Bridgestone Europe Selects Accellion to Securely Transfer Digital Assets

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Palo Alto, California — July 15, 2008 — Accellion, Inc. (www.accellion.com) the leading provider of managed file transfer solutions for enterprise users, today announced it has been selected as the file transfer solution for Bridgestone Europe, the household name for quality tyre manufacturing, based in Brussels, Belgium. The Accellion Secure File Transfer Solution was chosen for its ease of use, minimal IT administration requirements, cost efficiency and the capability for unique corporate branding, as well as the ease of integration with the Vignette document management system.

"Reducing the effect of large files on the email network was our main challenge.  While sending all of our large media files on CDs avoided clogging the system, it was not a viable solution, because of time delays, expense and security concerns" said Rodolphe Grandjean, senior manager ECM/CRM of Bridgestone Europe. "We chose Accellion not only because it could send larger files without affecting our email server, but also because it integrated into Vignette for easy management of our digital assets, which was our main criterion. The data security, personalisation capability of the transfer interface and faster information dissemination were added benefits."

"Accellion provides multi-national corporations, like Bridgestone Europe, with a secure method to transfer large files that gives the functionality users need and the value they want, with minimal involvement by IT departments," said Paul Steiner, EVP of Europe, Accellion Inc. "The Accellion Automation APIs enabled easy integration of Accellion with Vignette and delivered significant business benefits including seamless digital asset delivery, tracking and management and reduced business cycle time."

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Founded in 1999, Accellion, Inc., the premier provider of managed file transfer solutions, is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information please visit www.accellion.com or call +43-676-906-0875.