Ignite Technologies Launches Global Alliance Partner Program

–Key Alliances Establish End-to-End Solution for Rich Media Production, Publication, Distribution, Assessment, and Reporting– 

Frisco, Texas, June 12, 2007 – Ignite Technologies, Inc., a leader in providing secure and scalable Content Delivery Solutions enabling customers to efficiently publish, deliver and manage digital assets, today announced it has launched its global Alliance Partner Program. The program launches with over a dozen complementary companies providing joint customers with a complete content development and delivery solution.

The Ignite Alliance Partner Program consists of two partner types: Content Services Partners who provide industry-leading innovation and expertise to the creative development of digital media, and Technology Partners whose hardware and software bring additional value to the Ignite Solution and its customers.

“Ignite’s partners are leaders and innovators in the content development and delivery industry,” said Scott Broudy, vice president of channels at Ignite. “Joining efforts with these companies helps us build business value for our customers and increases the rate at which ground-breaking new solutions can be brought to market."

Currently, Ignite Partner Program includes Autovod, CARA Group, Digital Media One, Eyecon Video, Hyphen Health, Imagemaker Post, InfoExperts, John Roach Projects (JRP), Media 1, Red Productions, Saba, The Sanders Group, Teledec, and Video Impressions.

"The Ignite Alliance Partner Program offers a powerful combination of leading-edge technologies from Ignite and its partners," said Timothy Smith, president and CEO of Autovod, one of Ignite’s Technology Partners. "Our joint customers are the real winners because we free them from the limitations of traditional content creation and delivery methods."

John Roach, president and senior creative officer of John Roach Projects (JRP), an Ignite Content Services Partner, commented, “We are very proud to be one of Ignite’s first content development partners, and look forward to many years of working together to address our corporate customers’ rich media content creation and distribution demands.”

Ignite’s partners are supported by a dedicated team of Ignite service professionals, including program managers, account managers, technical and integration consultants, and customer service representatives. Additionally, Ignite provides each partner with support for co-marketing, joint selling and technical consulting.

Ignite Content Delivery Solution

Ignite is a preferred brand among Global 2000 enterprises. The company’s solid base of customers utilizes the Ignite Content Delivery technology to reach nearly a million end-points with terabytes of data around the globe.

Ignite’s Content Delivery Solution is a suite of software products and networking technology that enables the management of the entire lifecycle of content publishing and distribution.  The Ignite solution provides the tools needed to publish, protect, target, deliver, track, and measure any type of digital content—from high-definition video and media-rich PDFs to software executables and patches.  Ignite's patented Content Delivery Solution overcomes network and connectivity constraints that have limited the ability to reach online audiences with the highest quality, secure rich media.

Ignite Solution is comprised of the following components:

Delivery Center - The Ignite Delivery Center provides personal or corporate branding control over the distributed content viewing experience. The Delivery Center provides a superior full-screen viewing experience across all types of content, devices, and media players and supports online, offline, and on-demand interaction with content. 

Delivery Platform - The Ignite Content Delivery Solution is built on a single unified publishing, packaging, and delivery platform.  The Platform provides a web-based application that supports your workflow and lifecycle of publishing and delivering content. In addition, administration of user and system level roles, security parameters, and delivery options are managed through this centralized application.  

Delivery Integrator - Ignite's Delivery Platform is built on open standards and XML–based design features that provide a highly extensible platform for integration with existing enterprise applications and data sources. 

More information about joining the Ignite Alliance Partner Program or additional information about the Ignite Solution is available at our website at www.ignitetech.com. Pricing for Ignite is available by contacting our Sales department at 1-866-222-2313.

About Ignite Technologies, Inc.

Ignite Technologies, privately-held and headquartered in Frisco, Texas, provides the industry’s most secure and scalable Content Delivery Solution enabling customers to efficiently publish, deliver and manage digital assets—from rich media content for communications and training to software patches and virus updates—to anyone, anywhere, at any time.  Ignite's patented Content Delivery Solution overcomes network and connectivity constraints that have limited the ability to reach online audiences with the highest quality, secure rich media. Ignite's Solution has been deployed across hundreds of thousands of users around the globe at companies like Accenture, BearingPoint, Sabre, and Procter & Gamble.

Ignite Technologies and the Ignite logo are registered trademarks of Ignite Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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