Polopoly receives top scores by Meta Group in technical assessment of content management systems

POLOPOLY RECEIVES TOP SCORES BY META GROUP IN TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Analyst company META Group recently carried out a technology assessment of a selective number of leading content management platforms. Each system was ranked and scored in five different categories: technology, architecture, functionality, implementation and operations. In four out of five categories (technology, architecture, implementation and operations) the Polopoly system received top scores. META Group notes that a new generation of Content Management systems, mainly from European vendors, challenges the large US vendors. The strength of this new generation of products lies in the often superior technology. The European systems have adopted Java and open interfaces at an early stage, while the large US vendors have struggled to convert existing systems to the new technology, also carrying the legacy and migration from earlier versions. Furthermore, META Group concludes that this new generation of products, of which Polopoly is a leading example, have focused the system design on operational efficiency and cost effectiveness, factors that the end user organizations will value increasingly. "The Polopoly platform has been developed since 1996 and it has been 100 percent Java from day one. We are focused on achieving scalable solutions with extreme cost efficiency for our customers. Thanks to the low hardware investments and fast implementation periods, the total cost of ownership constitutes a very attractive offering", says Polopoly's CEO Gustaf Sahlman. Polopoly develops platform independent systems for digital content management and customer relationship management (eCRM). Clients include some of the main Scandinavian players within media and retail industries, such as Dagens Nyheter, Göteborgs-Posten, Bonnier Publications, the Swedish Television, Boxer.tv, K-World, KF, SIDA and Ericsson. More information: www.polopoly.com For further information, please contact: Gustaf Sahlman, CEO Polopoly, +46 8 506 782 99, +46 70 447 82 99 Kåre Halldén, Marketing Director Polopoly, +46 8 506 782 86, +46 70 447 82 86 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/28/20010828BIT00110/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/28/20010828BIT00110/bit0001.pdf