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Christian Science Monitor Chooses Partners for Print to Web Conversion
Thursday 11. December 2008 - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR CHOOSES PARTNERS FOR PRINT TO WEB CONVERSION
The Christian Science Monitor, the first nationally circulated newspaper to shift to an online publication with a weekly print edition , has chosen Chicago-based web consulting firm Duo Consulting and Norway-based eZ Systems to implement its new Web-first strategy by Spring 2009. eZ Systems is the worlds largest Open Source web content management system software vendor while Duo Consulting is one of the worlds leading web development firms.
“One of the key reasons we selected Duo and eZ was because of the ease of use,” said John Yemma, editor of the Monitor. “Our reporters need to be able to quickly post stories online from around the world – and the combination of eZ Publish software with Duos implementation and hosting services is an important next step in our Web-first, multi-platform strategy.”
“The Monitors decision to use eZ Publish was based, in part, on our other successful media implementations, as well as our adaptable and proven open source software model,” said eZ Systems co-founder Bård Farstad. Duo Consultings CTO Fred Salchli added, “With eZ Publish, the Monitor will have the capability to pre-plan content publication schedules, support revenue streams with advertising, and support rich multimedia content.”
eZ Publish and Duo Consulting were both founded ten years ago with a focus on creating scalable solutions that make it easy to create, manage and re-purpose content online. eZ has since become one of the most respected open-source software providers with more than 200 thousand installations and registered users in more than 130 countries, while Duo Consulting has become one of the leading interactive agencies in the content management field.
With unique functionality for magazine and newspaper publishers, eZ Publish has established a leading role in powering the online efforts for many of the worlds largest media groups. The combination of eZ Publish software and Duo Consultings interaction design and implementation provide a powerful platform for organizations that use content as a core strategic asset to their online efforts.