Cole's Newswire July 16, 1997
Vol. 3, No. 28

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  • ADONE CLASSIFIED NETWORK INC.
    AdOne, a supplier of on-line classified ad solutions, has introduced DisplayOne, a turnkey solution for publishing display ads on the World-Wide Web. Using a proprietary conversion process, DisplayOne creates web-based display ads from print ad files -- for example, PDF, GIF and TIF files. DisplayOne is available for $1295 per month plus a one-time set-up fee, which starts at $995.

    AdOne also has introduced LogoOne, which embeds the advertiser's logo on an HTML page along with the rest of the liner ad. LogoOne pricing starts at $75 per month plus a one-time set-up fee, which starts at $495.

    AdOne is on the Web at http://www.adone.com/.


  • CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Boston-based ClearWay has introduced an updated version of its FireSite Virtual Domain Manager, a system for hosting multiple virtual web sites on a single server, using a single IP address. Version 2.1 now provides cumulative and resettable statistics for customer billing. Free demos are available at http://www.clearway.com/VDM/info.html.


  • THE COLE PAPERS
    The monthly journal of technology, journalism and publishing covers NEXPO '97, where suppliers had one easy time in the Big Easy.

    In the July issue of THE COLE PAPERS, Editor and Publisher David M. Cole writes:

    "NEW ORLEANS -- The muggy, hot air of the Big Easy had an unexpected, distinctive odor June 21-24 -- the days the Newspaper Association of America staged its annual newspaper technology conference and exposition, NEXPO.

    "'The smell of money is in the air,' said one conference-goer."

    Inside:

    -- Correspondent L. Carol Christopher scans the ranks of suppliers arriving from overseas, getting a glimpse of their products and a good look at how they approach their new market -- the United States.

    -- Computer-to-plate technology has advanced in bits and bytes, reports Senior Editor Pete Wetmore, but the market is still lagging in adopting the next step in pagination -- because it hasn't finished taking the first step.

    -- Imagine: Newspaper departments talking one to the other, nicely, about sharing information and helping customers. 'Twould be nice, suppliers of enterprise-wide databases say. Nice indeed, suggests Correspondent Christopher J. Feola. Then they could sell some wares.

    -- Put together enough enhancements, and you'll have a new product. NEXPO '97 saw many new enhancements, but few new products. The COLE PAPERS staff has rounded up a passel of improvements, from ad side to TV Land.

    -- Ms. Freebies Police returned to her COLE PAPERS acquisitions enforcement role: Hit up each booth for its best trinket, bauble, giveaway or widget, then gather the group to Bless the Best. As always, Correspondent John Bryan presents this year's nuggets from a genuine cornucopia of freebies.

    To subscribe and receive a copy of the July issue of THE COLE PAPERS, surf to http://www.colegroup.com/.


  • CYBERGRAPHIC INC.
    Cybergraphic, an Australian publishing systems supplier with U.S. offices in Burlington, Mass., has announced these recent sales:

    -- Fox Valley Press, a division of Copley Newspapers based in Plainfield, Ill.: Genera Advertising System -- 54 Cyber$ell ad sales workstations, two CyberCla$$Page classified pagination workstations and CyberARTS (Cybergraphic Advertising Replicated Transaction Server) for SQL reporting -- and interfaces to Fox Valley's Macintosh-based display ad makeup system, an EdgCapture credit card authorization system from Edgil Associates Inc. of North Chelmsford, Mass., and a GEAC AIM billing system from Geac Publishing Systems of Tampa, Fla.

    -- SUN HERALD, Biloxi, Miss. (48k, morning): Cybergraphic Genera Advertising System -- 15 Cyber$ell ad selling workstations, 2 CyberCla$$Page Classified pagination workstations -- and integration of fax server technology and interfaces to EdgCapture credit card authorization system and the GEAC AIM billing system. The SUN HERALD will migrate from an existing Atex classified system.

    -- MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL (309k, morning): Genesis II Advertising System -- 120 Genesis II ad sales workstations, 3 CyberCla$$Page classified pagination workstations and CyberARTS -- along with a future upgrade to a Genera SQL server and Cyber$ell client software.

    Cybergraphic is on the Web at http://www.cybergraphic.com.au/.


  • DIGITAL CITY ORLANDO
    Central Florida's largest Realtor association and Digital City Orlando have announced an agreement to begin publishing Multiple Listing Service listings on-line this summer. The Greater Orlando Association of Realtors will allow its 4,500 members and their brokers to post information about home listings in Digital City Orlando (http://orlando.digitalcity.com/) and Orlando Sentinel Online (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/).

    The Multiple Listing Service previously has been available in Central Florida only on proprietary computer systems used by Realtors and on Realtor web sites. The database hadĘ12,000 listings last year. Under the agreement, Realtors will pay as little as $64 to list all of their homes on Digital City for a year.


  • DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
    DT, a publishing systems supplier based in Orem, Utah, has announced these sales of its Version 4.2 Classified advertising systems: SANTA BARBARA (Calif.) NEWS-PRESS (47k, morning); GAINESVILLE (Fla.) SUN (60k, morning); STUART (Fla.) NEWS (36k, morning); MACON (Ga.) TELEGRAPH (105k, morning); CLARION-LEDGER, Jackson, Miss. (127k, morning); COLUMBIA (Mo.) DAILY TRIBUNE (28k, evening); DAILY ADVANCE, Elizabeth City, N.C. (13k, evening); EVENING TELEGRAM, Rocky Mount, N.C. (15k, evening); SPRINGFIELD (Ohio) NEWS-SUN (45k, morning); REGISTER-GUARD, Eugene, Ore. (75k, morning); GRANTS PASS (Ore.) DAILY COURIER (20k, evening); LONGVIEW (Texas) NEWS-JOURNAL (29k, morning), and LUFKIN (Texas) DAILY NEWS (14k, evening);

    CANADA -- TORONTO STAR, Toronto, Ontario (250k, morning)

    OVERSEAS -- Telegraph Group, London, England (1.2m, morning)

    In other sales:

    -- AUSTIN (Texas) AMERICAN STATESMAN (178k, morning): A 235-seat editorial, display ad and graphics system to be installed in two phases.

    DT is on the Web at http://www.dtint.com/.


  • GEAC PUBLISHING SYSTEMS
    Geac (formerly Collier-Jackson), an advertising automation solutions supplier based in Tampa, Fla., has announced recent sales of its VisionShift advertising and database products to the EUGENE (Ore.) DAILY EMERALD (10k, morning), the University of Minnesota, Albuquerque (N.M.) Publishing, Guy Gannett Communications of Portland, Maine, and the GREENSBURG (Pa.) TRIBUNE-REVIEW (74k, morning).

    Geac is on the Web at http://www.visionshift.geac.com/.


  • HARRIS PUBLISHING SYSTEMS CORP.
    Harris, a subsidiary of Harris Corp. and pre-press systems integrator and supplier based in Melbourne, Fla., has announced these orders: -- BIRMINGHAM (Ala.) NEWS (168k, evening): upgrade to an XP-21, 40 additional NewsMaker editorial software licenses, Wire Server software. -- JERSEY JOURNAL, Jersey City, N.J. (54k, morning): Harris CASH classified advertising system. -- Syracuse (N.Y.) Newspapers (POST-STANDARD, 87k, morning; HERALD-JOURNAL, 75k, evening): 100-seat Harris NewsMaker editorial system, database upgrade to an existing Harris XP-21 server. -- OMAHA (Neb.) WORLD-HERALD (223k, all-day): additional XP-21 Server hardware and software, NewsMaker Wire Server software, XP-Link applications, Native Mode File Database software. -- PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio (386k, morning): additional NewsMaker editorial and pagination software licenses.

    -- THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Ore. (440k, morning): 250-seat NewsMaker editorial system, XP-21 server software with Replication, NewsMaker pagination software licenses, upgrades to existing Harris 2100 pagination workstations to Windows-based NewsMaker pagination, and IMAGES (Image Management and Graphics Enhancement System).

    CANADA -- GLOBE AND MAIL, Toronto, Ontario (363k, morning): CASH classified advertising system, C-PAG classified pagination software, DASH display ad software, PageTrak software, XP-21 server software with Replication, several NewsMaker pagination PCs and IMAGES.

    Harris is on the Web at http://www.harris.com/.


  • MISSION CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
    Mission Critical, a publishing systems software supplier based in Concord, Mass., has announced the sale of a remote ad management system to the SUN-SENTINEL of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (264k, morning). The SUN-SENTINEL will first install a two-server, 10-workstation AdFAX/AdFAST/AdFAST.com system. The paper will use AdFAST/Images to route ads, photos, graphics and display ad text through the production department.

    Mission Critical is on the Web at http://www.mctinc.com/.


  • SYSTEM INTEGRATORS INC.
    SII, a publishing systems supplier based in Sacramento, Calif., has announced the sale of a new classified system to THE SUN of Baltimore (340k, morning).

    THE SUN's 14-year-old Tandem TXP servers will be replaced by six Tandem K2000 RISC-based servers while 120 legacy Coyotes will be replaced by special new Coyote/3 XA clients, with ActiveX and Visual Basic tools.

    The upgrade includes CZAR II (Complete Zoning and Rating) ad zoning software; SII Gateway, to link SII with the Internet and other remote sources; Builder2.0, a product jointly developed with Pantheon Inc. of Seattle, to manage and post classifieds on the Web; FaxAction, which will enable THE SUN to electronically process ad submissions by fax, e-mail, electronic file transfer or scanned text; SII's SCP 1.5 classified pagination, and SCOOP:Router/OPI 1.2.2 for output management.

    SII is on the Web at http://www.sii.com/.

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