Connectbeam Announces Release of Virtual Appliance for Social Computing Enterprise-grade solution for organizations of all sizes available for immediate download

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Connectbeam, a leading provider of enterprise social software applications, today announced the immediate release of a virtual appliance for social bookmarking, tagging, and social networking. The virtual appliance includes the same powerful features of the Connectbeam application and can be downloaded directly from Connectbeam's website (http://www.connectbeam.com/). This will allow organizations of all sizes -- from SMBs to global enterprises -- to instantly add behind-the-firewall, secure, social computing capabilities to their existing Intranet and business environment.

"We now offer our award-winning application both as a virtual appliance and physical appliance. With our virtual appliance, customers can get started with the best in class social bookmarking, tagging, and social networking capabilities inside their companies literally in a matter of minutes," said Puneet Gupta, CEO of Connectbeam.

With Connectbeam virtual appliance organizations of all sizes can immediately begin to improve information worker productivity and business innovation. Customers can simply download the virtual appliance software and run it securely from behind their organization's firewall.

Connectbeam's virtual appliance allows organizations to overcome the waiting time that a physical installation entails. For example, a major U.S. bank is among the first to deploy Connectbeam's new virtual appliance. Although rigorous security measures at financial institutions can delay new hardware installations for some time, Connectbeam's virtual appliance is being downloaded instantly to the bank, where it can be tested and adapted to the bank's specifications until the physical appliance clears regulatory hurdles.

For large or small companies that would like to test drive the benefits of social computing software, Connectbeam announced a special trial offer of its virtual appliance. Customers can download the full-featured software from the company's web site for a free trial for 30 days.

"Customers can now choose how they would like to deploy Connectbeam's leading social bookmarking, tagging, and social networking application within their organizations," said Farsheed Tari, Senior Director of Product Management at Connectbeam. "In addition, we provide a seamless path of upgrading from our virtual appliance to our turnkey high-end physical appliance that supports tens of thousands of users."

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

Awards Connectbeam's major awards include: -- "Top 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management for 2008" (KMWorld) -- "EContent 100 Finalist" (EContent Magazine) -- "Top Five Enterprise 2.0 Companies to Watch in 2007" (InformationWeek) -- "Rising Star of 2007" (InfoWorld) -- "Cool Vendor for 2007" (Gartner) -- "Trend Setter Product of the Year 2007" (KMWorld)

Connectbeam, Inc.

CONTACT: Connectbeam, Inc., 1-650-980-5080, Toll free, 1-888-977-8880,
Fax, 1-650-249-1656, 605 Ellis Street, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94043

Web site: http://www.connectbeam.com/