EContent articles from July 2005

EContent archives from July 2005

DRM's Demon Days.(analysis of digital rights management software)(Column)
July 1, 2005... When I first heard Demon Days, the recently released second album by virtual band Gorillaz, I marveled at its originality--for about three songs. Then I was overwhelmed by an incredible sense of deja vu (or ecoute, as the case may be). After a...

Audience shapes the media.(E Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... I enjoyed your article, "Journalism Returns to its (Grass) Roots" [June 2005, pp. 22-27]. You quoted JD Lasica, Dan Gillmor, and Steve Outing, all excellent sources. But if you haven't already seen it, I encourage you to check out "We Media:...

Reader research.(E Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Suppose someone came to you and said they wanted a system that would let users at a number of offices in different cities create and process reports, and then let users across the system perform various searches across the reports. Suppose they...

Correction.(E Mail)(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2005... There's an error in the article, "Peas in a Podcast: LiveMessage Supports Podcasting Alerts" [May 2005, p. 12]. The link to LiveMessage's Web site should be www.messagecast.net, not www.messagecast.com.

What makes premium content primo?(E Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... In Ron Miller's April Article on Premium Content [Premium Content Vendors Take the Desktop Challenge, pp. 28-33], he cites some suspect stats: Tony White, an analyst with the Yankee Group, estimates that the premium content market produces...

BBC backstage: lifts the curtain on BBC content.(content news)(British Broadcasting Corp.)
July 1, 2005... The BBC recently launched a trial program called BBC Backstage that allows developers to use some BBC content free of charge for non-commercial purposes. The BBC hopes the program encourages creativity and produces interesting ways to use its...

Listen and learn: audible and Pearson partner on audio only study guides.(Pearson Education Inc.)
July 1, 2005... In mid-May, Audible, a provider of digital spoken audio content, and Pearson Education, an educational publisher, announced a partnership to develop and distribute audio-only study guides to college students as a supplement to Pearson's...

Following VitalStream's acquisition of PlayStream.(George Grubb appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Following VitalStream's acquisition of PlayStream, George Grubb, founder of PlayStream, will take on the role of VP and GM of VitalStream's PlayStream division.

Percussion Software.(Peter Atkinson and Ian Annis appointed and Mark Scholfield promoted)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Percussion Software has announced three additions to its management team with the appointment of Peter Atkinson as regional sales director, Europe, Ian Annis as professional services director, and the promotion of Mark Scholfield to director of...

JotSpot.(Kenneth Norton appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... JotSpot, an application wiki company, has appointed Kenneth Norton as VP of products. Norton joins JotSpot from Yahoo!, where he was the senior director of product management for Yahoo! Search.

Yahoo! Search launches search subscriptions beta.(service development)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Yahoo! Inc has announced the beta launch of Yahoo! Search Subscriptions, which enables users to search multiple online subscription content sources and the Web from a single search box. Subscription content includes for-pay news and reference...

Verity acquires search assets from 80-20.(80-20 Software Pty Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Verity Inc. has announced the signing and closing of its acquisition of the desktop search related intellectual property assets from 80-20 Software Pty Ltd, a privately held software developer based in Melbourne, Australia. Users of this...

Food for thought: localized content aids disconnected Africa.(services of WiderNet Project)
July 1, 2005... We hear in the news about famine-stricken areas of Africa, but due to connectivity problems, much of Africa is also information-starved. And, like a shortage of food, a shortage of information can be a disaster. Founded in 2000 to mitigate...

MFORMA.(Jonathan Sacks, Jim Brelsford, Paul Bianchi and John Brimacombe appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... MFORMA, a publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, has appointed Jonathan Sacks to the position of president and COO. Sacks was formerly president of AOL Interactive Services. MFORMA has also made the following management team...

Thomson Gale announces AccessMyLibrary.com.(service development by Thomson Corp. Thomson Gale)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Thomson Gale has announced AccessMyLibrary.com, which is its library advocacy initiative designed to help libraries capitalize on Internet search engines as a means of connecting library users with authoritative content. This initiative is...

Sirsi and Dynix announce merger.(SirsiDynix formed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sirsi Corporation and Dynix Corporation have announced that the two companies are merging to create SirsiDynix, a single company positioned to develop and deliver information technology solutions for libraries and consortia around the world....

Nexidia announces speech search product.(Nexidia Enterprise Speech Intelligence 5.0 launched)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Nexidia, a provider of audio search and speech analytics solutions, has announced the general availability of its product, Nexidia Enterprise Speech Intelligence 5.0. Nexidia ESI 5.0 is designed to impact an organization's ability to generate...

RFID positioned to aid measurement of traditional print: Pilots offer new possibilities.(radio frequency identification equipment)(TagSense Inc.'s collaboration with Mediamark Research Inc.)
July 1, 2005... Despite the steady move to econtent by publishers, printers, academia, and corporations, there are still plenty of people who want paper and turn to digital content only reluctantly, according to Jean Bedord, consultant and senior analyst with...

LookSmart.(Charles Theiss appointed and Michael Grubb promoted)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... LookSmart, an online media and search technology company, has announced the appointment of Charles Theiss as SVP, business development, and the promotion of Michael Grubb to SVP, technology, and CTO. Both will report to LookSmart CEO David B....

WorldNow.(Melissa Hatter promoted)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... WorldNow, a provider of Internet technology, revenue, and content solutions for media companies, has promoted Melissa Hatter from VP to SVP, client services, a newly created position.

PaperThin, Inc.(Dave Dupre appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... PaperThin, Inc., a Web publishing and CMS vendor, has announced the appointment of Dave Dupre to the position of VP of development. Dupre will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and development life cycle of PaperThin's software...

DayPort.(Paul Ragland appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Paul Ragland has joined DayPort as director of national accounts. Ragland will develop new business opportunities and will report to Tom Guzik, SVP, GM of business development, streaming, and IP solutions.

ClearStory Systems.(Joshua Duhl appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... ClearStory Systems, a provider of enterprise CMS has announced the appointment of Joshua Duhl to the position of VP of product management. Duhl will report to ClearStory Systems president and CEO Henry F. Nelson.

ScholarOne, Inc.(Jackie Cassada appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... ScholarOne, Inc., a provider of Web-based solutions for scholarly journals, meetings, and conferences, announced the appointment of Jackie Cassada as VP of sales marketing. Cassada, formerly of America Online, will be based in ScholarOne's...

LexisNexis.(Charles F. Ter Bush and Peter J. Vanderheyden appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... LexisNexis has named Charles F. Ter Bush VP for the tax and accounting market segment. Ter Bush will provide expertise on tax and accounting product and content development for LexisNexis Group as well as driving market strategy. Most recently,...

FileNet announces new ECM capabilities.(enterprise content management)(service launch)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... FileNet Corporation has introduced FileNet P8 Active Storage and Retrieval (ASAR) services, a technology capability of its FileNet P8 ECM platform. ASAR services are designed to enable integration between the FileNet P8 ECM platform and storage...

Comtex introduces Wall Street Horizon Products.(service launch by COMTEX News Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Comtex News Network, Inc., a provider of electronic news and content, has introduced new financial information products from Wall Street Horizon, Inc. The Wall Street Horizon's products include a feed of corporate earnings calendars; alerts; an...

Pluck-y approach to RSS: version 2.0.(really simple syndication)(Pluck 2.0)
July 1, 2005... Really Simple Syndication (RSS) may be really simple for publishers in terms of providing a quick alternate content delivery stream and it may be a relatively simple way to help avoid inbox info-glut, but it isn't always so simple to integrate...

Intelligenxia.(Robert Carlson appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Intelligenxia, a provider of software solutions for unstructured data analysis, has named Robert "Bob" Carlson president and CEO. Carlson joins Intelligenxia from IBM, where most recently he served as VP and general manager of IBM WebFountain.

Nstein Technologies Inc.(Robert Barakett appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Nstein Technologies Inc. has announced the appointment of Robert Barakett as the company's new EVP and CFO. Barakett's last position was with CDP Capital as Investment Director.

EOS International.(Salvatore Provenza appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... EOS International has named Salvatore Provenza VP of global sales and marketing. He will be responsible for the formulation of EOS's long-term sales strategies and management of the company's emerging international business development.

Trustee Edge Inc.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Trusted Edge, Inc., a provider of retention management and compliance software, has announced that two senior executives have joined the company: Dale Miller, SVP, engineering and operations, and Mark Wasilko, CMO. Trusted Edge also welcomes...

Viacom Television Stations Digital Media Group.(Jonathan Leess appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Jonathan Leess has been named president of the Viacom Television Stations Digital Media Group. Leess, who previously created and managed the Enhanced Television division of the Disney/ABC Internet Group, will report to Reynolds and Dennis...

SiteScape.(Philip Andrews appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... SiteScape, a provider of secure Web-based workflow and collaboration solutions, has appointed Philip Andrews as managing director for European operations, reporting to SiteScape's SVP of sales, Bruce Bancroft.

Comtex News Network, Inc.(Chip Brian appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Comtex News Network, Inc., a provider of electronic real-time news and content, has appointed of Chip Brian to the position of president and COO. Prior to joining Comtex in 2004, Brian held a product operations management position with Nyfix...

DayPort.(DayPort appointed Ben Davis )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Ben Davis has joined DayPort as director of operations. Davis will report to Cory Factor, DayPort CTO. Most recently, Davis worked at an ERP managed applications service provider (netASPx).

TheLadders.com's Board of Directors.(Brian Swette appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Brian Swette has joined TheLadders.com's Board of Directors. Swette was formerly the COO of eBay and the CMO of Pepsi-Cola. Swette joins Andrew Kaslow, who held top HR positions at Vivendi and AOL Time Warner, Nicholas Beim of Matrix Partners,...

365 Media, Inc.(George Plosker appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... George Plosker has joined 365 Media, Inc. as director of business development. In his new role, Plosker will be working with publishers of research and reference content to improve production and research efficiencies, drive down costs, and...

Lycos, Inc.(Dan Sullivan and Brian Kalinowski appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Lycos, Inc., a provider of search, community, and technology lifestyle destinations, has announced the appointment of Dan Sullivan and Brian Kalinowski to the Lycos senior management team. Sullivan rejoined Lycos this month as the new senior...

Inxight Software, Inc.(Paul Battaglia appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Paul Battaglia has joined Inxight Software, Inc. as its GM for government solutions. From 1999 to 2002, he served as president and CEO of WorldStor, a storage services provider. Prior to Inxight, he held positions as vice president of worldwide...

Metrics.(Illustration)
July 1, 2005... What action have you taken as a result of reading an ad in [a] digital publication? Net action taken as a result of reading pub 91.9% Looked at vendor's web site 73.5% Forwarded info about...

Faces of e content: interviews from the econtent trenches.(Ed Stevenson)(Interview)
July 1, 2005... Job Function: Really Strategies is a professional services firm that works with publishers and other content-centric companies. Ed Stevenson, director of content strategies, works with clients to bring strategy, content, and technology...

TriCaster.(NewTek TriCaster)(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 1, 2005... The TriCaster is the latest in a burgeoning field of Webcasting appliances. However, the TriCaster separates itself from the pack by offering video capture and editing along with sophisticated live production capabilities. Wrapped up in a...

Oh, no, not web video again!(analysis)(Column)
July 1, 2005... If you are old enough to recall the crashes and bums of TheDen and Pseudo.com, then you must join me in smirking at the current mania for Web video. A perfect storm has formed around the platform; media companies point to a "critical mass" in...

eXtreme content: web services break down content silos.(market size)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... as a technician for On Display in 1996, Santi Pierini and his coworkers built XML parsers for business-to-business communication and discussing what the future prospects could be for XML as a commercial language. Even then, Pierini foresaw a...

I'm Adobe, and I'll be your server.(info insider)(Adobe Acrobat 7.0)(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 1, 2005... What is the oldest browser running under UNIX, Windows, Mac, and various handhelds? It's bit of a trick question, but if you understand "browser" in a broader context than "Web browser," then Adobe Acrobat, essentially a unique browser, wins...

Ebooks worm their way into the reference market.(market research)
July 1, 2005... Back in 2000 when it looked as though the entire world's content would soon be digitized, a myth developed that in the not-too-distant future, paper books would be supplanted by electronic books (ebooks). In this scenario, we would all be...

Tire kicking and CMS shopping.(content management system)(Column)
July 1, 2005... If people bought cars the same way they bought a CMS application, they would go to a lot toting a thick pile of papers and ask for a car that has a V6 engine, an alternator on the left-hand side of the cylinder block, a speedometer that has a...

Size matters.(OPTIMIZING Mobile Document Delivery)(analysis of wireless communications equipment)
July 1, 2005... The mobile space has garnered much attention in recent years as content providers position themselves to take advantage of this nascent yet burgeoning market. Most of that attention to date has centered on the sex appeal of distributing...

This is going on your permanent record.(analysis of electronic records)(Column)
July 1, 2005... Remember the threats back in school days? Some idle prank, some small indiscretion, and there you were in front of the vice principal or counselor, heating that dread threat: your life would be forever scarred by that black mark on your...

A case of production whoas.(case study)(Northstar Travel Media's contract with Thomas Technology Solutions Inc.)
July 1, 2005... Headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, Northstar Travel Media, LLC (formerly Cahners Travel Group) is a business-to-business media company that serves the travel and hospitality industry--specifically, travel agents, corporate travel planners,...

The new news cycle.(after thought)(analysis of online journalism)(Column)
July 1, 2005... I'm sick and tired of the media elite bitching and moaning about their diminishing role in society. There's lots of blame and finger-pointing going on at big media these days: people don't watch network TV news "because they work long hours";...