Interwoven to Host GearUp '05 Europe Conference, Bringing Together Customers, Partners and Industry Experts with a Focus on Learning to 'Profit from Your Content'
Following Successful U.S. Event, GearUp Europe to Feature Keynote from Leading Analyst Firm Gartner; 30 Track Sessions; PartnerNetwork Pavilion; and Presentations from World-Class European Customers and Interwoven Executives
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - July 19, 2005 - Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV), provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for business, today announced that it will host Interwoven GearUp '05 Europe 'The ECM Solutions Conference' at the Riverbank Park Plaza hotel in London, October 19-20, 2005. Following on the heels of the recent and widely successful GearUp '05 U.S. event, Interwoven GearUp '05 Europe is poised to bring together hundreds of leading European customers, partners and ECM industry experts for two days of educational and interactive sessions on ECM products, solutions, and best practices specifically relating to the European market. The event will include a keynote address by leading industry analyst firm Gartner; customer and solution tracks; a partner pavilion sponsored by Interwoven's premier systems integrator and technology partners; an exclusive gala reception; and presentations from world-class European customers, Interwoven Chairman and CEO Martin Brauns, and Interwoven Chief Technology Officer Rafiq Mohammadi.
At GearUp '05, the ECM industry's leading user conference, attendees across Europe will gain insight and advice from their peers on how to monitor the flow of company information through the implementation of Interwoven ECM products and solutions to maximize their ECM value; hear from the developer community about the full extension of ECM capabilities; and discover new Interwoven products and solutions with breakthrough potential, such as document management and risk management. The event's theme reflects a fundamental concern for enterprises across all vertical industries: learning to 'Profit from Your Content.'
"Interwoven's recent GearUp U.S. event was extremely valuable, and we're looking forward to attending the upcoming GearUp Europe conference," said Michael Duda, Manager Global IT/Marketing at adidas-Salomon AG. "GearUp is an engaging conference where we can learn about the full spectrum of Interwoven's ECM products and solutions, hear directly from other customers about how they're benefiting from ECM, gain valuable insight into Interwoven's technology roadmap, and network with key Interwoven executives and customers. For companies serious about ECM, GearUp is one event that shouldn't be missed."
Conference tracks at GearUp '05 Europe will focus on three key areas:
Solutions-Attendees will learn about the full range of ECM solutions offered by Interwoven and its partners, including document management, collaboration, e-mail management, records management, marketing content management, enterprise web content management, intranet management, extranet management, deal management, content provisioning, and more.
Case Study-High-value case study presentations delivered by Interwoven customers across Europe will educate attendees on the benefits of ECM in the context of real-world examples.
Developer-Focused developer sessions will cover all Interwoven products and solutions, with DevNet members presenting many track sessions.
"Interwoven's GearUp U.S. event was an impressive success. GearUp Europe should be as high quality and worthwhile for companies across Europe looking to leverage ECM technologies," said Stephen Stokols, Director eChannels, BT. "The event offers highly-targeted sessions lead by real Interwoven customers and users designed to educate attendees on ECM solutions and best practices."
The PartnerNetwork Pavilion at GearUp '05 Europe will showcase the latest innovations, including Interwoven partners displaying their newest technologies and services. The pavilion will feature a mix of legal/professional services partners, as well as enterprise technology and systems integrator partners from across Europe.
"As companies in all types of vertical industries across Europe seek to increase productivity, improve operational efficiencies, and tackle key business challenges, GearUp '05 Europe is one event they won't want to miss," said Erik Hansen, general manager and senior vice president of EMEA operations at Interwoven. "Over the two day event, companies can learn about the full spectrum of Interwoven ECM solutions and products as well as hear firsthand from Interwoven customers how to achieve successful implementations and establish document management and risk management best practices. As the ECM industry continues to heat up across Europe, companies will find that Interwoven GearUp is a high value event to help them more effectively profit from their content."
The Interwoven GearUp '05 U.S. event attracted 1,000 people, featured 70 track sessions, showcased over 50 partners, and included an exclusive gala reception featuring special guest Tonight Show host Jay Leno. More than 30 Interwoven customers presented at the sold-out event including Adidas; Allstate; Cummins; FedEx; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; GMAC Commercial Holding Capital Corp.; Deere & Company; Vindico Retail; Torys LLP; Heidelberg; Mercer HR; and CMP Media. Keynote presentations were given by Gartner; Interwoven customers BT and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; Interwoven Chairman and CEO Martin Brauns; and Chief Technology Officer Rafiq Mohammadi. Key Interwoven partner sponsors included Accenture; Kofax; Sun; BEA; Intel; Blast Radius; Deloitte; Entology; and many others. For more conference highlights, please go to: http://www.interwoven.cn/events/conferences/gearup05/highlights.html
Interwoven, Inc., provider of Enterprise Content Management solutions for business, enables organizations to unify people, content and processes to minimize business risk, accelerate time-to-value and sustain lower total cost of ownership. Interwoven delivers deep industry-specific solutions which reduce business process cycle time from initial collaboration through design, production, sales, marketing, legal review, IT and service. Interwoven leads the industry with a service-oriented architecture today and easy-to-use, best-in-class components and solutions. Today, approximately 3,200 enterprises, law firms and professional services organizations worldwide are Interwoven customers including British Telecom, Ford, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, General Motors, Jones Day, Motorola and Yamaha. Interwoven is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices around the world. For more information visit www.interwoven.cn.
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