Central Desktop Named Industry Market Leader

Pasadena, CA – Central Desktop, the pure SaaS-based social technology platform for progressive business teams, today announced it has been named by EContent Magazine as one of this year’s top 100 leaders in the digital content industry. This is the second consecutive year that Central Desktop has been recognized in the EContent 100 list for leadership in the collaboration software category since the company’s inception in 2005.

“With the EContent 100 Award, we look to honor the most innovative and brightest companies offering digital content solutions,” said Michelle Manafy, Editor-in-Chief of EContent Magazine. “We had 14 industry experts critically evaluate and discuss each company presented, selecting those that enable organizations to maximize the use of digital content to help them achieve success. We are proud to recognize Central Desktop again this year for its industry leadership.”

A team of 14 judges gathered in the EC100 judging wiki for a month, reviewing previous list members and considering new, worthy contenders. Judges voted for or against every company and wrote comments about why they made their decisions.

“We continue to focus on serving and supporting our customers by not just listening to their needs, but building out our platform to address those needs as rapidly as possible,” said Isaac Garcia, CEO and Co-Founder, Central Desktop, Inc. “EContent’s recognition validates our dedication to bringing mid-market businesses the best integrated social technology platform out there for businesses teams to web-enable their day to day operations.”

As the only complete, business-grade solution delivered solely as a service, Central Desktop’s collaboration software platform is accessible via the web from anywhere. It’s easy to set up and manage and requires no software to download or hardware to upgrade. The SaaS delivery model compliments the company’s subscription business model enabling Central Desktop to build a highly scalable and cash efficient business – it delivers its software to thousands of users at affordable prices. Monthly subscriptions start as low as $25/month for small teams and scales to accommodate departments, workgroups and divisions within large organizations of 100-1000 users with Enterprise Edition plans starting at $499/month.

For more information about the EC100, go to:

http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=51609&PageNum=4.

About Central Desktop

Central Desktop delivers a pure web-based social technology platform for next-generation business teams to interact, share and manage their daily work activities from anywhere at anytime. Built collaboratively over the last three years with direct feedback from its users, the Central Desktop platform provides enterprise-grade functionality without enterprise solution resource requirements. Used by over 200,000 people worldwide, Central Desktop’s customers represent progressive organizations with geographically dispersed teams that are committed to using innovative Web 2.0 tools for business success.

Central Desktop serves organizations in technology, media, marketing & communications, professional services, architecture & design, manufacturing and many others. Its social technology platform consistently delivers a 30% increase in productivity while decreasing the total cost of doing business. Key Central Desktop customers include; The Barack Obama Presidential Campaign, WebCor Builders, iSoldit, Gymboree, NXTV, Chapters of the Project Management Institute and the California Office of HIPAA Compliance.

Founded in 2005, Central Desktop is a privately-held company located in Pasadena, California. For more information, visit www.centraldesktop.com.