Press Release
Canto and Partners Defy Rocky Economy
Cumulus resellers and developers set earnings records worldwide.
BERLIN, 14 JAN 2009 — Despite worldwide economic woes, Canto® announced
today that 2008 was again one of the company’s strongest years on record, marking
the second year in a row the software maker broke internal sales records.
Success also found Canto’s worldwide partners, many of whom saw revenues multi-
ply by half or more—even doubling in one case. It’s not uncommon for Canto part-
ner revenue to increase in step with the length of their partnerships with Canto, this
year saw more exponential leaps in Cumulus revenues than normal.
Citing a 2008 digital asset management (DAM) industry forecast published by ABI
Research, Canto CEO Ulrich Knocke offers an explanation.
“ABI Research predicts a 300% growth in digital asset management by 2013,” he
said. “If that estimate is correct—and it certainly could be if our partners’ combined
success in 2008 is any indication—that growth has to start sometime. I think [Canto
and its partners] saw the start of it in 2008 because Cumulus is often the first name
organizations hear of when they investigate DAM.”
Among the Canto partners who saw the most impressive revenue increases from
Cumulus sales are DataBasics (Australia), Hulinks (Japan), Modula4 (US and Ger-
many), Microgestio (Spain), Moksa (US), and Infowerk (Germany). Factoring in
services and consulting, the list grows with Heymann Consulting (Germany),
Neveling.net (Germany), Otec (Canada), and XLent (Belgium).
About Canto & Cumulus
Canto has been dedicated to helping customers fully utilize their digital assets since
1990. Canto Cumulus is a cross-platform solution that enables companies to easily
organize, find, share and track their ever-increasing numbers of digital files, in any
format. Canto’s worldwide network of certified developers offers an impressive
assortment of plug-ins that enhance the Cumulus product line further.
Learn more: www.canto.com
