CoreMedia wins "Best Innovator 2004" competition by A.T. Kearney

Economic success combined with sustainable innovation management practices make CoreMedia overall winner in medium-sized enterprise section

The Hamburg-based software company CoreMedia (www.coremedia.com) has won this year's "Best Innovator" competition, taking first place the medium-sized enterprise section. Patron of the competition is the German Federal Minister for Labor and the Economy.

The jury of high-profile leaders from business and industry stated the following regarding this year's competition: CoreMedia, winner of the "Best Innovator" competition, impressed us especially with its sustainable innovation success over recent years. In contrast to other comparable medium-sized businesses, CoreMedia can boast a particularly innovation-friendly corporate culture; yet innovations are firmly based on clear processes for idea evaluation, and the usage of concrete decision-making criteria.

The annual competition is run by A.T. Kearney and the leading German national business magazine, Wirtschaftswoche. The "Best Innovator" award is presented to businesses and management teams who show sustainable, effective management of innovation. Six hundred German businesses took part in this year's competition.

CoreMedia, creator of Smart Content Technology, is one of the leading providers of state-of-the-art standard software for Content Management Systems (CMS), Multi-Channel Delivery and Digital Rights Management (DRM). It is focussed on the high-end market for demanding content technology in telecommunication and media. CoreMedia employs more than 100 professionals and serves over 100 high-profile customers, including Continental, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Deutsche Telekom, Nokia, O2, RWE, SEAT, T-Mobile, Vodafone and federal government bodies. The company is active in more than 20 countries around the world.

"Exploring and developing innovations, together with our clients and partners: that's always been one of the guiding principals of our company," said Sören Stamer, founder and CEO of CoreMedia. "Sustainable innovation is the result of an open corporate culture that encourages learning and the courage to find new solutions."

The patron of this year's "Best Innovator" competition is Wolfgang Clement, Germany's Federal Minister for Labor and the Economy. The expert jury comprises Professor Dr. Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Fraunhofer Society, Professor Dr. Hans-Olaf Henkel, President of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz science association, and Hans W. Reich, speaker of the board of directors of KfW Banking Group. As overall winner in the medium-sized enterprise section, CoreMedia has also qualified for the "Best Innovator" competition across Europe.

CoreMedia – The Content Technology Experts

CoreMedia AG is a leading provider of state-of-the-art standard software for Content Management System (CMS), Multi-Channel Delivery und Digital Rights Management (DRM). CoreMedia is focused on the high-end market for demanding content technology.

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Hamburg, CoreMedia employs more than 100 professionals and maintains a global network of partnerships with more than 500 professional consultants. CoreMedia combines the innovative power of a university spin-off with the durability of a founder-operated business, plus the stability of Deutsche Telecom, its main shareholder.

With more than 1000 licenses sold, CoreMedia is one of the most successful software firms world-wide. Leading Internet portals and corporations across all industries count on CoreMedia Smart Technology to meet the challenges of sophisticated service and integrated information management. Customers include more than 100 companies in 20 countries, from media, telecommunication, industry, banking and insurance and the public sector. Industry-leaders such as Bertelsmann, BundOnline, Continental, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom, Debitel, EPCOS, NEC/Mitsubishi, Nokia, O2, RWE, SEAT, T-Mobile, T-Online, Vodafone and Wincor Nixdorf build on their success with CoreMedia technology.