Sunrise Calendar
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 Sunrise Calendar on Android | |
| Original author(s) | Sunrise Atelier, Inc. (Pierre Valade: co-founder andCEO;Jeremy Le Van: co-founder) |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
| Initial release | February 19, 2013 |
| Operating system | OS X,Windows,iOS,Android,web browser |
| Type | Electroniccalendaring |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | Sunrise Calendar's blog -at theWayback Machine(archived 2015-02-27) |
Sunriseis a discontinued electronic calendar application for mobile and desktop. The service was launched in 2013 by designers Pierre Valade and Jeremy Le Van. In October 2015, Microsoft announced that they had merged the Sunrise Calendar team into the largerMicrosoft Outlookteam where they will work closely with the MicrosoftOutlook Mobileservice.[1]
History
[edit]The first iteration of Sunrise launched in 2012 and was a daily email digest of appointments, events and birthdays.[2]
Sunrise was launched initially as aniPhoneapplication on February 19, 2013.[3][4]
In June 2013, Sunrise raised $2.2 million (~$2.84 million in 2023)[5]in venture funding from Resolute.vc,[6]NextView Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, SV Angel, and other angel investment firms likeLoïc Le Meur,Dave Morin,Fabrice Grinda.
In May 2014, Sunrise launched onAndroidas well as on the web via aweb application.[7]
In July 2014, Sunrise announced[8]it had raised $6 million (~$7.61 million in 2023)Series AfromBalderton Capital.Bernard Liautaudjoined the board.[9]
On February 11, 2015, Sunrise Atelier, Inc. was acquired byMicrosoftfor US$100 million (~$126 million in 2023).[10]
On October 28, 2015, Microsoft announced that Sunrise would be discontinued, and its functionality merged intoOutlook Mobile.[11]Microsoft later stated that the app would permanently cease functioning on August 31, 2016,[12]but the shutdown was delayed to September 13, 2016, to coincide with an update to Outlook Mobile that incorporates aspects of Sunrise into its calendar interface.[13][14]
Features
[edit]Sunrise allowed users to connect withGoogle Calendar,iCloudcalendar and withExchange Server.The following third-party services featured integration with Sunrise:Foursquare,GitHub,TripIt,Asana,Evernote,Google Tasks,Trello,Songkick,andWunderlist.As aweb app,users could sign-in and use Sunrise in a web browser, with no downloads required. A native Sunrise app could also be downloaded forOS X 10.9and later,iOS8.0 and later (both iPhone andiPad) as well asAndroidphones and tablets.
In May 2015, Sunrise launchedMeet,a keyboard for Android and iOS that lets users select available time slots in their calendar to schedule one-to-ones.[15]
References
[edit]- ^Coppock, Mark (28 October 2015)."Microsoft's Sunrise team helps improve new iOS and Android Outlook apps. Even though the Sunrise Calendar team has been integrated with the Microsoft Team, there have been no significant changes to the Microsoft Outlook app to resemble Sunrise Calendar. iOS update due today, Android in early November, Windows phone" coming soon "".WinBeta.
- ^Henry, Alan."Sunrise Starts Your Day with an Email Digest of Your Appointments, Events, and Birthdays".Lifehacker.Retrieved2018-07-23.
- ^Hamburger, Ellis (February 19, 2013)."Sunrise for iPhone: a next-generation calendar app plugged in to Facebook and Google".The Verge.RetrievedJanuary 6,2015.
- ^Dillet, Romain (February 19, 2013)."Sunrise Brilliantly Redefines Calendar Apps On iOS".TechCrunch.RetrievedJanuary 6,2015.
- ^Dillet, Romain (June 4, 2013)."Sunrise Raises $2.2 Million Because" It Is The Only Calendar App With A Design-Oriented Approach "".TechCrunch.RetrievedJanuary 6,2015.
- ^Meeker, Matt (June 4, 2013)."Backing Sunrise".Resolute.vc.RetrievedJanuary 6,2015.
- ^Hamburger, Ellis (May 29, 2014)."Sunrise is the first great calendar app for Android and Web".The Verge.Vox Media.RetrievedJuly 22,2014.
- ^Valade, Pierre (February 19, 2013)."Building the future of calendar, with you".Sunrise.RetrievedJuly 22,2014.
- ^Liautaud, Bernard (July 22, 2014)."Why we invested in Sunrise.Am".Balderton Capital.RetrievedJanuary 6,2015.
- ^Etherington, Darrell (11 February 2015)."Microsoft Confirms Sunrise Acquisition, Adds Depth To Its Mobile Productivity Offerings".TechCrunch.AOL.
- ^"Microsoft To Shut Down Sunrise Mobile Calendar After Integration Into Outlook Completes".TechCrunch.Retrieved28 October2015.
- ^Warren, Tom (11 May 2016)."Microsoft is killing its Sunrise calendar app on August 31st".The Verge.
- ^Warren, Tom (1 September 2016)."Microsoft isn't killing the Sunrise calendar app just yet".The Verge.
- ^"Microsoft Outlook's mobile app just added Sunrise's best features".The Verge.Vox Media.Retrieved15 September2016.
- ^Dillet, Romain (May 14, 2015)."Sunrise Launches Meet, A Sleek Feature To Schedule Meetings From Your Phone".Techcrunch.
