Google recognizes Kendo UI as a trusted HTML5 framework and partners on key initiatives around Chrome OS

WALTHAM, MA, May 15, 2013 – After 18 months of market penetration, Telerik announced today significant success with Kendo UI, the framework for building HTML5 and JavaScript websites, desktop and mobile apps. In less than two years, the framework has been downloaded more than 200,000 times, is in use in more than 200 countries and has been acknowledged by leading authorities as a framework of choice for application development. Moreover, for its proven capabilities, Google has continued to work with Telerik and the Kendo UI team on the creation of HTML5-based apps that will support its cutting-edge Chrome OS platform.

The goal of the collaboration and subsequent release of the Camera App, shipping as part of Google Chrome OS and delivering a full-featured photo booth style application, is to demonstrate the importance of and Telerik’s commitment to developer choice.[1] “We believe very strongly that developers should have a choice in how they create and develop tomorrow’s latest and greatest technologies,” said Todd Anglin, EVP of Cross-Platform Tools & Services at Telerik. “Application development is not a zero-sum game, HTML5 is a viable and valuable option to those who want to take a write once and deploy many strategy. We along with Google recognize this and will work together to deliver all the tools necessary for developer success.”

Telerik has conducted intense analysis to get a more complete view of the market as it relates to HTML5 – including two industry-related surveys with a combined 9,000+ respondents. The results clearly indicated time and again, that “the modern web” is advancing at a rapid pace. Because of this, Kendo UI has been strategic in the design and development of its technology, offering key features such as web app and mobile app development frameworks, rich UI widgets and server wrappers for programmability. It offers several unique competitive differentiators including:

• A deep history in providing professional developers technology tools and frameworks that benefit the enterprise as well as large-scale deployments.
• Kendo UI is supported by a world-class services organization. This is in contrast to open source counterparts that lack the support required for large-scale deployment.
• Telerik Kendo UI is based on the most popular JavaScript framework in the world (jQuery), providing a distinctly lower learning curve and further simplifying HTML5 adoption.

As a result of a concentrated effort to put forth the best technology possible and to partner with those who have like-minded goals, such as Google, the market has taken notice. In the last year and a half, 7.7 million people visited the Kendo UI web site to learn more. Of those, more than 100,000 people downloaded and are actively using the framework. In the first three months of 2013 alone, there were 20,000 new trials and a 300% increase in sales for Q1 2013 compared to Q1 2012.

“When we brought Kendo UI to the market, we knew we had a winner on our hands,” commented Todd Anglin. “HTML5 will continue to grow in importance and our framework has already helped many developers bring to bear some incredible and exciting apps. As the market continues to shift, due to disruptive mobile technologies, the Kendo UI team will push the envelope, ensuring our technology stays ahead of the competition in innovation, usability and customer adoption.”

Details on Telerik Kendo UI can be found at www.kendoui.com. Kendo UI and the Chrome OS Camera App will also be on display this week in the Developers Sandbox at Google I/O.

About Telerik Kendo UI
Telerik Kendo UI is everything professional developers need to build HTML5 and JavaScript websites and mobile apps. Based on jQuery, Telerik Kendo UI delivers a rich UI for the web, HTML5-powered data visualizations, and tools for building native-like mobile apps with HTML5. The leading-edge framework delivers everything in a unified, compact package, backed by industry leading professional support. For more information about Telerik Kendo UI, please visit www.kendoui.com or follow @KendoUI on Twitter.

About Telerik
Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. For additional information about Telerik, please visit www.telerik.com or follow @telerik on Twitter.

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[1] http://www.wired.com/business/2013/05/exclusive-sundar-pichai-reveals-his-plans-for-android/

Empowers Enterprises to Uniquely Create Tailored Mobile Experiences via Responsive Web Design, Mobile Websites and Mobile Apps

Waltham, MA – April 29, 2013 – Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software development, lifecycle and web content management tools and solutions, today announced the release of Sitefinity 6.0, the much anticipated update to Telerik’s Web Content Management (WCM) platform. For the first time, a CMS enables enterprises to take advantage of all three mobile development strategies – Responsive Web Design, mobile websites and mobile apps. Sitefinity enables business users to deliver the right mobile experience regardless of format or device.

Morgan Stanley recently noted, “Based on the current rate of change and adoption, the mobile web will be bigger than desktop Internet use by 2015.”[1] Mobile is a disruptive force and is the future of Web Content Management. Mobile penetration is a challenge to any organization looking to deepen customer relationships, drive visibility of brand and widen the gap from that of the competition. Those without a sound mobile strategy in place will be left behind.

With the 6.0 release, Sitefinity by Telerik is the first and only WCM platform to enable enterprises to take full advantage of all three mobile development strategies—Responsive Web Design, mobile websites, and mobile apps, easily and effectively. This is unique because users now have choice and flexibility to deliver a relevant, tailored mobile experience, optimized for multiple devices, in any format they wish. Moreover, having a single platform enables a content management strategy with flexibility to shift and evolve as the business grows over time.

“Mobile has become a driving force in the market today, where more and more people are engaging with brands through mobile applications. To date, businesses have a fragmented approach to mobile application development, which is completely disconnected from the repositories where organizational data lives,” said Martin Kirov, Executive Vice President, Sitefinity, Telerik. “Unlike others, because of our broad portfolio of technologies and services, Telerik is in a unique position to help customers succeed in their mobile strategies, by delivering an all-in-one platform for mobile delivery of content integrated with Web Content Management.”

By providing a single platform to address all mobile options, enterprises can use Sitefinity to mix and match mobile approaches as much as they like. According to Gartner, “Websites, portals and mobile apps are frequently built in silos across the organization and with third-party involvement, using disconnected and disparate tools. A platform approach can assist IT managers and executives with faster time to market and an improved user experience.”[2]

As part of its comprehensive mobile offering, Sitefinity 6.0 provides unique features such as:

• Mobile App Builder - Allows users to automatically build HTML5 mobile applications based on Sitefinity dynamic modules.
• Responsive Design: Hiding Layout Elements - The ability to completely hide certain layout elements for specific devices, making the content more consumable and ‘native’ looking to the end-user.
• Connector for SharePoint - Provides full connectivity to SharePoint in three different modes: directly to SharePoint and the SharePoint data store; one time import of SharePoint data; and full two-way sync between SharePoint and Sitefinity – enabling a more efficient sharing of SharePoint assets with employees, partners and customers, via an integrated public-facing platform.
• Hybrid-Cloud Services - Enables administrators to securely expose internal business data to mobile devices by only exposing parts of internal data to the cloud, minimizing worry around VPN connections, or hosting infrastructure.
• Canonical URL Service – Offers the ability to know the exact URL of each data/content item depending on the pages on which it appears; solving issues related to search indexing, RSS feeds, workflow notifications, previewing of content and content linking.

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Sitefinity 6.0 is available immediately and will be available for demo at the Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration summit, taking place April 29-May 1 in San Diego. To see a full demo and/or get additional details on Sitefinity 6.0, please stop by booth #206 or go to http://www.sitefinity.com/product/see-also/what's-new. You can also attend the Sitefinity 6.0 webinar, “Mobile CMS Has Arrived”, taking place May 9 at 11:00 a.m. US ET. To register, go to http://bit.ly/177JoJ9.

About Sitefinity CMS
Sitefinity is an ASP.NET web content management platform developed by Telerik. Trusted and used by thousands of customers worldwide, Sitefinity’s ASP.NET online business platform empowers business to engage, convert and retain customers on the web. With the product’s usability and flexibility developers, marketing end-users and IT managers are able to work more effectively, helping to grow their business. Sitefinity’s customers further benefit from Telerik’s ongoing innovation and technical support. For more information, visit: www.sitefinity.com.

About Telerik
Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. For additional information about Telerik, please visit www.telerik.com or follow @telerik on Twitter.

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Ignite Public Relations
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Telerik, Inc.
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Erica.Burns@telerik.com

[1] http://mashable.com/2010/04/13/mobile-web-stats/

[2] Gartner, “A Platform Approach for Websites, Portals and Mobile Apps Leads to Faster Time to Market and Improved User Experience,” 29 March 2013, Gene Phifer | Jim Murphy

World-leading technology specialist chooses Sitefinity for complex multi-language, multi-region B2B web presence

Waltham, MA – April 23, 2013 – Telerik, provider of software development, lifecycle and content management tools and solutions, together with QUBA, a prominent Sitefinity Partner, today announced FARO Technologies (NASDAQ: FARO) a leading manufacturer of 3D measurement equipment and software, has chosen Sitefinity for complex multi-language, multi-region B2B web presence. FARO Technologies and QUBA will present their success story on the Telerik Sitefinity stand (E4025) at Internet World April 23-25 at Earls Court, England.

Like many successful businesses, FARO Technologies’ web presence had evolved bit by bit over the years. By 2008 the company had multiple websites using different CMS systems. Keeping content in sync was a challenge and the company quickly recognized, it needed a single website capable of delivering localized content in 12 languages to 15 regions worldwide. The goal was to truly maintain a single and consistent brand voice.

After initially working with a larger ECM vendor, the company realized it needed a content management system (CMS) that was cost-effective, flexible and easy-to-use. After an evaluation of several vendor offerings, FARO Technologies selected Sitefinity CMS by Telerik. There were three key factors behind FARO Technologies’ decision: value for money, end-user friendliness and developer support.

“Overall, our evaluation concluded that the Sitefinity solution represented better value for money for FARO,” says Erik Schradi, Senior Web Developer, FARO Europe. “For developers, Sitefinity offers better support, its architecture is close to .NET and it comes with built-in support for Windows Workflow Foundation.”

“When I was introduced to Sitefinity, I said ‘That’s easy – I can do this myself without being a technician!’ Our marketing managers were up and running with Sitefinity inside of an hour,” says Alberto Castiglioni, Marketing Team Leader at FARO Europe.

“Our web presence is much more sophisticated. Feedback from the marketing managers has been very positive and although it is too early to see concrete results, we are confident that the new site will perform well. Early analytics show that visitors are spending longer browsing the site than before,” says Erik Schradi, Senior Web Developer, FARO Europe.

Note to editors:
To learn more about FARO Technologies’ success, read the full case study here or attend the live sessions taking place on the Telerik Sitefinity stand (E4025), 10.30 and 13.30 daily April 23-25.

About FARO Technologies
FARO (NASDAQ: FARO) is the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and software. Worldwide, approximately 15,000 customers are operating more than 30,000 installations of FARO’s systems. FARO is headquartered in Florida, USA with regional head offices in Stuttgart, Germany and Singapore, and branch offices worldwide. www.faro.com

About QUBA
QUBA is a Sitefinity Platinum Partner. As an integrated full-service digital agency, QUBA prides itself on its design, content and technology expertise. Working nationally and internationally, QUBA helps clients develop their businesses, build brands and sell products online. QUBA’s team of designers, user experience specialists, Sitefinity developers and project managers understand how to create effective websites that deliver results. www.quba.co.uk

About Sitefinity
Sitefinity is an innovative ASP.NET CMS that delivers power without the complications. Developed by Telerik, Sitefinity is trusted and used by thousands of customers worldwide to engage, convert and retain customers. Sitefinity’s modern features—including mobile-web, ecommerce, social media, and more— come packaged with Telerik tools and usability that’s unmatched in the industry. Sitefinity’s modern .NET code base means developers can build and extend to realize their own unique vision. At the same time, Sitefinity appeals to businesses who recognize that web content management should be accessible to everyone, and appreciate how Sitefinity’s intuitive interface empowers non-technical users to create and edit content with ease. For more information, visit: www.sitefinity.com.

About Telerik
Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. For additional information about Telerik, please visit www.telerik.com or follow @telerik on Twitter.

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Leading UK Consultancies Partner to Establish the Sitefinity Alliance

London, UK – April 23, 2013 – Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software development lifecycle and content management tools and solutions, today announced the launch of a new initiative to help deliver enterprise-grade web experiences using the Sitefinity Content Management System (CMS) by Telerik – The Sitefinity Alliance.

Made up of 4 organizations (Quba, Spinbox, Kieon and lead by United Experts), the group will plan, deliver and support complex web projects for businesses of any size and scope. Typical projects will include handling comprehensive multi-lingual requirements and coordinating online marketing across multiple brands or business divisions. The service will be completely integrated, meaning clear lines of communication for clients and a single point of contact for any and all needs.

Dimo Iliev, Managing Director of Telerik UK said: “The combination of skills and expertise that the Alliance encompasses allows the group to conceptualize, create and support world-class web systems. The initiative will help to push the value that the Sitefinity platform can bring to businesses above and beyond its core content management capabilities.”

The four companies involved in the initiative have an enviable client list, including Vodafone, Coca Cola, Microsoft, Samsung, European Defence Agency and European University Association. Each organization has worked extensively with the Sitefinity team and has a deep understanding of the technology’s capabilities.

Boris Motusic, Chairman of the Sitefinity Alliance and Managing Director of United Experts said: “We have formed the Alliance to respond to a fast-growing number of large organizations that utilize Sitefinity for the most challenging enterprise CMS projects.

“Quba, Spinbox and Kieon are all Platinum Sitefinity Partners that I have worked with and the quality of their work has been consistently first-rate. By uniting all our skills in a joint service, we can provide quality and value that are hard to match.”

For more information on the Sitefinity Alliance, please go to www.sitefinityalliance.com. The group will also be available at InternetWorld, taking place April 23-25, at Earls Court 2 London.

About Telerik
Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. For additional information about Telerik, please visit www.telerik.com or follow @telerik on Twitter.

About United Experts
United Experts is a London-based consulting company that focusses exclusively on Sitefinity. As the lead body of the Sitefinity Alliance, United Experts is responsible for coordinating overall project delivery and in particular for requirements specification, system architecture, and project management. Since 1997 United Experts has delivered over 500 successful projects for clients such as Microsoft, Coca Cola, Panasonic, Best Western Hotels, European University Association and others. For more information about United Experts, go to: www.UnitedExperts.co.uk

About Quba
The creative force within the alliance covering design and digital marketing. Their award winning team help companies to achieve better results using web technologies. From driving higher sales to streamlining business processes QUBA focuses on business objectives and creates effective solutions powered by relevant technology.

About Spin Box
Spin Box provides the deepest technical expertise on Sitefinity and general ASP.NET development. Spin Box developers actually have a “celebrity status” within the Sitefinity community gained by their ability to resolve the most challenging development problems and popular modules developed for Sitefinity Marketplace.

About Kieon
KIEON is the largest body of developers within the alliance and usually handles large volumes of coding work from offices in London or Bangalore. KIEON prides itself with development process which guarantees that projects are delivered on time, every time.

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Ignite Public Relations
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Erica Burns
Telerik, Inc.
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Erica.Burns@telerik.com

The first and only Hong Kong-based accelerator, in its second session, is seeking the next cross-platform mobile development superstar

Hong Kong, April 8, 2013 – Telerik today announced the second iteration of the highly successful AcceleratorHK. Between now and April 15, AcceleratorHK is accepting applications from start-ups looking to participate in its fourteen week accelerator, focusing on hybrid mobile app development with HTML5. Please find the details to apply at http://acceleratorhk.com/. AcceleratorHK is sponsored by Telerik and is led by its Chief Strategy Officer and entrepreneur Stephen Forte, in conjunction with entrepreneur Paul Orlando.

After its initial accelerator, in which six companies participated, AcceleratorHK has opened a call for applications for a second fourteen week accelerator. The accelerator will take place in Hong Kong May 11 thru August 16, 2013. “Hong Kong is a great place to do business and it is a growing technology hot-bed,” said Stephen Forte. “Moreover, the mobile market just continues to expand within that region – seven 3G/4G LTE providers and close to 200 percent mobile phone penetration. We are committed to being the leader in comprehensive mobile app development, which is why AcceleratorHK focuses on the ability to execute a software development strategy for mobile and desktop apps within such a strong marketplace.”

InvestHK, the Hong Kong Government’s agency responsible for business development in the territory is supportive of the program. Charles Ng, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion of InvestHK, said, "Hong Kong offers an ideal platform for startups. InvestHK welcomes and offers support to entrepreneurs from around the world to easily set up and expand in our city. We are very excited to see a growing and vibrant startup community and would like to invite startup entrepreneurs to explore the tremendous opportunities the city offers as a base in Asia and China.  Programs like AcceleratorHK helps attract talent to Hong Kong, and plays a very important role in helping grow our ecosystem."

The initial AcceleratorHK was held from November 2012-February 2013 with six participants - Taxiwise, PayAllies, SurroundApp, Dynamino, 100Village and GOnnect. During the fourteen week accelerator, participants learned valuable lessons surrounding target segments, incorporation procedure, advisory committees and gaining funding post-program. The companies were also able to test their ideas and get real-time feedback. The session culminated in a demo day in which the companies were able to present their business models.

“AcceleratorHK really helped PayAllies refine our offering and take the company to the next level,” said Carlos Rivera, Co-founder of PayAllies. “Hong Kong was a great place to launch our business, validate our assumptions and meet potential customers, mentors and investors. The amount of mobile activity in that region is just astounding.”

As part of this second AcceleratorHK, participants will receive an initial investment of $15,000. The fourteen week program offers co-working space in The Good Lab, weekly customer development programs and checkins, and 1:1 meetings with key mentors. The program is organized by Stephen Forte and Paul Orlando, two successful entrepreneurs, and is fully funded and supported by Telerik, the maker of Kendo UI and Icenium; tools that make cross platform mobile development easier.

AcceleratorHK will run from May 11 thru August 16, 2013. There are no geographic restrictions, but strong technical, design and business skills by those who have made some progress via concept, prototype or existing service is required. For more information and to apply for AcceleratorHK, please go to http://acceleratorhk.com/.

About Telerik
Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. For additional information about Telerik, please visit www.telerik.com or follow @telerik on Twitter.

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Ignite Public Relations
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Telerik, Inc.
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Erica.Burns@telerik.com

Close to 300 developers will gather to learn about the latest in Windows Phone application development

Waltham, MA – April 3, 2013 – Telerik, the end-to-end provider of software development, lifecycle and content management tools and solutions, is announcing today the first-annual Boston Hackathon, taking place April 13-14, held by Telerik and sponsored by Nokia Developer. To register, please go to http://thebostonhackathon.eventbrite.com/.

Telerik and Nokia will welcome developers to the two-day event to learn how to write amazing Windows Phone Apps and compete for great prizes. Sessions will be led by Lance McCarthy, Nokia Ambassador and Telerik XAML Support Specialist. He will guide developers through the new and exciting Windows Phone 8 APIs on day one and host the hackathon on day two. Together, Telerik and Nokia will help attendees achieve new levels in Windows Phone development.

• What: The first-annual Boston Hackathon, held by Telerik and sponsored by Nokia
• When: April 13-14, 2013, 9:00am-5:00pm ET
• Where: Microsoft Technology Center, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
• Who: Close to 300 developers ranging from students to professional developer shops, from across the country

Telerik now offers more than 45+ components, 50+ design templates and a wide range of capabilities to complement the stock UI Toolbox available for Windows Phone Apps. Telerik’s RadControls for Windows Phone enables developers to engage in a meaningful way with end-users, earn more ratings and ultimately achieve better app rankings in the marketplace. Nokia Developer arms developers with tools and resources to bring their app ideas to life.

To join this must-attend event, please register today at http://thebostonhackathon.eventbrite.com/.

About Telerik
Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. For additional information about Telerik, please visit www.telerik.com or follow @telerik on Twitter.

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Press Contacts:

Carmen Hughes
Ignite Public Relations
Tel: 650.227.3280 #101

Erica Burns
Telerik, Inc.
Tel: 888.365.2779 #154
Erica.Burns@telerik.com