EidosMedia explained

EidosMedia S.p.A.
Type:Private
Industry:Software industry
Hq Location City:Milan
Hq Location Country:Italy

EidosMedia S.p.A. is a publishing software company. Established in 1999, the company maintains headquarters in Milan, Italy with offices internationally. Its main products are used by large media companies and include Méthode, a content management system and Cobalt, a digital delivery framework.

History

Eidosmedia was founded in 1999[1] and purchased by Hg Capital in 2015.[2]

Software

EidosMedia's flagship product is Méthode, a content management system for multimedia publishing that is mainly used by large news organizations.[3] The product is based on the XML markup language.[4] It also provides a digital delivery framework known as Cobalt.[5] Its software is also available in the cloud.[6]

Early customers were Il Sole 24 Ore, RCS MediaGroup and Adnkronos in Italy,[7] with the first international client to purchase Méthode being the Financial Times of Londo in 2002.[8] Other news organizations include The Wall Street Journal,[9] The Washington Post,[10] [11] and The Boston Globe, [12] [13] The Financial Times, The Times and Le Figaro, Les Échos and Le Monde,[14] as well as national and regional publishing groups in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia-Pacific.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: CAPZA has acquired Eidosmedia . Lincoln International.
  2. Web site: Hg Capital punta a valorizzare Eidos Media: in campo il fondo Capza . Carlofesta . Italian.
  3. Book: Hansen . Kathleen A. . Paul . Nora . Future-Proofing the News . 2017 . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . 9781442267145 .
  4. http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/42572 CMS providers briefing: Methode by EidosMedia.
  5. Web site: A/B testing integrated in new EidosMedia solution . GXpress.
  6. Web site: Digital news media power up with custom-cloud solutions . World Association of News Publishers.
  7. http://www.marketpress.info/archivio_notiziari/anno%202002/02%20febbraio%20news%202002/06%20MEn%202002/pag%2003%20MEnews.htm I MAGGIORI PORTALI ITALIANI DI NEWS UTILIZZANO METHODE DI EIDOSMEDIA.
  8. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/PrintArticle/-Financial-Times-Selects-Italy-s-EidosMedia Financial Times Selects Italy's EidosMedia.
  9. http://www.newsandtecharchives.com/dateline/06-09-08_date.htm WSJ taps EidosMedia for print, online.
  10. https://archive.today/20130720124931/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-03-25/opinions/35207952_1_web-site-tablet-computers-readers Behind The Post’s redesigned Web site.
  11. http://www.editorsweblog.org/2009/06/22/the-washington-post-adopts-methode-system-for-its-integrated-newsrooms The Washington Post adopts Methode system for its integrated newsrooms.
  12. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101222005753/en#.Uv4OH4U3_DwThe Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette Adopt "Méthode" Multiple-Media Content Management System.
  13. http://www.newsandtech.com/news/article_f6962d7a-2b22-11e0-8ab5-001cc4c03286.html Boston, Worcester dailies rolling out Eidos.
  14. http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2007/02/13/le-numerique-bouscule-l-edition-des-journaux_866782_651865.html Le numérique bouscule l'édition des journaux.
  15. http://www.gxpress.net/news-corp-breaks-records-with-methode-cms-2682 News Corp Australia breaks records with Méthode roll-out