Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, CSC, Intel, and Nokia select Connectbeam to enhance the collective intelligence of their organizations.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 5 -- Connectbeam, a leading provider of enterprise social software applications, today announced the release of Social Computing Appliance version 2.0, the first integrated social bookmarking and social networking applications appliance for plug-and-play deployment and integration into the enterprise environment. Connectbeam's Appliance 2.0 for social bookmarking and networking helps enterprises add social computing capabilities to their existing IT and business environment to improve information worker productivity and business innovation.

"Customers challenged us to deliver a solution that was completely secure," said Puneet Gupta, founder and CEO of Connectbeam. "They wanted a solution that left them in control of their data and content, and would be introduced to the user as part of their existing user workflow. Connectbeam's Appliance 2.0 meets each of these challenges and delivers the benefits of the collective intelligence of the enterprise wherever the user turns to search for information - on the company Intranet or the public Internet."

Connectbeam's social computing appliance is recognized by analysts, customers, and the industry for bringing the best-of-breed social bookmarking, social networking, and Web 2.0 capabilities to the enterprise. "The business value from enabling employees to collect, categorize and share their own cognitive map of information in the form of tags and bookmarks should not be underestimated," states Mike Gotta, Principal Analyst at the Burton Group. The Connectbeam Appliance helps companies increase team collaboration via quick information discovery and sharing in the workplace while maintaining strong governance and control for IT.

For companies that would like to test drive the benefits of social enterprise software within their organizations, Connectbeam announced a special trial offer of its Starter Series Appliance. The offer includes the Social Computing Appliance 2.0 for 500 licensed users for 120 days at a special introductory price of $1,995. This offer is available immediately and customers can place orders online at www.connectbeam.com. In addition to the Starter Series, Connectbeam delivers the advanced CB-5000 and CB-9000 social bookmarking and social networking appliance versions.

To further exemplify Connectbeam's growing leadership in the enterprise social software marketplace, several major companies including Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, CSC, Intel, and Nokia have selected Connectbeam to provide enterprise social bookmarking and networking for their organizations. "Connectbeam is the only vendor that has a turnkey appliance product offering with an integrated set of social bookmarking and social networking applications for the enterprise," states Gupta. "We're thrilled that so many top name companies are realizing that value and rapidly implementing it into their organizations."

  Key features of Connectbeam's Appliance release 2.0 include:
  -- Collective Intelligence Discovery - Secure Collective Search Toolbar
  -- Information Discovery - Social Bookmarking & Tagging
  -- People Discovery - Social Networking
  -- Expertise Location - Live Profiles
  -- Group Sharing - Project Communities


  About Connectbeam

Founded in 2006, Connectbeam is the first and leading provider of an integrated set of enterprise social software applications delivered as a turnkey appliance for businesses. The premise of the Connectbeam application is that social networks inside companies create a climate of information sharing and discovery, and thrive when employees discover and connect with other employees in the context of searching for information and expertise. Connectbeam is the first company to successfully combine the features of social bookmarking and social networking to deliver an integrated information access and discovery application.

Connectbeam, headquartered in Mountain View, California, is privately held and venture backed. For more information, visit www.connectbeam.com.