Press Release
Jive Software Names Bill Lanfri to Board of Directors
PORTLAND, OR, JANUARY 12, 2009- Jive Software, the social business software leader, announces the addition of Bill Lanfri to its Board of Directors. Lanfri brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in the enterprise networking and telecommunications industries to the position.
"2009 will be a very important year for Jive and we know the company will benefit greatly from Bill's counsel and industry outlook," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software.
Most recently, Lanfri was Operating Partner at Accel Partners, a leading global venture capital firm. While at Accel, he served as CEO of the Accel/Sequoia investment Big Beat Networks. Before Accel Partners, Lanfri served as CEO of Avanex. He has served on numerous boards in both advisory and initial funding capacities, including network security company Network Alchemy, acquired by Nokia Corporation in early 2000. Lanfri was also a member of the senior management team of intelligent hub pioneer SynOptics Communications (now a part of Nortel Networks), seeing the company through a period of growth from $2M to $700M in sales in positions leading both product management and marketing organizations.
"It's a rare opportunity to be involved with such a visionary and thriving technology company - I couldn't pass it up," said Lanfri. "Jive, with its unparalleled success in bringing employees, customers and partners together to innovate, is redefining enterprise software and communications. I'm excited to be a part of the company's next phase."
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.
Jive was recently recognized as a ‘Leader' in the Forrester WAVE Report on Community Platforms and in the ‘Visionaries' quadrant of the Enterprise Social Software Magic Quadrant report produced by The Gartner Group. Jive's revenues have grown steadily 20% quarter over quarter in 2008. In addition, Jive continues to gain new customers in a variety of industries including healthcare, government, technology and education. For more information about the customers using 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.
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