Alinean Awarded 2011 Florida Companies to Watch

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alinean, the leading creator of value-based interactive sales and marketing tools for B2B vendors, has been recognized as a recipient of the 2011 Florida Companies to Watch(SM) award, an honor presented by GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida and ACG Florida, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation. Alinean was one of 50 winners chosen from a pool of over 300 nominations.

"In today's turbulent economy, this recognition further reflects Alinean's commitment to innovation and growth in Central Florida and supports our philosophy to attract and retain a creative and technical local work force," said Tom Pisello, Chairman and Founder of Alinean. "Alinean is proud to be part of the first class of Florida Companies to Watch."

Florida Companies to Watch is an awards program that celebrates privately held second-stage companies headquartered in the state. To be eligible, applicants must employ between 6 and 99 full-time equivalent employees and have between $750,000 and $50 million in annual revenue or working capital in place. Awardees are selected for demonstrating the intent and capacity to grow based on employee or sales growth, exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, sustainable competitive advantage or other notable strengths.

Florida Companies to Watch is unique because of its focus on second-stage companies, those that have moved beyond the startup phase and seek significant, steady growth, and the wide-ranging industries they represent. The impact of these companies on Florida's economy is immense. Looking at the contributions of these companies, only 6 percent of Florida's resident establishments were in the second-stage category, however, they generated more than 31 percent of net new jobs in the state.

Created in 2009 to stimulate investment in Florida's economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute is headquartered at the University of Central Florida. ACG Florida is part of the global community for middle market M&A dealmakers and business leaders focused on driving growth. Established in 1985, the Edward Lowe Foundation is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurship through recognition, education and research with a focus on second-stage companies.

About Alinean

Alinean, the leading provider of dynamic sales and marketing tools, empowers B2B vendors to better sell to today's economic-focused buyer. Alinean-powered interactive white papers, assessments, ROI calculators and TCO comparison tools create more compelling value-based connections, workshops, presentations and proposals - delivering customized diagnostics, benchmarks, solution recommendations, benefits, investments, ROI, payback and TCO advantage proof points.

Leading B2B firms leveraging Alinean tools include: HP, IBM, Microsoft, EMC, Dell, Intel, IDC / IDG, AT&T, Siemens, Unisys, Thomson Reuters, NetApp, Citrix, Symantec, Novell, Cisco, Oracle, Sybase, and CA.

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