# Appeon

> Appeon is a San Francisco software company that develops, sells, and supports PowerBuilder, the veteran rapid application development platform it took over from SAP in 2016. Through PowerBuilder, PowerServer, InfoMaker, and its CloudPro bundle, Appeon helps enterprises build data-driven business apps and modernize decades-old client/server systems into cloud-native and C#/.NET applications - protecting existing code investments rather than forcing full rewrites.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Armeen Mazda (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~67 employees
- **Products:** PowerBuilder, PowerServer, InfoMaker, PowerBuilder CloudPro, .NET DataStore
- **Notable:** Took over stewardship of PowerBuilder from SAP in 2016, ensuring continuity for a platform behind 150,000+ apps., Relaunched PowerBuilder as PowerBuilder 2017 with first-ever support for Windows 10, iOS, and Android., Grew the installed base to 18,000+ customers with 12,500+ combined years of engineering experience.

## Products & services

- **PowerBuilder** — The flagship integrated development environment for rapidly building data-driven business apps, powered by the DataWindow and PowerScript. Now supports cloud-native, web API, and C#/.NET development.
- **PowerServer** — Deployment technology that automatically converts PowerBuilder client/server apps into cloud-ready n-tier applications accessible over the internet.
- **InfoMaker** — Reporting and lightweight data-maintenance tool for building queries, reports, and data-driven forms without heavy coding.
- **PowerBuilder CloudPro** — Bundle and toolset that automatically migrates 80-95% of PowerBuilder business logic - DataWindows, PowerScript, embedded SQL, NVOs - to C#/.NET and generates REST APIs.
- **.NET DataStore** — Component that brings DataWindow data-access technology natively to .NET, enabling JSON handling and RESTful Web API generation from DataWindow objects.
- **SnapObjects** — A .NET Core framework/SDK for building high-performance data-driven applications and services.

## Achievements

- Took over stewardship of PowerBuilder from SAP in 2016, ensuring continuity for a platform behind 150,000+ apps.
- Relaunched PowerBuilder as PowerBuilder 2017 with first-ever support for Windows 10, iOS, and Android.
- Grew the installed base to 18,000+ customers with 12,500+ combined years of engineering experience.
- Shipped PowerBuilder 2025 with a ground-up code editor and a 2-10X faster compiler using plain-text source files.
- Built CloudPro, the only solution to natively support all DataWindow presentation styles in .NET for C# migration.

## Latest updates

- **2025** — PowerBuilder 2025 released with a revamped code editor, ultra-fast compiler, automatic REST API creation, one-click ribbon UI modernization, and a move from binary PBL files to plain-text source files.
- **2025** — PowerServer 2025 R2 adds Windows Authentication, encrypted connection strings, and loading of DataWindows from external libraries, strengthening security and reporting flexibility.
- **2025** — Hosted Elevate 2025, Appeon's annual developer conference for the PowerBuilder community.

## Links

- Website: https://appeon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appeon
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GoAppeon
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AppeonGlobal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Appeon

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Last updated: 2026-07-13