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Global research from Trampoline Systems reveals 88 per cent of businesses ready to deploy ...

Trampoline Systems — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100

UK businesses lead the US in embracing enterprise 2.0 technologies

Boston and London, UK, 24 June 2008 - Trampoline Systems, social intelligence for business, today revealed the results of global research offering insights into the future of enterprise social networking. The research, carried out in the US and the UK, revealed that 88 per cent of businesses are eager to start using social networking although many are looking for more business functionality than in consumer social networks. UK businesses are eager to deploy social networking in the enterprise with 94 per cent of those surveyed believing social networking would be beneficial to use at work compared to 82 per cent of US organisations.

Trampoline Systems surveyed industry executives in the US and the UK for their views on how social networking could be useful for businesses in the future. 84 per cent reported that social networking would help with sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues across the organisation and 68 per cent would like help with finding relevant information. Those surveyed are also eager to open up connections within the business with 69 per cent citing they want to be able to interact with colleagues that they don't already know personally.

But businesses are still holding back from fully embracing these new technologies. The top concern of businesses in the UK and the US is that social networks are too separate from other IT systems,, requiring employees to enter information about themselves into the social network and distracting them from their work. This is despite the fact Trampoline's enterprise social networking tools automatically update a user's profile using data from their everyday work including email. 75 per cent of large organisations in the US and 66 per cent of UK businesses believe that a social network which integrates internally with a company's email system to automatically update a user's profile would be an extremely useful communications tool.

Charles Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Trampoline Systems, says: "This survey confirms that enterprise social networking is firmly established in corporate thinking on both sides of the Atlantic. Interestingly, it also verifies that executives are increasingly concerned about the drawbacks with conventional systems that rely on manual profile updates. In the current economic climate, businesses are under more pressure than ever to improve the way they work and fully harness the talent and experience in their workforce. Intelligent social networks that automatically stay up to date with new expertise and contacts offer a simple and powerful route to achieving this."

Overall, Trampoline's research highlights that businesses in the US and the UK are recognising the strategic and business value of enterprise 2.0 technologies. This is backed up by Forrester Research which reported in April 2008 that the enterprise 2.0 industry will be worth $4.3 billion by 2013.

Trampoline undertook the research at this year's Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston and Web 2.0 Strategies event in London and surveyed 111 delegates.

About Trampoline Systems

Trampoline Systems provides social intelligence for business. Trampoline's SONAR Suite is 360° enterprise social computing for employees and managers. Metascope provides advanced analysis and visualisation for ONA/SNA professionals. Trampoline's clients include the Raytheon Company, a top 5 global management consultancy and the UK Foreign Office. Accolades include the Red Herring 100 Europe 2008 and Oracle's EMEA Innovation Award 2007. Trampoline raised $6m in Series A investment from the Tudor Group in March 2007 and was named a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner in 2008. For more information please visit www.trampolinesystems.com.

For media enquiries please contact:

Jaime Carron and Becca Daniel, Skywrite Communications

trampoline@skywritecomms.com

+44 20 7608 4650

Trampoline Systems launches world's first intelligent social network for enterprises

Trampoline Systems — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100

SONAR Dashboard built to satisfy demand for a "Facebook for business"

Web 2.0 Expo, San Francisco and London, UK, 22nd April 2008 - Trampoline Systems, social intelligence for business, today announces SONAR Dashboard, the world's first intelligent social network for enterprises. SONAR Dashboard is Trampoline's response to market demand for a "Facebook for the enterprise". It empowers employees of large enterprises to connect and collaborate and strengthens informal employee networks across departments and geographies.

SONAR Dashboard is an intelligent social network designed to increase cohesion, collaboration and innovation in large organisations. Interactive network visualisations and expertise search enable users to find and connect with the people they need at work and see the social networks and information flows operating across the enterprise ecosystem. It provides employees with individual profiles, a news feed of network activity and a contacts list. SONAR Dashboard is automatically updated through integration with employees' everyday work such as email, via Trampoline's SONAR Server. SONAR Server analyses the social networks, information flows and expertise hidden within corporate information.

Charles Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Trampoline Systems, says, "Many organisations are looking for a "Facebook for business". SONAR Dashboard is the answer. Trampoline has built SONAR Dashboard from the ground up to meet the needs of large enterprises. Unlike other social networking products, SONAR Dashboard is automatically updated, providing an up-to-date network as a by-product of employees' everyday work."

SONAR Dashboard is an addition to SONAR Suite, Trampoline's 360° enterprise social computing platform. SONAR Flightdeck provides organisational diagnostics for managers. SONAR Flightdeck and Dashboard are powered by SONAR Server, which analyses the relationships and expertise hidden in corporate data using proprietary social network analysis and natural language processing technology. SONAR Suite provides enterprise-class security, privacy and integration.

Trampoline is exhibiting on the Oracle booth, booth 629, at Web 2.0 Expo , Moscone West, San Francisco, from 22-25th April. Charles Armstrong will be discussing Facebook and the Enterprise at the booth at 1:20pm on Wednesday 23rd April. A complimentary white paper, entitled Enterprise Social Computing: Why "Facebook for the Enterprise" is not Facebook, is available from Trampoline's website, www.trampolinesystems.com .

About Trampoline Systems
Trampoline Systems provides social intelligence for business. Trampoline's SONAR Suite is 360° enterprise social computing for employees and managers. Metascope provides advanced analysis and visualisation for ONA/SNA professionals. Trampoline's clients include the Raytheon Company, a top 5 global management consultancy and the UK Foreign Office. Accolades include the Red Herring 100 Europe 2008 and Oracle's EMEA Innovation Award 2007. Trampoline raised $6m in Series A investment from the Tudor Group in March 2007 and was named a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner in 2008. For more information please visit www.trampolinesystems.com .

For media enquiries please contact:
Elena Dunn and Becca Daniel, Skywrite Communications
trampoline@skywritecomms.com
+44 20 7608 4650

Trampoline Systems selected for Red Herring 100 Europe 2008

Trampoline Systems — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Award Recognises the 100 “Most Promising” Companies Driving the Future of Technology

Malta and London, UK, April 15, 2008 – Red Herring today announced that Trampoline Systems is a recipient of the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.

“This year’s impressive list of winners demonstrates Europe’s emergence as a major player in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dreyfuss. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology companies and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.”

“Everybody at Trampoline is delighted to receive this accolade” said Charles Armstrong, CEO of Trampoline Systems. “Red Herring is famous for keeping its finger right on the pulse of the global technology industry, so for them to identify us as one of Europe’s top vendors is an honour. I think this award is also a testament to the quality of technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe today.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than hundreds of private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

To honour the CEOs of Red Herring 100 Europe companies, Red Herring has invited each CEO to present his or her company at its Red Herring Europe 2008 event. Scheduled for April 14-16, at the Westin Dragonara Resort, this intimate, three-day event is themed “Ahead of the Curve” and will explore how European firms are leading the charge in many technology sectors, gaining the competitive advantage, and driving entrepreneurial success in ways that create business opportunities for challengers and incumbents alike. Charles Armstrong, CEO of Trampoline Systems, will speak at 12:15pm on Tuesday April 15th.

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.

Trampoline Systems named "Cool Vendor" by leading analyst firm

Trampoline Systems — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor report” are innovative, impactful and intriguing

London, 10th April, 2008 – Trampoline Systems is one of five vendors featured in the April 2008 “Cool Vendors in Collaboration and Social Software, 2008” report by Gartner, Inc. and authored by Nikos Drakos, et al.

The report profiles innovative technology companies providing collaboration tools and social software. It focuses on vendors with “innovative approaches to collaboration support” and notes that “although it is too soon to say which will be rewarded with long-term market success, we can expect to see several of these approaches becoming part of successful collaboration support environments”.

“Trampoline is thrilled to be included in this report,” says Charles Armstrong, CEO of Trampoline Systems. “Gartner was ahead of the curve in realising that social software was going to be transformative in the enterprise. Now as we see enterprise social computing emerge as a mainstream technology sector, businesses of all kinds are looking to Gartner to provide insight on the key issues and the marketplace players. Trampoline is delighted to be highlighted in this evaluation.”

SONAR Suite is Trampoline’s enterprise social computing platform for employees and managers. SONAR Dashboard provides social computing for employees to locate experts, connect and collaborate. SONAR Flightdeck and Dashboard are powered by SONAR Server, which identifies the social networks, information flows and topics within electronic information. SONAR Suite provides enterprise-class security, privacy and integration. Metascope is Trampoline’s specialist software for organisational network analysis of large networks.

About Gartner’s Cool Vendors Selection Process

Gartner’s listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn’t do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

For media enquiries please contact:

Elena Dunn, Skywrite Communications
trampoline@skywritecomms.com
+44 20 7608 4650

Trampoline Systems launches Metascope for organisational network analysis of large networks

Trampoline Systems — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Metascope analyses and visualises email or survey data to expand opportunities for ONA/SNA consultants

London, UK, 2nd April 2008 – Trampoline Systems, the enterprise social computing software developer, today announces Metascope, a software tool for organisational network analysis (ONA) and social network analysis (SNA) of large networks. Metascope is being used professionally by world-leading management consultants. It analyses and visualises email as well as survey data, extending the scope for comprehensive exploration of networks of tens of thousands of people, and provides intuitive, attractive visualisations for client presentations.

Metascope quickly gives organisational network analysis professionals detailed insight into the largest of networks. In comparison to other tools on the market, it enables practitioners to produce higher quality analysis, reports and presentations for more successful projects. Metascope is very easy to use from data input to final reporting. It offers advanced analytics and the ability to both manipulate and visualise data within the same interface.

Metascope enables ONA professionals to investigate communication networks in action in addition to the reported organisation found in surveys. Email networks are as easy to explore as those represented in surveys. It is compatible with multiple formats of survey data and performs analysis of survey data as a stand-alone desktop application. Email data is ingested through Trampoline’s SONAR Server, which extracts the social networks contained within email datasets.

Charles Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Trampoline Systems, says, “Until now, ONA practitioners have not had the software they need to tackle large projects which require a scalable toolset and high quality visualisation. They need to explore networks in the largest organisations and use real communication flows as well as survey data. Metascope provides this. Trampoline is proud to meet the evolving needs of the ONA community.”

A free, demonstration version of Metascope is available to download from Trampoline’s website. It uses an email corpus made available by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during its investigation into the downfall of Enron.

For media enquiries please contact:

Rebecca Kemp
Rebecca DOT kemp AT trampolinesystems DOT com
+44 20 7253 6959

Trampoline Systems launches world's first organisational intelligence and diagnostics tool

Trampoline Systems — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0100

London, UK, 31^st March - Trampoline Systems, the enterprise social computing pioneer, today announces SONAR Flightdeck, the world's first organisational intelligence and diagnostics tool for managers. SONAR Flightdeck provides strategic intelligence about the informal networks that power organisations so managers can make better, more informed decisions, faster. It brings groundbreaking network analysis techniques to business managers to expose the social networks and information flows contained within everyday electronic communications.

Businesses are increasingly aware that informal, peer to peer networks are the real powerhouse of their organisations. Until now management teams have been unable to understand these social networks because the only information available about them has been anecdotal or the result of specialised consultancy projects. SONAR Flightdeck brings the academic techniques of organisational network analysis to managers to increase their understanding of the businesses they run and improve decision-making.

SONAR Flightdeck automatically displays the crucial social factors at play within organisations including key opinion formers, poorly-integrated business units, emerging communities of interest, single points of failure and third-party relationships. This intelligence is vital to large, distributed organisations needing to improve cohesiveness, collaboration and innovation; mergers and acquisitions teams performing high-risk, low-data integrations; and change management professionals designing, implementing and monitoring change programmes.

Charles Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Trampoline Systems, says, "SONAR Flightdeck extends the scope of Enterprise Social Computing by bringing the specialised techniques of organisational network analysis to business users. It derives vital intelligence from the millions of fragments of electronic information flowing around an organisation and presents it in interactive visualisations. SONAR Flightdeck reveals the strategic insight that has long been locked inside everyday communications."

SONAR Flightdeck is the newest addition to SONAR Suite, Trampoline's Enterprise Social Computing platform for employees and managers. SONAR Dashboard provides social computing for employees to locate experts, connect and collaborate. SONAR Flightdeck and Dashboard are powered by SONAR Server, which identifies the social networks, information flows and topics within electronic information such as email, documents and IM. SONAR Suite provides enterprise-class security, privacy and integration.

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About Trampoline Systems

Trampoline Systems is a London-based developer of enterprise social computing software. Trampoline's SONAR Suite provides tools for employees to locate experts, connect and collaborate and for managers to understand their organisation's networks and information flows. Metascope is Trampoline's software for organisational network analysis of large networks.

Trampoline's clients include the Raytheon Company, a top 5 global management consultancy and the UK Foreign Office. Trampoline received Oracle's EMEA Innovation Award 2007 and was a finalist for CNET UK's Enterprise Software Product of the Year 2007. Trampoline is the first European "Enterprise 2.0" developer to receive institutional investment. For more information please visit www.trampolinesystems.com.

For media enquiries please contact:

Elena Dunn, Skywrite Communications

trampoline@skywritecomms.com

+44 20 7608 4650

Trampoline Systems welcomes Stephen Allott to Board of Directors

Trampoline Systems — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:00:00 +0100

London, UK, 9th October 2007 – Trampoline Systems announces the appointment of Stephen Allott to the company’s Board of Directors where he will serve in a Non-Executive capacity. Trampoline Systems is a London-based company which provides software that harnesses human behaviour in the enterprise. Stephen concludes a string of high-profile appointments at Trampoline, following Peter Biddle’s appointment as Vice President of Development (joining from Microsoft) and Adrian Jones’ appointment as Vice President of Sales (joining from Oracle).

Stephen Allott was President, CFO and a main board Director of Micromuse from 1995-2001. During this time it grew from £1m to £140m in turnover and from 50 to 800 people. Stephen is currently Executive Chairman of Trinamo, a technology-specialist management consultancy, and has held positions at McKinsey, Sun Microsystems and Xerox. He is a City Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge University and is Non-Executive Chairman of COE Group plc and Executive Chairman of Inforsense Ltd.

Stephen says, “I’m delighted to join the board of Trampoline Systems. Trampoline is poised for growth and I look forward to playing a part in the company’s development as it establishes itself internationally as a leading provider of next-generation enterprise software.”

Charles Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Trampoline Systems, says, “Stephen’s appointment comes at a critical point in Trampoline’s development and I am thrilled to welcome him to the Board. His direct experience of growing a UK-based enterprise software business into a global leader will be a tremendous asset as Trampoline establishes its position in the changing enterprise software market.”

Trampoline provides software that harnesses social behaviour in the workplace. The company’s products offer a simple way of identifying knowledge assets, expertise and relationship networks within an organisation, enhancing productivity and efficiency and bringing archived information to life. By uniting information with the social behaviour which surrounds it, organisations can empower their employees to find the people and answers they need.

About Trampoline Systems

Trampoline Systems is an enterprise software developer based in London, UK. Trampoline’s products harness social behaviour throughout organisations to pinpoint expertise, leverage relationships and relay knowledge where it’s needed. Clients include Raytheon Company, the UK Foreign Office and Channel 4 Television. Trampoline was honoured in the sixth Oracle PartnerNetwork Innovation Awards for EMEA and received Oracle’s UK Partner Innovation Award 2006. The UK Government recognised Trampoline’s pioneering technology with a Research Award in 2004 and Trampoline is the first European “Enterprise 2.0” developer to receive institutional investment.

Oracle Sales Star Joins Trampoline Systems

Trampoline Systems — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100

London, UK, 11th September 2007 – Trampoline Systems, a London-based enterprise software developer, announces the appointment of Adrian Jones as Vice President of Sales. Adrian brings to Trampoline 25 years of experience in enterprise technology sales and establishing new products in the marketplace. He joins Trampoline from Oracle Corporation, where he served as the top salesman globally in the Oracle Embedded Business Unit. At Trampoline Adrian will lead sales strategy and execution, establishing a global sales force to cement Trampoline’s position as a pioneer in next-generation enterprise software. Adrian arrives just weeks after Microsoft hotshot Peter Biddle, who joined Trampoline as Vice President of Development in August 2007.

Adrian specialises in establishing new businesses and technology in Europe. Prior to his tenure at Oracle Adrian was Managing Director of Sleepycat Europe Ltd. where he was responsible for building the Berkeley DB business in Europe and managing the acquisition of the company by Oracle in 2006. Adrian was Vice President of EMEA at Versant for eight years before this. At Versant he oversaw the company’s European operations, led the growth of Versant from number four to number one in the object database market in Europe and opened up the financial sector to Versant’s technology.

Adrian says: “I am delighted to be joining Trampoline at such an exciting time for the company and the industry. Trampoline’s technology is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of today’s global enterprises as they intensify their focus on the social networks which are so crucial for collaboration and innovation. I look forward to honing Trampoline’s sales strategy, further strengthening the valued partnership between Oracle and Trampoline and building Trampoline’s presence in this growing market.”

Charles Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Trampoline Systems, says: “Adrian’s extraordinary successes at Oracle and Sleepycat are a testament to his intuition for the needs of large enterprises. Adrian’s specific experience introducing emerging technologies to new markets will be hugely valuable for SONAR and future product releases. I’m thrilled he’s joining the team as we continue to establish Trampoline as the leading provider of next-generation software for the enterprise.”

About Trampoline Systems

Microsoft hotshot Peter Biddle joins London’s Trampoline Systems

Trampoline Systems — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:00:00 +0100

LONDON, UK, 8th August 2007 - Trampoline Systems, a London-based enterprise software developer, announces the appointment of senior Microsoft visionary Peter Biddle as Vice President of Development. Peter invented the theory of the “Darknet”, a private virtual network used to share digital content, led Microsoft’s entry into DVD and prototyped PVR. At Trampoline Peter will apply his expertise to engineering operations, including the continuing development of SONAR. He is tasked with establishing Trampoline’s products as the new standard in next-generation enterprise technology.

A globally recognised figure in the technology community, Peter has a wealth of experience as a strategist, innovator and technical communicator, serving both the enterprise and consumer markets. Peter’s recent work has been in the security field, masterminding and shipping core enterprise security features, including BitLocker™ drive encryption, in Microsoft Windows®. Peter also managed long-term strategic technical partnerships with some of the largest IT companies in the world.

Peter says: “Trampoline is a really exciting, fast growth company. While I miss my Microsoft team very much, I’m incredibly stoked to be moving to London to work in this promising new space. The people here at Trampoline are super smart and I feel like I really fit in. We’re in a brand new field of computing that I think will be as important to our customers five years from now as security has been for the past five. It’s awesome to be making the future a better place again.”

Charles Armstrong, CEO of Trampoline Systems says: “Having Peter join the team is a big step forward for Trampoline. Peter has an unrivalled record managing engineering operations and collaborating with blue chip partners. His vision and leadership will be instrumental as Trampoline’s development team continues to expand. With Peter on board Trampoline’s customers can look forward to even more terrific products.”

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