FatWire

Infobox_Company
company_name = FatWire Corporation
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Web Content Management Meets Enterprise 2.0
foundation = flagicon|USA New York, USA (1996)
location_city = Mineola, New York
key_people = Yogesh Gupta, CEO

num_employees = 155 + (2008)
industry = Software & Web Content Management & Web 2.0 Collaboration
products = FatWire Content Server
FatWire TeampUp
FatWire Analytics
homepage = [http://www.fatwire.com/ www.fatwire.com]

FatWire Software is known for its flagship Web Content Management (WCM) product, FatWire Content Server and for FatWire TeamUp, its web 2.0 collaboration product. FatWire has been in the WCM business since 1996 and has a global customer base. FatWire's software is used to build and manage organizations' Intranet and Internet websites.

Headquartered in Mineola, New York, FatWire Software is the largest, privately-held WCM provider. FatWire offers solutions for what it terms Web Experience Management [ [http://www.kmworld.com/articles/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=40292 KMWorld.com: : Web experience management ] ] (WEM), including web content management, web 2.0 collaboration and content integration for enterprises.

FatWire History

FatWire Software was established in 1996 by Mark Fasciano, Ari Kahn, and John Murcott as the first Java-based Web Content Management provider. Web Content Management (WCM) is critical to creating an effective web presence. [ECM Connection] FatWire's first product, UpdateEngine, offered enterprise level web content management. In 2003, FatWire acquired Open Market's Web Content Management (WCM) assets from divine, providing FatWire with a global customer base. The company launched Content Server 6.0 WCM software in 2004. Yogesh Gupta was named President and CEO in August 2007 and the company acquired Infostoria [FatWire Buys Local Wiki Vendor] , a maker of web 2.0 collaboration software, in October 2007.

FatWire Content Server helps organizations to build, deploy and manage sophisticated Web sites and online communications from a simple interface. With the addition of Infostoria functionality, FatWire customers can improve the Web experience they offer, to drive increased customer loyalty and sales. [ [FatWire Software Acquires Infostoria to Utilize Web 2.0 Technologies] . Java Davelopers Journal(October 2007). ] The Infostoria products, launched as FatWire TeamUp, include a simple means for non-technical users to set up blogs or Wikis and a content integration platform for sharing rich media.

References

External links

* [http://www.fatwire.com FatWire official site]
* [http://www.fatwire.com/cs/Satellite/FAQPage_US.html FatWire Company FAQ]
* [http://www.fatwire.com/cs/Satellite/AnalystReportsPage_US.html Analyst Reports on Web Content Management]
* [http://www.fatwire.com/cs/Satellite/WhitepaperPage_US.html White Paper: Web Experience Management: Web Content Management Meets Enterprise 2.0]
* [http://www.tomred.net/index.php/FatWire FatWire Developer Tutorials]

Reference and Notes

1. [http://www.kmworld.com/articles/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=40292 Web Experience Management] , KM World, November 28, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008.

2. [http://www.ecmconnection.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=022fabfd-8fa9-408e-95cc-e60e5824c48f&atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a&VNETCOOKIE=NO Content Management: Fatwire Extends Leadership In Web Content Management With Acquisition Of Infostoria] , ECM Connection, October 31, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008.

3. [http://www.cmswatch.com/Trends/1060-FatWire-buys-local-wiki-vendor FatWire Acquires Local Wiki Vendor] , CMS Watch, November 1, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2008.

4. [http://java.sys-con.com/read/451316.html Java Developers Journal] , October 29, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008.