Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KonyOne Platform


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The result was   keep. Also, rename to Kony, Inc.. Nakon 01:18, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

KonyOne Platform

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spammy article mainly devoted to listing there routine features, all ofit based upon articles in the trade press that are weither direct PR ornery highly PR oriented.  DGG ( talk ) 19:37, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. WP:ADMASQ. "Currently, Kony has over 350 customers..." *I* have more customers than that. Pax 21:07, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep - the company is definitely notable and tone can be addressed through editing. The number of customers does not reflect on notability one way or another - Boeing likely doesn't have more than 350 customers, for example - and this isn't a consumer product.  According to market research by Gartner, Kony is the 3rd largest player in the app development platform business, behind IBM and SAP: .  The company has >1400 employees across 7 other countries and more than $50 million in annual revenue as of 2 years ago, so clearly the "350 customers" line is highly deceptive.  Other substantial RS coverage includes:  and so on. --ThaddeusB (talk) 17:30, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Pinging who accepted this at AfC for input. --ThaddeusB (talk) 17:32, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Sam Sailor Talk! 08:02, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

I agree with ThaddeusB - the company is notable enough to keep it on wikipedia. It's a big player in an industry that is poised to explode. The fact that Gartner featured them in their report is significant. Gartner does not analyze companies and industries just because. They have to be big enough, so that later Gartner can charge them $50k-150k and up for using their report.
 * Keep - I think the problem here is in the structure of the article. The page is about a product that evolves with time, and not about the company - Kony Inc (I'd assume that's the current name based on what they have on their website in the footer, besides we need to differentiate, since we also have the "Joseph" Kony.)

I noticed that KonyOne (as platform) does not exist anymore, now it's called Kony Mobility Platform. This platform includes: Kony Visualizer (to develop the front-end) & Kony MobileFabric (back-end), plus some additions.

Overall, I would suggest changing the focus to Kony Inc., away from the Platform.

If more experienced wiki users have no objections I will proceed with some minor edits:


 * Update the platform name.
 * Add a History section. Consolidate historical info there.
 * Add this 2015 report I found as a source by Ovum Ltd.. Kony scores top together with IBM & Salesforce -- Danskix 1:34PM, 13 March 2015 (PST)
 * Agreed, the article should be called KonyOne (was planning on renaming after AfD ends) and focus on the company. --ThaddeusB (talk) 14:13, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 01:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC) @ThaddeusB - If the article stays about the platform then it should be called - Kony Mobility Platform (that's the new name according to the official website). If we change the focus and make the article about the company then I suggest we call it - Kony Inc.--Danskix (talk) 10:56, 18 March 2015 (PST)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.