Free trials of the Appian Low-code Automation Platform are available at https://www.appian.com/platform/free-trial/.

About Appian
Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the creation of high-impact business applications. Many of the world’s largest organizations use Appian applications to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance. For more information, visit www.appian.com.

For Information Contact:
Nicole Greggs
Director of Media Relations
+1 703-260-7868
nicole.greggs@appian.com

FAQ

What is the recent partnership announced by Appian on May 13, 2020?

Appian announced an integration partnership with Box to enhance enterprise collaboration.

How does the integration with Box benefit Appian users?

Users can seamlessly create document-centric applications using Appian's no-code Plug-In Connector.

What features does the Appian and Box integration provide?

The integration allows for automatic folder generation and real-time collaboration on documents.

Where can Appian's Low-code Automation Platform be trialed?

Free trials of the Appian Low-code Automation Platform are available on their website.

What technologies are combined in the Appian and Box partnership?

The partnership combines Box's content management and security features with Appian's process management capabilities.