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WoodWing reinforces its global network of certified Solution Partners for multi-channel publishing and DAM

Zaandam, The Netherlands (May 16, 2013)

During its Partner Summit, which took place from May 13-15 in The Netherlands, WoodWing Software introduced a major update of its global partner program. With this new arrangement, WoodWing strengthens its worldwide network of certified Solution Partners, further increasing customer intimacy and quality of service.

WoodWing announces new version of its productivity plug-in Smart Styles, offering new features and Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) compatibility

Zaandam, The Netherlands (May 14, 2013)

The upcoming version of WoodWing´s productivity plug-in Smart Styles will offer a variety of new features, further improving the productivity in print and digital publishing. The upgrade also provides compatibility with InDesign CC and InCopy CC, the new versions of InDesign and InCopy available in a subscription model via the Creative Cloud. In the course of the year, WoodWing will also provide a new version of its multi-channel publishing system Enterprise, supporting Adobe Creative Cloud products.

WoodWing's Elvis DAM tour revealed high interest in Digital Asset Management

Zaandam, The Netherlands (April 30, 2013)

On April 19, WoodWing launched its global tour to promote Elvis DAM as the system of choice for safe and efficient Digital Asset Management. The first year’s tour, which focused on Europe, confirmed the high demand for effective DAM solutions and strategies. Throughout this year, the Elvis DAM tour will visit the US, Asia and Australia.

WoodWing releases Elvis DAM 4.0 – more speed, Linux support and integration with Content Station to boost efficiency

Zaandam, The Netherlands (April 9, 2013)

WoodWing has released version 4.0 of Elvis DAM, its next generation digital asset management solution. The new version features a seamless integration with Content Station – the editorial management application of WoodWing's multi-channel publishing solution Enterprise. Elvis 4.0 offers support for Linux, leverages the latest version of the Lucene search engine, and includes various other improvements for even better performance and usability.

WoodWing releases Enterprise 8.2 – tight integration with Excel and Elvis DAM

Zaandam, The Netherlands (March 26, 2013)

WoodWing has released version 8.2 of its multi-channel publishing system Enterprise. The new version simplifies direct placement of structured information from Excel files into InDesign layouts and offers a deeper integration with WoodWing´s digital asset management solution Elvis DAM. Based on customer feedback, WoodWing also made further improvements to the user interface for higher usability and productivity.

WoodWing launches global Elvis DAM Tour to put an end to DAM mysteries.

Zaandam, The Netherlands (March 21, 2013)

On April 19, WoodWing Software, supplier of the innovative Digital Asset Management solution Elvis DAM, kicks off its global Elvis DAM Tour. During these free half-day events, attendees gather information about the current status and future of DAM. The program also covers aspects such as efficiency gain with DAM, collaboration improvements and sharing, re-purposing and monetization of digital assets. Special guest Mark Davey – an expert in DAM and President of the DAM Foundation – will cover trends and ROI surrounding DAM.

In its first season, the tour will run through April 25 and includes events in Utrecht, Hamburg and London. Later this year, WoodWing will visit New York, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney. All details and the registration can be found at elvisdamtour.woodwing.com.

WoodWing's Next Wave Tour in South Africa yielded interesting insights into multi-channel and digital publishing

Zaandam, The Netherlands (March 4, 2013)

The stop of WoodWing´s Next Wave Tour in South Africa on February 21st was a resounding success – 82 visitors from newspaper and magazine publishers as well a corporates attended the event organized by WoodWing and its local partner Automated Publishing Services (APS).

With demonstrations of WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing and digital asset management solutions, the road map for Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, case studies from both Media 24 and Mail & Guardian, the event was the perfect platform to discuss the future of Multi-Channel and Digital Publishing.

Renowned fashion house Bogner creates sophisticated brand magazines using WoodWing Enterprise

Zaandam, The Netherlands (February 18, 2013)

WoodWing Software launches digital publishing initiative for the education sector

Zaandam, The Netherlands (January 28, 2013)

Speeding up development – WoodWing releases Elvis DAM 3.6

Zaandam, The Netherlands (January 15, 2013)

WoodWing further strengthens its position in the Americas

Zaandam, The Netherlands (January 14, 2013)

WoodWing Enterprise 8.1 simplifies multi-channel publishing

Zaandam, The Netherlands (January 8, 2013)

With 1,600 attendees, WoodWing's Next Wave Tour satisfied tablet information hunger

Zaandam, The Netherlands (December 13, 2012)

American Apparel selects WoodWing Elvis DAM

Zaandam, The Netherlands (December 6, 2012)

Visitors of World Publishing Expo 2012 seeking ways to monetize their assets

Zaandam, The Netherlands (November 7, 2012)The World Publishing Expo, which took place October 29-31 in Frankfurt, Germany, once again highlighted the key challenges publishers worldwide need to address – how to control costs in publishing workflows and how to monetize media assets and new channels.

The high number of visitors at WoodWing's booth showed there is huge interest in how WoodWing´s solutions address these issues.

WoodWing extends Adobe DPS with SmartDPS toolset for InDesign

Zaandam, The Netherlands (October 18, 2012) WoodWing Software today launched a free public beta version of SmartDPS, a toolset for digital designers that sits on top of Adobe DPS (Digital Publishing Suite).

SmartDPS is geared toward designers, agencies and publishers that are creating digital publications on a regular basis. It speeds up the design process by offering easy tools – on top of Adobe DPS – to create popups, nested interactivity, scrollable areas, and many other interactive elements. It does all this without the need for WoodWing’s publishing system Enterprise – SmartDPS plugs directly into Adobe InDesign, using the regular file system.

WoodWing at IFRA World Publishing Expo 2012 – Monetize your Assets

Zaandam, The Netherlands (October 10, 2012) At the World Publishing Expo 2012, taking place in Frankfurt from October 29-31,WoodWing will present its recently acquired digital asset management solution Elvis DAM, integrated with the brand-new version 8 of WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise. At Booth 681, publishers can see how WoodWing enables an efficient, media-rich, multi-channel publishing workflow. 

WoodWing acquires Dutchsoftware to enter DAM market with Elvis DAM

Zaandam, The Netherlands (October 4, 2012) WoodWing Software, supplier of innovative workflow solutions for efficient multi-channel publishing, has acquired Dutchsoftware, a leader in next-generation Digital Asset Management software. 

Dutchsoftware was founded in the year 2000. In 2008, the company started development of Elvis DAM - Digital Asset Management software for brands, publishers and creatives. Dutchsoftware has been recognized as an important emerging player by leading analysts. Elvis DAM has earned praise for its user-friendliness and high performance, making it a pleasure for users to work with. Combined with its flexibility and ease of implementation, Elvis DAM is seen as one of the leading next-generation DAM solutions on the market.

For its 19 media brands, Mexico’s leading magazine publisher Grupo Expansión uses WoodWing Enterprise

Zaandam, The Netherlands (September 27, 2012) With no less than 19 media brands, Grupo Expansión is Mexico’s leading publisher of high-end magazines. In cooperation with OneLatam, a WoodWing Gold Authorized Solution Partner, Grupo Expansión is migrating the production of its monthly and bi-weekly magazines to a workflow based on WoodWing's multi-channel publishing system Enterprise. The transition will be completed by the end of the year.

WoodWing releases version 8 of its multi-channel publishing system Enterprise

Zaandam, The Netherlands (September 25, 2012) With this new release, WoodWing once again raises the bar for the efficiency of multi-channel publishing and continues to fine-tune the medium-neutral approach of its publishing system. Version 8 has extended collaboration features, offers content planning enhancements and includes architectural changes for increased performance. The updated architecture also establishes the firm foundation for even quicker development of solutions to address future market-driven requirements.

WoodWing continues to strengthen its position in the newspaper segment worldwide

Zaandam, The Netherlands (September 10, 2012) WoodWing's multi-channel publishing system, Enterprise, continues to gain acceptance among newspaper publishers worldwide, often replacing proprietary legacy solutions. Enterprise, including the editorial management application Content Station, helps address challenges newspaper publishers are facing, such as reducing costs, granular regionalization, trends as hyperlocal news, and tapping revenue streams in digital publishing.

Wilmington publishes Drupal-based website using WoodWing's multi-channel publishing system

Zaandam, The Netherlands (September 6, 2012) Switching from a proprietary Web publishing system, UK-based publisher Wilmington Business Intelligence now publishes both the printed edition as well as the Web site of its renowned weekly Solicitors Journal in an efficient workflow, based on WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing system.

WoodWing Software reinforces management team to support continued rapid growth

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (July 12, 2012) With the appointment of Dennis van Nooij (left) as Vice President of Product Management and Joost Huizinga (right) as Vice President of Engineering, WoodWing Software reinforces its management team to support continued rapid growth.

Australian daily Herald Sun launches hybrid iPad App, created with WoodWing

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (July 5, 2012) Australia’s favorite daily newspaper, the Herald Sun, is now available on the iPad. The app offers a best-of-both-worlds approach by offering a mix of live content and designed magazine-style pages. Customers also have direct access to the ePaper editions. The tablet editions are created within a workflow based on WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise and its Digital Publishing Tools.

Japanese Mainichi Newspaper launches daily mobile edition TAP-i, created with WoodWing

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (June 4, 2012) Available on both iOS and Android tablets and smartphones, TAP-i provides news content from the Mainichi Newspaper, one of Japan's three largest newspapers, and its daily affiliate Sports Nippon Newspaper. With the virtual anchorwoman “i-chan”, TAP-i offers an innovative approach to presenting news in an app. On the iPhone and the iPad, the quality of images, videos and texts benefits from Apple´s Retina Display. Mainichi´s New Media Division creates the daily editions of TAP-i using the WoodWing Enterprise multi-channel publishing system and WoodWing´s Digital Publishing Tools.

Partnership with Easy Catalog´s 65bit

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (May 2, 2012) WoodWing and 65bit have been working together to combine the best of their catalog products. 65bit´s well-known EasyCatalog plug-in for InDesign has been integrated with WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise. EasyCatalog, already the best in class, will be enhanced to offer the unique Smart Catalog features, as well, making this the very best catalog plugin for InDesign. Existing Smart Catalog customers are offered an attractive migration path to EasyCatalog.

Adobe CS6 Support

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (April 24, 2012) By using the new Adobe Creative Suite 6 in a powerful workflow environment based on WoodWing's multi-channel publishing system Enterprise, publishers will tap unprecedented efficiency for the publication of their content to multiple channels and devices.

Xperience 2012 Wrap-up

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (April 3, 2012) Aimed at publishers, the WoodWing community and every professional working in multi-channel and digital publishing, the WoodWing Xperience took place in Amsterdam on March 27-28. The high-profile event attracted more than 300 visitors from all over the globe. With a strong focus on efficiency and monetization for publishing, a number of renowned industry leaders shared their experiences and insights. Adobe, WoodWing and WoodWing partners outlined the future of digital publishing and delivered in-depth product and technology knowledge. WoodWing used the Xperience to offer a sneak peek into SmartDPS Tools, a new product in the field of digital publishing.

Hearst Magazines Selects WoodWing's Multi-Channel Publishing System Enterprise

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (February 29, 2012) Hearst Magazines, a renowned U.S.-based publisher of such well-known titles as Esquire, Popular Mechanics and O, The Oprah Magazine, has selected WoodWing's Enterprise system as their new multi-channel publishing platform in the U.S., replacing another solution. Hearst works with WoodWing’s Gold Authorized Solution Partner Aysling Digital Media Solutions to extend its digital media capabilities.

WoodWing Xperience - Information Hub for Publishers

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (February 27, 2012) On March 27-28, the WoodWing Xperience makes Amsterdam the information hub for the global publishing industry. The WoodWing Xperience helps publishers to gather in-depth knowledge about multi-channel and digital publishing based on WoodWing´s solutions and the Adobe DPS. It also delivers latest information about exciting new and upcoming possibilities. The high-profile speakers list reads like a who’s who of the publishing industry. In addition, WoodWing will announce a brand new product in the field of digital publishing. All information and the registration form can be found at http://xperience.woodwing.com.

Time Inc.'s "We're On It Project" - Time Inc. uses WoodWing technology to make its entire U.S. portfolio of 21 titles available on tablets

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (January 26, 2012)WoodWing Software, a leading developer of innovative workflow solutions for cost-efficient multi-channel publishing, today announced that Time Inc. is using WoodWing´s Digital Publishing Solution to publish its entire U.S. portfolio of 21 titles on various tablet platforms, including the iPad, Android and WebOS devices, as well as the NOOK Color and Amazon Kindle.

The list of tablet publications published by Time Inc. now includes all of its renowned media brands. According to Time Inc., its digital magazine and other content apps have been downloaded more than 11 million times. Hundreds of thousands of current print subscribers have upgraded their subscriptions to include the tablet editions at no extra cost, with thousands more being added each week.

For WoodWing Software, 2011 was a banner year

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (January 16, 2012) The announcement of the Digital Publishing Alliance with Adobe, a growing number of publishers worldwide selecting WoodWing Enterprise as the new multi-channel publishing platform for their print, online and digital publishing efforts, along with a wide range of highly successful events – WoodWing Software adds 2011 as another banner year to its company history.

Created with WoodWing´s Digital Publishing Tools - Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung now available on the iPad

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (December 15, 2011) A dedicated team adapts all the content of the print edition and supplements it with interactive graphics, images and videos. The team combines the award-winning journalistic quality and credibility of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung with the media-rich reading experience of the iPad. The tablet edition is created with WoodWing´s Digital Publishing Tools, leveraging the Digital Publishing Workflow based on WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise – all of which is integrated in the existing editorial environment.

WoodWing releases Enterprise 7.5 – fully integrated with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (December 8,  2011) The latest version of WoodWing’s multi-channel publishing system Enterprise features a tight integration with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS). The integration enables publishers to take advantage of the workflow benefits offered by Enterprise for the creation of print, tablet and Web editions, while leveraging the Adobe DPS platform to distribute publications to tablet devices. Enterprise 7.5 features a number of other enhancements, in particular of the Content Station multi-channel text editor. Enterprise 7.5 supports the latest version 5.5 of Adobe Creative Suite.

WoodWing World Tour arrives in Asia − all about multi-channel publishing

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (November 2,  2011) The participants in this free event on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur will experience through keynote speeches, presentations and case studies how they can master the challenges of modern multi-channel publishing. They will learn how easy it can be to publish content to any channel, including print, Web, mobile and tablets. One of the highlights will be the presentation by Datuk Mustapa Omar, Group Editor of Harian Metro, the first Malay language daily on the iPad. In addition, attendees will get the latest information about the tablet publishing alliance between WoodWing and Adobe Systems.

Crowd Flocks to WoodWing´s Booth at IFRA 2011 to Experience True Multi-Channel Publishing

WoodWing shows first Integration of Adobe DPS at IFRA Expo 2011

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands (October 11,  2011) A week after the announcement of the tablet publishing alliance between Adobe Systems Inc. and WoodWing Software, a first integration of the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite inside the WoodWing Enterprise workflow is being demoed at IFRA Expo 2011 in Vienna. Visitors can see how Adobe .folio files are created within the WoodWing workflow. WoodWing´s Digital Publishing Tools for InDesign are used to add interactivity, while Content Station is used to export the Adobe .folio file and automatically upload it to the Adobe Distribution Service for download by tablet users. WoodWing expects to have a full integration ready in November 2011.

Adobe and WoodWing announce Alliance for Tablet Publishing