Press Release
Jive Achieves Record Growth in 2008
70% Revenue Growth, More Than 200 New Customers
PORTLAND, OR, February 9, 2009 - Jive Software, the Social Business Software leader, beat expectations and closed a record 2008 with revenue growth of 70% year over year. As well, Jive added more than 200 national and global brands to its customer roster during the year.
"I want to thank our customers, partners and people for an extraordinary 2008," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software. "2009 promises to be another exciting year as global 2000 companies increase their investment in Social Business Software."
Jive is the largest and fastest growing social business software company in the world.
Jive delivers the leading enterprise-class suite of Social Business Software applications for Global 2000 companies and governments. Jive's collaboration solutions are the first to effectively manage employees, customers and partners on a unified platform. Jive is purpose-built for tens of thousands of users and millions of page views.
Jive was recently named a community platform ‘Leader' by Forrester Research and 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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