CrownPeak Selected as One of the World's Top ASPs for Fourth Consecutive Year

Web Content Management Leader Honored for Software-as-a-Service Excellence

CrownPeak (www.crownpeak.com), the company defining the future of content management, announced today that it has been selected as one of the world's top 25 application service providers (ASPs) by ASPnews, an online publication devoted to news and analysis for application and web services. For the fourth consecutive year, CrownPeak has been recognized for its leadership, innovation and service as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider.

The ASPnews list offers an overview of 25 worldwide leaders in application services, covering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Utility Computing Industries. To be included on the ASPnews list, companies had to meet the following criteria:

--  Have the provision of network-based applications and/or services as
    their core business
--  Have a substantial and active end-user customer base for those
    services
--  Be able to demonstrate proven revenue streams
--  Be innovators in the online delivery of software-based services
--  Be recognized as a leader by others within the industry
   
"We are thrilled to be recognized by ASPnews for a fourth consecutive year as a Software-as-a-Service leader," said Jim Howard, CEO of CrownPeak. "Our commitment to continue as the unquestioned leader in SaaS, web content management and customer service remains our most important goal, just as staying ahead of the needs of our customers with new and innovative solutions and services."
CrownPeak provides a comprehensive, world-class web content management solution as a hosted software solution that decreases site deployment time, cost, and increases customer success versus traditional installed solutions.

About ASPnews.com

ASPnews.com is the world's premier source of news and analysis for and about the Application Service Provider (ASP) and Web services industry. Established in 1998, it has earned a global reputation among vendors, providers and their customers for the breadth and insight of its content. In 2000, the business became part of the internet.com network of Jupitermedia Corp., a leading online provider of global news and information for Internet professionals. ASPnews is headquartered in Darien, Conn., USA.

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.

Brian Gendron
SHIFT Communications
(415) 591-8403
bgendron@shiftcomm.com