EPiServer Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute


CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Nov 17, 2011) - EPiServer, a leading provider of web content solutions, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned it in the Visionaries quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management* report.

"EPiServer's innovation is rooted deeply in our mission to ensure strong business results for our customers and partners. We understand the need for personalized, measurable interaction across multiple channels as the web evolves from simple sites towards an ecosystem of content and community," said Martin Henricson, CEO of EPiServer. "We believe Gartner's evaluation reaffirms EPiServer's commitment to our ecosystem strategy."

EPiServer considers its recognition in the report a testament to the organization's approach to increasing the functionality of its products to exceed expectations in a swiftly developing market. With the introduction of the company's MobilePack, a set of templates and software for creating mobile web applications that drive users' online engagement with businesses, EPiServer gave its customers a chance to interact with familiar and intuitive tools taking into account that as more people connect with organizations through mobile devices, this kind of infrastructure will become increasingly important.

EPiServer offers a platform for publishing content, building communities, communicating through multiple channels and selling online. The platform offering helps companies create online relationships with its customers, better understand customer behavior, engage with customers on the social Web and identify improvements to e-commerce processes that seamlessly turn Web site visitors from "browsers" into "buyers."

The EPiServer platform, combining content, commerce, communication and community is available now. For more, visit http://www.EPiServer.com/, or search "EPiServer" on Google.

*Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management, Mick MacComascaigh, et al, November 10, 2011.

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About EPiServer
EPiServer, the leading supplier of solutions that enable true Web engagement and drive business results for end customers. 3,500 customers worldwide use EPiServer's technology platform that combines content, community, commerce, and communications with a configurable metrics dashboard. EPiServer CMS is the foundation for more than 20,000 websites and is used by more than 130,000 web editors daily. The EPiServer platform is delivered through an extensive network of over 500 partner companies in 30 countries. EPiServer combines the stability and support of a commercial product with EPiServer World, a thriving developer community of more than 14,000 developers. EPiServer is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with an AAA-ranking by Dun & Bradstreet since 2000. The company was founded in 1994 and has offices in the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and the United Kingdom. EPiServer is controlled by the IK2007 Fund. IK Investment Partners is a European private equity firm with Nordic roots, managing €5.7 billion in fund commitments.