A former newspaper editor and Silicon Valley entrepreneur is proposing that newspapers create a cooperative payment and authentication venture through which they can charge for online content.
Alan Mutter, a northern California consultant who worked at the San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Sun-Times before serving as an executive at a cable television provider, said his proposal, dubbed ViewPass, would enable readers to easily pay for and access content from multiple newspaper Web sites.
“ViewPass would be a single, ubiquitous brand to enable consumers to access valuable content on the Web sites and mobile platforms of all participating publishers,” Mutter wrote on his blog.
“It would be deployed as a widely recognized and widely accepted brand in a manner similar to the way Visa cards were established by the banking industry as a ready substitute for cash.”
The mechanism would also support payments for individual articles, subscriptions or bundles of content, Mutter said.
Mutter and partner Ridgely Evers presented the ViewPass concept before a group of newspaper publishers at a May 28 meeting quietly convened by the Newspaper Association of America to discuss how the industry can monetize Web content.
Mutter said ViewPass would enable readers to register once, and that the system would remember them as they moved among participating Web sites. More importantly, the software would build a profile of individual users, thus enabling “superior ad targeting,” he wrote.
News & Tech will have more information about ViewPass and other ways the industry might be able to monetize their online content in the July issue.
Monday, June 8, 2009
QuadTech files suit against QIPC in U.S.
QuadTech filed suit in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania alleging that Q.I. Press Controls infringes on QuadTech’s patent covering register control technology.
The complaint alleges that QIPC’s mRC register control product violates a QuadTech U.S. patent dating back to 1992.
The action follows last year’s ruling by a German court that held that QIPC had infringed on QTI’s patents governing the design of markless register controls (see News & Tech, March 2009).
The U.S. case alleges that QIPC’s mRC technology is infringing on QuadTech’s patents in both the mark and markless modes.
QuadTech said it would move aggressively to protect its intellectual property, according to President Karl Fritchen.
“We will evaluate any infringements on a case-by-case basis and act accordingly to protect our rights and the innovative products we bring to the marketplace,” he said. “We are extremely pleased that the German courts ruled twice in our favor against Q.I. Press Controls and look for a similar outcome in the United States.”
QIPC couldn’t be reached for comment before Dateline’s deadline.
The complaint alleges that QIPC’s mRC register control product violates a QuadTech U.S. patent dating back to 1992.
The action follows last year’s ruling by a German court that held that QIPC had infringed on QTI’s patents governing the design of markless register controls (see News & Tech, March 2009).
The U.S. case alleges that QIPC’s mRC technology is infringing on QuadTech’s patents in both the mark and markless modes.
QuadTech said it would move aggressively to protect its intellectual property, according to President Karl Fritchen.
“We will evaluate any infringements on a case-by-case basis and act accordingly to protect our rights and the innovative products we bring to the marketplace,” he said. “We are extremely pleased that the German courts ruled twice in our favor against Q.I. Press Controls and look for a similar outcome in the United States.”
QIPC couldn’t be reached for comment before Dateline’s deadline.
Oregonian live on NewsWay
The (Portland) Oregonian is live with ProImage NewsWay, Mike Melick, director of IT told News & Tech. The publisher is using the app to streamline a number of functions previously managed with disparate systems.
“This was part of an overall workflow project,” Melick said. “We looked at all of our workflow pieces to see where we could improve efficiencies. Now we have a common workflow for all products.”
The Oregonian is one of a handful of major dailies still imaging film, and Melick said the paper has no plans to convert to computer-to-plate. The publisher purchased NewsWay late last year and began rolling it out in December 2008 (See News & Tech, November 2008).
News & Tech will have more information about The Oregonian’s NewsWay deployment in the July issue.
“This was part of an overall workflow project,” Melick said. “We looked at all of our workflow pieces to see where we could improve efficiencies. Now we have a common workflow for all products.”
The Oregonian is one of a handful of major dailies still imaging film, and Melick said the paper has no plans to convert to computer-to-plate. The publisher purchased NewsWay late last year and began rolling it out in December 2008 (See News & Tech, November 2008).
News & Tech will have more information about The Oregonian’s NewsWay deployment in the July issue.
Tenn. paper taps Acutech for lockups; to adopt new flexo plates
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press tapped Acutech LLC to install mechanical lockups on its manroland Flexoman press as it prepares to be the first U.S. newspaper to use plates from Japanese supplier Toyobo.
Acutech will install a total of 232 703F mechanical locks in a project to be completed later this summer, according to Frank Anthony, the
Times Free Press’ vice president of production. Acutech is also providing an Acuvision optical punch bender to improve press registration.
The upgrade comes as the Times Free Press narrows its web width from 50 inches to 46 inches and begins to use plates supplied by Toyobo. Anthony said the new steel plates, which measure only .0165 thick, will reduce its annual plate purchasing costs by $100,000.
The emergence of Toyobo’s plates, distributed in the United States by Anderson and Vreeland, means that MacDermid, long the industry’s sole supplier of flexo plates, will have some competition, Anthony said.
“This is really key,” he said. “Now there will an additional vendor that is making plates at lesser cost.”
News & Tech will have more information about the Times Free Press’ upgrade in the July issue.
Acutech will install a total of 232 703F mechanical locks in a project to be completed later this summer, according to Frank Anthony, the
Times Free Press’ vice president of production. Acutech is also providing an Acuvision optical punch bender to improve press registration.
The upgrade comes as the Times Free Press narrows its web width from 50 inches to 46 inches and begins to use plates supplied by Toyobo. Anthony said the new steel plates, which measure only .0165 thick, will reduce its annual plate purchasing costs by $100,000.
The emergence of Toyobo’s plates, distributed in the United States by Anderson and Vreeland, means that MacDermid, long the industry’s sole supplier of flexo plates, will have some competition, Anthony said.
“This is really key,” he said. “Now there will an additional vendor that is making plates at lesser cost.”
News & Tech will have more information about the Times Free Press’ upgrade in the July issue.
Ifra, WAN mulling merger
Ifra and the World Association of Newspapers will merge into a single organization called WAN-Ifra, News & Tech has learned.
The WAN board has already approved the combination while Ifra’s board is scheduled to vote on the proposal June 25, sources told News & Tech.
Under terms of the merger, WAN would maintain its offices in Paris while Ifra would remain in Darmstadt, Germany. Editorial and other operations would be administered in Paris while research, consulting and training will continue to be overseen by the Darmstadt facility.
WAN Chief Operating Officer Timothy Balding and Ifra CEO Reiner Mittelbach are expected to remain in their current posts through 2009, but the new organization will seek a permanent CEO next year.
The proposal to merge the two international newspaper groups comes as Ifra split its operations into two legal halves in order to satisfy German tax laws and EU regulations governing research grants.
This is the second time WAN and Ifra have talked merger. An earlier effort, in 2005, was called off for unspecified reasons.
The WAN board has already approved the combination while Ifra’s board is scheduled to vote on the proposal June 25, sources told News & Tech.
Under terms of the merger, WAN would maintain its offices in Paris while Ifra would remain in Darmstadt, Germany. Editorial and other operations would be administered in Paris while research, consulting and training will continue to be overseen by the Darmstadt facility.
WAN Chief Operating Officer Timothy Balding and Ifra CEO Reiner Mittelbach are expected to remain in their current posts through 2009, but the new organization will seek a permanent CEO next year.
The proposal to merge the two international newspaper groups comes as Ifra split its operations into two legal halves in order to satisfy German tax laws and EU regulations governing research grants.
This is the second time WAN and Ifra have talked merger. An earlier effort, in 2005, was called off for unspecified reasons.
Times-Shamrock launches hosted Web CMS model in Scranton
The Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune went live with Atex’s Polopoly Web content management platform last month, becoming the first of Times-Shamrock’s seven daily and 11 weekly Web sites to roll out the app.
Times-Shamrock’s deployment marks the first hosted version of Polopoly to be delivered by Atex in North America, the vendor said.
The Web CMS will integrate with Times-Shamrock’s Unisys Hermes editorial hub, which the publisher deployed in 2004.
“What we’ve especially gained with Polopoly is a way to seamlessly publish Web content from our existing print workflow, while adding customized control for each platform,” said Jeff Sonderman, Times-Tribune’s metro editor and Internet content director.
Meantime, Atex said La Stampa of Turin, Italy, incorporated text mining into existing Atex CMS and DAM apps. Text mining allows La Stampa’s editorial teams to organize the large quantities of information coming into the newsdesk, Atex said.
Times-Shamrock’s deployment marks the first hosted version of Polopoly to be delivered by Atex in North America, the vendor said.
The Web CMS will integrate with Times-Shamrock’s Unisys Hermes editorial hub, which the publisher deployed in 2004.
“What we’ve especially gained with Polopoly is a way to seamlessly publish Web content from our existing print workflow, while adding customized control for each platform,” said Jeff Sonderman, Times-Tribune’s metro editor and Internet content director.
Meantime, Atex said La Stampa of Turin, Italy, incorporated text mining into existing Atex CMS and DAM apps. Text mining allows La Stampa’s editorial teams to organize the large quantities of information coming into the newsdesk, Atex said.
Moody’s: Newspapers have to reduce print-centered strategy
A report issued last week by Moody’s Investors Service says that the newspaper industry has to reduce the fixed costs associated with print-centered distribution or risk financial failure.
The ratings agency said the newspaper industry devotes only 14 percent of its cash operating costs to content creation while 70 percent supports the current print distribution model and other corporate functions. This “imbalance,” Moody’s said, “limits the industry’s flexibility to overcome competitive threats.”
“This disconnect is a legacy of the industry’s vertical integration beyond content creation and into the production and distribution of newspapers,” said Moody’s Senior Analyst John Puchalla.
Puchalla said he expects publishers will reverse some of the current disparity by outsourcing print production and distribution. “Although newspapers may lose some of their in-house control over press time, they would also release resources to beef up investment in content and technology.”
The analyst said the industry’s move to reduce print frequency may also serve to help publishers cut costs while preserving their newspapers’ value.
“Newspaper companies’ credit ratings have moved considerably lower over the last few years, but additional downward pressure remains," Puchalla said.
“If newspapers can't monetize the content in new digital channels at the same level as with print, or cut structural costs enough to keep up with the changing competitive environment, the prospect of additional recapitalizations or shutdowns will grow, adding further pressure to ratings, he added.
The full report titled, "Newspaper Industry Costs: Out of Balance," is
available at www.moodys.com.
The ratings agency said the newspaper industry devotes only 14 percent of its cash operating costs to content creation while 70 percent supports the current print distribution model and other corporate functions. This “imbalance,” Moody’s said, “limits the industry’s flexibility to overcome competitive threats.”
“This disconnect is a legacy of the industry’s vertical integration beyond content creation and into the production and distribution of newspapers,” said Moody’s Senior Analyst John Puchalla.
Puchalla said he expects publishers will reverse some of the current disparity by outsourcing print production and distribution. “Although newspapers may lose some of their in-house control over press time, they would also release resources to beef up investment in content and technology.”
The analyst said the industry’s move to reduce print frequency may also serve to help publishers cut costs while preserving their newspapers’ value.
“Newspaper companies’ credit ratings have moved considerably lower over the last few years, but additional downward pressure remains," Puchalla said.
“If newspapers can't monetize the content in new digital channels at the same level as with print, or cut structural costs enough to keep up with the changing competitive environment, the prospect of additional recapitalizations or shutdowns will grow, adding further pressure to ratings, he added.
The full report titled, "Newspaper Industry Costs: Out of Balance," is
available at www.moodys.com.
Media General taps Polkadots for ink optimization
Media General said it reduced expenditures for colored inks by more than 22 percent after deploying Polkadots Software’s Ink-it ink-savings app across 11 of its newspaper print sites.
“We spent $20,000 less than we were planning to spend on one site alone to install this across all 11 sites,” Jim Lillagore, regional production director at MG’s North Carolina Community publishing unit told News & Tech.
Ink-it is installed remotely by Polkadots and runs transparently on the publisher’s Harlequin RIP.
“Within 45 minutes everything was configured and running,” Lillagore said.
News & Tech will have more information about MG’s deployment of Polkadots software in the July issue.
“We spent $20,000 less than we were planning to spend on one site alone to install this across all 11 sites,” Jim Lillagore, regional production director at MG’s North Carolina Community publishing unit told News & Tech.
Ink-it is installed remotely by Polkadots and runs transparently on the publisher’s Harlequin RIP.
“Within 45 minutes everything was configured and running,” Lillagore said.
News & Tech will have more information about MG’s deployment of Polkadots software in the July issue.
Scripps closer to selling Rocky’s archives
E.W. Scripps. Co. is finalizing agreements with two Colorado institutions to handle the remaining intellectual and physical property from the defunct Rocky Mountain News.
Scripps, which closed the paper Feb. 27, is close to a deal with the Denver Public Library to assume ownership of the paper’s archives. Material in the deal includes all digital and paper clipping files, biographical and general files, microfilm reels, digital and photo files, books, correspondence and marketing materials.
A similar agreement is being negotiated between Scripps and the Colorado Historical Society, which will assume ownership of signs, photographs, special editions, artwork and other information that documents the history of the Rocky.
Scripps, which closed the paper Feb. 27, is close to a deal with the Denver Public Library to assume ownership of the paper’s archives. Material in the deal includes all digital and paper clipping files, biographical and general files, microfilm reels, digital and photo files, books, correspondence and marketing materials.
A similar agreement is being negotiated between Scripps and the Colorado Historical Society, which will assume ownership of signs, photographs, special editions, artwork and other information that documents the history of the Rocky.
News & Tech Buyer’s Guide coming in August
News & Tech will publish the newspaper industry’s only Buyer’s Guide in the August issue. This is the issue newspapers refer to year round to find the equipment and services they need. Don’t be left out! To fill out the form, click here. Listings are free. Deadline is July 6.
Solna chalks up biggest-ever order
Solna Offset AB sold a D390 singlewide press to Nanfang Daily Media Group in Guangzhou, China, marking the vendor’s largest-ever order.
The 70,000-copy-per-hour press will be configured as 20 four-high towers and 10 folders, Solna said.
It will go into production in summer 2010.
The sale was negotiated through Ekpac Graphics Ltd., Solna’s Chinese sales representative.
The 70,000-copy-per-hour press will be configured as 20 four-high towers and 10 folders, Solna said.
It will go into production in summer 2010.
The sale was negotiated through Ekpac Graphics Ltd., Solna’s Chinese sales representative.
Fla. Times-Union to print St. Augustine daily
The St. Augustine (Fla.) Record will shut its printing plant and transfer production to sister newspaper (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union Aug. 1, the Morris Communications-owned papers said.
Morris said the move was made to reduce costs.
Meantime, Sun Media in Toronto said it would shift production of The Tribune in Welland, Ontario, to its Islington, Ontario, plant.
Morris said the move was made to reduce costs.
Meantime, Sun Media in Toronto said it would shift production of The Tribune in Welland, Ontario, to its Islington, Ontario, plant.
German printer orders Colora
German printing and publishing house Miller ordered a doublewide Colora press from Koenig & Bauer AG. The press will go on-edition next spring, KBA said.
The 75,000-copy-per-hour Berliner press will have a maximum web width of 49.5 inches, and include two KBA Pastomat C reelstands with KBA Patras M reel handling, two towers of H-type units for 4-over-4, a superstructure with two formers and a KF 3 jaw folder. The two turner bars will be engineered to accommodate 7/8 and 3/8 web leads for the production of half-covers and flying pages. The press will also boast a raft of automation modules, including ink pumping, two EAE control desks and color register control, to enhance productivity and print quality, KBA said.
The 75,000-copy-per-hour Berliner press will have a maximum web width of 49.5 inches, and include two KBA Pastomat C reelstands with KBA Patras M reel handling, two towers of H-type units for 4-over-4, a superstructure with two formers and a KF 3 jaw folder. The two turner bars will be engineered to accommodate 7/8 and 3/8 web leads for the production of half-covers and flying pages. The press will also boast a raft of automation modules, including ink pumping, two EAE control desks and color register control, to enhance productivity and print quality, KBA said.
R.I. paper charging more for Web than print
The Newport (R.I.) Daily News began charging more than twice as much for Web access as it does for its print edition, according to a story posted by the Nieman Journalism Lab.
The paper is charging readers $345 a year to access its Web content, as opposed to $145 for its printed edition. The goal, according to Publisher Albert K. Sherman Jr., is to persuade readers to continue to pick up the printed product.
Nieman said it’s too early to determine if the experiment will work, but that two weeks after the e-edition became available, the paper’s Web site attracted 1,500 visitors a day. That dropped to 500 when free registration was required.
The paper is charging readers $345 a year to access its Web content, as opposed to $145 for its printed edition. The goal, according to Publisher Albert K. Sherman Jr., is to persuade readers to continue to pick up the printed product.
Nieman said it’s too early to determine if the experiment will work, but that two weeks after the e-edition became available, the paper’s Web site attracted 1,500 visitors a day. That dropped to 500 when free registration was required.
PPI Open Days taking place June 15-16
PPI Media will host ppi Open Days in Hamburg, Germany, at the Hotel Hamburg on June 15-16. Chief Operating Officer Norbert Ohl will discuss process automation and diversification as tools to help newspapers compete with the Internet, and national and international speakers will reveal what some of these solutions might look like.
Scheduled speakers include Erik Hofmann, deputy technical director of Freie Presse Chemnitz, who will give a presentation on automating the printing workflow with manroland Automatic Plate Loading and printnet OM, while Laura Koot, managing editor and art director of The National in Abu Dhabi, will speak on launching a new newspaper project in a short amount of time.
Scheduled speakers include Erik Hofmann, deputy technical director of Freie Presse Chemnitz, who will give a presentation on automating the printing workflow with manroland Automatic Plate Loading and printnet OM, while Laura Koot, managing editor and art director of The National in Abu Dhabi, will speak on launching a new newspaper project in a short amount of time.
Goss sells Magnum press to Chinese paper
Hunan Daily Group in China purchased a Magnum 8 press from Goss International Corp. to anchor a new printing plant. The 12-unit press will be configured with three four-high towers, a 2:3:3 jaw folder with upper former, and three automatic splicers.
“We compared other competitive presses in the same range and found that the new-generation Magnum 8 model offers the best value and performance,” said Deputy General Manager Liu Shulin. ”Its new automation features will bring us lower waste and competitive color printing quality.”
“We compared other competitive presses in the same range and found that the new-generation Magnum 8 model offers the best value and performance,” said Deputy General Manager Liu Shulin. ”Its new automation features will bring us lower waste and competitive color printing quality.”
Obituary: Pat Noonan Jr.
Pat Noonan Jr., who once served as vice president of circulation, administration and technology at Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. before becoming treasurer of Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, the company that bought the dailies from Knight Ridder, passed away last week. He was 53.
In Brief
ABB named Boris Falk head of sales at the firm’s Center of Excellence Printing in Switzerland.
Goss International Corp. said Ragy Isaac, the firm’s quality director, won certification from the IdeAlliance as a G7 Expert. G7 is an industry methodology governing how proofing and press systems are calibrated to ensure print quality and consistency.
www.abb.com
San Diego News Network named former San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun journalist Chris Jennewein president.
Chicago Tribune Media Group named Susan Jacobs vice president of retail advertising.
Inergize Digital added support for Google mapping technology to its Web content management system software.
www.inergizedigital.com
Le Temps of Geneva, Switzerland, extended its online news portal, with EdiosMedia. The publisher uses Méthode to produce its print edition and will use Méthode Portal Server for its online edition, Eidos said.
www.eidosmedia.com
PageSuite began publishing the free online editions of Associated Newspapers’ Metro U.K., Metro Ireland, London Lite and 7Days.
The free digital editions give the titles greater reach outside their traditional distribution areas, PageSuite said, and also allow readers who have missed printed editions to catch up on the day’s news.
www.pagesuite.co.uk
El Siglo de Torréon of Mexico installed Protecmedia’s Milenium Cross Media platform to integrate its newsroom, advertising and production operations, Protecmedia said. The paper will also use the app to share resources with three other papers — El Siglo de Durango, La I de Saltillo and La I de Laguna.
www.protecmedia.com
IFRA is offering tutorials for potential participants in its next round of International Newspaper Color Quality Club events (INCQC 2010–2012). Tutorials are scheduled for June in Darmstadt, Germany; July in Hyderabad, India; October in Darmstadt and Vienna; and in November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Additional tutorials may be scheduled upon request.
www.colorqualityclub.org
www.ifra.com
The Wall Street Journal launched a new culture blog, Speakeasy, that’s aimed at enhancing the site’s art and entertainment coverage. Meantime, three newspapers, the Flint (Mich.) Journal, the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., and Newsday in Melville, N.Y., will begin including Sunday Journal pages in their Sunday editions. Finally, Dow Jones said Hyatt Hotels & Resorts selected The Journal as the complimentary newspaper to be delivered to a majority of its Gold Passport members.
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. announced an agreement with Tolerans to represent Tolerans’ in-line stitching products in the United States and Canada. Baldwin also said it will supply spraybar dampening and blanket cleaning systems to two Japanese newspapers, Yomiuri Shimbun and Nichinichi Shimbun.
www.baldwintech.com
Adobe Systems Inc. released a free preview of Adobe BrowserLab, a new hosted service that enables Web designers to view and test their sites on a variety of browsers and operating systems.
www.adobe.com
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it has commissioned a shaftless DiamondSpace press at The Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan. The conversion project retained existing RTPs.
www.mhi.com
Roxen Internet Software of Sweden opened a U.S. office in Chicago. Shaw Newspapers last year became the first U.S. newspaper publisher to deploy Roxen’s Editorial Portal.
www.roxen.com
The Associated Press said that its Mobile news widget is preloaded or available for download on the new Nokia N97 smart phone, which began shipping last week.
www.ap.org
Celsius Technology Group introduced Celsius Technology Platform. a hosted content management system that includes Celsius Publisher, Story and Pipeline applications. The system allows readers to add elements to an existing story. including photos and videos.
www.celsiustechnologygroup.com
Goss International Corp. said Ragy Isaac, the firm’s quality director, won certification from the IdeAlliance as a G7 Expert. G7 is an industry methodology governing how proofing and press systems are calibrated to ensure print quality and consistency.
www.abb.com
San Diego News Network named former San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun journalist Chris Jennewein president.
Chicago Tribune Media Group named Susan Jacobs vice president of retail advertising.
Inergize Digital added support for Google mapping technology to its Web content management system software.
www.inergizedigital.com
Le Temps of Geneva, Switzerland, extended its online news portal, with EdiosMedia. The publisher uses Méthode to produce its print edition and will use Méthode Portal Server for its online edition, Eidos said.
www.eidosmedia.com
PageSuite began publishing the free online editions of Associated Newspapers’ Metro U.K., Metro Ireland, London Lite and 7Days.
The free digital editions give the titles greater reach outside their traditional distribution areas, PageSuite said, and also allow readers who have missed printed editions to catch up on the day’s news.
www.pagesuite.co.uk
El Siglo de Torréon of Mexico installed Protecmedia’s Milenium Cross Media platform to integrate its newsroom, advertising and production operations, Protecmedia said. The paper will also use the app to share resources with three other papers — El Siglo de Durango, La I de Saltillo and La I de Laguna.
www.protecmedia.com
IFRA is offering tutorials for potential participants in its next round of International Newspaper Color Quality Club events (INCQC 2010–2012). Tutorials are scheduled for June in Darmstadt, Germany; July in Hyderabad, India; October in Darmstadt and Vienna; and in November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Additional tutorials may be scheduled upon request.
www.colorqualityclub.org
www.ifra.com
The Wall Street Journal launched a new culture blog, Speakeasy, that’s aimed at enhancing the site’s art and entertainment coverage. Meantime, three newspapers, the Flint (Mich.) Journal, the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., and Newsday in Melville, N.Y., will begin including Sunday Journal pages in their Sunday editions. Finally, Dow Jones said Hyatt Hotels & Resorts selected The Journal as the complimentary newspaper to be delivered to a majority of its Gold Passport members.
Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. announced an agreement with Tolerans to represent Tolerans’ in-line stitching products in the United States and Canada. Baldwin also said it will supply spraybar dampening and blanket cleaning systems to two Japanese newspapers, Yomiuri Shimbun and Nichinichi Shimbun.
www.baldwintech.com
Adobe Systems Inc. released a free preview of Adobe BrowserLab, a new hosted service that enables Web designers to view and test their sites on a variety of browsers and operating systems.
www.adobe.com
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it has commissioned a shaftless DiamondSpace press at The Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan. The conversion project retained existing RTPs.
www.mhi.com
Roxen Internet Software of Sweden opened a U.S. office in Chicago. Shaw Newspapers last year became the first U.S. newspaper publisher to deploy Roxen’s Editorial Portal.
www.roxen.com
The Associated Press said that its Mobile news widget is preloaded or available for download on the new Nokia N97 smart phone, which began shipping last week.
www.ap.org
Celsius Technology Group introduced Celsius Technology Platform. a hosted content management system that includes Celsius Publisher, Story and Pipeline applications. The system allows readers to add elements to an existing story. including photos and videos.
www.celsiustechnologygroup.com
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