The Philadelphia Inquirer Selects Pressmart Media to Provide New Compelling Digital Edition to its Readers

Released on: October 29, 2007, 11:50 pm

Press Release Author: Sheela Panicker

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Philadelphia's daily newspaper to launch its first Electronic
Edition on Pressmart's New Media Delivery Platform

Press Release Body: Hyderabad India, - October 30, 2007 - Hyderabad based Pressmart
Media - world's premier Digital Publishing Technology provider announced today that
The Philadelphia Inquirer has selected Pressmart Media to power its electronic
edition. Pressmart will co-develop, host and electronically deliver the
print-replica eEdition of The Philadelphia Inquirer on its New Media Delivery
PlatformT. Offering Web 2.0 features that include Blogs, Podcast, RSS, and Social
Media integration, the electronic edition will be delivered on multiple distribution
channels to individuals, enterprises and academic institutions. Distinctive from
web-based versions of newspapers, the eEdition will be actual replica of the print
edition and will be available at a regular subscription rate for current and
potential Inquirer subscribers. The electronic edition is scheduled to go live on
January 7th, 2008.

"The Inquirer selected the Pressmart eEdition system because of its ease of use and
its unique functionality," said Inquirer Publisher Brian Tierney. "This new media
digital distribution channel includes eEditions, Mobile Editions, and Audio Editions
for Podcasts. We can now offer our current print subscribers as well as new
subscribers a convenient same-day, same-as-print eEdition delivered to their laptops
or PC's."

"As a provider of a wide spectrum of digital publishing solutions, it is crucial for
us to provide highly capable, reliable and scaleable solutions for our publishing
customer needs," Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, Pressmart Media, Said. "Pressmart's selection
as an digital publishing partner by Philadelphia Inquirer demonstrates our strong
domain expertise, long-term success in service delivery and consistent innovation in
technology. The Pressmart New Media Delivery PlatformT has gained industry
reputation for its powerful features and functionality that enables Publishers to
deliver feature rich digital version of their products for its consumers and add new
profitable revenue streams."

Pressmart's "ePaper" solution is the industry\'s most advanced solution for
publishing the electronic edition of daily newspapers, magazines or any other
periodical or publication on the web. Pressmart also has one of the industry's most
sophisticated and advanced library digitization service supported by its large
global delivery team and proprietary digitization technology.

The Philadelphia Inquirer is the third big customer win for Pressmart Media in US
after Suburban Newspapers Association and NNA which it acquired recently.


Web Site: http://pressmart.net

Contact Details: 12, begumpet
Hyderabad

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