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New Content VIA Platforms Conference will Address the Demands of Publishing in a Multiplatform World

February 23, 2012 By

SIIA’s Content Division announced today an all-new conference for content creators who publish across multiple platforms. Called Content VIA Platforms, this new event will help publishing, media, and information companies get content effectively published and distributed across multiple  platforms such as mobile, social and even aggregation platforms.

Content VIA Platforms will be held May 9-10 in San Francisco. SIIA will preview the event during a free, one-hour webinar next week, on March 1 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Pacific. Members of the media are invited to attend the conference and participate in the webinar.

One of the key challenges many publishers, new and information providers face today is publishing and distributing content in real-time across multiple content platforms. These content distribution platforms include everything from mobile, tablets, aggregation to even scholarly platforms. We launched Content VIA Platforms to help publishers to make smart product and strategy platform decisions in order to help them maximize their audiences, customer base and revenue-without breaking the budget.

The Content VIA Platforms conference will feature a number of mobile, publishing and technology thought leaders and key executives from the information industry. Panels and presentations will focus on equipping participants with tools and strategies to successfully utilize a variety of different platforms, monetization strategies, devices and app distribution models, and more.

The Content VIA Platforms webinar, which will be held next week on March 1, will provide an introductory overview of key content platforms and discuss strategies for harnessing these platforms to drive visibility. The basic tools introduced during the webinar will be covered in more depth at the Content VIA Platforms conference in May. Next week’s preview will be led by two top digital content strategists-Ann Michael, President of Delta Think, and Barry Graubart, Vice President for Customer Development at Crowd Fusion and SIIA Member Chair of Content VIA Platforms.

Kathy Greenler Sexton is Vice President and General Manager for the SIIA Content Division.

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SIIA Announces CODiE Award Winners for Digital Content Industry

January 25, 2012 By

SIIA announced the winners of the 2012 CODiE Awards in the digital content industry during a special awards reception and dinner yesterday. Fourteen winners were recognized for products and services deployed specifically for the digital content market, in conjunction with SIIA’s 11th annual Information Industry Summit, held Jan 24-25 in New York City.

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View SIIA and John Blossom‘s pictures from the awards reception.

The 89 nominated products and services were first reviewed by third-party judges, whose evaluations determined the 52 finalists. SIIA members then reviewed these finalists and voted to select the winners.

The CODiE Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now SIIA, so pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other’s work. Since being established in 1986, the CODiE Awards program has recognized more than 1,000 companies for achieving greatness in the software and information industries.

Check out tweets, photos and more from the awards reception on the CODiE Awards Storify.

The 2012 CODiE Award Winners, listed by category, product/service and company, include:

Best Consumer Information Resource
Safari Books Online – Safari Books Online

Best Content Aggregation Service
ProQuest – The Vogue Archive

Best Digital Rights Management Solution
SafeNet, Inc. – SRM Group – Sentinel Cloud

Best Financial/Market Data Information Service
PitchBook Data, Inc. – PitchBook

Best Governance, Risk & Compliance Information Solution
Bloomberg Government – Bloomberg Government (BGOV)

Best Lead Generation Service
NetProspex – NetProspex B2B Contact Solutions

Best Legal Solution
LexisNexis Group – LexisNexis Client Center

Best Medical and Health Information Product
Leadership Directories, Inc. – Leadership Health Focus

Best Online Business Information Service
Cision – Cision

Best Online News Service
Thomson Reuters – Thomson Reuters Multimedia Center

Best Online Science or Technology Service
Reprints Desk, Inc. – Bibliogo

Best Political Information Resource
LexisNexis Group – Nexis

Best Sales & Marketing Intelligence
Eloqua Corporation – Eloqua Revenue Suite

Best Solution Integrating Content Into Workflow
NetProspex – NetProspex B2B Contact Solutions

Laura Greenback is Communications Director at SIIA.

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Executives from News Organizations to Address Economics of Digital Content at Information Industry Summit

January 17, 2012 By

At SIIA’s eleventh annual Information Industry Summit, keynotes from NBC, BNA and Strategic News Service will address top tech predictions for 2012, investment strategies, and BNA’s acquisition by Bloomberg.

The two-day event, which kicks off January 24 in New York City, is one of the most important gatherings for executives involved in the creation and distribution of digital content.

Heated competition and market consolidation are two big realities facing the digital content industry in 2012. These two issues will be in focus at this year’s Information Industry Summit.

The following keynote presenters will help senior B2B information executives navigate these and other emerging market trends:

Mark Anderson, CEO, Strategic News Service
“Top Tech Predictions for 2012”
Mark Anderson

Anderson is known for accurately forecasting important shifts in the economic landscape and technology markets. With the theme “Integrate Everything,” he will be making his top technology calls for 2012. Is your company ready?


Michael Chen, Fmr President, NBC News’ Strategic Initiatives Group, & Founder, Peacock Equity Fund
“Inside Secrets of a Media Investor”
Michael Chen

Want to understand how to position your company based on what the market is looking for, and how to talk to VCs, bankers or even strategic investors? Michael Chen will offer his unique perspective based on 20 years of providing financing to companies in need of growth capital.


Paul Wojcik, Chairman, BNA
“Transformation Amidst Market Consolidation”
Peter Wojcik

BNA, which was just acquired by Bloomberg in September 2011, was one of the oldest and largest independent professional information companies in the legal, tax, and regulatory space. Wojcik will discuss how BNA navigated change and transformation, made the hard strategic decisions they needed to, and ultimately decided to join forces with Bloomberg in a move he says “makes perfect strategic sense to change the industry’s competitive landscape.”


Laura Greenback is Communications Director at SIIA.

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Online Turf Wars and Paid News Content will Highlight the 2012 SIIA Information Industry Summit

January 5, 2012 By

Are online news sites having success transitioning to paid models? What’s next in the battle between the digital industry’s titans? This year’s Information Industry Summit–slated for Jan 24-25 in New York City–will address these compelling questions in digital content.

Key presentations include:

“News on the Edge: Dispatches from the Frontlines”
Representatives from the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe will outline the challenges—and advantages—of the paid subscription “All Access” model, as well as the importance of leveraging new technologies and emerging business models to retain existing customers and grow new audiences.
* Panelists include Alisa Bowen, general manager of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, and Christopher Mayer, publisher of the Boston Globe.

“Clash of the Titans: The Collision between Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google and its Impact on the Information Industry”
This panel presentation will explore the accelerating turf wars among Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook— and what they mean for the content marketplace.
* Panelists include Ken Auletta, columnist for The New Yorker and author of “Googled: The End of The World as We Know It,” Scott Kurnit, founder, chairman and CEO of AdKeeper, and Adam Lashinsky, senior editor at large for Fortune.

The Information Industry Summit will gather leading industry thinkers and B2B digital information executives for a fresh look at the continuing evolution of digital content. For the complete Summit schedule, visit www.siia.net/iis.

Laura Greenback is Communications Director at SIIA.

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SIIA Announces Finalists for the 2012 CODiE Digital Content Categories

December 9, 2011 By

SIIA announced finalists for its Digital Content CODiE Awards categories on December 1. Winners will be announced at a special CODiE Awards dinner on January 24 at the 2012 Information Industry Summit in New York City.

Digital Content award nominees include applications, products, and services that are developed by data and content publishers, as well as platform providers, for use in business, government, academic, or other organizational settings. Digital Content nominees are competing for 14 different awards, including Best Consumer Information Service, Best Lead Generation Service, Best Legal Solution, Best Medical and Health Information Product, Best Online News Service, and Best Online Science or Technology Service. Finalists enter the last phase of judging in which SIIA members review and cast their votes.

SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed rewards program. All nominated products were first reviewed by volunteer judges who are leaders in their field and represent the content industry ecosystem. Judge scoring, based on category-specific criteria, is the basis for selecting finalists.

2012 Digital Content CODiE Awards Finalists: [Read more...]

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2011 SIIA Message from the President

January 31, 2011 By

Fresh on the heels of the SOTU, SIIA President Ken Wasch gives his predictions for our members in the year ahead.

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Announcing the digital content CODiE finalists

January 14, 2011 By

CODiE Awards finalists have been announced in the categories relating to digital content
aggregation, distribution, management and publishing. The products that qualified will now be reviewed by members of SIIA, who will vote on winners in six categories. The winners will be announced at a special CODiE Awards Dinner on January 25th, which will be held in conjunction with the 2011 Information Industry Summit in New York City.

Twenty‐nine products from 16 companies were selected as finalists from among over 100 nominations submitted by 40 companies. LexisNexis has the most products reaching the final stage, with 6 products across 4 categories. The finalists may now be reviewed on the CODiE Awards Website.

Best Business Information Resource

  • CisionPoint, Cision
  • Dow Jones Supplier & Risk Monitor, Dow Jones & Company
  • InfoDesk Solutions, InfoDesk
  • LexisNexis Due Diligence Dashboard, LexisNexis Group
  • PitchBook, PitchBook Data, Inc. [Read more...]
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