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AppRiver is headquartered at 1101 [[Gulf Breeze Parkway]]. Their office building sustained heavy damage from [[Hurricane Ivan]] in [[2002]], but because AppRiver's servers are located in other states, there was no loss in service.
 
AppRiver is headquartered at 1101 [[Gulf Breeze Parkway]]. Their office building sustained heavy damage from [[Hurricane Ivan]] in [[2002]], but because AppRiver's servers are located in other states, there was no loss in service.
  
The company has experienced rapid growth, with revenue increasing nearly 600% between [[2003]] and [[2006]]. It was recognized by [[Wikipedia:Inc. (magazine)|''Inc.'' Magazine]] as the 550th fastest-growing privately owned companies in the United States.<ref>"Best in the Business." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 9, 2007.</ref>
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The company has experienced rapid growth, with revenue increasing nearly 600% between [[2003]] and [[2006]]. It was recognized by [[Wikipedia:Inc. (magazine)|''Inc.'' Magazine]] as the 550th fastest-growing privately owned companies in the United States. It is also among the 60th fastest-growing privately owned technology companies in the nation, and is the 28th fastest-growing company in Florida.<ref>"Best in the Business." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 9, 2007.</ref>
  
 
AppRiver's mascot is a plush toy monkey, dubbed the "attack monkey." According to Murdoch, "Every new employee gets filmed being killed by the attack monkey on his first day of work."<ref>[http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060801/life-essentials.html Things I Can't Live Without: Michael Murdoch.] ''Inc.'' Magazine, August 1, 2006.</ref>
 
AppRiver's mascot is a plush toy monkey, dubbed the "attack monkey." According to Murdoch, "Every new employee gets filmed being killed by the attack monkey on his first day of work."<ref>[http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060801/life-essentials.html Things I Can't Live Without: Michael Murdoch.] ''Inc.'' Magazine, August 1, 2006.</ref>

Revision as of 12:33, 12 September 2007

AppRiver
Type LLC
Founded April 2002
Headquarters 1101 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Key people Michael Murdoch, president & CEO
Joel Smith, chief technology officer
Industry information technology services
Products SecureTide
Secure Exchange Hosting
Message Sniffer
Revenue $6.1 million (2006)
$918,694 (2003)
Employees 48
Website www.appriver.com

AppRiver, LLC is a Gulf Breeze-based business that offers corporate information technology services, including spam and virus filtering and Microsoft Exchange hosting. It was founded on April 2, 2002[1] by Michael Murdoch and Joel Smith.

AppRiver is headquartered at 1101 Gulf Breeze Parkway. Their office building sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Ivan in 2002, but because AppRiver's servers are located in other states, there was no loss in service.

The company has experienced rapid growth, with revenue increasing nearly 600% between 2003 and 2006. It was recognized by Inc. Magazine as the 550th fastest-growing privately owned companies in the United States. It is also among the 60th fastest-growing privately owned technology companies in the nation, and is the 28th fastest-growing company in Florida.[2]

AppRiver's mascot is a plush toy monkey, dubbed the "attack monkey." According to Murdoch, "Every new employee gets filmed being killed by the attack monkey on his first day of work."[3]

References

  1. SunBiz entry
  2. "Best in the Business." Pensacola News Journal, September 9, 2007.
  3. Things I Can't Live Without: Michael Murdoch. Inc. Magazine, August 1, 2006.