CrownPeak

CrownPeak
Private
Industry Content Management Systems, Collaborative software, Application Service Provider
Founded 2001
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Key people
 Chief Executive Officer:
Jim Howard

Chief Product Officer:
Carl Sutter

Chief Technology Officer:
Adrian Newby

Chief Operating Officer:
Jim Yares

Chief Financial Officer:
Sam Sippl

Chief Information Officer:
J. Patrick Desbrow
Website www.crownpeak.com

CrownPeak is a privately held developer of cloud-based content management software. The primary customers of its products and services are company marketers and public relations representatives. The company's flagship product is a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based content management system (CMS).

Company History

The company was founded in 2001 as CrownPeak Technology, Inc. and is based in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. According to regulatory filings, CrownPeak has raised "around $12.0M" in three rounds of funding[1][2][3] Investors highlighted in the announcements include Sigma Partners, Altos Ventures, and SunAmerica Ventures.

CMS Capabilities

The SaaS-based CMS operates on all web servers and platforms[4] including mobile devices that support WebKit-based browsers such as those found on the iPhone and Android phones.[5] The SaaS CMS business model is focused on enabling non-technical individuals to manage and publish content,[6] as an alternative to the IT-centric model of on-premise web content management.[7] "Since Marketing will be signing the checks, those small sales could lead to much bigger ones down the line - threatening the long-term prospects of the traditional vendors."[8] Web analytics, site-search, and content versioning with rollback are among the features of the CMS.[9][10] The CrownPeak CMS includes over 60 out of the box[11] plug-ins to integrate with either custom tags or separate embedded UI's representing Web Analytics, Social Media, CRM, Document Management, among other services.

CMS User Interface

Developed using Silverlight,[12] the what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editing and single-screen dashboard presented by the CrownPeak CMS user interface[13] enables online teams to collaborate in the development and publishing of content.[14]

Company Services

CrownPeak services include development, implementation, training, support, and consulting.[15]

Recognition

In 2011 CrownPeak was nominated a Finalist at the American Business Awards for Best Product Development team.[16]

Gartner named CrownPeak a “Visionary” in its 2014 Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management. CrownPeak as the only multi-tenant cloud WCM platform evaluated in the report.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Park, Roger. "Media Motion: For the Record (03/31/06)." iMediaConnection. iMedia Communications, Inc., 31 March 2006. Web 22 Jan. 2014
  2. ↑ Ha, Anthony. "VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation." VentureBeat. VentureBeat. 09 June 2008. Web 01 Nov. 2013
  3. ↑ Top News. "CrownPeak Raises $1.75M in Series C." socaltech.com. SOCALTECH LLC., 22 Sep. 2010. Web 01 Nov. 2013
  4. ↑ Johnston, Mike. "CMS Critic." CMS Critic. 2013. Web 01 Nov. 2013
  5. ↑ Miller, Ron. "FierceContentManagement." FierceMarkets, 08 Feb. 2010. Web 04 Nov. 2013
  6. ↑ "Top 10 Web Content Management Software Vendors REVEALED - 2012 Edition." p 25. Business-Software.com, 06 Aug. 2012. Web 30 Dec. 2013
  7. ↑ "CrownPeak Technology." Wellington Financial. Wellington Financial LP, n.d. Web 04 Nov. 2013
  8. ↑ Foster, Cormac. "SaaS: Enterprise Software Vendors Are Still Denying Reality." ReadWrite. Say Media Inc., 12 Dec. 2012. Web 30 Dec. 2013
  9. ↑ Business-Software.com, p.26
  10. ↑ "2014 Edition - Top 10 Web Content Management Software Report." p 3. Business-Software.com, 2014 Edition. Web 6 Jan. 2014
  11. ↑ Johnston, Mike. "CMS Critic." CMS Critic, 2013. Web 31 Dec. 2013
  12. ↑ Zinck, Barb Mosher. "CMSWire.com." Simpler Media Group, Inc., 16 Nov. 2011. Web 31 Oct. 2013
  13. ↑ Johnston, Mike. "CMS Critic", CMS Critic, 02 Dec. 2011. Web 01 Nov. 2013
  14. ↑ "CMSWire.com", 16 Nov. 2011.
  15. ↑ Business-Software.com, p.25
  16. ↑ Johnston, Mike. "CMS Critic." CMS Critic, 26 May 2011. Web 01 Nov. 2013
  17. ↑ "Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management" Gartner, Inc., 09 October 2014.

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