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It has been an exceptional 2 years since we first released MindTouch Deki July, 2006 at the OSCON conference in Portland, OR. In this short time we’ve had many remarkable successes. Since then we’ve achieved a lot to be proud of. We’ve established ourselves as leaders and innovators in the rapidly growing Enterprise 2.0 and Social Enterprise Software space. As a leader in this burgeoning space MindTouch has acquired hundreds of fantastic customers, such as ABB, Mozilla, Intel, Fujitsu, Avaya, Siemens, BP, FedEx and countless others.

Successes

One of the easiest to analyze metrics of our success is adoption. Today we enjoy upwards of 2,000 downloads a day and now have over 200,000 active installations worldwide. Another great success is our partner program which gives MindTouch Deki a presence in 10 countries. Additionally one of the most exciting proof points is our first user organized conference that took place in the Fall of 2007 in Belgium.

One of the most important parts of building a company is the team that develops as the company matures. I’m really honored to be part of this team. Two years ago, about a year before I started at MindTouch, the company consisted of six full time employees. Although we’ve since grown to 18 full time employees we’re still a very tight-knit family. The people I work with are the smartest and most dedicated people I’ve ever known. We all really care about each other, our community, FLOSS, making the world a better place and building the best product in the Enterprise 2.0 / Social Enterprise Software space. I’m certain we’ve achieved this last point.

About the OSCON Party

Join MindTouch at OSCON for a night of great music, free beer and good company. We’re hosting the party a block away from the Portland Convention Center (where OSCON is hosted) in the 6th floor lounge and terrace of the Red Lion Hotel on Wednesday July 23rd at 7pm.

Why are we celebrating Freedom?

The MindTouch “Freedom” celebration embodies one of the core values of MindTouch, freedom. We have developed MindTouch Deki as free and open-source software. We’ve utilized open standards and open file formats. We’ve integrated hundreds of services and applications for freedom from data and application silos. Most importantly we’ve encouraged free knowledge and the sharing of collaborative information. Our efforts and consistent devotion to freedom is ever prevalent in our software and as part of our corporate culture because we know that such an approach is vital to all technology, and society as a whole.

I hope to see you there!

Damien Howley
DamienH[at]mindtouch.com

categories: Community, Conferences