Ektron Continues Record Software License Growth in Q3 2011

NASHUA, N.H., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ektron, empowering organizations to fully realize their websites' marketing and revenue-generating potential, today announced that it continued its record business and customer success during the third quarter of 2011 with global software license growth of more than 31 percent. The company's total software license growth through September 2011 exceeded 41 percent, putting Ektron on track for record growth worldwide over the previous fiscal year.

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New customers joining the Ektron community during the third quarter included Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MIT Sloan School of Management, PayPal, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and Toshiba.  Ektron also expanded its business with several established customers, including Kodak, PING, the State of Nevada and Thomson Reuters.

"The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is Australia's leading events facility, and the Ektron platform gives us the tools we need to present our assets and services in a contemporary, interactive style that delivers a unique experience to our audiences," said Centre Chief Executive Ton van Amerongen.

Third-Quarter Highlights

• Release of Ektron 8.5

During the third quarter, Ektron announced the release of Ektron 8.5, a major upgrade to the company's flagship web content management platform.  Ektron 8.5 empowers a new level of developer productivity and enterprise scalability, wrapped in a new, sleek user interface.

Key features of Ektron 8.5 include:

• A redesigned Workarea providing a modern, intuitive user experience.
• An expanded developer API improving developer productivity through a highly consistent and discoverable set of functions and methods.
• A three-tier architecture offering unmatched scalability and availability for enterprise WCM deployments.
• .NET 4.0 support
• Enhanced search, based on the Microsoft Search Server, offering new features including faceted navigation, dynamic search relevancy tuning, federated search and automated query suggestions.
• eSync enhancements, including a diagnostic utility to generate a real-time map of an eSync network.
• Growth in Strategic Alliances and Partnerships

Ektron established and grew strategic alliances with both digital agencies and technology partners during the third quarter, including PR Newswire, the global leader of innovative marketing and communications solutions; Australia-based Boomworks, specialists in online strategy, design and development; Engage Group, the United Kingdom's leading engagement specialist; Wunderman, delivering digital, data and creative solutions in over 60 countries; and Razorfish, creating engaging experiences in the digital world.

Ektron's strategic partnership with PR Newswire integrates press release publishing and social media monitoring into the Ektron platform. PR Newswire Sync, an add-on app to the Ektron solution, allows communications professionals to simultaneously publish their PR Newswire-distributed press releases on their Ektron-powered website. The PR Newswire Listening Dashboard, a social media monitoring application, integrates seamlessly with the Ektron platform and enables users to monitor conversations about their brand or company on online and social channels.

"Our partnership with Ektron will help PR Newswire become a more strategic player in the workflow and content management spaces," said Karen Meyer, VP of global strategic channels at PR Newswire. "With content at the core of customer engagement, we want our technology to help customers engage with content and monitor and analyze it effectively."

• Establishing Partner and Customer Success through Global Community

To help customers, partners and developers share web innovation, success stories and best practices, Ektron announced its Global Community Practice (GCP) in September 2011. Led by social community veteran Erick Mott, Ektron's community focus will help Ektron reach, engage and empower web content management and digital marketing practitioners. More information on the GCP can be found at http://www.ektron.com/erickmottblog/

About Ektron 

Ektron simplifies the creation, management and delivery of multi-channel customer experiences for global organizations that are looking to engage with customers online.  Ektron speeds time-to-web, drives business outcomes, and builds customer loyalty through software that powers corporate websites, intranet portals, and social communities.  Ektron helps its customers deliver compelling experiences to their audiences through all digital channels – including websites, mobile devices and social networks – by using content to engage consumers, drive business outcomes and further revenue growth. Headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, with offices in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, Ektron has thousands of worldwide customers including:  Kodak, Microsoft, NASDAQ and National Health Services UK. For more information, please visit www.ektron.com, www.ektron.co.uk or www.ektron.com.au. 

SOURCE Ektron