UrbanCode automates the delivery of software, helping businesses quickly release and update mobile, social, big data, cloud applications. Mobile, social, big data and cloud technologies are driving demand for new, faster and more frequent approaches to software delivery. With UrbanCode's technology, businesses can reduce the cycle time it takes to get updates or new applications into market, from months to minutes. This approach is designed to help reduce cost and risk, while helping address changing client needs by enabling a company to rapidly incorporate feedback into and improve the overall quality of their applications and services. In April 2013, UrbanCode was acquired by IBM. The valuation of UrbanCode was undisclosed. Other terms of the deal were not released.