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Austria's Utility, Bewag, Selects Jive Software for Internal Collaboration Initiative

 

PORTLAND, OR, DECEMBER 22, 2008 - Jive Software, the Social Business Software leader, today announced that Bewag, Austria's electric utility, selected Jive's Clearspace solution to improve employee collaboration and communication. Over 1,000 Bewag employees will leverage Clearspace to harness and share the extensive knowledge currently trapped on desktops, email inboxes and in the minds of company experts. Hans Lukits, CEO of Bewag: "Our new platform for employee collaboration and communication will as well boost our corporate culture as enhance productivity to a considerable extent."

Bewag's solution will eventually provide the following:

  • An interactive platform for improved communication and streamlined business processes
  • Fast & easy access to information facilitating cross-departmental collaboration and knowledge sharing
  • Intelligent social networking tools to improve team collaboration and project planning

"It is exciting to see traditional industries such as utilities and manufacturing look to social networking and collaboration tools to address their most pressing business challenges," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software. "We're thrilled to welcome Bewag to our expanding base of European customers."

Jive's flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community, are the industry's leading enterprise-class social business software applications that combine the latest content creation tools with community-driven intelligence.  Jive is the only platform that can support both outward-facing online customer communities and inward-facing employee collaboration solutions effectively and successfully. 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.

For more information about Jive Software, please visit the Jive customer list.

 

About Jive Software

Jive Software is the leader of the enterprise Social Business Software market. Jive brings 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 more than 2,500 customers worldwide, including more than 15% of the Fortune 500. Jive was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit Jive Software online.

Media Contact:  Rachel Petersen, Nectar Communications, Rachel@nectarpr.com, 415-637-0576

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