EPiServer is the platform of choice for more than 4,700 customers doing business online through engaging websites, communities and e-commerce solutions. It has become the foundation of more than 20,000 websites and is used on a daily basis by over 130,000 web editors. EPiServer delivers its solid, scalable solutions through its network of more than 590 partners in 30 different countries.
Financially stable and profitable
EPiServer AB is owned by the IK2007 Fund. IK Investment Partners is a European private equity firm with Nordic roots, managing €5.7 billion in fund commitments. EPiServer was founded in 1994 and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a Dun & Bradstreet AAA rating since 2000.
EPiServer continues to show solid profitability through the first half of 2011 with, for example, a 20% increase in EPiServer Everweb and a 29% increase in EPiServer Knowledge Management sales. EPiServer continues to expand its product portfolio and introduction of new services into the market with EPiServer Cloud. EPiServer Cloud gives you everything you need to create and run your websites. This platform as a service (PaaS) has a monthly subscription which means no up-front investments for hardware and software.
The company's European headquarters and R&D center are located in Stockholm, Sweden, while the North American headquarters are located in Chicago, USA. In addition, EPiServer has offices in Australia, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States of America
The 4 C's of online engagement
It's critical to manage your online content in an easy and effective way. Content is still king, whether it’s text, images or other types of media. You need it to drive traffic, engage the audience and make them come back. You also need tools for social media sharing and blogging. If you can't update your website regularly and efficiently to keep up with today's demanding website visitor, then you run the risk of not generating your full potential business value online.
EPiServer has several products for content creation and management: EPiServer CMS, EPiServer Composer, EPiServer Social Reach, EPiServer MobilePack and SiteAttention for EPiServer
Adding social and community-focused elements to your website is critical today. Your visitors have high expectations of their experience and want to be heard by you. The benefits of socializing your business are countless - better information, stronger relationships, increased customer trust, higher conversions and more repeat business.
Socialize your website and get closer to your customer with: EPiServer Relate
Shopping online is mainstream today and there's no slowing in online business growth. But you still need to take control of your online sales and manage the whole commerce cycle, from the point where users research options and review other visitors' opinions, through to the purchase, delivery and ongoing customer care. This requires the right solution to deliver a comprehensive online shopping experience.
Use EPiServer Commerce to build online stores and grow your sales.
Almost every business wants customer relationships that go beyond the transactional. You want to reach out and touch your customers, and you want to do it in real time, see the results and be able to optimize continuously to improve your website so that it reaches the desired results. Outbound email is another effective way to communicate and trigger response. That's why it's important to create customized newsletters with high-value information and measure the results throughout the communication cycle to continuously improve the click-through rates and open rates.
EPiServer products and services that help you manage the marketing communication campaign cycle are: EPiServer Mail and EPiServer CMO
High availability hosting service
More than 1200 customers, ranging from single sites to large enterprise implementations, rely on EPiServer Everweb's quality hosting services to keep their websites operational around the clock.
Award Winning Customer Websites
Thousands of our customers worldwide create engaging websites, for example: FIFA, Bauer, Bonnier, Scandinavian Airlines, Electrolux, Silverstone and Mazda all use EPiServer CMS platforms as the foundation for their web presence. During the first half of 2011, the following customer highlights took place:
Anne Frank House received two nominations for the internationally prestigious Webby Awards.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched their new website that helps save lives by, for example, making it possible to coordinate relief efforts and documents on missing persons.
NorthShore University HealthSystem aims to increase engagement with its local patient communities by granting online visitors access to specialized medical information through the website, mobile channel and the various social tools patients use to connect with the health network.
GOCityGirl.com is an innovative social commerce portal for female visitors to shop, find information and engage with friends. The EPiServer platform allows GOCityGirl to develop, manage and measure all aspects of their online presence.
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