Connectbeam News
Mark Hoffman Joins Connectbeam’s Board of Directors
Continued Success of Enterprise Social Software Application Fuels Rapid Growth
Mountain View, CA (March 26, 2008) - Connectbeam, a leading provider of enterprise social software applications, today announced that enterprise industry veteran Mark Hoffman, who founded Sybase and CommerceOne, has joined its Board of Directors. Hoffman will help guide the company’s rapid growth, which has been fueled by the continued success of its social software application..
"2007 proved to be a banner year for us," said Puneet Gupta, CEO of Connectbeam. "The demand for our product has grown along with the awareness of social networking’s benefits to organizations of all sizes. Mark Hoffman brings the vision and experience to help us manage Connectbeam’s continued growth."
"The need for businesses to focus on their rate of innovation has never been greater," said Mark Hoffman. "Companies are aggressively looking at ways to reduce their time to market for new products. This means better collaboration of ideas via effective information sharing and discovery are the cornerstone of this drive. What Connectbeam has been able to achieve with its brand recognition and customer base in the short amount of time has greatly impressed me. I’m excited to join Connectbeam and help scale it to new heights."
About Connectbeam
Founded in 2006, Connectbeam is the first and leading provider of an integrated set of enterprise social software applications delivered as a turnkey appliance for businesses. The premise of the Connectbeam application is that social networks inside companies create a climate of information sharing and discovery, and thrive when employees discover and connect with other employees in the context of searching for information and expertise. Connectbeam is the first company to successfully combine the features of social bookmarking and social networking to deliver an integrated information access and discovery application. Connectbeam is headquartered in Mountain View, California, is privately held and venture backed. For more information, visit http://www.connectbeam.com.
Awards
Connectbeam's major awards include:
- “Top 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management for 2008” (KMWorld)
- “"EContent 100 Finalist” (EContent Magazine)
- “Top Five Enterprise 2.0 Companies to Watch in 2007” (InformationWeek)
- “Rising Star of 2007” (InfoWorld)
- “Cool Vendor for 2007” (Gartner)
- “Trend Setter Product of the Year 2007” (KMWorld)
Contact
Connectbeam, Inc.
605 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
Main: (650) 980-5080
Toll free: (888) 977-8880
Fax: (650) 965-1184
http://www.connectbeam.com
