CubeVibe Wins Launch Pad Competition at Enterprise 2.0 Conference Santa Clara

People's Choice Winner Selected Following On Stage Presentations from Three Finalists

Nov 16, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, UBM TechWeb announced CubeVibe as the Launch Pad People's Choice winner at Enterprise 2.0 Conference Santa Clara 2011. The attending audience selected CubeVibe as the winner, following presentations from three finalists on the keynote stage today at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  The Launch Pad program is a unique competition that provides a public forum for companies to present their innovative applications to the Enterprise 2.0 community.  More information can be found at http://launchpad.e2conf.com/.

"We've been looking forward to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference for a long time and we're thrilled to be selected as the People's Choice winner," said Aaron Aycock, Founder and CEO, CubeVibe. "CubeVibe is focused on helping companies measure and improve employee engagement. This was a great opportunity to present at such a targeted conference where the leading companies come to learn about enterprise 2.0 tools and technologies."

Participants this year pitched their submissions first via Twitter. Top submissions were invited by the Jury to upload a short video to the Launch Pad site to compete for the chance to present to the Enterprise 2.0 community.  Today, at the live event, three finalists, CubeVibe, Flowr and Streamer, debuted their product to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference audience in three minute presentations on the keynote stage.  The audience, comprised of business and technology decision makers, participated via live vote to nominate CubeVibe as the People's Choice winner using text-to-vote service Mozes.

"I want to thank and congratulate CubeVibe, in addition to all Enterprise 2.0 Conference Launch Pad participants," said Paige Finkelman, Enterprise 2.0 Conference General Manager. "The Launch Pad program is an opportunity to recognize innovation in the industry and specifically highlight the companies helping to shape today's changing E2.0 landscape.  We applaud CubeVibe as the People's Choice winner and are enthusiastic about the new emergent companies that continue moving this market forward."

CubeVibe provides software that helps managers connect with their teams and improve engagement.  CubeVibe delivers on-demand tools to help managers hold effective meetings, set individual and team goals, track progress with simple metrics, and share real-time feedback.  More information can be found at: http://cubevibe.com/.

* For more information on 2011 Enterprise 2.0 Conference Launch Pad finalists and the People's Choice winner, visit: http://launchpad.e2conf.com/

* To learn more about the 2011 Enterprise 2.0 Conference, visit: http://www.e2conf.com/santaclara/

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About The Enterprise 2.0 Conference

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