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Kristen Conte
eMeta Corporation
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Scotsman.Com Deploys eMeta Software to Sell Digital Content Through Flexible Offers
Scotland's Leading Online Newspaper Offers Bundled, Subscription, Pay-Per-View Access to Content Using eMeta's Hosted Solution, eRightsWEB
NEW YORK - December 1, 2004 -- eMeta Corporation, the leading provider of digital information access and commerce solutions, today announced that scotsman.com, Scotland's premier online news and information site, has launched eMeta's eRightsWEB to commercialize its digital content through flexible offers. eRightsWEB is eMeta's managed software suite providing media and software companies with the tools to monetize their digital goods and services.
"We needed to implement a commerce application that would win over current customers and entice new visitors, as well as enhance The Scotsman brand," said Alistair Brown, head of online operations for The Scotsman Publications Ltd. "We believe we have accomplished all three goals using eRightsWEB. And since the commerce solution is managed offsite, we don't have to worry about any integration, reliability or security issues. This means we can focus on delivering high quality products and high levels of customer service while the software collects the revenue for us."
eRightsWEB allows scotsman.com to sell access to these new services using a whole range of pricing models, including; time based subscriptions, pay-per-view and article bundles. In addition, scotsman.com has commercialized its digital archives back to 1817 with the official launch this week of The Scotsman Digital Archive available at archive.scotsman.com. To enable a seamless experience for current scotsman.com customers, eMeta implemented a Single Sign-On solution to link the site's pre-existing registration system with the new commerce application.
"eRightsWEB is enabling scotsman.com to maximize a previously untapped source of revenue," said Jonathan Lewin, eMeta's chief executive officer. "In the long term, scotsman.com will have the ability to discern which offers are best received by their customerss and which ones generate the most revenue."
With eRightsWEB, companies can effectively market and sell any type of digital asset, creating new revenue opportunities while satisfying customer demands. Be it content, such as articles or graphics, or rich media like streaming audio and video, software and more, eRightsWEB reduces development time and delivery costs and increases revenue. eRightsWEB is hosted in a world-class facility with redundant systems, strong physical security, back-up power and other support mechanisms.
About eMeta Corporation
eMeta is the leading provider of access control and commerce software for media and software companies. eMeta’s advanced solutions and services enable its many globally recognized customers to sell and control their digital goods and services, maximizing the value of their digital assets. Recognized by Deloitte in 2004 as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America, eMeta counts Pearson, The McGraw-Hill Companies, IEEE, New York Times Digital, Wolters Kluwer, Celera Genomics, and iVillage among its many clients. The company is based in New York City. Additional information is available at www.emeta.com.
About The Scotsman Publications Limited
The Scotsman Publications Limited (TSPL) owns The Scotsman (first published in 1817), the Edinburgh Evening News, Scotland on Sunday, the successful online operation scotsman.com, the Herald & Post series of free weeklies in Edinburgh, Fife, Perth and West Lothian and Motor Market Weekly.
