Michael Seifert (programmer)
Michael Seifert | |
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| Born | February 1969 (age 57) |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation | Former CEO of Sitecore |
| Known for | DikuMUD, Sitecore |
| Awards | 2013 IT-Prisen |
Michael Seifert (born February 1969 in Copenhagen) is a Danish computer programmer, inventor, businessman, and entrepreneur in the IT industry. He is co-developer of DikuMUD, a popular multiplayer text-based role-playing game codebase, and former chief executive officer of Sitecore, a global customer experience management software company, which he co-founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2001. In 2013 Seifert won Denmark's annual IT Prize (IT-Prisen) for lifetime achievement in the field of information technology.