Ektron Opens Office in Toronto, Canada
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Leading content management software firm expands to support high-growth market in Canada NASHUA, N.H.--(Business Wire)-- Ektron Inc., a technology and market leader in Web content management software, today announced the opening of their new office in Toronto, Canada. Ektron is taking an important step in increasing its focus on the Canadian market by opening the office, and it has appointed Kevin McCloskey as the Director of Ektron Canada to drive the expansion forward. Mr. McCloskey, formerly of Momentum Advanced Solutions Inc., comes to Ektron as a seasoned expert in leading new business development and establishing go- to-market strategy. In his new role as the Director of Ektron Canada, Mr. McCloskey will focus on expanding Ektron's market presence, while creating an even stronger infrastructure to support the company's local partners and existing client base. McCloskey commented, "I am very excited to be part of the Ektron Team. The new office will allow us to further extend our skills, expertise and proven experience to the Canadian market, and also allow us to work more closely with our partners and customers as new business activity continues to increase and grow." Ektron's expansion into the Canadian market and the appointment of Mr. McCloskey represents the significant amount of new business opportunities for Ektron CMS400.NET. The award-winning CMS solution is the leading single application for companies to not only manage their Web content, but create dynamic, scalable Web sites to meet both business objectives and end-user needs. Ektron CMS400.NET provides customers with a way to incorporate social networking in the form of work groups, message boards, wikis and blogs to encourage interdepartmental collaboration as well as company-wide networking. The CMS solution is also known for its advanced taxonomy-driven search capabilities, allowing assets on a Web site to be categorized with one-to-many relationships, creating a dynamic knowledge base that becomes invaluable to the site's users. "We have seen significant growth in our customer base in Canada over the last year," stated William Rogers, CEO and founder, Ektron. "We saw a need to establish a local presence not only to better server our clients, but also to build closer relationships with our partners and provide them with the support they need. The opening of the Toronto office demonstrates our ongoing commitment to our Canadian partners and reflects the increasing demand for Ektron CMS solutions." About Ektron Inc. Ektron's Web content management and authoring solutions are affordable for any organization and simple enough for anyone to use, yet offer webmasters, designers and developers all the tools they need to create, deploy and manage interactive Web, intranet and extranet sites on one platform. With Ektron CMS400.NET, companies can do what they want on the Web, including developing rich sites for personal, two-way communication with visitors, building community through memberships, blogs and forums, and attracting more repeat visits using RSS feeds and Web alerts to increase business opportunities. An open API allows for easy customization and extension. Ektron is headquartered in Nashua, N.H., and has more than 20,000 customer implementations worldwide, including Unilever, Intel and Pfizer. For more information, visit www.ektron.com. Press Contact: Ektron Inc. Christina Paradis, 603-589-5287 Christina.Paradis@ektron.com Copyright Business Wire 2008
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