BURLINGTON, Mass., April 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLIN), The Digital Engagement Company™, announced today that iAPPS Commerce was named a finalist for the 2014 SIIA Software CODiE Awards for Best Commerce Solution globally. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 29 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education, and Software.
"This year's CODiE Awards finalists showcase the innovation and creativity in today's market. We are happy to recognize them for their products that are breaking ground in the software industry," said Rhianna Collier, VP for the Software Division at SIIA. "I look forward to honoring all the finalists in May at our awards program at Maximize."
iAPPS Commerce is a powerful eCommerce solution that helps online business owners maximize their online revenue while effortlessly managing all aspects of their eCommerce initiatives. The easy-to-use interface is packed with custom features including faceted product catalog management, best-in-class SEO and comprehensive reporting solutions.
"We are extremely proud that iAPPS Commerce is being recognized as a CODiE Award finalist," stated Thomas Massie, Bridgeline's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Because of the deep integration within the iAPPS Platform, iAPPS Commerce has some of the most innovative capabilities in the industry."
iAPPS Commerce is part of the iAPPS Platform, the only deeply-integrated digital marketing solution with superior capabilities in content management, eCommerce, eMarketing, web analytics, and social media management on one all-encompassing .NET platform. iAPPS remains the only Web Engagement Management (WEM) platform that can be delivered as either a true SaaS multi-tenant environment or a traditional dedicated server environment.
This year's CODiE Awards features 28 Software categories, several of which are new or updated to reflect the latest industry trends. Winners will be announced during a special Awards dinner on May 21 in San Francisco during the industry's premier ISV gathering of SaaS, BI, and Cloud providers, Maximize.
About SIIA
SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. SIIA represents approximately 700 member companies worldwide that develop software and digital information content. Information technology (IT) and software security are critical issues to SIIA's members, many of whom strive to develop safe, secure and state-of the-art products that effectively serve their commercial and government customers alike, while protecting their intellectual property.
The SIIA Software Division provides a forum for companies developing the applications, services, infrastructure and tools that are driving the software and services industry forward. For further information, visit www.siia.net/software.
About Bridgeline Digital
Bridgeline Digital, The Digital Engagement Company™, enables its customers to maximize the performance of their mission critical websites, intranets, and online stores. Bridgeline's iAPPS platform deeply integrates Web Content Management, eCommerce, eMarketing, Social Media management, and Web Analytics to help marketers deliver online experiences that attract, engage and convert their customers across all digital channels. Bridgeline provides end-to-end Digital Engagement solutions and boasts an award-winning team of interactive services professionals. Headquartered in Burlington, Mass., with nine additional locations throughout the United States and a .NET development center in Bangalore, India. Bridgeline has thousands of quality customers that range from small- and medium-sized organizations to Fortune 1000 companies. To learn more, please visit www.bridgeline.com or call (800) 603-9936.