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Connectbeam, Inc. Named to "EContent 100" Industry Leaders
Company recognized for innovative social software solution for enterprises.
Mountain View, CA (November 27, 2007) - Connectbeam, a leading provider of enterprise social software applications, today announced it has been named to EContent Magazine's 2007 "EContent 100" list, which recognizes the companies that matter most in the digital content industry. Other companies named to the 2007 "EContent 100" list include Adobe Systems, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle.
"The EContent 100 list represents the best and the brightest digital content companies as selected by a dozen judges who follow different aspects of our vast and varied industry-from vantage points all over the map," said Michelle Manafy, editor of EContent Magazine. "Connectbeam's approach to enterprise social software is one driving social computing in corporate environments and throughout the digital content industry."
Connectbeam's social computing innovations are widely recognized by analysts, customers, and the industry for bringing the best-of-breed social bookmarking, social networking, and Web 2.0 capabilities to the enterprise. In addition to being named to the "EContent 100," Connectbeam was named "Rising Star of 2007" by InfoWorld; "Cool Vendor for 2007" by Gartner; and "Trend Setter Product of the Year 2007" by KMWorld.
Connectbeam's unique combination of bookmarking, tagging, and social software functionality addresses the need for enterprise employees to connect with each other and the information that can make them more productive. By leveraging the precepts of social bookmarking, Connectbeam enables enterprise users to tag relevant information and share it with colleagues who may be working on similar issues.
"The goal of Connectbeam is to reduce time to action," said Puneet Gupta, founder and CEO of Connectbeam. "You can see the quality associated with the search results based on a human touch point as users in the organization discover and tag content across various sources."
A key benefit of Connectbeam is its plug-and-play functionality. The application is delivered as a turnkey appliance that sits behind the corporate firewall and that can be scaled for 100 to 100,000-plus users. It can be integrated into the existing enterprise search solution so searches run on internal and external information resources can be immediately tagged and shared with the user's network.
Connectbeam Named to EContent 100:
Several major companies have recently selected Connectbeam's social software Appliance to provide enterprise social bookmarking and networking for their organizations. These new clients include Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, CSC, Booz Allen Hamilton, and others.
About EContent Magazine
EContent delivers essential research, reporting, news, and analysis of content related issues. It is essential reading for executives and professionals involved in content creation, management, acquisition, organization, and distribution in both commercial and enterprise environments. EContent is the premier publication for the digital content industry. The complete EContent 100 List is available in the December print issue of EContent magazine and online at www.econtentmag.com.
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:
- "EContent 100" (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, Suite 100
Mountain View, CA 94043
Main: (650) 980-5080
Toll free: (888) 977-8880
Fax: (650) 249-1656
http://www.connectbeam.com
