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Corporate Overview

PBworks (http://pbworks.com) is the world’s leading provider of hosted collaboration solutions for businesses and education.  Leading companies and organizations like FedEx, DePaul University, and the FDA choose PBworks to collaborate across geographic and organizational boundaries with employees, customers, partners, and vendors.

Over 50,000 businesses have chosen PBworks to implement knowledge management, extranets, project management, and a host of other business processes and workflows.  We host over 900,000 workspaces, serve millions of users per month, and 96% of users would recommend PBworks to a friend.  PBworks' investors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Seraph Group, Sippl Investments, and Ron Conway.

PBworks has its headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and has a branch office in Nashua, NH. 

Company Facts 

• PBworks was launched in 2005
• The company is the world's largest provider of hosted business and educational wikis, ahead of other hosted wiki providers like Wetpaint and Google Sites.  The company also competes against on-premise software such as Microsoft SharePoint
• PBworks hosts more than three times as many pages of content as the English language version of Wikipedia
• The main target markets are law firms, creative services, professional services, and education
• The company has thousands of paying customers using PBworks for partner/client collaboration, project management, intranets, knowledge management, and classroom collaboration
• Notable customers include FedEx, DePaul University, and the FDA

Press Releases (archive)

• PBworks Adds Social Media Features to Hosted Collaboration Suite (9/22/2009)
• PBworks Beefs up Legal Edition with Custom Templates and Workflows, Makes Service Free for Pro Bono Work (8/24/2009)
• PBworks Unveils Project Edition (6/3/2009)
• PBwiki Changes Name to PBworks (4/28/2009)
• PBworks Launches Legal Edition (4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Announces Mobile Edition for iPhone and Blackberry (3/17/2009)
• PBwiki Launches Campus Edition; Unlimited Collaboration for Schools of Up to 1,000 Participants (3/3/2009)
• PBwiki Simplifies Hosted Collaboration for Mainstream Use With 24/7 End-user Support (2/9/2009)

PBwiki In The News (archive)

• Major Brands and Top Agencies To Lead PR Camp New York (Reuters, 10/13/2009)
• Solo, But Not Alone (Entrepreneur, 10/9/2009)
• A Small Business Guide To Wikis (Mashable, 10/4/2009)
• Accelerating the Pace of Innovation with Collaboration (Information Management, 10/1/2009)
• PBworks Brings Social Networking to the Enterprise (Intranet Journal, 9/30/2009)
• Top 50 Real-Time Web Companies (ReadWriteWeb, 9/28/2009)
• PBworks Puts the Wiki in the Office and the Courtroom (Network World, 9/23/2009)
• PBworks Adds Social Media Features to Enterprise Collaboration Suite (Information Today, 9/23/2009)
• PBworks Project Edition and Legal Edition Now Features Social Collaboration Update (Education Technology News, 9/23/2009)
• PBworks adds Social Networking Features to Collaboration Tools (Computer Business Review, 9/23/2009)
• PBworks Adds Microblogging And Email Upload Features To Wikis (TechCrunch, 9/22/2009)
• PBworks Injects Social Networking Into Collaboration Tools (VentureBeat, 9/22/2009)
• PBworks Adds Social Component To Their Project and Legal Editions (CloudAve, 9/22/2009)
• Why Getting Social Is Necessary (But Not Sufficient) For Business (CloudAve, 9/22/2009)
• How PBworks Used Lean Startup Techniques (SlideShare, 9/17/2009)
• Fwix Launches Open Wire API Platform (Fwix, 9/17/2009)
• Towns come together for injured teen (Nashoba Publishing, 9/4/2009)
• Evaluating Project Management Tools: PBworks Vs. Basecamp (Point Brake, 9/3/2009)
• Tools of the Trade - Bootstrapper’s Experience (Pluggd.in, 9/1/2009)
• Wikis at ILTA 2009, Bracewell & Giuliani Litigation Knowledge Base (Caselines, 8/28/2009)
• PBworks Updates Its Legal Edition (American Bar Association, 8/24/2009)
• Get Real: Social Networking in the Workplace (Information Management, 8/20/2009)
• Collaborate Online Just Like the Big Boys (TechnoLawyer, 8/19/2009)
• The Green Small Office (SFGate, 8/19/2009)
• Looking for an alternative to Basecamp: Review of PBworks Project Edition (Turbomilk, 8/18/2009)
• Layar Reality Browser 2.0 is in the AppStore (IntoMobile, 8/18/2009)
• Version 2.0 of the Android-Based Layar Augmented Reality Browser Launched Internationally (Interactive TV Today, 8/18/2009)
• Layar Reality Browser Announces Global Launch and New Features (SmartMobs, 8/17/2009)

• Collaboration is the Future of Design and Construction (ForConstructionPros.com, 8/10/2009)

• Is Wiki-based Collaboration The Answer? (Gantthead, 8/8/2009)
• Improving the performance of distributed teams (Currents, 8/7/2009)
• Collaborating in the Cloud (Baseline Magazine, 8/3/2009)
• Law 2.0: New Web 2.0 tools help in-house counsel collaborate (InsideCounsel, 8/2009)
• Learning from the Bottom Up (Chief Learning Officer, 8/2009)

• Wiki Technology as a Design Tool for a Capstone Design Course (Chemical Engineering Education, 8/2009)

• Educate, Collaborate, Share And Network On HIMSS Clinical Decision Support Wiki (HIMSS, 7/31/2009)
• How to create an educational wiki using PBworks (OUSD TechCamp 2009, 7/30/2009)

• Hilo school embraces learning while texting (Honolulu Star Bulletin, 7/20/2009)

• Who in Washington is joining the Twitter revolution? (Christian Science Monitor, 7/10/2009)
• Breaking Business Silos (Automation World, 7/2009)
• Collaborating in the Cloud: Q&A With PBworks CEO Jim Groff (CRMBuyer, 6/22/2009)
• Fifty Tech Startups You Should Know (BusinessWeek, 6/18/2009)
• The Future of Project Management Is Collaboration (Cloud Avenue, 6/17/2009)
• Laid-Off Camp gives a recession twist to summer camp (WalletPop, 6/17/2009)
• It's camp....for the unemployed! (WDIO Eyewitness news, 6/17/2009)
• Get 'camping' to find a new job (KSTP TV, 6/16/2009)
• Master the Art of Working Remotely (Harvard Business, 6/16/2009)
• HOW TO: Plan a Vacation Using Social Media (Mashable, 6/7/2009)
• PBworks provides unlimited storage for documents and files and mobile access (OpenWeb, 6/5/2009)
• PBworks Marries Project Management With Wikis (Cloud Avenue, 6/4/2009)
• Understanding "Freemium" (Jessica Mah, 6/4/2009)
• Project Manager Gets Social, Social App Gets Organized (Network World, 6/3/2009)
• PBworks continues vertical path with Project Edition (ZDNet, 6/3/2009)
• Collaboration company PBworks adds project management tools (VentureBeat, 6/3/2009)
• PBworks Project Edition Designed For Client-Facing Firms (Future Changes, 6/3/2009)
• PBworks Launches Project Edition, With Free Access for Clients & Guests (ReadWriteWeb, 6/3/2009)
• PBworks Introduces Project Edition (WebWorkerDaily, 6/3/2009)
• Building an open source stack for social software (FASTforward, 6/1/2009)
• Liberated from the physical, working on cloud nine (The Jakarta Post, 6/1/2009)
• I tweet, you tweet, even Pawlenty tweets (Pioneer Press, 5/26/2009)
• Engineering Better Teachers (Campus Review, 5/25/2009)
• Has the Age of the Legal Knowledgebase Finally Arrived? (FindLaw, 5/22/2009)
• Hosted Collaboration Suite addresses legal market needs (ThomasNet, 5/13/2009)
• PBworks Launches PBworks Legal Edition (Electronic Data Discovery Update, 5/13/2009)
• How To Build A Paper Research Wiki (Study Hacks, 5/11/2009)
• Increase The Productivity of Both Attorneys and Staff (Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal, 5/8/2009)
• net@night 99: PBworks (net@night with Amber MacArthur and Leo Laporte, 5/7/2009)
• I'm Crowdsourcing My Book, Flipped (John Winsor, 5/1/2009)
• PBwiki Adds Four New Features and Changes Its Name to PBworks (The App Gap, 5/1/2009)
• net@night 98 (This Week In Tech, 4/30/2009)
• HOW TO: Plan and Promote Events with Social Media (Mashable, 4/29/2009)
• PBwiki is now PBworks (Workplace Learning Today, 4/29/2009)
• PBwiki Rebrands as PBworks to Target Business Customers (Mashable, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Drops The Wiki, Becomes PBworks (TechCrunch, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Drops The Wiki, Becomes PBworks (Washington Post, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Launches Legal Edition (And Changes Its Name) (American Bar Association, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki becomes PBworks, and offers new Legal Edition (Gil Yehuda, 4/28/2009)
• VentureBeat Roundup (VentureBeat, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki becomes PBworks (Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Becomes PBworks; Launches Edition For Law Firms (Future Changes, 4/28/2009)
• Launch of PBworks Legal Market Wiki Raises Interesting Application Questions (Strategic Legal Technology, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Launches Legal Edition (Technola, 4/28/2009)
• PBworks Introduces Legal Edition (Webbyist, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Becomes PBworks (901am, 4/28/2009)
• Congratulations PBworks! (KM is Communication, 4/28/2009)
• PBwiki Is Now PBworks (Free Technology for Teachers, 4/28/2009)
• Town launches plan for 250th birthday (Bennington Banner, 4/24/2009)
• Stirring The Pot: Ari Herzog on Gov 2.0 (Social Gumbo, 4/19/2009)
• E-Prescribing And CDS: "Quick" Information, Riding The HIMSS Wiki Wave (HIMSS, 4/15/2009)
• Grand Forks Public Schools Develops, Distributes, and Archives Institutional Knowledge with Hosted Collaboration (School CIO, 4/14/2009)
• MindTouch and PBwiki get big updates (Enterprise Irregulars, 4/3/2009)
• Twitter spawns new vocabulary (CTV, 4/2/2009)
• Communicating with wikis and micro-blogs helps insurers keep in touch with agents (Best's Review, 4/2009)
• Changing the lives of student athletes (KGO-TV, 3/27/2009)
• PBwiki Campus Edition Brings Down Institutional Pricing for Hosted Wikis (THE Journal, 3/23/2009)
• PBwiki on the go, impressive (Gil Yehuda, 3/19/2009)
• Top Products to Watch (eWeek, 3/17/2009)
• Mobilizing the Wiki (WebProNews, 3/17/2009)
• Wikis To Go (InformationWeek, 3/17/2009)
• PBwiki goes mobile on iPhone, BlackBerry (CNET, 3/17/2009)
• One of cloud computing's best practical apps is community building (InfoWorld, 3/16/2009)
• Crime reduced in major cities through prayer-walking (Examiner.com, 3/13/2009)
• In Hard Times, Freelancers Turn to the Web (New York Times, 3/12/2009)
• It's All About Wikis (News9 Oklahoma, 3/12/2009)
• The Static Document Model Is Dying--RIP .doc, .xls, and .ppt (TechCrunchIT, 3/9/2009)
• Twenty-four Free Web Tools That Will Change the Way You Work (Law.com, 3/4/2009)
• PBwiki Campus Edition Brings Down Institutional Pricing for Hosted Wikis (Campus Technology, 3/4/2009)
• PBwiki Launches Campus Edition (Gilbane Group, 3/3/2009)
• PBwiki Campus Edition: Unlimited Wikis for $799/year (Future Changes, 3/3/2009)
• Getting What You Don't Pay For (Realtor, 3/2009)
• Rebuilding Alliance uses PBwiki to work for peace in Israel and Palestine (The Malden Observer, 2/26/2009)
• LaidOffCamp Tries to Fuel Ambition (San Francisco Chronicle, 2/21/2009)
• Wikis and Wall Street: A Perfect Match? (Wall Street & Technology, 2/20/2009)
• Are You Going To SXSW 2009? (ZDNet, 2/15/2009)
• What Would You Pay For Enterprise Customer Service? (The Mind of Alex, 2/9/2009)
• PBwiki Launches Professional Plus With Round-The-Clock Support (CenterNetworks 2/9/2009)
• Building Your Personal Brand (JobJournal, 2/8/2009)
• Computing in the Cloud (Website Magazine, 2/5/2009)
• Collaboration Beyond Code (eBig Best Practices SIG, 2/4/2009)
• PBwiki Enhances Its Document Management Capabilities (The AppGap, 2/4/2009)
• How PBwiki Delivers Top-notch Customer Service On A Budget (oDesk, 2/2/2009)
• PBwiki on '09 Plans, SharePoint, Wikis for Design Workflow (Future Changes, 2/2/2009)
• PBwiki Works Best For Small Projects (InformationWeek, 1/31/2009)
• Collaborate and Converse on HIMSS E-Prescribing Wiki (HIMSS, 1/30/2009)
• Upgrade your Technology Infrastructure in a Down Economy with Web 2.0 (FindLaw, 1/30/2009)
• Deloitte Digital: Better Results in 90% Less Time With a Wiki (Future Changes, 1/20/2009)
• Collaboration and the Productivity Revolution (Linux Insider, 1/17/2009)
• Taking an All-or-Nothing Approach to SaaS (IT BusinessEdge, 1/13/2009)