In Brief

The New York Times Co. named Kate Taylor vice president of strategic planning, technology, a newly created position.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named Chris Chamberlain general manager and executive vice president, succeeding Diana Block, who resigned. Block will continue to serve on the board of the family-owned company that publishes the Post-Gazette. Meantime, John Robinson Block, the Post-Gazette’s publisher and editor-in-chief, was named chairman of the daily.

Gavle, Sweden-based newspaper publisher and printer Mittmedia tapped Graphic Web Systems B.V. to install a press extension to its Koenig & Bauer AG Journal newspaper press. GWS will also work with EAE to upgrade the machine’s press controls in a project to be completed next month.
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Manroland said the first of two highly automated 32-page Colorman presses went into production at German publisher Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung. The presses are the first machines to be equipped with the vendor’s autoprint technology, which features such operations as automatic plate loading, cutoff register control and reduced start time.
www.manroland.us.com

The Racine (Wis.) Journal Times launched a new Web site underpinned by software that integrates with behavioral targeting features developed by Yahoo. The Journal Times said that behavioral targeting will help companies be assured that their ads will be displayed on relevant Web pages.
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Boston Globe Media launched a new business division, dubbed BGM Experiential, which will offer customized services to local and national businesses marketing their products in the Boston market.

Plastic Logic said it would use AT&T’s 3G network to provide mobile broadband connectivity for its forthcoming e-reader. The Plastic Logic reader, which measures 8.5-by-11 inches, will be formally launched early next year, Plastic Logic said. Detroit Media Partnership is evaluating prototypes of the reader as part of its migration to digital distribution, and Plastic Logic has also secured deals with other newspapers. Pricing of the device will be announced next year.
www.plasticlogic.com

Adobe Systems Inc. introduced two new authoring frameworks, Open Source Media Framework and Text Layout Framework. The first platform lets developers build rich media players optimized for Adobe Flash while the second lets developers add sophisticated typography to their Web sites.
www.adobe.com

Atex said Marseille, France, daily La Provence is upgrading its content management software to the software vendor’s H11 platform. The upgrade will let the daily manage content across multiple channels.
www.atex.com

WoodWing named system integrator eMerge Consulting LLC a network partner. Under the agreement, eMerge will oversee sales and installation of WoodWing’s full suite of editorial software.
www.woodwing.com