Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, June 25, 2012 – Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced today that it has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Industry Partner of the Year Award.

“Kentico has always been driven by the success of our customers and partners” says Petr Palas, CEO and founder of Kentico Software, “Being selected as a finalist in this award shows our continued success in delivering quality Web Content Management (WCMS) and Customer Experience Management (CXM) solutions to our 12,000 customers in 87 countries.”

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of nearly 3,000 entrants worldwide. The ISV/Software Solutions Industry Partner of the Year Award honors the ISV partner that has demonstrated leadership excellence in developing and delivering Microsoft platform–based software applications to mutual customers during the past year. The winning partner was acknowledged as the most valuable software applications business partner to the Microsoft worldwide field. The award acknowledges a partner that added business value to customers by deploying new and innovative software solutions based on Microsoft technologies.

“We are proud to recognize our 2012 Partner Award finalists for their outstanding commitments to solving customer challenges,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “Our partners are critical to our success as a company, and it is their creativity and innovative thinking in solving the unique needs of our customers that serves as the foundation for mutual, long-term success. We congratulate this year’s finalists on their achievements and look forward to following their continued success in the future.”

Kentico attained Microsoft certified partner status in 2006 and achieved Gold status two years later. Kentico works closely with Microsoft, adopting the newest technologies and products customers demand, and actively supporting the world wide .NET community.

“This is fantastic recognition and proves our Kentico EMS+ offering is another innovation driven by our worldwide customers and partners,” said Eric Webb, President of Sales and Operations for North America, “Kentico EMS+ is the first fully integrated Customer Experience Management (CXM) solution delivered as a managed service in the Windows Azure cloud. Combining the scalable Window Azure platfo

Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, June 14, 2012 – Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced today the opening of registration for its annual conference, Kentico Connection 2012, which will be held in Denver, Colorado on September 17-18, 2012 and in Prague, Czech Republic on October 1-2, 2012.

In response to last year’s success, Kentico is again holding Kentico Connection 2012 in Denver and Prague, enabling clients, developers and marketers worldwide to leverage the unlimited possibilities of Kentico software to create powerful websites.

“Kentico Connection is known for its delivery of crucial knowledge to Web professionals and site owners, and this year will be no exception ,” says Petr Palas, Founder and CEO of Kentico Software, “With the release of Kentico CMS 7 and tracks on business and technology offering over 20 sessions of essential information, it is the conference not to be missed.”

Topics include the release of Kentico CMS 7, and the introduction of Kentico EMS+, the fully integrated Customer Experience Management (CXM) solution in Windows Azure. Other sessions include updates to Kentico EMS, scaling to the cloud, new productivity-boosting marketing features, multilingual and mobile websites, and why Kentico EMS is the enterprise class solution for everyone. The program will also include case studies, presented by Kentico partners and clients, and the new Product Planning sessions, where attendees are invited to participate in the evolution of the Kentico product line.

“The conference is a unique networking event for partners to connect with peers, share their work, and to learn valuable skills immediately applicable to their daily work,” said Eva Palbuchtova, Event Organizer and Marketing Specialist at Kentico Software, “Attendees can also ask technical and business questions at ‘Ask the Experts’ and schedule 1-on-1 sessions with Kentico technical leads and executives.”

“The Kentico Connection was a great event full of wonderful information and great people. Kentico’s annual conference has quickly become a fantastic community event that every Kentico developer should attend,” expresses Bryan Soltis, Director of Technology & Research of Bit-Wizards and Kentico MVP who attended the conference in 2010 and 2011.

Kentico Connection 2012 will be held at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows in Denver, Colorado on September 17-18 and at andel’s Hotel in P

Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, June 6, 2012 – Kentico Software (www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced today the immediate availability of Kentico EMS+, the first fully integrated CXM solution provided as a managed service in the Windows Azure Cloud. Unlike other products, Kentico EMS+ is available at an affordable monthly cost and doesn’t require excessive upfront investment.

Kentico EMS+ allows marketers have their site up and running in no time and get instant marketing results. It’s a fully integrated Customer Experience Management (CXM) solution hosted in the secure Windows Azure cloud and backed by Kentico 24/7 global support. Customers can choose from over 1,200 Kentico Solution Partners in 80 countries to help them create compelling websites and implement successful on-line marketing.

“With Kentico EMS+, we’re bringing technology to the masses that until now was only available to enterprise clients with an extensive infrastructure.” said Petr Palas, Founder and CEO of Kentico Software, “Kentico EMS+ uses the revolutionary Kentico EMS product line and allows customers to easily build highly scalable websites, avoid data loss and automate disaster recovery with the power of the Windows Azure cloud.”

Kentico EMS+ customers will reduce their costs and provide relief to IT departments by outsourcing the management, development and upgrades of their websites. Kentico EMS+ offers a complete solution for websites, mobile sites, online stores, social networks, e-mail marketing, lead management, web analytics, optimization and personalization. Together with out-of-the-box Salesforce.com integration, it allows marketers to deliver consistent customer experience across all channels.

“Until now, customers could run Kentico EMS on-premise, in the cloud or in a hybrid configuration. The new Kentico EMS+ offering enhances the choices with a Software-as-a-Service model, in which customers can use the product in the cloud without any upfront investment and pay for actual use.” said Eric Webb, President of Sales and Operations.

Kentico EMS+ is available immediately at www.kentico.com/plus for the introductory price starting from $999 per month.

For more information, we encourage you to join the upcoming webinar Kentico Technical Learning: EMS+ scheduled for June 19, 2012 from 9-10 AM PDT. You can register for this webinar at

Sydney, Australia, May 29, 2012 – Kentico Software (www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced today the establishment of a new office in Sydney, Australia, home to many of its current customers and partners, to cover operations throughout the APAC region.

After North America and Europe, the APAC region is Kentico’s third largest market. Australia alone has over 100 Kentico solution partners and 1,500+ website implementations, and represents a key market within the APAC region. Kentico currently provides its CMS, e-commerce, intranet, social networking and on-line marketing solutions to some of Australia’s major organisations, like UNICEF, Asics, Jim Beam, The Weather Channel, Jacob’s Creek, Sony Centre, Kellogg’s All-Bran and others.

APAC office will be led by Wayne Jasek, who has worked in international sales at the Kentico Headquarters, Czech Republic for the past 5 years, covering operations in over 80 countries worldwide. To his new role as Director of APAC Operations, Wayne brings a wealth of experience in Web content management sales and business development, his supreme knowledge of the Kentico system and deep understanding of the Kentico community.

Commenting on his new role as Business Development Director, Wayne says “I am proud to be establishing Kentico’s physical presence in the APAC region and to be able to empower customers and partners to leverage the CMS to its fullest, and to lift their success to a whole new level.”

“In response to the already strong and mounting interest in our reliable and feature-packed CMS platform, we are coming closer to our clients and partners in the APAC region, to better serve our thriving community there,” said Petr Palas, Founder & CEO of Kentico Software, “The expertise of our team in Australia will not only enable us to meet growing demand, but will nurture and grow our current partner network; helping them to deliver compelling customer experiences and achieve outstanding results from their websites.”

The Kentico solution is an all-in-one, fully customisable CXM solution and is the reliable and scalable choice for organisations that value their online presence. The new Kentico sales office in Sydney provides valuable support and delivers winning solutions to the APAC region.

The new office is located in Sydney, New South Wales and will be the central location for activities covering the APAC region, including New Zealand, China, India, Ind

Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, May 10, 2012 – Kentico Software (www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced today integration of their Enterprise marketing Solution (EMS) with Jigsaw’s database, the world's largest database of complete contact and company information. The Kentico Data.com Connector enables website to easily importation contacts’ details into Kentico EMS.

“The integration of Kentico EMS with Data.com allows our customers and partners to instantly access reliable and up-to-date contact information for their website visitors.” said Petr Palas, the CEO and founder of Kentico Software, “the new Data.com integration provides an always-accessible source of relevant leads.”

The Data.com Connector for Kentico EMS integrates the Data.com directory of millions of business contacts into the EMS interface, enabling companies to enhance leads with additional personal details from Data.com. Online marketers can compare and enhance their stored contacts’ profiles with those in Data.com This frees marketers from tedious data-sourcing and maintenance and provides confidence in the data that sales staff depend on, helping them quickly zero in on opportunities.

“We are pleased to offer seamless integration between the Kentico EMS easy-to-use, scalable website solution with the wealth of information that Data.com provides, in the Data.com Connector,” said Eric Webb, President of Sales and Operations for North America, “With such easy access to relevant, high-quality contact information, our customers can easily and significantly increase the efficiency and productivity of their sales teams, all from within their website CMS.”

Currently offered as a standalone installation for Kentico EMS, Data.com integration will be included as one of its many out-of-the-box features in version 7, to be released later this year.

To download the Data.com Connector visit: http://devnet.kentico.com/Marketplace/Integration/Data-com-contacts-integration.aspx

For more information on Kentico’s Data.com integration and the Data.com Connector, visit: http://devnet.kentico.com/Blogs/Juraj-Hrinik/February-2012/Data-com-integration.aspx

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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, May 3, 2012 – Kentico Software (www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced the integration of their Enterprise Marketing Solution (EMS) with Salesforce.com, the world’s most popular Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The Kentico SalesForce Connector enables website contacts to replicate into your SalesForce organization as leads.

“The integration of Kentico EMS with SalesForce.com allows our customers and partners the ability to harness the power of our real time Customer Experience Management solution and directly link it into the their Cloud CRM. The new SalesForce Connector enables companies to bridge the gap between their website visitors and their sales department.” said Petr Palas, the CEO and founder of Kentico Software.

The SalesForce Connector for Kentico EMS integrates the lead scoring system of Kentico EMS, filtering contacts by an extensive set of custom rules and then replicates them to a Salesforce CRM as leads. As a result, sales departments are able to identify the most promising leads and to start working with them the moment they expose their interest. It also helps them to be far more accurate and efficient in the maintenance of current customer contact information.

“As part of our continuous effort to provide an end-to-end customer experience for Kentico EMS, we are pleased to introduce the SalesForce Connector,” said Eric Webb, President of US Sales and Operations. “We are now proud to deliver the integration that many of our customers demand.”

Currently offered as a standalone installation for Kentico EMS, SalesForce integration will be included as one of its many out-of-the-box features in version 7, to be released later this year.

To download the SalesForce Connector for EMS, visit http://devnet.kentico.com/Marketplace/Integration/SalesForce-Connector.aspx.

For more information on Kentico’s Salesforce Integration and the SalesForce Connector, visit: http://devnet.kentico.com/Blogs/Ales-Kalina/April-2012/SalesForce-Connector.aspx

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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, April 10, 2012 – Kentico Software (www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced that Kentico CMS is actively used by 60 companies from the Fortune Global 500 list for 2011.

Kentico CMS is currently used by 60 of the top 500 corporations worldwide, according to last year’s Fortune Global 500 annual ranking, compiled by Fortune magazine. Clients span most industry verticals with the strongest positions being in Automotive (14), Electronics (9) and Food (6). Most client headquarters are in Europe (28), the US (19) and Japan (8).

“We are happy to observe a growing number of major brands and solid companies recognizing Kentico CMS for the scalable, adaptable and intuitive content management system that it is, joining the 12,000 other websites currently leveraging the product to maximize online sales, marketing capabilities and ROI. With 12% of Fortune Global 500 companies using Kentico, it is proof of its dependability and scalability; able to serve both the smallest of shops and the largest, most significant global players such as Microsoft, McDonald's, Hewlett-Packard and Mazda.” says Petr Palas, CEO and Founder of Kentico Software.
“The latest version (6) of Kentico CMS takes Web content management to a whole new level, with a focus on enterprise marketing features, making Kentico a solid Customer Experience Management (CXM) solution for high-level clients, demanding the highest quality for their websites. We are confident that this new version will attract further global-scale companies to the unlimited website possibilities that Kentico CMS offers.” says Eric Webb, President of Sales & Operations at Kentico Software. “The first quarter of 2012 has already seen new additions to the family of clients in the Fortune Global 500 with General Electric and Nokia promising further enterprise-level Kentico-built web projects this year.” he adds.
Infographics on the usage of Kentico CMS within the Fortune Global 500 companies can be found at: http://www.kentico.com/Fortune2011
Full Fortune Global 500 List for 2011: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/index.html

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