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Moroc Soir Groupe of Morocco Sign Comprehensive Contract With KnowledgeView for a Multi-Platform Publishing System Driven by RAPID Browser and Adobe Publishing Software
Tuesday 05. February 2008 - Moroc Soir is one of the leading publishing groups in the Kingdom of Morocco, with several newspaper and online titles notably the leading French Daily Le Matin and the Arabic dailies Assabah and Assahra Al Maghribiya. KnowledgeView is the leading publishing software and newspaper integrator in the Arab World with over 20 newspaper installations used by over 3000 journalists.
The new contract is part of the active modernisation activities of the group with the aim of increasing circulation and reach, and advertising revenues. The contract aims to expand the capabilities not only of paper publishing but that of online and mobile, taking advantage of RAPID Browser’s support for multi-publishing in a convergent Newsroom mode of work. RAPID Archive will also provide group-wide rich-media archiving and facilities for local search by the newspaper customers.
Mr. Mohamed Al-Jawahiri, Managing Director of Moroc Soir Groupe said “We are pleased to work with KnowledgeView on such an important part of the group’s modernisation plan. We in the group take note of the changing landscape of the media market, of changing readers’ habits and the effect of the Internet. We see these changes as a great opportunity for the group to provide additional products that satisfy the news needs for different segments of the expanding Moroccan economy and society. We will use the group’s vast experience in publishing and KnowledgeView’s expertise in multi-publishing to achieve our aims.”
Dr. Ali Al-Assam Managing Director of KnowledgeView Ltd said “This contract, the first for the company in Morocco, represents KnowledgeView’s strong entry into the expanding Moroccan media market, where KnowledgeView will have direct marketing and support centre there. We are honoured to have the confidence of such reputable media group as Moroc Soir, and we look forward to jointly provide an advanced multi-publishing example for the whole of the North African media market”.