Leading Global Online Publishing Provider Chooses Autonomy to Power its Ecommerce Portal
Zinio Embraces Meaning-Based Computing to Provide Readers With
Instant Access to Premium Magazine and Book Content Along With
Tailor-Made Recommendations
CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, California/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or
AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that
leading
global online publishing provider Zinio (http://www.zinio.com) has
selected
Autonomy's Meaning-Based technology to power its revolutionary new
global
eStore feature called "Zinio INSIDE". Autonomy's core infrastructure
software, the Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL), was selected
after a
competitive procurement because of its unique ability to understand the
meaning of information from over 1,000 formats including text, audio
and
video, and over 100 languages, thus enabling Zinio's worldwide users to
benefit from unique conceptual retrieval and highly customized
recommendations for sought-after content.
Powered by IDOL, Zinio INSIDE is the industry's first tool to allow
Internet users immediate and unencumbered access to magazine and book content
previously only available in print, unlocking millions of premium pages from
1,000 different titles for readers to explore, share, purchase and own. Given
its unique ability to extract the digital essence of content and identify
patterns between disparate pieces of information across distinct physical
locations and languages, IDOL enables Zinio readers to benefit from
single-point access to millions of stories, images, audio and video files at
the touch of a button. As readers locate the stories they are looking for
almost instantaneously, IDOL suggests relevant content based on a user's
explicit and implicit history. Unlike legacy approaches which base their
recommendations on the search and buying history of other users, Autonomy's
technology automatically profiles web readers to suggest content that is an
accurate reflection of their interests, thus ensuring an unprecedented degree
of customization and a first-class user experience.
"As the global leader of digital publishing services, Zinio has always
provided the most technologically-advanced, user-friendly, and richly
interactive reading experience imaginable. Partnering with Autonomy to bring
Zinio INSIDE to internet users everywhere is a game-changing move that takes
digital publishing technology to the next level," said Richard Maggiotto,
President and CEO of Zinio. "This program allows unprecedented access to
premium content in its original layout, which readers can share through
virtually any social community or viral-based application on the web.
Employing Autonomy's Meaning-Based technology helps to personalize this
experience for readers in a way that has never before been possible, allowing
search across languages, images, even interactive content like video or
flash."
"Today's content-hungry audiences are technically savvy and time-poor,
demanding accurate results at the touch of a button and personalized
recommendations," commented Dr Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy. "Forward-thinking
organizations like Zinio embrace Meaning-Based technologies to provide these
demanding audiences with a first-class user experience thus boosting
conversion rates, encouraging customer loyalty, and driving traffic
acquisition," added Lynch.
For more information on Autonomy's pan-enterprise platform, please visit
http://www.autonomy.com/enterprise-search.
About Zinio LLC
Zinio is the global leader in digital and interactive
publishing products and services, with over 1,100 digital magazine titles
currently in its stable. Partnering with American and International
publishers, Zinio opens opportunities for revenue growth and wider
circulation. Zinio also designs marketing programs that focus on consumer
acquisition and retention, cross-promotion, and driving revenue. Zinio is
also the home of VIVmag (http://goreadgreen.com/), The Read Green Initiative
(http://goreadgreen.com/), and Zinio's Industry Resource Center
(http://blog.zinio.com/), a one-stop shop for relevant news, expert blog
postings, research, and case studies for advertisers and publishers.
As a worldwide distributor, Zinio has offices in San Francisco
and New York and Distribution partners across the globe, including London,
Madrid, Taipei, and Sydney. Zinio's partners include Bonnier, Hearst, IDG,
Gruner + Jahr, Hachette Filipacchi, IPC Media, Mariah Media, McGraw-Hill, The
National Magazine Company, Playboy Enterprises, Rodale, Rogers Publishing and
Ziff Davis. Zinio is also the exclusive home of VIVmag, the world's first
fully digital and 100% interactive women's luxury publication. For more
information, or to purchase any of the digital magazine-specific titles
offered by Zinio, please visit http://www.zinio.com.
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise, is spearheading the meaning-based
computing movement and was recently ranked by IDC as the clear market share
leader in enterprise search with market share nearly double that of its
nearest competitor. Autonomy's technology allows computers to harness the
full richness of human information, forming a conceptual and contextual
understanding of any piece of electronic data including unstructured
information, be it text, email, voice or video. Autonomy's software powers
the full spectrum of mission-critical enterprise applications including
information access technology, pan-enterprise search, information governance,
end-to-end eDiscovery and archiving, records management, business process
management, customer interaction solutions, and video and audio analysis, and
is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in enterprise search.
Autonomy's customer base is comprised of more than 17,000 global
companies and organizations including: 3, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg,
Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler AG, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ford,
GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyd TSB, NASA, Nestle, the New York Stock Exchange,
Reuters, Shell, T-Mobile, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. More
than 350 companies OEM Autonomy technology, including BEA, Citrix, EDS, HP,
Novell, Oracle, Sybase and TIBCO, and the company has over 400 VARs and
Systems Integrators. The company has offices worldwide. For more information
on Autonomy, please visit http://www.autonomy.com.
Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners.
Editorial Contacts:
Winifred Shum
Autonomy (US)
+1-408-771-6668
wshum@autonomy.com
Edward Bridges
Financial Dynamics (UK)
+44-207-831-3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
Jessica Herling
Zinio
+1-646-383-4054
Jherling@zinio.com
David Vindel
The Red Consultancy
+44-207-025-6529
david.vindel@redconsultancy.com
Laura Schaffer
Cohn & Wolfe (US)
+1-415-365-8557
Laura.schaffer@cohnwolfe.com
Assia Svinarova
Autonomy (UK)
+44-1223-448000
assias@autonomy.com
Source: Autonomy Corporation plc
Editorial Contacts: Winifred Shum, Autonomy (US),
+1-408-771-6668, wshum@autonomy.com. Edward Bridges, Financial Dynamics (UK),
+44-207-831-3113, edward.bridges@fd.com. Jessica Herling, Zinio,
+1-646-383-4054, Jherling@zinio.com. David Vindel, The Red Consultancy,
+44-207-025-6529, david.vindel@redconsultancy.com. Laura Schaffer, Cohn & Wolfe (US),
+1-415-365-8557, Laura.schaffer@cohnwolfe.com. Assia Svinarova, Autonomy (UK),
+44-1223-448000, assias@autonomy.com