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Re-thinkhow your newsroom works

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Re-inventyour business model to insure your future

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“…to get to the point where we can create content across

all these platforms and on all these delivery channels, we

need that common platform where all the journalists are

working in the same set of tools.”

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the demands of creating multi-media content and getting more work done with less can take a toll on the newsroom staff . that’s why CCI NewsGate is designed to maximize the way you really work . a collaborative environment, unified data structure and user-friendly functionality allow you to create and manage content for various media with efficiency, without sacrificing quality .

the story Folder – complete content control

The NewsGate Story Folder is a pivotal new concept in which a story’s content and resources can be assigned, created, shared and managed centrally by all involved: editors, reporters, photo­graphers, graphic artists, researchers, etc.

The content – text, photos, graphics, video and much more – can be published to any type of publication channel directly from the Story Folder.

multiple media products, ad hoc teams – one system

NewsGate empowers you to deliver the mix of media products that your customers demand. Not only by enabling reuse of con­tent across traditional and new media publication channels but also by fascilitating easy collaboration so ideas and research flow seamlessly between everyone involved in shaping the story. Staff is able to create rich news coverage for immediate distribution across your full range of media channels and work together

across departments or geographical locations, directly from within one single system. This means that with CCI NewsGate you can create “dream teams” according to your staff’s skill sets, expertise and talents, without considering where they are loca­ted. For instance, creating a team of staff members from different newsrooms to lend expertise on one specific topic.

Your own personal research assistant

NewsGate features state of the art search functionality. Content can be searched and pulled from external resources (i.e. wires and web sites), as well as from long­term storage and various archives. Staff in other, connected newsrooms can have access to content developed in other media properties. The ground breaking new feature is with out a doubt the automated research that the system continuously performs. As all parts of the material you collect or create for each story is searched and indexed, News­Gate immediately finds related stories, new relevant wires, other live stories on the same subject etc. and serves up the headlines directly where it’s most needed, inside the Story Folder.

Choice of layout/design tools

NewsGate is tightly integrated with Adobe InDesign/InCopy. This integration maintains NewsGate’s impressive and popular “one database object” functionality. And NewsGate still offers LayoutChamp in tandem with Adobe, giving page designers two strong layout tools in one system. Extreme efficiency and full creative freedom.

automated Budgeting systemNewsGate’s Story Folders also make up the automated budgeting system. All information in Story Folders is compiled in Story Lists (budget) and Work Lists that automatically updates whenever a change is made to content, assignments, publications, etc. All users have access to the lists, which can be filtered by dates, publications, responsible and much more. Now, the news budget literally makes itself and can be sorted to fit any type of user’s needs and any type of media. With a Data Center and shared viewing of budgets among properties, the potential to reuse content and save costs is limitless.

easy tracking and management of freelancers

NewsGate’s open Web Services allow you to set up a complete freelancer workflow, to manage and track freelance assignments and payments. You can export relevant editorial information to

an external system for actual fee calculation. Freelancers can view and accept their assignments, as well as upload content items. If desired, freelancers can even be granted access from outside to specific Story Folders in NewsGate to interact directly with team members from your own staff.

easy and intuitive for users

NewsGate provides a familiar and customizable work environ­ment. Users can easily tailor their individual workspaces and add content with drag ‘n drop capabilities and docking/floating windows. Users can also sort and save database lists, infinitely, giving them fast and automatically updated information on the day’s stories.

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whether you are managing resources for many newsrooms or for one, possibilities are endless . In NewsGate content is created media neutral, so staff can focus on quality and depth versus the final publishing channel . Publishing content to any channel necessary is fast and easy .

transparency of content

Staff can view each other’s news lists and see others’ work in progress. This makes it easy to contribute to, or pull from, work in progress to add to content and quality of stories. Of course, com­pleted/published stories are easily accessible in order to develop new stories using the same information.

Newsroom Convergence - Common desks for multiple newsrooms

Now you can create central desks that manage common topics/themes, such as sports, features, international, etc., for more than one newsroom/title.

Cross-newsroom editorial teams for specific projects/themes

Editorial teams composed of journalists from multiple geo graphic locations can be created, to work on special projects such as elections, Olympics, economy, etc. Source lists, content, archives, etc. are easily accessible by all media properties that are part of the Data Center. Messages can be sent to some or all of a story team from ‘within’ a story. Such communication and messaging features encourage news staff to brainstorm, share and collabo­rate both within and across media. Content quality is improved when editorial staff find easier and better ways to work together at an early stage in the newsgathering process. Double work is also avoided when CCI NewsGate tells you who else is working on the same or a similar story.

Knowledge, news and staff expertise are strengthened when editorial staff work in virtual teams, potentially with hitherto

unknown colleagues on other desks, in other newsrooms and at other media.

Central points to handle cross-media news

The easy sharing and overview means that ‘new media staff’ can handle news to be published to the Internet, mobile, TV or print from one central point. No need to spend time searching multiple lists and applications to find the content and format it for speci­fic publication channels – CCI NewsGate is the central hub for all methods of publication.

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extensive archive – as part of the systemCCI NewsGate goes way beyond just ‘storage’ and ‘editing’ XML files. It allows any kind of background file, source material, con­tacts, notes and other related information to be stored along with stories, providing a connection between content and the ‘knowledge’ behind it. Unless specifically indicated, stories (Story Folders) do not expire, but are automatically moved to Long Term Storage after a predefined period of time. The content along with all background material, research notes, multi media content etc. is stored and accessible in the archive. Any element can be completely private and secure if desired.

two-way integration to tv- and Radio Newsroom Computer systems (NCs)All content is created in in the NewsGate Story Folder regardless of the desired publication format, and the journalistic environ­ment continues all the way to the TV or Radio­specific production tools. TV run­downs, scripts, news graphics etc. can be viewed and in some cases edited directly from the Story Folder to insure that minute to minute updates are immediately available for the media specific production staff.

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with CCI NewsGate, CCI europe deliberately chose a product strategy that is radically different from their traditional com-petitors, who have been busy trying to extend their editorial pagination systems into the online domain . this strategy enables CCI europe to address a number of requirements at existing and new customers which could not have been addressed with a “galactic publishing system” for all media .

The result is an editorial system with a vastly expanded editorial environment, designed specifically around the journalistic process and the covering of news stories and with features to plan, cre­ate, manage and deliver content for any number of media.

solid base

At the heart of CCI NewsGate is a powerful XML database. Based on technology from Oracle, the XML Database provides a central repository for secure storage and management of vast amounts of content and related material and files.

open to proprietary systems

CCI NewsGate is built on an integration architecture that is both open and scalable that can harness the valuable resources of even the smallest news organization. The open architecture enables CCI NewsGate to keep pace with the rapidly changing technology and new publication channels are quickly added to the existing story creation and planning procedures.

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Re-invent your business model to insure your future

the traditional newsroom is being forced to change, as more and more audiences choose new media channels along with – or in place of – traditional print products . with CCI News-Gate, you can realize a highly competitive, flexible business model and be positioned to grow and change quickly with the marketplace . move from reacting to the marketplace, to becoming a proactive, visionary leader in news media .

the way forward

the time is now to “bridge the gap” between traditional work environments and changing news trends .

NewsGate provides the platform to align your newsrooms •and streamline your organization and processes. You can create common content structure for re­use; provide an automated planning tool for efficiency and collaboration; and provide a tool for journalists to produce online, print, radio­ and TV content and much more.

CCI Newsgate enables you to combine resources and results •so that you can establish common desks across your news­rooms. This allows planning and collaboration, and content sharing, across geographical boundaries or desks.

1 The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, is replacing its CCI NewsDesk system with CCI NewsGate. Included will be other media properties owned by its publisher, Metroland: The Hamilton Spectator, Guelph Mercury, Waterloo Region Record and 16 weeklies from the Metroland West division of Metroland. The system will allow Toronto Star Newspapers Limited and Metroland to share and re­use content across newsrooms, saving time and increasing productivity. The system will also enable two­way integration with online publishing systems and support for Mac OS X workstations.

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Dagbladet is the second largest daily newspaper in Norway with circulation in excess of 191,000 readers. Dagbladet’s CCI NewsGate Data Center helped them increase online productivity and develop new products. They now publish online first, with print re­using online content; also, publishing online is now a one­step workflow. Twenty­five percent of Dagbladet’s staff is involved with online and other new products, and Dagbladet’s online journalists all handle text, photo, audio and video.

3 Fædrelandsvennen, in Kristiansand, southern Norway, has a circulation of 43,000 and more than 116,000 daily readers. In 2008 Fædrelandsvennen replaced its NewsDesk system with a CCI NewsGate Data Center. Now all of Fædrelandsvennen’s media is integrated in one system including the traditional printed newspaper, the online version of the newspaper, TV (TVSØR) and Internet TV; and the new system is open to upcoming distribution channels such as mobile news. Also, the Fædrelandsvennen editorial desks of all their different media now work on one system in an efficient, media­convergent newsroom. 4

Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., publisher of The Times of India, implemented a CCI Data Center to also include other properties: The Economic Times, India’s largest English Financial daily news­paper and the second largest English Financial daily in the world (after Wall Street Journal) with 0.73 million daily circulation; Mumbai Mirror with daily circulation of 0.688 million; and the Indiatimes Internet Portal (approximately one billion page views per month). The group will employ CCI NewsGate’s unique Story Folder to organize multimedia content, a collaborative work environment and dynamic planning capabilities across multiple delivery channels.

media organizations leading the wayFollowing are a few examples of CCI customers who have chosen the CCI data Center solution to realize cost savings, new synergies, increased productivity and new revenue in their organizations:

Roularta Media Group in Belgium realized 700%

productivity gains by optimizing resources and

implementing a template-driven workflow.

The company now produces 3,000 print pages

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Said Gary Shawd, V.P. of IT for Gannett’s Louisville, Kentucky group.

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the data Center the perfect example of succesful re­alignment

the data Center is where all data and setup is stored cen-trally . media companies can consolidate their It resources and manage multiple products in a single hardware/software installation .

scalability

The Data Center can scale for very large installations, connecting newsrooms across geographical boundaries, and is easily extend­ed with new titles/papers/media channels. The Data Center can also be installed in a single site for newsrooms to work separa­tely.

Increase productivity without adding more staff

The Data Center provides support for planning content across newsrooms prior to the content being ready to share. It is pos­sible for a user working in one newsroom to create content with material from a Story Folder in another newsroom. The shared content (e.g. story, photo, graphics and multimedia) will inherit all changes made to the source content until the content relati­onship is broken by a user in the target newsroom. CCI NewsGate provides a complete overview of where any piece of content has been used across all newsrooms.

adding more titles

You can easily add more media titles to the Data Center. Media properties can opt to have total separation between newsrooms, or total sharing amongst different newsrooms. The decision to change the amount of data sharing can be made and imple­mented immediately.

an example:tribune’s data Center strategy

The Tribune Company decided to upgrade to NewsGate using existing data centers located in their Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune properties. Two data centers provides redundancy for their properties.

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Hartford Courant, CT (running from live datacenter)

The Baltimore Sun, MD (running from live datacenter)

The Daily Press, VA (running from live datacenter)

Orlando Sentinel, FL (running from live datacenter)

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Further information on CCI products, the data center and our latest news can be found at www .ccieurope and enews .ccieurope .com

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CCI’s newly re­designed web site now features lots of informa­tion about CCI, our products and our services. There is also a customer portal where system users can exchange useful tips and get inside information on using our systems.

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You can find more information on NewsGate at our new web portal, enews.ccieurope.com. There you will also find recent CCI news, product updates and other information. Add us to your favorites to stay abreast.

CCI leadership share their thoughts about the industry, and about our role in helping media companies succeed.

Industry buzz: Various industry professionals share their knowledge, experiences and ideas.

CCI customer cases in leadership, vision, innovation: How CCI’s editorial and advertising solutions have contributed to customers’ business goals.

CCI product developments to support CCI customer needs, both now and as the industry transforms.

Questions from users, answers from CCI experts: CCI system experts answer questions from day to day users, to ensure that customers get the most out of their CCI products.

CCI eNews interviewed some of the news innovators, experts in their field who gave us their thoughts about changes in the industry, in their workplaces, and in the tools they’re using to reach consumers .

among those interviewed were ken Brusic – senior vP, Content Leader, orange County Register and harry Bouwman, manager New media, de telegraaf .

visit enews .ccieurope .com to see videos of their feedback .

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about CCI europeFounded in the 1700’s as a newsprint company, CCI Europe is today the leading

provider of editorial solutions for multi-media news environments. CCI NewsGate

is the most robust and powerful in the industry, and is implemented in many

news organizations across many continents. CCI provides the platform to support

evolving needs of the world’s largest news organizations, and scalable solutions

to help growing media brands optimize business strategies. Constant innovation

and strong customer commitment remain the cornerstones of CCI’s business model.

Join the future of cross media publishing like our many partners worldwide.

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