Colligo Networks Sales of Desktop Software for SharePoint
More Than Doubles in Second Quarter
Colligo Networks Reports 2008 Year-to-Date Revenues Up 99
Percent Year-Over-Year
London, UK, July 29, 2008 -
Colligo Networks
Inc., a Content and Code partner and leader in desktop
collaboration solutions, reported record revenues for the second
quarter in 2008, following record revenues in the first quarter.
Second quarter sales increased 89 percent over Q2 2007 and
year-to-date revenues increased 99 percent compared to the first
half of 2007.
"We are seeing explosive growth in 2008. The Colligo for
SharePoint product line alone increased 117 percent year-over-year
in the second quarter," commented Barry Jinks, President and CEO,
Colligo Networks. "Highlights from this quarter include the launch
of Version 3.1 of Colligo Contributor and the
Best of
Tech•Ed 2008 Award that recognised
Colligo in the productivity and collaboration category. Most
noteworthy is the growth in the Colligo for SharePoint Partner
Program with the addition of 24 new partners in this quarter
alone."
The Colligo for SharePoint Partner Program now boasts over
110 partners in key global markets, including North America,
Europe, and Asia. Select partners include Content and Code Ltd. in the United Kingdom,
Blue
Rooster in the United States,
Mind
Business in Germany, and Unique World in Australia. The partner program
is designed to contribute to the success of organizations that
offer Microsoft SharePoint solutions - including SharePoint
services hosting partners, system integrators, and value-added
resellers.
"Partner sales grew over 300 percent from the first to the
second quarter of 2008," noted Ed Kaczor, Vice President of Sales,
Colligo Networks. "By joining the Colligo Partner Program,
Microsoft Partners are able to increase their SharePoint business.
Colligo partners differentiate their SharePoint offering with
premier desktop software that solves three business challenges: (1)
anywhere productivity with offline access for mobile workforces,
(2) browser latency with local caching of SharePoint content for an
instant user experience, and (3) Outlook integration to support
email drag-and-drop and better content management."
A recently published case study entitled
"Education Services Firm Drives Adoption of
SharePoint for Email Management" highlights one of Content
and Code's customer success stories. Geoff Carter, Head
of ICT Business, IT Services at the
Learning Trust comments: "Colligo Contributor Add-In is so
simple to use that it is driving adoption of SharePoint. It
improves access by making SharePoint libraries and lists
available in an Outlook folder tree. More importantly, users can
easily drag-and-drop emails to document libraries, improving
centralization and management of content, while enhancing
collaboration across departments."
The
Learning Trust is a not-for-profit company that runs all the
education services for the London Borough of Hackney, a
geographical area comprised of 220,000 people.
"Our partnership with Colligo
was a strategic decision," said Tim Wallis, CEO of
Content and Code Ltd. in the United
Kingdom. "Colligo for SharePoint fits well with our business model
and allows our customers to meet key requirements, including the
capability of working offline and great drag-and-drop
functionality. Colligo for SharePoint allows our customers to
expand on an existing MOSS platform and opens opportunities to
branch out within the organizations."
About Colligo Networks
Colligo is a leading provider of desktop collaboration
solutions. Its client-based software solutions extend the
functionality of collaboration and content management applications
like Microsoft SharePoint and IBM Lotus Notes. Designed to increase
productivity, Colligo products move critical data storage and
synchronization functions from the server to the desktop, enabling
users to more effectively capture, access, edit, and share
information when and where they need it. From instant team
collaboration to remote user access, Colligo enhances the
collaboration experience for over 200,000 licensed users in more
than 50 countries. Customers include Siemens,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, General Motors, KPMG, Qualcomm, and Grant
Thornton. Colligo is a Microsoft Gold Certified ISV partner and IBM
Business Partner. For more information visit
www.colligo.com.
Colligo is a trademark of Colligo Networks, Inc. All other
corporate names and / or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
For further information, please contact Content and
Code
Roy Badawi
Commercial Manager
Content and Code
Tel: 0207 101 0942
E-mail: Roy.Badawi@contentandcode.com