WPNI CHOSEN EXCLUSIVE NEWS PROVIDER & EDITOR OF BRITANNICA.COM.Encyclopaedia encyclopaedia Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self-contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. Britannica, Inc., Chicago, has signed an exclusive content partnership with Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive is the online subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. WPNI operates washingtonpost.com, the website of the Washington Post. It also operates the Web sites Newsweek. (WPNI WPNI Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive WPNI Whey Protein Nitrogen Index WPNI Washington Program in National Issues WPNI Willamette Processor New Instructions (Intel) ), the new-media subsidiary of The Washington Post Company that publishes the award winning washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com sites. Under the agreement, WPNI will be the exclusive branded news provider and editor of the Britannica.com news channel. In addition, the two companies plan to integrate washingtonpost.com, Newsweek.com and Britannica.com content through cross-linking and co-branding. This will allow users to seamlessly access news, current events and historical background from these three sites. WPNI, who recently dominated the 1999 Editor & Publisher awards winning "Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Site" on behalf of its washingtonpost.com site, will provide a daily digest of domestic and international news content to Britannica.com (www.britannica.com). "This partnership with Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive reflects our commitment to include only the best and most trusted information sources on our site -- sources that meet the Britannica standard," said Paul Hoffman
adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as trustworthy and authoritative information that is rich in context and insight. Today we are bringing those same virtues to a broader range of sources on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and doing it in a way that is more engaging and enjoyable for our customers. Britannica.com is a place where knowledge seekers everywhere can find relevant information they can't find anywhere else on the Web." The WPNI partnership marks the first time Encyclopaedia Britannica has included the content of another publisher on one of its Web sites. The move is part of Britannica.com's plan to become the premier provider of trusted and reliable information on the Web. Over the next several months, Encyclopaedia Britannica will introduce a series of enhancements to the site, including new content and user functionality. As part of the plan, the company will continue to pursue partnerships with publishers of high-quality content as well as alliances aimed at making its site more widely available. "With this relationship, Encyclopaedia Britannica and WPNI are setting the standard for excellence in online information," said Marc Teren, president and publisher of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. "Joining forces as highly recognized and respected information brands provides consumers with one-stop shopping for quality news, context, and perspective on the Web." Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). , Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) is the new-media and electronic-publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. Its mission is to develop the company's editorial products and businesses on the World Wide Web. WPNI's flagship products 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. include washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., was one of the first major publishers to create products for the Web. The company introduced Britannica Online (www.eb.com), the first encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books on the Internet, in 1994. The company's Internet guide and directory, formerly called eBLAST, was introduced in 1997. A free service, it currently provides efficient Web navigation, fresh, well-informed perspectives, and commentary on a range of interesting topics. Earlier this year the company adopted the Britannica.com domain name to better reflect its content offerings and established brand equities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., produces authoritative information and reference products and services, primarily in electronic form. They include Britannica.com, Britannica CD Multimedia and Standard Editions; Britannica DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ; Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, at www.eb.com; and the famous Encyclopaedia Britannica print set. The company is headquartered in Chicago. For more information, call 312-347-7309. |
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