Customer Wins include Cisco and SAP
Bryan LeBlanc to Lead all Financial Operations for Jive
PORTLAND, Ore., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Jive Software
(http://www.jivesoftware.com), the pure-play collaboration software leader,
today announced record customer growth, with major customer wins including
Cisco, SAP, VMware, and NetApp. Jive increased its customer base by 25%,
bringing the number of total customers to 2,500, including over 15% of the
Fortune 500. In addition, the company unveils Clearstep, an online
community for social and enterprise 2.0 professionals. Finally, Jive named
Bryan LeBlanc as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. LeBlanc brings nearly 20
years of finance experience at public high-tech and software companies to
Jive, and will be responsible for all finance and administrative functions
of the business.
Clearstep is the first of its kind online community, powered by Jive's
own Clearspace product, for social and enterprise 2.0 practitioners. Now
these professionals have a place to interact, share best practices, and
gain access to a much wider range of perspectives on common community and
collaboration issues. Clearstep is intended for all social and enterprise
2.0-focused professionals, including Jive customers. For more information
or to join the Clearstep community, go to
http://www.jivesoftware.com/communities/clearstep/register.
"There is a seismic shift in the way people are working, with a focus
on people instead of just moving files back and forth; on conversation and
openness instead of departmental silos and email. Clearstep is the first
time the real drivers and practitioners behind this movement have a place
to share ideas," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software. "Signing on 500 new
customers is a testament to the fact that Jive is leading this charge and
our people-centric approach is what today's enterprise needs."
Jive's flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community, are the
first enterprise-class collaboration applications
(http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace) that combine the latest
content creation tools with community-driven intelligence -- in essence,
bringing consumer technologies like social networking to large organizations.
By presenting Web 2.0 and traditional communication tools in an intuitive and
unified way, Clearspace is transforming the way companies work, resulting in
better products, faster processes and a more connected workforce. Clearspace
Community is an edition of Clearspace that is specifically designed for
collaboration with external audiences
(http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace-community), such as
customers, prospects, partners and suppliers. For a partial list of customers
using Jive Software, please visit
http://www.jivesoftware.com/customers/customers.jsp.
"Jive Software has seen tremendous growth in the company's year over
year sales as it continues to expand and emerge as a leader in the
collaboration software industry," said Bryan LeBlanc, CFO Jive Software. "I
am excited to join the Jive management team and apply my experience in
software to such an innovative company," said LeBlanc.
Mr. LeBlanc comes to Jive Software from WebTrends Inc., a web analytics
and Marketing Performance Management solutions company, where he was CFO
and led the financial and operational teams. Prior to WebTrends, LeBlanc
was a member of Mercury Interactive's executive team, where he helped drive
substantial growth in both the size of the business and the company's
market value. LeBlanc has also held management roles in finance and
marketing for inSilicon, Documentum, Cadence Design Systems, and Fogdog
Sports, where he successfully led the company's IPO team as the CFO.
Hersh added, "Bryan is an important addition to the Jive team as we
continue our rapid expansion. His expertise and proven results in steering
and scaling enterprise software companies is exactly what we need during
this phase of our development."
About Jive Software:
Jive Software believes work is broken and that people-driven software
can fix it. Jive delivers social productivity software to bring together
employees, partners and customers in a unified collaboration system,
allowing them to create better products, faster processes and improved
relationships. Its flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community,
are used by over 2,000 customers worldwide, including over 15% of the
Fortune 500. Jive was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland,
Oregon. For more information, visit Jive Software online at
http://www.jivesoftware.com.
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Liz Clinkenbeard of OutCast Communications,
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