portamundi, the Nuremberg-based agency for integrated communications, secures second prize at the CeBIT 2003 for '.NET-based Customer Projects' in the market segment of medium-sized companies. The award was given for relaunching the website of Broadcast Future Medien- und Rundfunkservice GmbH with portamundi's Business Content Management System contentXXL which is based 100% on ASP.NET.
Nuremberg, 03/17/03 - With this award for the 100% ASP.NET-based Business Content Management System contentXXL, Microsoft honors portamundi of Nuremberg at the CeBIT 2003 for its competency in providing solutions in this technology section. As an expert in the field of integrated communications, portamundi blends competencies in the areas of strategy, content creation and technology under one roof.
portamundi became second prize winner in the category B2 'NET Based Customer Projects' (medium-sized companies) for relaunching the internet appearance of Broadcast Future Medien- und Rundfunkservice GmbH (www.broadcast-future.de) with contentXXL. Broadcast Future is a pay-for information and communications platform for radio marketing information.
With the .NET-Solutions Award, Microsoft honors innovative .NET solutions able to help increase productivity and competitiveness in companies. The main assessment criteria are centered around the degree of innovation and effectiveness of solutions based on Microsoft's .NET platform. Independent members of the jury coming from universities and the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Mittelstandsberatung - DGM (German society for consulting medium-sized companies) have chosen contentXXL as the second winner. Companies from all over Germany have submitted their Microsoft .NET-based solutions for evaluation in two categories.
Long before .NET was launched on the market, and based on experience gained in over 150 projects with its precursor technology, portamundi had started development of a Content Management System which made use of the progressive features of the new technology without being encumbered by older developments. The new Content Management System was targeted to fulfill the changed requirements of mainly small and medium-sized companies with regard to e-business.
Medium-sized companies expect high functionality for short project durations and tight budgets. These targets can be met with contentXXL which uses ready-made components that can be directly placed on the website and fully linked via Drag & Drop in the Browser. Additional modules, whether from the supplier, the components market or in-house developed, can be seamlessly integrated. This process quickly achieves high functionality and allows further integration and extensibility.
The economic and easy-to-understand licensing model on the basis of CPUs, irrespective of the number of websites or editors involved, makes this solution interesting for distributors or solution partners, such as agencies, providers and system developers.
Among portamundi's customers are Siemens A&D, Siemens Medical Solutions, Bosch-Rexroth, adidas-Salomon, Dynamit Nobel, EDEKA as well as the cities of Erlangen and Altdorf.