Acquisition of Pepperio by consortium
19th June, 2009, UK.
Pepperio UK Ltd. has announced today the completed acquisition of the market leading, ‘SaaS’ (Software as a Service) content management product, Pepperio, from Alterian Plc.
The consortium behind Pepperio UK led by digital marketing agency Purestone, also includes a number of experienced ‘SaaS’ professionals. Since Pepperio was launched in the UK in May 2006 Purestone has been its lead partner, deploying the most sites onto the platform and as a result are ideally positioned to continue to support existing users and help take the product and business forward.
Pepperio supports small to medium sized organisations by empowering them to make quick content changes and additions to their website, without having to know HTML or code.
James Smee, Client and Channel Services Director, Pepperio UK Ltd. explained “We’re very excited by the acquisition and the potential for Pepperio. We know the product and market sector intimately and are confident of accelerating its growth. We are 100% behind the partner model and will look to reinvigorate those Pepperio partners who invested time and effort into Pepperio as well as work with new ones. Launch of Version 5 of the product is just around the corner and it’s looking fantastic with many new features and improvements - we can’t wait to unveil it!”
With regards to the consortium Smee commented “We’ve got the right people and the right investors behind Pepperio UK, a solid mix of people, many of whom are highly experienced in building and developing successful SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses.”
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For further information regarding this announcement or to discuss this in more detail then please contact Pepperio UK on 01635 529554 .