Sunday, July 11, 2010

"Kompas" - The First Asia's Newspapers Sign On iPad

WoodWing Software, the leading supplier of innovative cross-media publishing solutions in the Netherlands, continues to allow publishers to place iPad as the channel's most innovative digital publishing. On this day, Wood Wing announced that the Compass is the largest daily newspaper in Indonesia using WoodWing's Digital Magazine Tools to create and publish content through the iPad. This application has been available since July 2, 2010.

"At Compass, we always aim to offer our readers the most interesting experience and provides the latest news wherever they are and whatever device they use. This is a logical step for us to support the iPad," says Rikard Bagun, Chief Editor of Kompas .

Applications iPad Compass Compass named Editors' Choice produced by six employees who worked on the production of printed parallel. The team is to update the application every 2:00 o'clock local time, which allows users around the world can read Kompas iPad his latest on a timely basis.

Compass was founded in 1965, is published every day, and reaches more than 2 million readers per day. Web site owned by Compass, www.kompas.com, has a total of as many as 15 million visitors per month and this is the largest portal in Indonesia. Compass is the most innovative publishing group in Indonesia as being the first and consistently introducing technology, such as QR-Code, in the daily editorial content, Augmented Reality for editorial and advertising, web digital replica ePaper Kompas, and now applications iPad. The first daily newspaper in Asia

Remco Koster, Managing Director of WoodWing Asia Pacific, said, "We are very pleased that Compass has become the first daily newspapers in Asia are available in the iPad. IPad Initially focused on segments of the magazine, but now a daily newspaper can also be used to expand the customer iPad them and to develop new revenue sources. Kompas daily newspaper they want nuanced and looks like a magazine. With our tools, newspaper publishers could do both that is making a summary in the style magazines or newspapers to maintain their appearance as the print edition of Compass. "

John Fong, CEO of Serious Group, said, "While producing a daily newspaper with a look and feel like a magazine, maybe this will look more solid. We have proven, this is very easily accomplished by using solutions from WoodWing's is by using design templates and intelligent automation tool. Kompas clear lead again in the issuance in Asia. "