{"id":643201,"date":"2013-02-20T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T18:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=612228"},"modified":"2013-02-20T13:14:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T18:14:32","slug":"comcast-launches-app-store-for-biz-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/643201","title":{"rendered":"Comcast launches app store for biz customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comcast\u00a0opened Upware<\/a>, an app store featuring nine services for its small and mid-sized business customers on Wednesday. The app store isn’t a new idea, but it’s one that will bring in a new line of revenue for the ISP and serve one of its fastest growing customer bases.<\/p>\n

Comcast’s business services brought in $2.4 billion in 2012, up 34 percent from the previous year. That’s only 6 percent of the company’s cable sales, but it’s growing at almost 6 times the pace of total sales. And those customers were asking Comcast for choices on document storage, security and other resources, which led to the ISP building Upware.<\/p>\n

While spokesman Charlie Douglas declined to give specific financial details associated with the app store, he did say it would be a revenue-generating service for Comcast. It will also be great for the partners who will have their services listed for Comcast’s business customers. Those companies so far include:<\/p>\n