BONN, Germany and BOSTON, Mass. – (8 December 2011) HYPE, a leader in innovation management software and one of the fastest growing global innovation solutions providers, today announced the appointment of Dietmar Breyer as Chief Operating Officer. Breyer is based in HYPE’s global headquarters in Bonn, Germany and is responsible for leading the company’s global expansion strategy.

Bonn, March 30th 2011 – A decisive factor for the success of innovation management is the motivation of every single employee to make a purposeful contribution to the innovation process. With this in mind, HYPE, a leading provider of idea and innovation management solutions, has developed a new function for visualizing employee reputation: innovative employees are rewarded for their involvement in generating and evaluating new ideas using virtual credits, which indicate their competence and make it perceptible throughout the company. The overall result, as shown in the findings of the test phase, is that employees are permanently motivated to contribute to the innovation process.

Bonn, Germany – January 20th, 2011 - HYPE, a leading provider of idea and innovation management solutions, announces a successful conclusion to 2010 with 46 percent customer growth. The Bonn software manufacturer anticipates similar growth in 2011, as well as a trend towards consolidation of idea management in corporate divisions, such as product development and employee suggestion systems, in which ideas have previously been separately developed and implemented.

Bonn, 12.01.2010 - HYPE, a leading provider of idea and innovation management solutions, today announced that it has closed a multi-million Euro growth financing round led by funds advised by ViewPoint Capital Partners. The investment will be used to further expand the company"s leading position by strengthening sales and marketing efforts worldwide.