Press release from Tangora™ Software, Inc.

Tangora™ Microsoft-certified

Atlanta, December 19, 2005 – Microsoft recently approved Tangora Software as Microsoft Certified Partner, a confirmation of Tangora's strategy of developing and marketing solutions that integrate with the existing IT-solutions of small and medium-sized businesses and organizations (SMBs). To achieve certification Tangora had to demonstrate a high degree of expertise in Microsoft technologies.

At the same time, Tangora Portal CMS passed the official Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions. Among the areas of approval were Web services og .NET Framework . Tangora Portal CMS is an IT-solution that easily integrates with those IT-systems that are already popular among SMBs. That facilitates the ongoing use of existing data and business logic, even if new business demands make global access via the Internet a requirement. 

Tangora's customers are pleased with the certification: "We have elected to base our IT-solutions on Microsoft's .NET platform," says Henrik Steensgaard, IT Systems Consultant at Gouda Travel Insurance. "On .NET we were faced with the option of either developing our own custom solution using a development tool like SharePoint Portal or relying on Tangora Portal CMS. Being a finished product, Tangora Portal CMS covered 80% of our requirements. Particularly because we're a small company, Tangora's solution yielded the greatest benefits - both in the development phase during which it allowed us to concentrate on customizing the last 20% using Tangora's advanced modules, as well as long-term, where we now have a durable asset based on Tangora Portal CMS. The included upgrade and maintenance subscriptions mean that our solution will maintain its value over 5 or even 10 years."

"As Tangora Portal CMS is a Microsoft-tested .NET product, compatibility is a non-issue – and at the same time we get the best milage out of our own skills and know-how," adds Henrik Steensgaard.

Tangora Portal CMS is marketed exclusively through authorized partners. The newly acquired certification is also seen as an advantage in the channel:

"In our marketing it has great impact that Tangora's technology now carries Microsoft's stamp of approval," says Carsten Brogaard Jensen, Director of Business Development at Valtech. "That means that our discussions with our customers can be focused on achieving specific business benefits instead of on narrow, teachnical issues. The irony here is that this business focus is achieved through Tangora's technological leadership. Tangora Portal CMS assigns the technical issues to the role that it really should have: being an advanced tool that simplifies your workday and that ensures smooth communications with your customers, employees and other parties, year after year. No matter how much requirements change over time."

Microsoft is excited that a product like Tangora Portal CMS can bring the advantages of .NET-based technology to an even broader base of users. Vi Quoc Phan, ISV Partner Account Manager at Microsoft Denmark observes: "Tangora Portal CMS brings .NET integration to all those companies and organizations that cannot or do not wish to dedicate resources to developing IT-solutions. Many small and meduim-sized organizations have requirements to match those of bigger companies, only they have less resources to reach their goals. Tangora Portal CMS brings .NET within reach, technically as well as financially."

At Tangora Tangora Software the certification is viewed as inevitable.

"For us this step is part of a natural evolution based on the philosophy on which this company was founded," says  Erik Seifert, President of Tangora Software. "When it comes to websites and intra/extranet solutions, it is our job to create the technical foundation that ensure that small and meduim-sized organisations acquire a durable asset instead of recurring expenses. In that light at least two things are significant: That our solutions may be seamlessly integrated with our customers' existing IT-systems, and that the everyday user may benefit from his or her existing skills. Both of these benefits point towards a close relationship with the world of Microsoft."

Tangora Portal CMS is built upon the Microsoft .NET-platform and runs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft IIS. The typical Tangora Portal CMS license value range from USD 5,000 to USD 60,000.

About Tangora Software
Tangora Software develops and markets two web Content Management Systems, Tangora Portal CMS and Contigo™ CMS. Both make it simple to create and maintain websites, intranets, extranets and e-business solutions. More than 25 authorized Tangora Partners have delivered more than 1,000 solutions based on Tangora's web Content Management Systems. Among the customers are Gouda Travel Insurance, Scandinavian Airlines, Broeste A/S, Spaencom A/S, Capricorn Group, The Danish Courts of Law, and Zurich Insurance.

Tangora Software's web Content Management Systems are based on open standards and consist of more than 25 moduler with advanced functionality ready for immediate use. Contigo CMS is ideal for smaller companies that are typically interested in a relatively simple website, while Tangora Portal CMS provides advanced functionality and extensive possibilities for further development, customization and integration.

www.tangora.com

For further information, please contact:

Erik Seifert (President)
Tangora Software
Cell +1-404.422.0445
E-mail es@tangora.com

Henrik Steensgaard (IT Systems Consultant)
Gouda Travel Insurance
Phone +45-88 88 81 24
E-mail hsk@gouda.dk

Carsten Brogaard Jensen (Director)
Valtech A/S
Phone +45-32 88 21 41 
E-mail carsten.jensen@valtech.dk

Vi Quoc Phan (ISV Partner Account Manager)
Microsoft Danmark A/S
Phone +45-44 89 08 74
E-mail v-viqp@microsoft.com