Press Release
Jive Named A Market Leader In Community Platforms
PORTLAND, OR, January 19, 2009 - Jive Software, the social business software leader, is recognized as a ‘Leader' in the Community Platforms space by Forrester Research. Jive was among the select companies invited to participate in the January 2009 Forrester WaveTM: Community Platforms, Q1 2009 report.
"Jive is thrilled to be recognized as a market leader," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software.
Jive believes it is the largest and fastest growing social business software company in the world. The company achieved record sales growth in 2008, producing its largest quarter and year ever.
In the report Forrester writes, Jive "offers a true community platform for brands to use for external marketing and internally focused communities. Forged from a strong background in engineering, the platform allows customers to quickly launch communities with the easy-to-use software. Offering the most refined interface out of the pack, Jive's platform provides drag-and-drop configuration for community features."
Jive delivers the leading enterprise-class suite of social business software applications for Global 2000 companies and governments. Jive's offerings are the first to effectively manage employee, customer and partner collaboration. Jive is purpose-built for tens of thousands of users and millions of page views.
Jive was recently recognized in the ‘Visionaries' quadrant of the Enterprise Social Software Magic Quadrant report produced by The Gartner Group.
About Jive Software
Jive is the global leader of the enterprise Social Business Software market. Jive has 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.
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