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Alfresco Named in EContent 100 List of Companies That Matter for Fourth Consecutive Year
Alfresco's Open Source ECM System Honored for Its Impact on the Digital Content Industry
| Source: Alfresco Software
LONDON--(Marketwire - November 24, 2009) - Alfresco
Software, Inc., the leader in open source enterprise content management
(ECM) solutions, has been named to EContent Magazine's 2009 EContent 100
list of "companies that matter most in the digital content industry" for
the fourth consecutive year. Selected by a panel of 14 industry experts,
companies were evaluated based on performance, market share, thought
leadership, technology leadership and willingness to experiment with new
technology.
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"With the EContent 100 list, we name the companies that we believe
demonstrate continued leadership in the content industry, as well as those
whose innovation foreshadows all that digital content has to offer," said
Michelle Manafy, Editor-in-Chief of EContent Magazine. "These 100 companies
have displayed their abilities to maximize the use of digital content.
Among them, Alfresco is named once again for its leadership and innovation
in bringing open source content management to the masses."
Alfresco, which recently became the first open source software to obtain U.S. Department of
Defense 5015.02 records management certification, has seen major adoption
of its ECM system throughout the world. The company currently has more
than 800 enterprise customers, over 270 SI and OEM partners, and has
surpassed the 2.0 million downloads mark. Most recently, Alfresco's CEO
John Powell and VP Business Development Matt Asay were listed
among MindTouch's "Most Influential People in Open Source" for their roles
in bringing accessible and affordable open source technology to the content
management market.
"We are honored that the industry experts at EContent Magazine have
recognized the key role Alfresco continues to play in driving and
fulfilling demand for open source content management tools," said John
Powell, CEO and Co-founder, Alfresco Software. "With the upcoming approval
of the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) specification,
and a range of new Cloud applications, we look forward to working with new
and existing companies to expand their content management capabilities."
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More information on the 2009 winners of the EContent 100 awards can be
found in the December print issue of EContent Magazine and online at
www.econtentmag.com.
About EContent
EContent is dedicated to one of the most essential commodities any business
has to offer -- content. While the digital era has provided businesses with
unprecedented access to content, it has also created an exponentially
increasing need to manage, store, and deliver that content in ways that are
efficient, effective, and affordable. Every industry -- from publishing to
pharmaceutical -- needs to maximize its content resources. With this steady
rise in digital content challenges, EContent magazine is there to help
guide professionals with sound advice and breaking news. EContent is the
most respected source for information about the digital content industry.
The magazine has a mission to clearly identify and explain emerging digital
content trends, strategies, and resources that will help readers navigate
the content maze and find a clear path to profits and improved business
processes. Essential reading for executives and professionals involved in
content management, creation, acquisition, aggregation, and distribution in
corporate and B2B environments, EContent provides the go-to resource for
digital content business strategies.
www.econtentmag.com
About Alfresco Software, Inc.
Alfresco Software, Inc. is the leader in the open source enterprise content
management market. The company couples the innovation of open source with
the stability of a true enterprise-class platform at a tenth of the cost.
The Alfresco content platform uses a flexible architecture to provide
document management, web content management and collaboration software to
enterprise customers worldwide. Founded in 2005 by a team of content
management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John
Newton, and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based
in London. For more information, please visit www.alfresco.com.
For more information, please visit www.alfresco.com.