Dagens Media goes live on Escenic 5.0
Oslo, Norway, June 24, 2009: First Scandinavian customer to go live on 5.0
Escenic is pleased to announce that the first Scandinavian customer, Dagens Media www.dagensmedia.se, has gone live on Escenic Content Studio 5.0. Dagens Media is one of the leading magazines in the Talentum Group, a leading media company in Finland and Sweden producing magazines, books, training and online content for professionals in different specialist fields.
Talentum’s Dagens Media is the first Scandinavian customer to use Escenic Content Studio 5.0. At the end of last month, n-tv, Germany’s 24-hour news channel, was the first customer worldwide to go live on version 5.0.
“We are delighted to have successfully installed our new CMS at such a media intensive customer. The success of this project heralds the beginning of the rollout of Escenic Content Studio 5.0 to new and existing customers worldwide” said Tom Handegård, CTO at Escenic and responsible for product development.
Pierre Sjödell, Area manager for Digital Media at Talentum said “As the leading media provider of media news and information to other media professionals within the industry in Sweden, it is of the utmost importance that we are able to publish content online in a fast, efficient and flexible manner. Upgrading to version 5.0 has enabled us to do this and more.
We launched a premium section called DM Plus, where subscribers are able to log in and read exclusive articles etc. Other important features are integration with social media, slideshows, improved video possibilities in the "DM Play", as well as a range of new services. We now also have the opportunity to quickly and relatively easily develop the website with new functionalities and develop new websites. All in all, we are very happy with the successful launch of our new and improved website on Escenic Content Studio 5.0”.
Escenic Content Studio and Escenic Content Engine are used by 600 news media websites worldwide, including some of the most advanced and most visited news sites. Escenic is the core internet publishing tool for news publishers like: St. Petersburg Times, FL, Cox Newspapers, NC, Canadian Globe and Mail, UK based TimesOnline, The Sun, News of the World, The Daily Telegraph, and The Independent as well as German Axel Springer Group, Scandinavian Schibsted, Bonnier and TV2.
About Talentum: www.talentum.fi
Talentum is a publisher and producer of information for professionals, aiming to be the largest and most profitable player in its field in the Nordic countries and other selected markets. Talentum publishes journals and professional literature and provides seminar and online services for professionals. Talentum media in Finland include Talouselämä Arvopaperi, Tekniikka & Talous and Markkinointi & Mainonta, and in Sweden Affarsvärlden, Ny Teknik and Dagens Media. The Talentum Group employs some 800 people in Finland, Sweden, the Baltic countries and Russia. Talentum Oyj is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
About Escenic: www.escenic.com
Escenic is strategic content management software for digital media publishing. Escenic technologies drive over 600 of the most dynamic and exciting news media websites in the world. Escenic has been closely tied to the media industry since 1997. Today we are proud to be considered industry leaders in our sector.
With Escenic, competitive commercial enterprises gain access to the same robust technologies that professional publishers have preferred for years. In July 2008, Escenic was acquired by Vizrt.
About Vizrt: www.vizrt.com
Vizrt creates leading-edge content production tools for the digital media industry - from award-winning 3D graphics & maps through integrated video workflow solutions and online publishing tools.
We propose a new vision for content creation, management and delivery with an end-to-end solution from conception to multi-format distribution. Through constant innovation and a good measure of fun, we create software and services that push creative boundaries and develop new ways of telling stories.
Vizrt's product suite is used by the world's leading broadcasters and publishing houses, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, BBC, Sky, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK, The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph, and Welt Online. Furthermore, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions, including both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, utilize Vizrt solutions.
Vizrt is a public company traded on the Oslo Main List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154.
For more information:
Knut I. Skeid, Managing Director, Escenic, +47 9222 0352, knut.skeid@escenic.com
Jörgen Rosengren, Director of Sales, +46 704205705, joergen.rosengren@escenic.com
