Atypon Launches New E-Publishing Services That Enable Reference Linking and Enhancement of PDFs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Online Information 2002 LONDON & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2002 Atypon Systems, a leading technology provider for the information industry, today announced at Online Information 2002 the introduction of a program of services for publishers of all sizes. The first two of these services are now available: -- PDFplus adds reference and other links to PDFs and reduces download size, making PDFs a cost-effective and highly functional alternative for delivering content. Links can be added to CrossRef, abstracting and indexing and other databases, and more. -- LINKplus removes all the headaches of establishing up-to-date linking within documents by providing full XML linking files for publisher content in a matter of days. Links can be added to CrossRef, abstracting and indexing and other databases, and more. Atypon will also deposit all linking data into CrossRef, PubMed, and other abstracting and indexing databases. Atypon's new services were developed from the firm technology foundation created for publisher services such as the Academic Press' IDEAL Library, Blackwell Synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. , and CrossRef. Building on Literatum(TM), Atypon's full service adaptive information management platform, as well as the technology that Atypon developed for CrossRef's new system, both PDFplus and LINKplus will add the richness to publisher content in affordable, quick to implement solutions. "Atypon's new PDFplus technology will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the use of the PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. as the primary delivery format for publishers. This service solves the last remaining obstacles for PDF -- linking and download speed," said Gordon Tibbitts, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Blackwell Publishing, USA. "As usual, Atypon has delivered the right solution at the right time." "CrossRef recognizes that certain publishers face barriers to reference linking. The LINKplus service is a good way for our member publishers to become fully compliant with CrossRef and benefit from other linking options," said CrossRef Executive Director, Ed Pentz. "Having partnered with Atypon on the recent CrossRef system rewrite re·write v. re·wrote , re·writ·ten , re·writ·ing, re·writes v.tr. 1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise. 2. , I have first-hand knowledge of their technological excellence as well as their dedication to customer service." "Atypon's mission is to provide the highest quality technology and services to publishers that will enable them to truly enrich their content and serve their user communities," stated Atypon CEO, Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος . "These new services will help in maximizing the value of scholarly research." "Over the last several months, Atypon has worked closely with a wide variety publishers to learn the technological problem areas that they face," explained Ravi Singh, Vice President of Corporate Development at Atypon. "Both PDFplus and LINKplus are cost-effective, targeted services that add substantial value to electronic content." Atypon will be showcasing PDFplus and LINKplus at the Online Information 2002 conference from Dec. 3-5, 2002. About Atypon Since 1996, Atypon Systems, Inc. has focused on providing software and services to the information industry. Atypon's electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. software Literatum manages content for eJournals, eReference Works, eBooks, and other digital media. This software powers major websites such as the Academic Press' IDEAL Library, Blackwell Synergy, and CrossRef. In addition to software, Atypon provides publishers the option of a complete outsourced solution in conjunction with 16 leading technology vendors including Akamai, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Dell, Oracle and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . Atypon's customers range from non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. to the world's leading publishers. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and maintains a European office in Athens, Greece. For more information on Atypon Systems, please visit http://www.atypon.com. |
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