Thomson Interactive Media Chosen By Enterprise NewsMedia, Inc. To Provide Internet Advertising Solutions.STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 5, 1998-- Online Ad Leader To Publish Internet Classifieds For Enterprise's 11 Newspapers Thomson Interactive Media (TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) ), a provider of online profit solutions for the media industry, today announced that it has been selected by Enterprise NewsMedia, Inc. (Enterprise) to publish the Internet classified and display ads for the company's eleven newspapers, including the Patriot Ledger The principal book of accounts of a business enterprise in which all the daily transactions are entered under appropriate headings to reflect the debits and credits of each account. and the Enterprise. Starting with TIM's Classified IQ, the flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. in its integrated suite of online solutions, Enterprise will grow its Internet presence and new profit opportunities by using TIM's Directory Express and SiteCrafter products to create online directories, guides and Web sites. "We chose Thomson Interactive Media after an exhaustive and competitive search process," says Jim Plugh, president and 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. , Enterprise NewsMedia. "We were most impressed by TIM's superior products and services. Other vendors have tried to sell us products that don't quite exist or are still vaporware Software that is not yet in production, but the announced delivery date has long since passed. At times, software vendors are criticized for intentionally producing vaporware in order to keep customers from switching to competitive products that offer more features. . So we went with TIM because it offers a suite of existing products that have a proven and profitable track record within the media industry. TIM's unique regional approach will allow us to immediately leverage our strengths in local classified advertising and grow into other online products and revenue streams." "Enterprise NewsMedia definitely did their homework, and so this discriminating dis·crim·i·nat·ing adj. 1. a. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive. b. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: customer asked the right questions that TIM can answer by applying our online profit experience to their unique needs." says TIM CEO Jonathan Sheer. "Every single solution TIM provides is crafted to help media organizations generate profits on the Internet. TIM is one new media business that has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to help its customers grow theirs, and this is what we will deliver for Enterprise in Massachusetts." Instead of forcing its clients to conform with one-size-fits-all generic templates, TIM offers an approach that is better suited to meet regional and local needs. TIM clients are able to build their online business transparently by empowering their communities as local portals to the Internet. TIM provides tools that assist its clients in giving their communities a voice online. Rooted in its experience of providing the best online classifieds in the business, TIM built the first multiple product suite that unites these services -- the most effective set of tools ever assembled to generate profits on the Web: -- Classified IQ: powered by the industry's most advanced search engine and armed with unparalleled parsing See parse. parsing - parser capabilities, TIM's flagship product offers more features at a better price than any other online classified system. -- Directory Express puts yellow pages and niche products such as wedding, travel and restaurant guides on the Internet Guides on the Internet (GOTI) is an event for Girl Guides. It is very similar to Guides on the Air but the communication is through IRC networks such as scoutlink or through internet telephony VOIP. See Also
ongoing profits. -- SiteCrafter is a highly versatile and innovative Web development tool that creates customized Web sites online in real time. Used in conjunction with Classified IQ or Directory Express, SiteCrafter builds web sites on the fly - a great tool for advertisers. About TIM Thomson Interactive Media (www.thomsoninteractive.com) serves the media industry with a suite of Internet products and services designed to generate profits online. The leader in newspaper ads under management on the Web, TIM delivers new media advertising solutions for newspapers with a combined circulation of more than 4.7 million. The company's clients include The Tampa Tribune, Editor & Publisher, Newsday, Houston Chronicle, Guy Gannett Communications, Media General, the Ontario Community Newspaper Association and Thomson Newspapers. Headquartered at Stamford, CT, TIM is part of Thomson Newspapers, which is a division of The Thomson Corporation. The Thomson Corporation is one of the world's leading information and publishing companies, with annual revenues approaching $6 billion in 1997. Enterprise NewsMedia, Inc. is a leading communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. serving the coastal Massachusetts region. Enterprise NewsMedia and its MPG The extension used on the MPEG file format. See MPEG. 1. (jargon) MPG - Miles per gallon, as in "Your MPG may vary", i.e. "Your mileage may vary". 2. (filename extension) mpg - A filename extension for a file in MPEG format. newspaper division specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in delivering regional news and commercial printing services. |
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