STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – May 27, 2009: Shaw Newspapers, Dixon, Il (USA), has launched 40+ newspapers and 20+ news websites in 10 months using the web-based Roxen Editorial Portal.
Shaw Newspapers entered into an agreement with Sweden-based Roxen Internet Software in June 2008, to become Roxen’s first U.S. based newspaper customer using Roxen Editorial Portal. Since then, in less than 10 months, Shaw Newspapers has finished its internal launch project. Today all of the company’s printed newspapers and other publications as well as its news websites run on the Roxen platform.
“This must be somewhat of a record in the industry”, says Tom Shaw, CEO at Shaw Newspapers. “We knew that moving to a web based platform would be faster and smoother, but we couldn’t imagine we’d be finished with all our publications by now. In less than ten months we now have all printed publications and websites running on the same platform. This is a huge cost saver for us”, Mr Shaw continues.
“Roxen’s web based platform for print and web has enabled us to transform our daily print and web operations into true information centers delivering content in multiple channels. This is the direction all news companies will have to go and we’re already there. Just imagine what this means for our business”, says Ben Shaw, IT Director at Shaw Newspapers.
Shaw Newspapers has been running the launch project almost on its own, with only little assistance from Roxen. “This is one of the critical success factors of this project, that Shaw Newspapers’ dedicated people has managed the project on their own", says Staffan Ekholm, CEO at Roxen Internet Software. “This extremely efficient project shows the decisiveness and professionalism at Shaw Newspapers, but also proofs what you can achieve using modern web technology in a news operation”, Mr Ekholm continues.
Unlike all other editorial systems in the news industry, Roxen Editorial Portal is fully web based, accessed through a standard browser. Roxen Editorial Portal was officially introduced at the IFRA Expo 2007 in Vienna and is already in production in 15 countries in Europe, North America and in Australia.
About Shaw Newspapers
Shaw Newspapers, based in Dixon, IL, is 158 years old, produces 40+ print publications and 22 online publications. With over 640 employees, it is the United States 3rd oldest, continuously owned and managed newspaper company. www.shawnewspapers.com
About Roxen Internet Software AB
Roxen Internet Software was established in 1994 and develops editorial web-based tools for daily newspapers which publish both in print and online. Customers include Metro International, Verizon, Shaw Newspapers, Bonnier Tidskrifter, Princeton University, Randstad, RTL Nederlands and de Telegraaf Tijdschriften Groep. The head office and development centre are located in Linköping, sales offices are in Stockholm, Chicago and Rotterdam.
Roxen Editorial Portal is a web-based tool for editorial work with simultaneous publication in many channels, both in print and online.
Roxen CMS was launched in 1998 as one of the world's first CMS systems and has, for example, been given the accolade of "Best of Comdex" as "Best Internet Software". Roxen CMS is a web publishing tool for business-critical information, or where requirements are particularly high with regard to adaptation, performance and supplier responsibility.
Roxen press contact
Staffan Ekholm, CEO
+46-8-441 39 00
staffan.ekholm@roxen.com
Shaw Newspapers press contact
Tom Shaw, CEO
+1-815-284-4000
tshaw@shawnews.com
Ben Shaw, IT Director
+1-815-284-4000
dshaw@shawnews.com