Ektron Opens Office in Toronto, Canada

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:00am EDT

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

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