CrownPeak CEO to Present at National Content Management Conferences

Sessions to detail the Benefits of Using Content Management Solutions for Web and Enterprise

Jim Howard, CEO of CrownPeak, the company defining the future of content management, will speak at two national technology conferences: Gilbane San Francisco on April 10 and Content Management Pros (CM Pros) on April 13. Howard will present on how content management as a service can make any Web and enterprise management project easier and more cost-effective.

Gilbane San Francisco 2007
Who:  Jim Howard, CEO, CrownPeak
What:  “Content Management as a Service”
When: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10
Where: The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Gilbane San Francisco is a leading content management event for business and technology decision makers looking for strategic, technical and market opportunities in content management. Each year, attendees learn how to apply the appropriate technologies to a variety of business applications from experienced content management professionals.

On Tuesday, April 10, Howard will present “Content Management as a Service.” The session will teach attendees how to create marketing tools to work more effectively in measuring how businesses are communicating with customers and delivering sales opportunities for companies.


Content Management Professionals (CM Pros) 2007
Who:  Jim Howard, CEO, CrownPeak
What:  “Content Management as a Service”
When: 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m., Friday, April 13
Where: The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA

In addition to his participation at Gilbane San Francisco, Jim Howard will present at Content Management Professionals (CM Pros) 2007, taking place April 13 in conjunction with the Gilbane Conference and LISA Forum. Each year, CM Pros gathers content management experts from around the country to teach content management professionals at all levels how to effectively plan, manage, and implement complex content management projects.

On Friday, April 13, Howard will present “Content Management: It’s a Process, NOT a Product.” The presentation will teach attendees about the importance of proper planning for content management as part of web site growth and will include the five questions every management person should ask during the content management process.

If you are a member of the press and would like to schedule a meeting with CrownPeak at Gilbane San Francisco or CM Pros, please contact Brian Gendron, SHIFT Communications, at bgendron@shiftcomm.com or (415) 591-8403.


About Jim Howard
As CEO, Jim Howard is focused on advancing CrownPeak's leadership in the software-as-a-service market. Under Howard’s leadership since its founding in 2000, CrownPeak has become the market leading company in the content management software services sector. In the past four years CrownPeak has experienced explosive growth, with more than 90% year-to-year CAGR. CrownPeak has also sustained more than 93% customer retention.

Howard’s professional background combines extensive startup experience with years of software development and professional services delivery and management. He has spent the past nine years working with web content management and search technologies.

Howard previously held senior executive positions in professional services management, sales, and operational management with companies such as USWeb, MarchFIRST, and successful startup, W3-design.

Howard was named by CMSWatch as one of the 20 People to Watch in Content Management for 2005.

About CrownPeak
CrownPeak is defining the future of content management with its cost-effective, easy-to-implement software services for enterprise-level Web content management and site search. As the only solution to offer best-of-breed integration with ExactTarget, salesforce.com and WebTrends, CrownPeak's 360° Site Management gives Web site managers complete control over the critical functions involved in delivering a successful, revenue-driving Web site.

Enterprises and vertical organizations such as Crain Communications, Trek Bicycles, Hyundai Motors, the State of Virginia and the University of Southern California have realized the value in CrownPeak's 24x7 customer support and guaranteed response times. CrownPeak has been named to EContent's 100 most influential companies list, has won eWeek's prestigious Analysts Choice Award and InfoWorld's Product of the Year Award and has been named an SIIA Codie Award finalist for Best Content Management System every year since 2003.

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