Daily Archives: June 6, 2009

PRESSMART, a global leader in the interactive digital publishing solutions, today announced the availability of its eMag 3.0, a highly advanced digital publishing and delivery solution, to enable publishers world over offer a new, compelling and enriching experience to their users over the web.

The new version provides faster rendering engine and a striking new interface making Pressmart a very powerful-hosted print-to-online publishing service.

The feature rich eMag 3.0 offers 3D Thumbnails, Superior caching technology, Article text view and Multi-format XML based delivery that place the news back in a format that users can use on a multitude of devices including Mobile, RSS and Audio. It also enables management of Subscriptions, Ads, Analytics and Support in a single view.

“The eMag 3.0 offers deep analytics into the digital edition online traffic and user reading behavior, giving invaluable insight to the editorial and ad marketing teams of a publication.” said Sanjiv Gupta, Founder and Executive Chairman of Pressmart. “Customers can also launch their new media platform faster, far more efficiently and cost effectively”.

Readers demand for content that is more interactive, rich and ‘now’, scattered across different virtual channels is rapidly increasing. Traditional online sites do not carry the print brand online and lack the interactivity and richness of the eMag 3.0 interface.

With Pressmart’s on-demand digital platform Publishers can go digital on web, mobile, podcast and RSS in a matter of minutes even if they do not have technical knowledge. Additionally it offers access to state-of-art marketing, subscription and advertising tools using which Publishers can start monetizing from digital delivery from almost day one.

About Pressmart
Pressmart (www.pressmart.com) powers the digital editions of publications in 22 languages from 47 countries on Web, Mobile, RSS, Podcast, and other digital channels. Millions of users across the world access a digital edition powered by Pressmart. Publishers get Conversion, Hosting, Subscriptions, Ads and Analytics – packaged in a single easy-to-use service.

Cyber-Duck, a multi-award winning London web design agency today announced that is has won two prestigious, international Communicator Awards 2009, for the second consecutive year.

LONDON, UK- Cyber-Duck, a multiple award winning London web design agency today announced that is has won the prestigious, international Communicator Award 2009, for the second consecutive year.

The Communicator Awards are endorsed by the highly-renowned International Academy of the Visual Arts and recognise outstanding achievement and excellence in media production, honouring the media projects that demonstrate the highest level of international skills and expertise.

The judging panel awarded Cyber-Duck their Award of Distinction accolade for Anton Kreil – The Blog. Judges were impressed by the clean, corporate feel of the blog which is beautifully juxtaposed between intelligent and witty writing and sleek flash animation.

The 2009 Communicator Awards, held in the US, received over 7000 entries, making it “the most prestigious award of its kind,” according to Linda Day, Executive Director of the International Academy of the Visual Arts.

She continued, “Being honoured with a Communicator Award is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to the work that [the winners] do.”

The London web design company received its second Communicator Award this year for its design and development of the Halcyon Gallery website. Halcyon required a sleek, clean and uncluttered design to support the fine artwork being showcased via the site.

Thanks to Cyber-Duck’s user-centred web design ethic, the new Halcyon website (http://www.halcyongallery.com/) is incredibly easy to use with a tailor-made navigation system and an overall look and feel that supports the gallery’s existing branding. Judges were impressed with the site’s simple interactive slideshow system used on the homepage which allows user to browse the collections currently on show at the gallery.

This is the second consecutive year in which Cyber-Duck has won this prestigious accolade. Cyber-Duck first won the Gold Communicator Award for its Ajax-driven company website back in 2008. The site combines user-centric design and fun flash animations with clear and concise messages.

Matt Gibson, Head of Production at Cyber-Duck commented, “We are delighted that our hard work has been recognised again by the Communicator Awards panel. I work with a fantastic team of highly-skilled individuals who continue to delight our clients with their innovative ideas and superb attention to detail. The Cyber-Duck team is dedicated to consistently maintaining high standards and we aim to raise the bar year on year.”

To learn more about award winning London web design agency Cyber-Duck please visit: http://www.cyber-duck.co.uk

The Agriculture Industry now has support from the Rogers Online Business Management website to help them learn how to use the Internet to grow their business. Sue Rogers, Owner of Rogers Executive Administrative Services recently launched the site to support this industry as she becomes more involved in the Agriculture Industry Partnership that was formed on behalf of the Northwest Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board and the Regional Center for Workforce Excellence. This partnership was formed to identify a plan of action to assist the agriculture community in providing the necessary workforce, economic developments, and education/training supports necessary for retention and growth within the Pennsylvania Counties of Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Venango, and Warren.

Rogers says, “I wanted to bring the web to the Agriculture Community by educating them on how easy it is to build an effective online marketing campaign that will help them become known through their expertise. I also thought it was important that we reach out to the younger generation by using the technology that has become a big part of their everyday lives. By utilizing what the Internet has to offer, we can create interest within the younger generation that just might get them more involved in agriculture.”

When you visit the Online Business Management for the Agriculture Community website you will find information such as how to ease your record keeping, book keeping, what to include in your employee handbooks and safety manuals, how to write press releases, book resources, and much more, but most importantly how to generate income from your expertise using the Internet. And as long as you’re part of the Agriculture Industry, Rogers has created the Ease Your Workload Agriculture Business Directory where you can list your business for Free!

For more information on the Online Business Management for the Agriculture Industry website go to http://agriculture.easmyworkload.com. You can also contact Sue Rogers at [email protected]. For more information on the Agriculture Industry Partnership go to www.nwpawib.org.

AW Media Group, an Atlanta-based lifestyle public relations agency specializing in fashion, beauty, entertainment, and luxury brands, announced today the signing of a new client, D.R. Elite.

Founded by Dawn Dickson and LaTish Roach, D.R. Elite is a national event management, non-profit business development, fundraising and marketing consulting firm with divisions in Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; and Phoenix, AZ. Combined, they have sourced and secured more than $350,000 in grants, sponsorships, in-kind donations, and advertising revenue for clients through 2008.

AW Media Group will be responsible for creating and implementing a media relations program for the 2nd Annual Back 2 Camp Charity Weekend scheduled July 9 – 12, 2009 in Atlanta, GA. Originally a weekend to mark the time when NFL players would leave their homes and return to their team cities for training camp, D.R. Elite has evolved the event into a charity weekend dedicated to promoting philanthropy. The 2nd Annual Back 2 Camp charity recipient is Communities in Schools of Atlanta (http://www.cisatlanta.org).

“We are excited to have D.R. Elite as one our clients,” said Angela Watts, Director of PR & Special Events of AW Media Group. “D.R. Elite is unique not only because they create successful events with a purpose, but because they actually deliver.”

AW Media Group and D.R. Elite anticipate a successful, effective relationship because both firms are focused on the delivery of a well-defined marketing communications plan that will increase awareness for the 2009 charity recipient and generate positive exposure for all organizations involved.

For more information about AW Media Group or the 2nd Annual Back 2 Camp Charity Weekend, visit www.awmediagroup.com .