Press Release

Percussion Software, a leading developer of Web Content Management (WCM) software for multi-channel, customer-centric applications, today announced that TechSoup, the Web's leading nonprofit technology resource, has implemented the company's Rhythmyx WCM solution for its Web site.

Headquartered in San Francisco, TechSoup is dedicated to helping nonprofits enhance productivity and build sustainable technology systems that foster their missions. In addition to providing free advice and educational resources tailored to nonprofit needs, TechSoup distributes technology product donations through its TechSoup Stock service. To date, TechSoup Stock has distributed over 2.5 million technology donations to nonprofits in the U.S and beyond, saving the sector $600 million for other uses.

TechSoup's search for a WCM solution began when the organization identified several needs that were going unmet by their previous, homegrown content management system. The TechSoup staff needed a flexible, easy-to-use WCM solution that would enable them to maintain Web content more efficiently and be much more productive. They also required a scalable solution that supported some fundamental business criteria, including: multiple workflows, metadata for content, and increased support for standard, Web-compliant templates. In addition, they wanted to be able to more easily enrich the content of their "Learning Center" section, allow for more customized content and to enable their editors and writers to focus on content (not HTML) and their IT staff to focus on tech strategies (not publishing HTML pages). After evaluating a dozen different content management solutions, TechSoup chose and implemented Percussion's Rhythmyx.

"All of our constituencies – staff, users, and partners – are benefiting as we increase the usability and accessibility of our published Web content," said John Coate, Director of TechSoup. "Rhythmyx is a reliable software solution that increases efficiency and puts the management of content releases fully in the hands of our editorial team. With sophisticated production tools in place and more to come, we are increasing the number of content items that we schedule for release each week. In addition, with the improved article maintenance Rhythmyx allows, our editorial team can increase efficiency, introduce reporting and produce localized content for our international readers."

"To fulfill its unique mission, TechSoup must provide timely, high quality information on its Web site to the many nonprofit organizations that rely on it for reduced-cost technology resources and IT advice," said Barry Reynolds, CEO of Percussion Software. "Moving to Rhythmyx helps TechSoup to improve the efficiency of its Web content management. By helping TechSoup to improve productivity using Rhythmyx, we are pleased to play a small part in enabling TechSoup to meet its worthy goal of helping fellow nonprofit organizations stretch their IT resources as far as possible."

About TechSoup

TechSoup (www.techsoup.org) is the nonprofit technology Web resource created by CompuMentor (www.compumentor.org). TechSoup's more than 350,000 unique monthly visitors from 190 countries look for nonprofit technology know-how to better achieve their missions. TechSoup offers more than 400 how-to articles on 14 technology topics, 17 community discussion forums, a technology news section, and the TechFinder service provider directory.

Nonprofits also have access to TechSoup's technology product philanthropy service, TechSoup Stock (www.techsoup.org/stock). TechSoup Stock distributes donated and discounted technology products from over 25 leading providers such as Cisco, Intuit, Symantec and Microsoft for a small administrative fee. Since its inception in January 2002, the service has fulfilled over 83,000 requests for technology products from nonprofits in North America, Europe and Africa. More than 2.5 million products have been distributed, freeing up over $600 million for other uses. TechSoup's weekly e-newsletter, By the Cup (http://www.techsoup.org/tools/newsletters.cfm), is distributed to more than 58,000 subscribers.