Recently, Attivio’s Active Intelligence Engine (AIE) was named to the KMWorld Magazine's 2008 Trend-Setting Products list. Yesterday, Attivio was again honored when CTO, Sid Probstein, accepted the KMWorld 2008 Promise Award from publisher, Andy Moore. This award recognizes the organization that is best delivering on its promise to provide customers with innovative technology solutions for implementing and integrating knowledge management practices into their business processes.

After reading Sid’s first entry on the Attivio blog, I was quick to draw the parallel to the current presidential election, where the willingness to change and the experience to do the job are often presented as two distinct choices. With Sid’s leadership, Attivio has delivered a third release of our core platform, the Active Intelligence Engine or AIE, within the first 12 months of operations. Is this based on a desire to change or as a result of experience? The answer is both.