CrownPeak Technology Named as a Finalist in 2002 Codie Awards.Business Editors MARINA DEL REY Del Rey may refer to:
Content Management Innovator Recognized in Two Categories: Best Content Management Solution and Best Software as a Service CrownPeak Technology, the software service innovator in content management, announced today it has been named as a finalist in the 18th annual Codie Awards, sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ). CrownPeak is a finalist in two categories: Best Content Management Solution and Best Software Service. The 2003 Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry's finest products and services and honor excellence for corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. "The digital code and content industry is as innovative and vibrant as ever," said Ken Wasch, SIIA president. "For a company to make the cut as a finalist is a terrific achievement. Simply put, each finalist is a leader in its field. We are extremely proud to recognize the creativity and hard work that has brought them to this point." The Codie Awards finalists represent a range of companies from emerging start-ups to traditional industry powerhouses. The Codie Awards provide the only peer-recognition program in the software and information industry, a unique venue where companies compete for the praise of their competitors. The 2003 Codie Awards will be presented at a black-tie gala on May 6 during the SIIA 2003 Annual Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . "As a peer recognition program, the Codies truly are the software industry's Oscars(R), and there simply is no higher honor in our business," said Jim Howard, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , CrownPeak Technology. "We're especially gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to be recognized in two categories, since our business model - delivering software as a service -- is inseparable from our content management technology. "The value proposition we've offered the market since our inception -- that a world class content management system (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ) can be made available as a service to organizations of all sizes and budgets -- is now resonating throughout the industry," Howard said. "We've pioneered quick, risk-free CMS deployment, rapid ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and a feature set equal to or better than any enterprise package on the market -- complete with end user templates and developer tools that empower business users and technology specialists alike. We've helped transform the content management segment because software-as-service makes strategic and economic sense." More than seven years ago, the team that eventually formed CrownPeak first came together as W3-design, then the leading web design firm in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The team remained cohesive and productive through incarnations as part of USWeb/CKS and marchFIRST, respectively, before setting off to found CrownPeak in 2000. The team pioneered one of the first content management applications in history, for The Hollywood Reporter, and in the 1990s led companies like NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , and 20th Century Fox successfully onto the Web. The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education, and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For more information, its Web address is http://www.siia.net. About CrownPeak Technology Based in Marina de Rey REY Religious Education for Youth , Calif., CrownPeak Technology is the first company to provide world-class content management as a service, so that secure, feature-rich, enterprise level technology can be made available economically. As the premier hosted application provider, CrownPeak offers in Advantage CMS a feature set that is helping to redefine the content management space. The company's comprehensive developer environment, industry-leading service levels and "risk-free" outsourcing options have made CrownPeak one of the fastest growing companies in its sector. |
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