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NewsEdge Partners with Viador and InfoImage to Offer Targeted News to Enterprise Portal Users

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NewsEdge Corporation has announced joint business development agreements with portal market leaders Viador Inc. and InfoImage. These partnerships will allow NewsEdge to provide its eContent services to a wider range of enterprises, enabling them to make informed business decisions based on real-time news and industry-specific information. The agreements will also enable Viador and InfoImage to offer their customers a centralized location for timely, relevant news delivery, further enhancing their enterprise portal offerings.

The partnership will provide NewsEdge's eContent services to Viador and InfoImage customers, enabling them to choose from topic-based content and "a la carte" content from over 1,500 news providers. NewsEdge will integrate its eContent services with Viador and InfoImage's customer portals, allowing users to access targeted news and information in a centralized location.

Key Takeaways:

  • NewsEdge has partnered with Viador and InfoImage to offer its eContent services to a wider range of enterprises.
  • The partnerships will enable Viador and InfoImage to provide their customers with a centralized location for timely, relevant news delivery.
  • NewsEdge's eContent services will be integrated with Viador and InfoImage's customer portals, allowing users to access targeted news and information.
  • Viador and InfoImage will offer a suite of modules to their portal customers, including NewsEdge-delivered business-focused topics and real-time scrolling news.
  • Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) customers will be able to make business decisions based on real-time news streamed to a central location from NewsEdge.
  • The market for enterprise portal products is growing rapidly, with the number of enterprises deploying enterprise portals and the number of seats deployed per enterprise increasing significantly.
  • NewsEdge's services for portals offer several benefits, including daily, industry-specific news, hosted on servers, co-branded news delivery, central location for news content, editor refinement, and topic depth and breadth.
  • The GartnerGroup has observed that the market for enterprise portal products is less than two years old and is growing rapidly.

Statistics:

  • NewsEdge serves over 1,700 sites and companies with highly targeted eContent solutions.
  • NewsEdge has a market share position to offer business-related news.
  • Viador and InfoImage have strategic relationships with leading consulting and E-Business companies, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Deloitte Consulting, SAP, and ACS.
  • InfoImage has won industry recognition and awards, including the 1999 KM world product of the year, praised by InfoWorld as scalable and sophisticated, and the portal software company that "gets it" according to industry analyst Kinetic Information, Inc.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "NewsEdge Partners with Viador and InfoImage to Offer Targeted News to Enterprise Portal Users," October 2, 2000.
  • GartnerGroup, "The Market for Enterprise Portal Products," August 2, 2000.
  • InfoImage, "About InfoImage," accessed October 2, 2000.
  • Viador Inc., "About Viador Inc.," accessed October 2, 2000.
  • NewsEdge Corporation, "About NewsEdge Corporation," accessed October 2, 2000.

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