Ektron Reports Q1 2009 Worldwide Revenue Growth of 26%
Web content management leader’s success aligns with industry analyst projections
NASHUA, NH April 1, 2009 – Ektron Inc., a technology and market leader in enterprise Web content management, portals and social media software, today announced a 26% growth in year-over-year revenue for the first quarter of 2009.
“We are very pleased with our first quarter financial results,” stated Bill Rogers, chief executive officer at Ektron. “Despite the difficult economic times there are two trends that we continue to witness, the rise in businesses looking to enhance online customer experience and the need to accomplish more with less. Both are resulting in an increase in demand for Ektron CMS400.NET. Ektron is very enthusiastic about the tremendous growth we saw in Q1 and expect it to continue throughout 2009.”
Ektron believes that its success in the first quarter aligns with recent independent research.
According to Forrester Research, Inc., “WCM interest and activity remains high, with 72% of respondents answering that their deployments or usage of WCM will increase in the next 12 months.” The report continued, “Survey respondents overwhelmingly indicated customer experience needs as a key reason for planning to increase WCM usage. Personalization, rich internet application management and rich media management topped the list of customer-experience-related functionality needs.”(“Web Content Management Investment Continues Despite the Challenging Economic Climate”, Forrester Research, Inc., January 2009).
“Ektron is committed to developing a WCM solution that addresses all of the functionality that our customers need to support a comprehensive digital marketing strategy,” commented Steven Sherkanowski, vice president of marketing at Ektron. “Businesses are extremely cost-sensitive and are looking for an all-in-one WCM solution that incorporates core content management functionality with e-commerce, synchronization, localization, personalization and rich internet applications. Our first quarter results validate that Ektron CMS400.NET can deliver on all of these requirements and has the services and support to ensure that our customers are successful.”
Select customers that purchased Ektron CMS400.NET during Q1 2009 include: Texas Children’s Hospital, Operation Homefront, NAPA AUTO PARTS, American College of Physicians, National Farmers Union, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and AEGON Asset Management.
About Ektron
Founded in 1998, Ektron is committed to providing revolutionary, scalable Web content management and authoring solutions. Ektron CMS400.NET empowers developers and non-technical business users alike: developers can take advantage of built-in Server Controls to deploy a Web site out of the box or customize the deployment using CMS400.NET’s well-documented API, and business users benefit from an intuitive user interface for managing their Web site’s content and messaging. From enterprise level deployments to single sites, CMS400.NET ships with a wide array of functionality, including social networking, Web 2.0, SEO and synchronization tools. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., Ektron has more than 20,000 customer implementations worldwide, including LG, Sony, and Johnson & Johnson. For more information, visit: http://www.ektron.com.