<p>SYDNEY, Australia, March 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:JIVE), a leading social business platform, today announced the opening of new offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Australia; Hong Kong; and Singapore.</p><p>Jive's expanded presence in Asia Pacific comes as more companies recognize how social business platforms can deliver real business value for their customers, partners and employees, including increasing workforce productivity up to 15 percent and increasing top-line growth by as much as 4 percent.*</p><p>Commenting on the company's Asia-Pacific launch, Jay Larson, Jive's President of Worldwide Field Operations, said: "Some of the most innovative companies across the world, including several in Australia and Asia, are transforming their businesses with Jive. Our products help customers, partners and employees access the information, expertise, and best practices they need to get work done in a better way. And don't just take our word for it. Third-party research proves customers using Jive spend less time on email, in meetings and searching for information-ultimately increasing productivity by up to 15 percent. We're excited about bringing the goodness of Jive to Australia and Asia."</p><p>Jive's cloud-based platform helps lines of businesses be more productive, communicate and collaborate better, while also adapting to existing business system processes. For example a sales organization implementing Jive can increase sales per rep by 13 percent, raise win rates by 12 percent and shorten sales cycles by 22 percent.*</p><p><a href="http://www.nasdaq.com/article/jive-brings-leading-social-business-platform-to-companies-across-australia-and-asia-20130306-01231">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/455699/jive_expands_asia-pacific_four_new_offices/">Jive expands in Asia-Pacific with four new offices</a> (ARNnet)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dqFQF5L945Az2RM-mXxBbcggJM8UM&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>