) March 25, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Harmony Central selected Jive to help its clients become better musicians. Harmony Central is the number one online community for musicians. By leveraging the power of Jive Social Business Software (SBS), which combines the best features of social networking and community software, Harmony Central is allowing its customers to become its greatest advocates.

) March 31, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Linden Lab®, the creator of the popular online 3D virtual world Second Life®, launched a new way to communicate with its community with help from Jive Social Business Software.

) March 19, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that T3, a leading independent marketing and advertising agency, transformed the way its employees work together with Jive Social Business Software (SBS). Jive SBS helps T3 promote creativity and respond faster to new opportunities.

) April 23, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, today announced that Renesas Technology America, Inc., the U.S. based operation of Renesas Technology Corp., selected Jive to expand its web-based support offerings.

) May 28, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Bupa is connecting its worldwide network of employees to promote new initiatives and company values with Jive's Social Business Software platform.

Bupa is a leading health and care company with 52,000 employees and over 10 million customers in more than 190 countries. As Bupa continues to expand into new markets, it has become increasingly important to help connect its people around the world. Bupa plans to leverage Social Business Software to provide a global network for its employees who can quickly find, connect and engage with one another on crucial business topics.

) May 19, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announces the appointment of Ben Kiker to its executive management team as Chief Marketing Officer. Kiker will be responsible for Jive's global marketing strategy, encompassing solutions, customer and field marketing as well as branding and communications. He will also lead the company's strategic alliances and corporate development activities.

) April 8, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Scheels is bringing its great in-store experience on-line with help from Social Business Software from Jive.

) April 16, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Knowledge Infusion transformed the way it connects, interacts and works with its customers and the HR community using Social Business Software from Jive.

) May 4, 2009 -- Today, Jive, the Social Business Software leader, unveiled its Enterprise Cloud Computing Strategy. In addition, Jive introduced Jive Express, a platform for businesses to get enterprise-class Social Business Software (SBS) up and running with zero upfront investment and no specialized skills needed for deployment.

) June 16, 2009 -- Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Fairview Health Services, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Minnesota, is using Jive SBS to connect its regional network of employees, accelerate growth and improve strategic business decisions.

) March 13, 2009 -- Knowlysis and Jive Software today announced their support of Jive Social Business Software 3. Knowlysis and Jive, through the Jive Solution Provider program, have a strategic partnership to provide social business software and implementation services to mutual customers.

With an ongoing focus to help customers realize the value of information sharing inside and outside of the organization, Knowlysis has created a new social business networking practice area. This has resulted in the development of a holistic approach to implementations, ensuring integration with other information sources, increased user adoption, and shared best practices for long term success.

) March 11, 2009 -- FG SQUARED, a full-service, interactive agency with a fifteen year history of delivering bottom-line results for Fortune 500 clients, and Jive Software today announced combined support of Jive Social Business Software 3. FG SQUARED and Jive have a strategic partnership to provide social business software to clients seeking technologies that will provide a strong ROI.

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) July 31, 2009 -- SmartJobBoard (http://www.smartjobboard.com/) has recently released new version of its job board software package. New features added make SmartJobBoard unique piece of software that allows creating easily career or recruitment web site.

By constantly releasing new versions SmartJobBoard has been proven to be a reliable vendor of job board system. Being for about a year in the business the company has successfully accomplished several projects and took stable position on the job board software market.

) August 15, 2009 -- Telligent, a leader in community and collaboration software, today announces "Measure and Know: Telligent Analytics", a live Webinar to be held on Tuesday, August 18.

WHAT: "Measure and Know: Telligent Analytics 3.0
 

• Learn how to turn your community activity into measurable, actionable data
• See how you can have 360-degree visibility into your community
• Learn how to provide ROI for you community and collaboration initiatives
• See the latest release of Telligent Analytics

WHO: Executives responsible for online communities or internal collaboration communities at companies who need to listen to and engage with customers, partners and employees.

) May 1, 2009 -- Accolades PR, a results-oriented communications firm committed to progressive strategies in public relations and marketing, announced today the completion of a very successful public relations and social media campaign for Interactive Austin 2009.

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) June 11, 2009 -- Baynote, Inc., which offers the leading Collective Intelligence Platform (CIP) for Recommendations and Social Search, today announced its inclusion in JMP Securities 2009 report, "Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies." The JMP Securities report profiles the top one hundred leading private companies in the software industry as identified by the software research team at JMP Securities, a San Francisco-based investment bank.

) June 1, 2009 -- Passenger, creator of online brand communities that drive customer advocacy and insight, today announced that Andrew Leary, Passenger's founder and chief strategy officer, will speak at Digital Media Summit, occurring June 2 as a part of Internet Week New York. Mr. Leary will participate in a panel titled, "Corporate Social tools: From software to ASP to social - the evolution of enterprise productivity tools" at this exclusive invitation-only event.

Who: Andrew Leary, founder and chief strategy officer, Passenger
What: Digital Media Summit, "Corporate Social Tools: From software to ASP to social - the evolution of enterprise productivity tools"
When: Tuesday, June 2, 10:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Where: Westin Times Square, New York City

) January 15, 2009 -- Colligo Networks Inc., a leader in desktop collaboration solutions, reported a new record for sales in the fourth quarter of 2008 and a new record for fiscal 2008. Fourth quarter sales increased 104 percent over Q4 2007 with year to year sales increasing 111 percent over 2007. The company achieved its fifth consecutive quarter of growth driven by a 122% increase in Colligo for SharePoint sales quarter over quarter of last year, and a 204% increase year over year.

) January 27, 2009 -- Ironworks Consulting, a management, IT and web consulting firm, announced today the completed expansion of its Tysons Corner office located at 8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 650, Vienna, VA. The additional space has more than doubled the square footage of the office.

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) January 19, 2009 -- iQor, a global provider of business process outsourcing services, continues to grow in Canada. iQor's Montreal Center of Excellence has more than tripled its workforce since 2005 and has plans for continued growth in 2009.

"Our company is growing rapidly and we are adding capacity in carefully selected markets across the world to accommodate that growth," said Vikas Kapoor, President and Chief Executive Officer of iQor.
"Montreal's business has tripled since 2005. Montreal continues to be an integral part of our global corporate strategy, and this growth is a testament to the terrific labor market we continue to find in Quebec."

) January 16, 2009 -- While early 2008 found enterprises buzzing about Facebook and some firms even adopted it as their Intranet platform, 2009 is seeing LinkedIn moving more rapidly to address enterprise social computing needs, according to new research by independent analyst firm, CMS Watch.

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) July 13, 2009 -- Network Services Plus, Inc. (NSPI), a leading provider of technology services, announced today that they have added Microsoft CRM to their suite of Microsoft Hosted Solutions. Hosted or Cloud-based Software Services offer customers an alternative to managing applications on their own servers in their own environment.

"We offered our first Microsoft Hosted Solutions in 2008 and are already experiencing great success with these solutions," explains Tim Roe, Sales and Marketing Director for NSPI. "The addition of Microsoft CRM was a logical extension of our offerings and came in response to strong customer demand for faster deployment and easier management of applications."

) July 21, 2009 -- Doug Dennerline, the Director of Cisco Software Center, told recently that Cisco were considering to add new functions to the WebEx Connect online meeting service, enabling users to create and share files, according to Reuters.

Besides providing relevant features on files, Cisco plans to integrate Jabber enterprise real-time communication function, which was bought last year, with the Call Manager VoIP function.

) February 27, 2009 -- DealYard.com, a leading online retailer of first-quality, brand-name merchandise at discounted prices of up to 70% off retail prices, today announced that it has generated a year-over-year annual sales growth rate of 45% and two-year growth rate of 113%. Assisted, in part, by NetSuite's enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and Ecommerce solutions, DealYard.com was able to achieve significant growth without making considerable capital investments.

) May 6, 2009 -- Forum Communications today announced the launch of its new and expanded website. The site highlights the broad product solutions provided by Forum for audio conferencing and collaboration products and emergency response solutions. The site provides a rich web resource for existing and prospective customers, and provides focused solutions for its key military, enterprise market and small business segments.

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) September 14, 2009 -- Rent a Coder, an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of business services, was named "One of the Fastest Growing Companies in America" by Inc. Magazine. Inc. magazine ranked Rent a Coder's 71% 3 year growth rate as #3461 in the nation. Inc. 5000 status is awarded only after extensive screening, and inclusion on the list is considered to be one of the most prestigious awards for high growth companies in the private sector. This year marks the second consecutive year in a row that Rent a Coder was accorded this honor.

) June 24, 2009 -- OMS SafeHarbor, the leading supplier of software solutions that connect software and customers, announced its plans to participate as a sponsor of the Software Industry Conference (SIC) in Boston, MA July 16-19. OMS SafeHarbor will be exhibiting at the show with their partner, Akamai demonstrating a combined solution for Electronic Software Delivery (ESD).

) August 7, 2009 -- Cornerstone Solutions has been named to the 2009 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club. President's Club is a small, prestigious group made up of the top 5 % of partners who achieve not only high levels of customer satisfaction but who have demonstrated the ability to drive success.

) August 22, 2009 -- Inc. 5000's prestigious annual report of the fastest-growing companies in America has placed Puget Sound based Fine Solutions Fine Solutions in the top 1000, reflecting its revenue growth of 307.4% between 2005 and 2008. This is more than double the industry median of growth for Inc. 5000's list.

) May 20, 2009 -- EnterPlicity announced today that Nuclear Logistics Inc., a provider of safety-related equipment and equipment maintenance to the nuclear industry, selected EnterPlicity as its project management software platform. It plans to use EnterPlicity as a foundation for its Project Management Office (PMO), with interfaces to its existing in-house ERP and document management systems.

) June 8, 2009 -- Enwisen, Inc., the leading vendor of SaaS-based software that helps employers improve the delivery of HR services while reducing the costs, has been named to “The Hot 100 – The Best Privately Held Software Companies” published annually by JMP Securities. This software industry overview, released on May 4, 2009, cited Enwisen’s industry-leading solutions that enable employers and outsourcers to deliver vital HR communications and services to employees and dependents 24x7 via the web.

) April 3, 2009 -- Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software, announced today the opening of its United Kingdom office in Reading, Berkshire to serve its European customers and prospects. Parature has a significant number of customers in Europe representing many industries including services, software and technology, gaming, interactive media & entertainment organizations; supporting more than 13 million end users worldwide.

) June 16, 2009 -- Znode Inc, a Central Ohio based e-commerce software company, announced today it will release Viewpoint, a revolutionary patent pending product later this month.

Focused on marketers, Viewpoint is a powerful, portable selling engine that shortens time-to-sale by creating direct purchase paths through highly personalized views into a product catalog.

) August 28, 2009 -- power2design, a developer of design automation software used exclusively for SolidWorks, announces that it will be moving and expanding its office headquarters to the Mentor area.

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) October 20, 2009 -- Microsoft Gold Certified Partners speakTECH and NewsGator Technologies today announced a strategic partnership to provide social computing solutions on the Microsoft SharePoint platform.

With a proven track record in social computing SharePoint implementations, speakTECH, a Microsoft National Systems Integrator, provides the perfect complement to NewsGator's Enhanced Social Computing and Enterprise RSS Applications for SharePoint. The combined solutions and delivery expertise of these companies will further provide organizations with the ability to collaborate on an enterprise-wide level and engage end users with riveting design and dynamic content.

) October 29, 2009 -- The patents cover on-demand or hosted e-commerce solutions that incorporate remote data access and product catalog templates. These solutions are part of the SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service market. Users of the technology include an array of multinational electronic marketplace platform providers that cater to the small and medium size enterprise segment.

Various projections put the SaaS market in the $8B-$13B for 2009. By 2013 it is estimated that 40% of online sellers will be using SaaS platforms such as the ones covered by the Electronic Marketplace Portfolio.

"The great thing about the Electronic Marketplace patent portfolio is that it covers technology currently adopted on a mass scale," states Michael Lubitz, CEO and Chairman of GTT.

) July 29, 2009 -- Corporate social networking & collaboration platform Noodle is now is available for download from Apple's App Store, putting Noodle within easy reach of any iPhone user.

Noodle transforms the iPhone into an enterprise tool for mobile communication by integrating the micro-blogging feature within Noodle to allow for easy access and updating of your status via the iPhone. Also, if you're looking for a phone number or email address of a colleague, the iPhone app syncs with Noodle so that all users and contact information are quickly available.

) January 12, 2009 -- Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT), the world leader in patent asset services, announces the availability of the E-Commerce Transaction Portfolio in the online exchange, electronic trading and supply chain segments.

The patent portfolio consists of two issued US patents with early priority dates. The portfolio discloses methods by which traders, intermediaries, and marketplaces are automatically connected through a software platform. The patents also provide a credibility and efficiency mechanism for participants in cross-market trading. The trust rating aspect is a widely adopted feature in consumer electronic marketplaces.

) July 29, 2009 -- Infusionsoft, the leader in automatic follow-up software with the famous 'Double Your Sales' guarantee for entrepreneurs, announced the results of a recent survey checking in with its large customer base on how the Web-based solution is working, and to find out what's on the minds of the country's entrepreneurs when it comes to running their enterprises.

) May 14, 2009 -- Michael Newman, an audio industry veteran who has worked for companies such as Cerwin-Vega, Gibson, Digidesign, KRK Systems and Mackie is announcing the launch of a new consulting service, Michael Newman Consulting, focused on Social Media Marketing for all types of audio manufacturers. Newman feels this is the right time to offer these specialized services to companies where direct to consumer marketing is entering a new era. Though based out of Southern California, companies throughout the USA have reached out to Newman for consul.