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Ektron Joins International Academy in Recognizing World's Best Web Sites by Sponsoring Ninth Annual Webby Awards

Amherst, New Hampshire, June 2, 2005 - Ektron, an innovative provider of Web content management solutions, announces its official sponsorship of The Ninth Annual Webby Awards, known globally as the "Oscars of the Internet." The Webby Awards are organized by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 500-member body of Web experts, business figures, luminaries, and creative celebrities. Judges reviewed more than 4,000 entries from 40 countries, with honors given to all types of organizations across 60 categories.

"A Webby is highly regarded as a benchmark for success among professionals in corporate IT and marketing departments as well as interactive agencies," says Jason Crea, Ektron's director of strategic partnerships. "Ektron is proud to work with increasing numbers of Webby nominees. Many of these organizations turn to Ektron for a feature-rich, affordable, and flexible content management solution that complements their creative Web site designs. We are delighted to sponsor the Webby Awards and congratulate all who were involved this year."

Biggs Gilmore Communications, Wunderman, and Nucleus are among this year's Webby Award nominees currently partnered with Ektron. They rely on Ektron to support a balance between cutting-edge design, Web site usability, out-of-the-box content management functionality, and customization via the Microsoft .NET development platform. Ektron technology is used in some of the world's most creative, highly trafficked and effective sites, including Provena Health, Unilever/Dove, Concord Camera, the London Symphony Orchestra, Capco and Steelcase.

"The Webby Awards honor the best of the Web, so it only makes sense that we work with the best in online content management," said Tiffany Shlain, founder and chairperson of The Webby Awards. "We're excited to partner with a leader like Ektron that shares our commitment to online excellence."

The Webby Awards gala event occurs in New York City on Monday, June 6, 2005. Vint Cerf, credited as a founder of the Internet, will present former Vice President Al Gore with a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award, and others will be recognized with additional special achievement awards. For information about the Webbys, visit www.webbyawards.com

About Ektron
Ektron is one of today's most dominant players in making content management more realistic, meaningful and affordable for the masses. Ektron CMS400.NET and DMS400 squarely address a mid-market gap -- delivering low-cost, feature-rich, out-of-the-box content and document management functionality, along with a powerful, customizable platform for Microsoft .NET development. Additionally, Ektron offers the market-leading eWebEditPro family of browser-based WYSIWYG editors. Founded in 1998, Ektron partners with leading Web firms, interactive agencies, and system integrators, and also sells software solutions directly to end customers. Ektron has nearly 15,000 customer integrations worldwide ranging from SMBs to many of the Global 2000. www.ektron.com

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PR Contact:
Beth Strohbusch
Ektron Director of PR

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