Ektron Recognizes Innovative Customer Websites With 2006 All-Stars Awards

Ektron Recognizes Innovative Customer Websites With 2006 All-Stars Awards

Cuyahoga County Public Library Named MVP for Site of the Year

Amherst, N.H. – August 8, 2006 – Ektron, Inc., a technology and market leader in web content management software, today announced the winners of its 2006 Ektron All-Stars Awards. The company cited the best websites from 16 of its customers in 15 categories, including its MVP for site of the year, the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Each site represents an innovative and effective implementation of CMS400.NET, Ektron’s all-in-one application for creating, deploying and managing interactive web, intranet and extranet sites.

“The website has evolved into one of the most critical components of an organizations’ business model, and it takes a special blend of designers’ creative talents, developers’ technical savvy and forward-thinking strategies to create a successful one,” said Bill Rogers, founder and chief executive officer, Ektron. “Ektron’s All-Stars know what they want their websites to do and have demonstrated excellence in using their sites to deliver information and services, build and bind online communities and interact with their customers to help their organizations grow.”

The 2006 Ektron All-Star MVP is the Cuyahoga County Public Library (www.cuyahogalibrary.org), whose website redesign was completed by Ektron Gold Certified Partner Optiem LLC. As part of its vision to become the most convenient public library in the nation, the Ohio library system has made its site the public’s first source for information through a powerful, instant-access online library experience. The site offers extensive resources to visitors, including research, events and classes with online registration, book clubs, blogs and special sections. Since the new site’s launch, the library has seen a marked increase in site traffic, especially the number of daily visitors.

In addition to the MVP, Ektron recognized the All-Star Starting Line-Up of the best websites in 15 solution-specific categories:

Best Association Site – American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, www.aana.com (implemented by Risetime)
Best Consumer Site – Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, www.pfizerch.com (implemented by Ektron Certified Partner Biggs|Gilmore)
Best Corporate/Investor Relations Site – Kellogg Company, www.kelloggcompany.com(implemented by Biggs|Gilmore)
Best Education Site – Judson College, www.judsoncollege.edu (implemented by Ektron Gold Certified Partner Trekk Cross-Media)
Best Government Site – Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, www.attorneygeneral.gov
Best Healthcare Site – Pacific Dental Services, Inc., more than 100 sites (implemented by Ektron Certified Partner Applied Knowledge, Inc.)
Best Hospitality/Travel Site – Sugarbush Resort, www.sugarbush.com (implemented by Ektron Partner MMG Worldwide)
Best Integration by a Partner – Cuyahoga County Public Library, www.cuyahogalibrary.org (implemented by Optiem)
Best Intranet Site – Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Best Non-Profit Site – RBC Ministries, www.rbc.org (implemented by David Riley Associates’ interactive division, Argus Interactive Agency, an Ektron Certified Partner)
Best Professional Services Site – EBI Consulting, www.ebiconsulting.com (implemented by Ektron Certified Partner Wakefly)
Best Public Service Site – CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation, www.curesearch.org
Best Publishing Site – TENNIS Magazine, www.tennis.com
TIE – Best Technology Company Site – Corrigo, www.corrigo.com (implemented by Ektron Certified Partner ISITE Design); 3t Systems, www.3tsystems.com (implemented by Ektron Certified Partner Burns Marketing Communications)
Best Utility Site – Bright House Networks, www.mybrighthouse.com (implemented by Ektron Platinum Certified Partner BGT Partners)

Each year, All-Star participants submit information detailing how Ektron’s web content management software has impacted their organizations. Criteria includes how the Ektron-powered websites meet business and technical goals, advance online strategies, better satisfy site visitors, produce tangible return on investment and support effective business processes. This year’s winners were chosen from more than 100 nominations. For more information, visit www.ektron.com/allstar.

About Ektron
Ektron’s web content management and authoring solutions are affordable for any organization and simple enough for anyone to use, yet offer webmasters, designers and developers all the tools they need to create, deploy and manage interactive web, intranet and extranet sites in one platform. With Ektron CMS400.NET, companies can do what they want on the Web, including developing rich sites for personal, two-way communication with visitors, building community through memberships, blogs and forums, and attracting more repeat visits using RSS feeds and web alerts to increase business opportunities. An open API allows for easy customization and extension. Ektron is headquartered in Amherst, N.H., and has more than 15,000 customer implementations worldwide, including Unilever, Intel and Pfizer. For more information, visit www.ektron.com.

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