SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2009 — GroupSwim, a leader in social software for business, is pleased to announce that Gartner Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, has selected GroupSwim as one of its Cool Vendors in Social Software for 2009. GroupSwim’s business collaboration software enables businesses to build web 2.0 customer communities and internal collaboration sites for teams, organizations and companies of all sizes. GroupSwim organizes the mass of information businesses lose every day through email, files and informal communication and harnesses it to save thousands of hours. Its innovative technology creates vibrant online communities. The software automatically tags and connects disparate content (discussions, files, wiki pages, email, etc.) so you can search and find relevant answers instantly. GroupSwim delivers the most valuable information every time, making its online community software an essential part of your business.
“We are thrilled to be recognized by Gartner as a cool 2009 Social Software Vendor,” said Mike Micucci, CEO of GroupSwim. “Social software is having a real business impact — it touches all customers, employees and partners. GroupSwim customers are seeing real breakthroughs in cost savings and productivity. In this environment it’s all about embracing new and powerful ways to get work done, and it’s great to see GroupSwim recognized.”
About Gartner’s Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner’s listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are
- Innovative: enable users to do things they couldn’t do before;
- Impactful: have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology);
- Intriguing: have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.
About GroupSwim
GroupSwim is a leading provider of on-demand social software for businesses. Our innovative use of intelligent collaboration technology provides unsurpassed ease of use and time to value. Our thousands of users utilize GroupSwim to increase revenue, lower costs, and bring their employees, customers, and partners together for new levels of productivity. Learn more at .
Press Contact:
Jason Rothbart
Vice President, Customer Success, GroupSwim
415-992-7646
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