e-Spirit opens London branch
The CMS manufacturer establishes itself on the international market
e-Spirit, manufacturer of the content management system FIRSTspirit, will be opening a London branch on 1 September 2007, thus strengthening its presence on the international content management market.
Jörn Bodemann, Managing Director of e-Spirit, says on the expansion: "FIRSTspirit is being increasingly used as a strategic content management system in internationally active corporations. To offer these companies the best possible connection to their customers it is vital that we demonstrate our presence at the nodal points of the international market. Founding e-Spirit UK Limited is another important step in this direction and will significantly strengthen our position.” e-Spirit has already opened one branch office this year, in Switzerland.
"Going to the UK means going global,” says Robert Bredlau who, as Director of International Business Development at e-Spirit, is responsible for expansion into international strategic markets. "At the same time the ‘Made in Germany’ label carries positive connotations with an influence on the decision-making process. e-Spirit UK will benefit from this. We have every reason to believe that we will very quickly establish ourselves in the United Kingdom." Robert Bredlau will receive assistance in London from Country Manager Gary Palmer, who will be responsible for expanding the company’s licensing and other business activities in the UK.
About e-Spirit
e-Spirit is the manufacturer of FIRSTspirit, the content management system for companies with high expectations of their solutions. e-Spirit is a reputable internationally-oriented product supplier with big-name customers in all sectors.
The FIRSTspirit content integration platform is already used throughout their corporate infrastructure by some internationally active customers, for example by Airbus, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, Robert Bosch GmbH, Commerzbank, OTTO and the Schaeffler Group, and is increasingly replacing existing content management technologies in large businesses.
e-Spirit originated at the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and System Technology (FhG ISST) and stands for outstanding product development and introduction expertise. The company was founded in Dortmund in 1999 and now employs 60 people. Other branch offices are in Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt, as well as Zurich and London.
About FIRSTspirit
FIRSTspirit is a client/server application which uses the most modern technology and up-to-date standards in all its components and is capable of seamlessly integrating into the SAP, IBM and Microsoft portals. The software architecture of FIRSTspirit follows a strict component-based approach. FIRSTspirit offers both a convenient Java client and a browser-based Web client. This enables users with varying degrees of skill to find a suitable work environment.
