NewsGator Named to KMWorld's 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management

DENVER, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsGator today announced it was named as one of KMWorld's 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management for the third year in a row. The list, now in its eleventh year, is compiled by knowledge management practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors and their customers and colleagues.

"NewsGator has consistently brought valuable innovative enterprise social computing tools to its customers," said KMWorld Editor-in-Chief Hugh McKellar. "The level of integration they have achieved with SharePoint makes them unique in a highly competitive space."

The full list of winners will be unveiled at www.kmworld.com in March. Past winners include such prestigious companies as Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP.

"We are honored to be included again as one of KMWorld's 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management," said JB Holston, President and CEO of NewsGator. "Today, knowledge management is increasingly about instant collaboration – connecting the right people to each other and the right information, anywhere, anytime. Our Social Sites solution is a core platform for the new world of social knowledge management for hundreds of the Global 2000."

About KMWorld

The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KMWorld informs more than 45,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.

About NewsGator Technologies

NewsGator, a Microsoft Gold-Certified and Depth-Managed Partner, offers award-winning enterprise social computing solutions. Direct integration with SharePoint's business collaboration platform means NewsGator Social Sites runs hassle-free on thousands of organizations' existing computing infrastructures. Capabilities familiar to consumer-oriented social software, such as microblogging, activity streams, social profiles, mobile clients, and expertise location, ensure users extract real business value from collaboration and knowledge management activities. Founded in 2004 and with over 2.5 million paid users, NewsGator serves Fortune 200 and government knowledge workers across the globe – including Accenture, Biogen Idec, Charles Schwab, Deloitte, Edelman, Fujitsu, General Mills, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kraft Foods, Novartis, Unisys Corporation, the United States Air Force, and the United States Army.

Together, SharePoint and Social Sites are propelling the future of productivity - www.newsgator.com.  

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