PollStream & Captivate announce Middle East Reseller Agreement

Deal expands PollStream’s global reach and introduces enterprise social software tools to the Middle East.

TORONTO - June 1, 2010 - PollStream, a leading provider of interactive engagement and community building solutions is proud to announce a new reseller agreement with Egypt based Captivate Communications Solutions. This collaboration will provide enterprise-class social software solutions to large organizations throughout the Middle East.

The agreement allows Captivate to resell PollStream’s Hive & Sparkplug solutions. Captivate is well positioned throughout the Middle East to provide PollStream solutions to organizations looking to build meaningful online communities with customers and colleagues alike.

“This agreement gives us a great opportunity to tell the PollStream story to a much wider audience,” says Steven Green, President and Founder of PollStream. “Captivate shares our belief that the real promise of social software tools lies in their ability to establish connections, start conversations and build community. These are the building blocks of success for North American companies as well as those in the Middle East. We are aligned in our goal to help companies around the world harness the value of Social Capital.”

“Many companies in the Middle East have begun to realize the importance of internal communications in general and social networking in particular in establishing strong, engaged, and active internal communities among their employees. They increasingly understand the role social networking can play in promoting an atmosphere of belonging and camaraderie within their organizations” says Hisham Haggag, Managing Partner of Captivate Communication Solutions. “We are pleased to be able to add such powerful communications tools as The Hive and Sparkplug to our offerings and believe that these solutions will be received enthusiastically within the region.”

The Hive is a self-organizing collaborative environment that builds on knowledge and achievement by using a system of peer-to-peer recognition. Members connect with each other through a public Gallery -- a collective space for viewing and contributing to all public recognition called, BeeLines.

As members contribute comments to the BeeLines of others, they construct storylines around specific contributions and milestones, building deeper connections to the mission and vision of the organization.

Sparkplug is an idea marketplace that helps organizations tap into their company’s brain trust and reinforce a culture of innovation. The conversational nature of Sparkplug encourages contributions from employees at every level, revealing the practical, specialized thinking that already exists inside your organization.

Captivate Communications Solutions is the newest member of PollStream’s partner network, joining Rideau Recognition Solutions, Ragan Communications, Melcrum, and The Enterprise Engagement Alliance.

PollStream is a leading provider of interactive engagement and community building solutions. PollStream clients leverage our two-way dialogue solutions to effectively engage, educate and inform customers and employees online. Our Poll, Comment Engine, Sparkplug and Hive solutions tap into participants' fundamental desire to declare and compare ideas, opinions and recognition. PollStream quickly transforms this desire into a relevant and rewarding exchange that builds meaningful relationships. PollStream is used by Communication and Marketing professionals to build strong relationships, reduce costs, boost productivity and grow revenue. www.pollstream.com

For interviews with PollStream, contact David Bator at david@pollstream.com or 416.588.7324 ext. 113.

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About Captivate
Captivate is one of only a handful of companies in Egypt to offer professional copywriting, editing and documentation services. Captivate provides a wide range of internal communication services, including communication planning, strategy development, engagement and benefits campaigns, and branding.

At Captivate we design and develop effective communication vehicles to create internal communications campaigns that help create a positive common culture, foster employee engagement, advocate customer care, and promote pride in the company increasing productivity and growth for our client’s organizations.

Captivate also offers its clients new technical communication software and tools that help in addressing business challenges by increasing productivity reducing costs and leveraging communication efforts.

www.captivate-cs.com

For more information about Captivate services in the region contact Hisham Haggag at h.haggag@captivate-cs.com