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Microsoft Canada recognizes Sitemasher?s innovation with Blue Sky Award
2008-06-06 15:30:00
Sitemasher?s skies became brilliant blue today when Microsoft Canada announced the Vancouver-based start-up company as the winner of the inaugural Blue Sky Award recognizing leading innovation developed on the Microsoft-based platform. Sitemasher was elected from more than 100 submissions by independent software vendors (ISV) across the country.?Our winner and finalists were recognized because of their true inspiration in driving innovation forward,? said Mark Relph, vice president of the Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Canada. ?We are thrilled with the response to this award and hope that it helps stimulate many more years of technology innovation in Canada.? Sitemasher Corporation was recognized for its unique SaaS-based delivery model, broad market appeal and its integrated web offering. ISVs were judged on the unique use of technology, the real-life challenge they are solving and the market potential.?Taking our solution to market with Microsoft is very strategic ...
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Microsoft recognizes Sitemasher among 3 companies with cutting-edge solutio
2008-06-03 15:22:00
Sitemasher?s skies became brilliant blue today when Microsoft announced it selected the Vancouver-based start-up company as one of three finalists for an independent software vendor (ISV) Innovation Award from a field of approximately 100 candidates. The winner will be announced at Microsoft?s ISV Leadership Summit on Thursday, June 5.Microsoft Canada?s inaugural Blue Sky Award recognizes significant, exciting, cutting-edge solutions developed on a Microsoft-based platform. The award, open to ISVs yet to achieve Certified or Gold Certified Partners status, was designed to help recognize innovation by creating a forum for leading Canadian software developers to showcase their creativity, contribution, and technology advances.Entrants were judged on the unique use of technology, the real-life challenge they are solving, and the market potential.Microsoft will provide the recipient with a customized engagement plan to support software development, including software and business develo...
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Sitemasher is Sponsoring the Pitchies Competition with Fundfindr
2008-06-02 17:30:00
Sitemasher is one of many companies sponsoring the first annual Pitchies competition with Fundfindr.Fundfindr is looking for "The Best Business Elevator Pitch." Competitors compete with their elevator pitch videos and pitch pages (executive summaries).With more than $25,000 in sponsorship prizes, this competition runs from June 2 through Oct. 17 . To celebrate and showcase the competitors, judges and sponsors, prizes will be awarded at a Fundfindr event to be held in Vancouver on Thursday, Nov. 6.Entrants will be actively promoted on a dedicated website (http://www.pitchies.com/) as well as exposure on http://www.fundindr.com/, and http://www.fundfindr.tv/.Here's a sneak peek of some of the prizes:Website Builder Subscriptions (Software as a Service) from SitemasherHR Startup Kit from Jouta Performance GroupLegal Startup Package from LK LawSmall Business Management Software from QC DocsIT Audit and Remote Backup from Transparent SolutionsCorporate Video from Fundfindr Media Inc.Boo...
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Sitemasher to be Featured at International Business Summit in Beijing
2008-05-16 18:00:00
Sitemasher Corporation plans to join other tech industry stakeholders in Beijing next week for the British Columbia Technology Summit , an exclusive program to introduce Canadian companies with Chinese industry partners.The event is sponsored by the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) as part of a Canadian trade mission composed of high-tech companies in the information/communication, clean energy and environmental sectors.The summit, which will take place May 21 to 23, is the second BCTIA program in its International Business Summits series.?Sitemasher wants to hear from other parties interested in partnering and reselling technology in the Asia Pacific region,? said Ron Moravek, chief executive officer. ?Samson Mow, our strategic alliance manager, will be on hand for one-on-one meetings in Beijing.? To arrange a meeting, contact Samson from May 19 to 23 in China at 13681887075.Mow will make a presentation May 21, as one of 28 leading Canadian technology firms p...
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Sitemasher Attending BC Technology Summit in Beijing
2008-05-13 00:19:00
Sitemasher Corporation will be in Beijing , China for the week of May 19th, 2008 attending the BC Technology Summit as part of a Canadian trade mission comprised of high tech companies in the clean energy, environmental, and information / communication sectors. The trade mission is lead by Gordon Campbell, Premier of the Province of British Columbia.Sitemasher is one of 28 leading Canadian technology firms attending the Beijing summit; other companies in the delegation include: Verrus Mobile Technologies, Contec Innovations, Threewave Software, and Ballard Power Systems.The technology summit will be hosted at the British Columbia Canada Pavilion which is situated just outside Tiananmen Square in the Chongwen District on Qianmen Dongdajie.Samson Mow, Sitemasher's Strategic Alliance Manager, will be making a presentation on Wednesday May 21st at 11:00 AM CST. Sitemasher will also be attending the official opening ceremony of the British Columbia Canada Pavilion on May 22, 2008 at 6:00...

Interop Las Vegas: Virtual Booth Crawl with Samson
2008-05-06 00:05:00
The Interop trade show in Las Vegas , held last week, hosted hundreds of tech vendors. The technology ran the gamut, from SaaS to virtualization, servers to networking gear, marketing to log management to security.The following is Sitemasher's video with Samson Mow (Sitemasher's Strategic Alliance Manager) from James Maguire's tour of the convention?s booths. He asked various vendors to briefly describe their products or services. In sum, the following pages offer a birds-eye view of the state of today?s IT.To see the other 21 virtual booth videos on Jame's Blog visit: Interop Las Vegas: Take a Virtual Booth Crawl

Watch Sitemasher Video
2008-05-05 23:19:00
Sitemasher revealed the public pre-release of its website lifecycle management platform at the prestigious Software 2008 Innovation Showcase in Las Vegas, April 29.
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Sitemasher's Presentation: The Innovation Showcase at Software 2008
2008-04-30 22:18:00
Sitemasher's presentation at The Innovation Showcase at Software 2008 Sitemasher announced the public pre-release of its website lifecycle management platform at the prestigious Software 2008 Innovation Showcase in Las Vegas, April 29.Ron Moravek revealed the software to show attendees at 3:45 p.m. April 29 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas. Innovation Showcase is co-located with Interop, described by its presenters as the "leading global business technology event of the year."
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Sitemasher, a SaaS Company, to launch its public pre-release at Software 20
2008-04-30 00:46:00
Vancouver, BC April 29, 2008 -- Sitemasher, a SaaS company announces the public pre-release of its website lifecycle management platform at the prestigious Software 2008 Innovation Showcase in Las Vegas, April 29.Video produced by Fundfindr.tv -interviews, news and features on new business ventures and ideas. Sitemasher is a SaaS-based (Software-as-a-Service) platform that streamlines the lifecycle of building, managing, and optimizing sophisticated websites, transcending traditional methods that involve complex coding and integration of disparate components.The Vancouver-based start-up company is one of 14 exclusive software companies selected for the Innovation Showcase at Software 2008 , April 29-30 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. "The Innovation Showcase is the stage on which the most exciting companies can present their solutions to a top-tier audience of industry leaders," said an organizer with Software 2008."This is an excellent venue for us to show the world our revo...
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Visit Sitemasher's Booth at Software 2008 / Interop and Win!
2008-04-17 00:37:00
Play the game and win one of three iPod prizes and free Sitemasher subscriptions!1st Prize - iPod Touch (16 GB) PLUS 1 year of Sitemasher Basic Free.2nd Prize - iPod Classic (160 GB) PLUS 6 months of Sitemasher Basic Free.3rd Prize - iPod Nano (8 GB) PLUS 3 months Sitemasher Basic Free.How? Visit Sitemasher's booth (#3313) at Software 2008 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on April 29th and 30th, 2008 and receive a handout for contest details!This contest is open to all Software 2008 as well as Interop attendees.Runners-up will be automatically entered into a random draw for one of twenty $25 iTunes gift cards! Play before May 15th 2008 for your chance to win.Sitemasher is a SaaS-based platform that streamlines the lifecycle of building, managing, and optimizing sophisticated websites.

Sitemasher Celebrates Invitation to Innovation Showcase at Software 2008 in
2008-04-04 01:59:00
Sitemasher, a SaaS company, is one of 14 exclusive software companies selected for the Innovation Showcase at Software 2008 in Las Vegas, a major coup for the start-up technical firm.Vancouver, BC April 7, 2008 -- Sitemasher, a SaaS company, is one of 14 exclusive companies selected for the Innovation Showcase at Software 2008 in Las Vegas April 29-30, a major coup for the start-up technical firm.The company's presentation, delivered by Ron Moravek is on April 29 at 3:45 p.m. PT at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.?The Innovation Showcase is the stage on which the most exciting companies can present their solutions to a top-tier audience of industry leaders,? said a Software 2008 spokesman.?With a PR blitz of videos, podcasts and press releases, this year's Innovation Showcase companies will be in an outstanding position to garner attention from key CIOs, software and SI partners and venture capitalists. In addition, 20,000 Interop attendees will have access to the ...
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Sitemasher selected for Software 2008 Innovation Showcase!!!!
2008-03-13 15:34:00
Sitemasher was one of 20 exclusive companies selected for the Innovation Showcase at Software 2008 in Las Vegas April 29th and 30th. According to Software 2008, "The Innovation Showcase is the stage on which the most exciting companies can present their solutions to a top tier audience of industry leaders." With a PR blitz of videos, podcasts and press releases, this year's Innovation Showcase companies will be in an outstanding position to garner attention from key CIOs, software and SI partners and venture capitalists. In addition, 20,000 Interop attendees will have access to the Showcase presentations!Don't miss Sitemasher at Software 2008's Innovation Showcase!!!!!!!

Visit Sitemasher at Software 2008 Conference in Las Vegas
2008-03-12 04:43:00
Sitemasher is attending Software 2008: Power to the People Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on April 29th and 30th, 2008.Visit Sitemasher representatives at booth 3319 for a demonstration! See for yourself why Sitemasher (www.sitemasher.com) makes creating sophisticated sites simple by taking a fundamentally different approach to creating and managing websites.About Software 2008 Conference:The comfortable equilibrium between software supplier and IT buyer has been shattered. Open Source is now an accepted ? and often favored ? option to traditional commercial software. Monolithic applications are threatened by SOA. SaaS liberates businesses from software itself. And Enterprise 2.0 tools, such as wikis and social networks, pose a growing challenge for IT.Do not adjust your dial: The revolution has begun.Never before has the future of software been so unclear.Never before have options been so rich.Software 2008 is the one, must-attend event...

Sitemasher Mentioned in Vancouvers Start-up Index
2008-03-10 20:05:00
TechVibes, a leading online community (with 45,000 members) for technology professionals in Vancouver has included Sitemasher in it's Start -up Index .The Techvibes Start-up Indexes are a monthly ranking of local start-ups based on an average of Alexa and Compete rankings.The criteria for companies to appear on the list:Located in or around the specified city or area. Less than five years old Not a public company Is a tech company (either hardware, software, web application/service, or mobile) The Index is intended as a jovial comparison of local companies. Comprehensive traffic data is difficult to obtain, and neither Alexa or Compete?s numbers are perfect; we average them to smooth out bias.Indexes are published on the 15th of each month.Read more on Sitemashers placement for February 2008: http://www.techvibes.com/blog/vancouver-s tart-up-index-february-2008/
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Meet the Sitemasher Team!
2008-02-28 18:42:00
VANCOUVER, British Columbia ? Sitemasher Corporation (www.sitemasher.com), with offices in Vancouver, British Columbia and Miami, is hitting the ground running with its executive team and partner investor Eric Carlson of Anthem Capital. Sitemasher was formed in August 2007 with a team of six co-founders. Phil Calvin, initial founder and chief technical officer of Sitemasher, began building Sitemasher 18 months prior to the incorporation. Sitemasher is intent on radically changing the way sophisticated Web sites are built and maintained.Eric Carlson of Anthem Capital became the sole venture capitalist and partner of Sitemasher in December 2007. In Eric?s words, ?Anthem Capital is delighted to be a lead investor in Sitemasher. At Anthem Capital we invest in great people with great products. The sitemasher team is fun, motivated, smart and results oriented. Sitemasher?s web development tool is a quantum leap towards simplifying the web site development process. It is a boon t...
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Phil Calvin Demonstrates Sitemasher Studio - Interview with Fundfindr
2008-01-31 18:33:00
During his interview with Fundfindr, Phil Calvin , CTO and founder of Sitemasher Corporation demonstrates Sitemasher Studio . Phil began building the product in the summer of 2006, having recognized the converging nature of Web Applications and the inherent problems with existing Web development solutions.View another Fundfindr interview with Ron Moravek, CEO of Sitemasher here...
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Sitemasher is listed on the Rocket Recognition Program
2008-01-24 18:06:00
Sitemasher is listed on the Rocket Recognition Program :VANCOUVER, BC - January 24, 2008 - Rocket Builders today published its "Emerging Rockets" list naming over 50 privately held BC technology companies that are demonstrating great potential, and are clearly "ones to watch" in their respective sectors.Following on the heels of last week's publication of the 2008 "Ready to Rocket" list, which recognizes information technology companies with high revenue growth prospects in 2008, this "Emerging Rockets" list recognizes companies in many technology sectors that, despite great potential for market breakthroughs in 2008, may be a few years away from maximum revenue growth.According to Dave Thomas, Senior Partner at Rocket Builders, "The audience of the Ready to Rocket list have been expressing interest in more sectors and earlier stage companies. The I.T. Sector has always had a large number of companies to choose from, and last year we realized that other sectors were showing similar ...
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Fundfindr Interviews Ron Moravek
2008-01-17 19:01:00
On Thursday January 17, 2008 Fundfindr interviewed Ron Moravek, CEO of Sitemasher.Fundfindr.com features successful entrepreneurs, investors and other stories of interest. Fundfindr is launching its official website (http://www.fundfindr.com/) mid February 2008.Before joining Sitemasher in 2007, Ron Moravek was a co-founder of Relic Entertainment and more recently acted as VP and COO of Electronic Arts Canada. Ron met with Fundfindr reporter, Shannon Kaplun, and revealed his top three tips for entrepreneurs:Know that you can make money from your idea. Validate your idea: talk to everyone and get feedback. Assemble a great team.?Sitemasher makes implementing sophisticated sites simple by taking a fundamentally different approach to creating and managing websites. The Sitemasher team believes the entire website lifecycle management should be easy, flexible, and fast."View another Fundfindr interview with Phil Calvin, CTO of Sitemasher here.
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Vancouver-based start-up will revolutionize creation and management of Web
2007-12-25 21:21:00
Sitemasher shifts into high gear!VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 22, 2007 ? Sitemasher Corporation www.sitemasher.com), a start-up based in Vancouver , is revving up into high gear, intent on radically changing the way Web sites are created and maintained. Phil Calvin, founder and chief technical officer, began building the product, Sitemasher, in the summer of 2006. The company was formed in June 2007, and in November opened its doors in Kitsilano with a team of six co-founders. The revolutionary new product is expected to take the complexity out of building, updatingand maintaining powerful Web sites. Sitemasher?s vision is for Web site creators to be able to create very sophisticated sites without programming via its 100 percent browser-based platform that is completely drag-and-drop enabled. Because the ability to manage content is built right into the product, the need for integrating expensive content management systems is eliminated. Sitemasher is hosted as Software as a Se...
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Sitemasher Makes a Debut at the Launch Party
2007-12-06 01:25:00
Sitemasher makes a debut, demoing its product for the first time at the LAUNCH PARTY WITH A TWIST (http://www.launchpartyhq.com/) event, Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Republic Bar in Vancouver, BC, Canada.While Sitemasher has many benefits in design, content management, and maintenance, we will be showing just a few key capabilities at the launch event to highlight just how easy it is to build a website. These capabilities will focus on three key pain points:Creating access for others to add content. Allowing marketing or the content owner to take control of the site to add content without relying on a programmer, their internal IT department, or a third party website agency, to add content or make changes to their Web site for them.Making design easy without programming through standard tools and workflows. With Sitemasher, because your designer will be able to implement widgets (components that previously needed to be written with code) with standard tools ...
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