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Around the summer of ‘09 we saw a distinct rise in the number of companies and startups that were building products which utilize the Facebook social graph. Facebook Connect became a distinct trend as more and more sites such as Thread and The Huffington Post began using this technology for both integral and ancillary purposes.

Facebook Connect statistics - from builtwith.com

You can see from this chart (represented here).

Currently almost 5.5% of website are utilizing Facebook Connect, and it seems this trend will continue to keep growing. In another 10 months we might see 1 our of every 10 websites using Facebook Connect if this level of growth continues!

After a year and a half in operation, SignalFive has established itself as a web and mobile app development shop with chops to contend with. Having widened our client base in the app development arena, we are broadening our horizons, and entering the enterprise market.

SignalFive is partnering with Innergy Software, a software development firm in New York, headed up by Victor Olteanu. Innergy is focused on managing and implementing projects using Agile methods. With clients such as MediData, Hearst Corporation and eHire, Innergy has a proven track-record of building enterprise-class applications using a variety of technologies, including Ruby on Rails and Java. Case studies are available on MediData and eHire.

We’re very pleased to be partnering with Innergy Software, and we hope to make some exciting announcements about enterprise clients and projects in the near future!