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{{Infobox_Company | company_name = WorkXpress| company_type = [[Privately held company]] | foundation = 2002 | location = [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]], [[Pennsylvania]]| industry = [[Cloud Computing]], [[Platform as a Service]] | products = [[SaaS]] Complex Business Applications | written in = [[php]], [[MySQL]] | homepage = [http://www.workxpress.com/ www.workxpress.com] | }}

'''WorkXpress'''<ref>[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=1180217 Who's Who in Application Platforms for Cloud Computing: The Cloud Specialists by Gartner]</ref><ref>[http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article.asp?aID=87694855.6588098.928408.42620302.8151296.835&aID2=71407 Thrifty business - Technology can help companies save cash - Central Penn Business Journal by Jim Ryan]</ref><ref>[http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article.asp?aID=72029 WorkXpress builds platform for growth - Central Penn Business Journal by Jim Ryan]</ref> is a visual language<ref>[http://gevaperry.typepad.com/main/2009/08/the-purposedriven-cloud-part-1-usability.html The Purpose Driven Cloud: Part 1 Usability by Geva Perry - Thinking Out Cloud Blog - August 17, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.t1r.com/client/view.php?rid=58949&source=search-web Tier1 Research Summary - by Jason Verge - July 16, 2009]</ref> cloud based application development environment and systems administration [[Platform as a Service]] based in [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>[http://ibx.intel.com/directory/productpage/tabid/85/language/en-us/p-2039-workxpress.aspx Intel Business Exchange]</ref><ref>[http://www.workxpress.com/training/systems-and-administration-training WorkXpress Systems Administration]</ref> The company, under the previous corporate name Express Dynamics, earned the Fab 5 award in 2006, which was presented by the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC.<ref>[http://www.muratabusinesscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103&Itemid=136 $115,000 in Products and Services awarded to winners of the Start Me Up competition - April 20, 2006]</ref> The Fab 5 was a competition to find the "Top 5" companies in the region who had been in business two to five years and were headquartered in Cumberland, Dauphin or Perry counties Pennsylvania. 

The [[cloud computing]] infrastructure offered by the company enables users to design and deliver customized [[Software as a Service|SaaS]] applications without writing technical code. WorkXpress utilizes [[WYSIWYG]] visual tools in the form of 5 building blocks<ref>[http://www.workxpress.com/training/five-5-building-blocks WorkXpress 5 Building Blocks]</ref> and 5 tools <ref>[http://www.workxpress.com/training/interfaces WorkXpress Tools]</ref> that enable non-code programmers the ability to define data models and application logic.<ref name="Making PaaS Like Lego">[http://www.cloudave.com/link/making-paas-like-lego Making PaaS Like Lego - by Ben Kepes - CloudAve.com - July 29 2009]</ref> 

Use of WorkXpress' visual query tool <ref>[http://www.workxpress.com/training/data-navigator WorkXpress Data Navigator]</ref> and expression builder <ref>[http://www.workxpress.com/training/expression-builder WorkXpress Expression Builder]</ref>, two of the aforementioned 5 tools, provide WorkXpress a visual data map or "query" builder and allow for complex data driven content without writing technical code.<ref>[http://blog.pennlive.com/shoptalkmarketing/2009/03/report_from_silicon_pasture.html Report from Silicon Pasture - by John Caddell - March 27, 2009]</ref>

WorkXpress has been independently labeled as a business user platform.<ref>[http://peterlaird.blogspot.com/2009/05/cloud-computing-taxonomy-at-interop-las.html Peter Laird's Cloud Taxonomy - Peter Laird Blog - May 19, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.lustratusrepama.com/go-to-market/a-market-landscape-for-cloud-computing/ A Market Landscape/Taxonomy/Segmentation Model for Cloud Computing]</ref> This designation relates to its purpose as an application development platform that does not require traditional code based programming.

Between December 2008 and August 2009, WorkXpress was chosen to be part of the Student Productization Center's Collaboration effort with [[Millersville University]]. Through it, WorkXpress supports Millersville students in learning.<ref>[http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article.asp?aID=72099 University program helps launch tech firms by Paula Holzman]</ref><ref>[http://www.millersville.edu/spc/collaborations.php Millersville University Software Productization Center - August 2009]</ref>

WorkXpress has been featured on TechQuest TV<ref>[http://www.techquestpa.com/ TechQuest TV]</ref> hosted by [[Kelly Lewis]]<ref>[http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/blog.asp?pid=1633 Cool companies, WorkXpress and Webpage FX]</ref>, a monthly TV program showcasing technology leaders from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.