Sand Hill Group Recognizes Top 25 Software Innovators
MessageOne Selected As Top 25 Software Innovator in Enterprise Software Industry
San Francisco, Business Wire
April 11, 2007 – CMP Technology today named 25 Innovation Showcase winners, selected by Sand Hill Group, which represent the emerging crop of innovators in the enterprise software industry. CEOs from the selected group of pioneers will present in the Innovation Showcase Theater at Software 2007.
CMP Technology's Software 2007 theme is "Powered by Innovation" and will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on May 8-9, 2007. In its fourth year, Software 2007 is expected to attract more than 2,000 software CEOs, VPs, CIOs, venture capitalists, private equity partners, investment bankers, press and analysts, and industry professionals.
"This year's Showcase winners illustrate that innovation is alive and well in the software space," said M.R. Rangaswami, Sand Hill Group co-founder and Software 2007 executive conference director. "Of the 20 Showcase companies selected last year, nine have been acquired or received funding in the eight months since the event. Whether looking for funding, launching a company or product or just telling the world about a great new idea, Showcase gives these novel companies a stage to introduce their concepts to an audience of key participants in the software ecosystem."
Innovation Showcase is comprised of four categories -- Fast Track, Software, International and Software-as-a-Service - that represent growth, innovation and are likely to experience material events in the next year.
Fast Track Innovation Showcase Winners have demonstrated market traction. With substantial revenues, these software pioneers proved financial viability and market adoption with customers that have garnered real return on their software investment. These companies are likely candidates for the public markets if they choose to so. Fast Track winners include:
-- Initiate Systems, Inc.
-- IntraLinks, Inc.
-- MessageOne, Inc.
-- QlikTech International AB
-- SuccessFactors, Inc.
-- ZANTAZ, Inc.
Innovation Showcase winners in the Software category represent a compelling mix of classic software companies. While younger than their FastTrack counterparts, these companies are generating real revenues with real innovative ways to apply software to business. Winners include:
-- Accruent, Inc.
-- Black Duck Software, Inc.
-- Persystent Technologies
-- QL2 Software, Inc.
-- rPath
-- Serus Corporation
Companies in the International Innovation Showcase category spotlight innovation in every corner of the world. These pioneers are building substantial businesses addressing real needs from the United Kingdom and Finland to Israel and India. Winners include:
-- Alfresco Software, Inc.
-- Atlantis Computing, Inc
-- Compulink Systems
-- ClusterSeven, Inc.
-- Transparency Software, Inc.
-- IT Mill Ltd.
-- WorkLight (formerly known as Serendipity Technologies)
Software-as-as-Service is being widely adopted by customers and Sand Hill Group believes there will be several new winners in this space. Innovation Showcase winners in this category represent the next generation of pioneers that are filling out the suite of Software-as-a-Service applications across critical business divisions. Winners include:
-- Brightidea.com
-- Ketera Technologies, Inc.
-- Parature, Inc.
-- Plexus Systems, Inc.
-- SpringCM
-- Xactly Corporation
About Sand Hill Group
Sand Hill Group serves the $600+ billion software, services and solutions market by providing investment and management advice to emerging enterprise technology leaders. Sand Hill also owns Sandhill.com - the premier destination site and resource center for CEOs, VPs, Entrepreneurs, VCs and for members of the software industry ecosystem. Its weekly electronic newsletter is read by thousands of executives. Sand Hill produces the 'Enterprise' and 'Software' conferences for CEOs and executives in the industry and creates high-impact research reports for its constituents.
About CMP Technology
CMP Technology ( www.cmp.com ) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media ( http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com ), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.
