Ektron Driven Web Sites Honored by the Web Marketing Association

Numerous Web sites Powered by CMS400.NET receive recognition in the 2008 WebAward Competition

NASHUA, NH September 25, 2008 – Ektron Inc., a technology and market leader in Web content management software, is honored to announce that over 20 Web sites entered in the 2008 Web Award competition, powered by Ektron CMS400.NET, were recognized by the Web Marketing Association.

Founded in 1997, the Web Marketing Association sets a high standard for excellence in Internet marketing and development of the best Web sites on the World Wide Web. Sites from 96 different industries were independently judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use.

Web sites powered by Ektron’s content management software, CMS400.NET, captured awards in 15 different industry categories including three “Best Web site of Industry” awards. The Alliance Theatre was recognized with the best Web site award for the entertainment industry, while BGT Partners corporate Web site was acknowledged as the best professional services site and City of Frisco, Texas for the best government site.

“We are thrilled to have over 20 Web sites built on Ektron’s content management technology receive high recognition in the WebAward competition,” stated Bill Rogers, chief executive officer at Ektron. “The Web Marketing Association’s acknowledgement further validates Ektron’s commitment to deliver industry leading CMS solutions and build close working relationships with our partner community.”

Other Web sites built on the Ektron platform that received recognition in the WebAward competition include, Kellogg’s, PlayStation (Canada), LG Mobile Phones, John Hopkins Children’s Center, Lending.com and Hendrix College. To view the complete WebAward honoree list visit http://www.webaward.org/.

About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is the producer of the WebAward Competition.  Now in its 12th year, the WebAwards is the premier annual Web site award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

About Ektron
Founded in 1998, Ektron is committed to providing revolutionary, scalable Web content management and authoring solutions. Ektron CMS400.NET empowers developers and non-technical business users alike: developers can take advantage of built-in Server Controls to deploy a Web site out of the box or customize the deployment using CMS400.NET’s well-documented API, and business users benefit from an intuitive user interface for managing their Web site’s content and messaging. From enterprise level deployments to single sites, CMS400.NET ships with a wide array of functionality, including social networking, Web 2.0, SEO and synchronization tools. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., Ektron has more than 20,000 customer implementations worldwide, including NASA, Kodak and Johnson & Johnson. For more information visit: http://www.ektron.com.