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Astoria Software Named To KM World's Top List Of 100 Companies That Matter In Knowledge Management

Astoria Software, Inc., is a leading provider of XML content management solutions for the dynamic publishing of vital information and documents. As the only software system that enables component-based management and re-use of structured content at the smallest element level, Astoria helps streamline a customer's author-to-publish process for improved productivity and enhanced content quality while reducing the time and cost to publish.

"Our list of the Top 100 Companies That Matter is conceived as a way to recognize organizations leading the way in the knowledge economy," said Hugh McKellar, Editor of KM World, a leading publication dedicated to covering corporate knowledge management and the most advanced technologies and solutions affecting that market. "The list reflects a broad perspective as it is compiled by colleagues, KM practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors and their customers. It's designed to encourage a broader discussion of KM."

KM World's criteria for inclusion in this list includes a review of businesses that have helped create, redefine or enhance a market and/or demonstrate the capacity for customer-driven agile innovation.

"KM World is a highly regarded observer and opinion leader in the market for knowledge management solutions, and we are delighted to be part of their list of leading companies in this dynamic market," said Alan Fraser, President and CEO, Astoria Software. "We remain focused on developing innovative, high quality, flexible CMS solutions that help our customers simplify and reduce the cost of managing, publishing and leveraging their business-critical content over time."

Astoria Software Product Information Publishing

Astoria's Product Information Publishing (PIP) solution provides a powerful content management platform that manages highly complex, dynamic documents that are long-lived and updated frequently. Astoria's PIP manages the product information publishing lifecycle from author to reviewer, to published output- in print or electronic format- ensuring the highest-level process efficiencies and greatest content accuracy. This information can be used, shared, and re-used across the organization, from product engineering, to sales & marketing and customer support, while maintaining the integrity of the content.

Astoria's PIP solution includes integration with leading structured content authoring tools, an XML content repository, web-based review and annotation tools, automated workflow to accelerate the review and approval process, advanced content compare functions, and document assembly capability for publishing customized documents on-demand. The benefits are optimized publishing processes, and the lowest total cost of ownership.

About KM World

The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KM World informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that offer solutions for improving business performance. KM World is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.

About Astoria Software

Astoria Software, Inc., is a leading provider of XML content management solutions for the dynamic publishing of critical information and documents. As the only software system that enables component-based management and re-use of structured content at the smallest element level, Astoria helps streamline a customer's author-to-publish process for improved productivity and enhanced content quality while reducing the time and cost to publish. Content is authored, securely shared, re-used, reviewed, updated and published quickly, reliably, with repurposing simplified for any delivery format - print or electronic. The company's customers are progressive organizations who publish complex business critical information and documents that change constantly. Astoria's customers include Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, Siemens Medical Solutions, General Electric Medical and Cessna Aircraft. Astoria is based in San Mateo, Calif.

For more information:

Lisa Kelaita
New Venture Communications
lkelaita@newventurecom.com
650.343.2735