EidosMedia
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software & services |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy. (1999) |
Number of locations | Milan, London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Sydney, São Paolo |
| Products | Méthode cross-media publishing platform |
| Website | www |
EidosMedia is a publishing software company. Established in 1999, the company maintains headquarters in Milan, Italy with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Sydney and São Paolo.
EidosMedia's flagship product is Méthode, a content management system for multimedia publishing. It is based on the XML markup language.[1]
Background
EidosMedia was founded in 1999.
Customers
Early customers were Il Sole 24 Ore, RCS MediaGroup and Adnkronos in Italy.[2]
The first international company to purchase Methode in 2002 was the Financial Times of London.[3]
Current customers include The Wall Street Journal,[4] The Washington Post,[5][6] and The Boston Globe, [7][8] The Financial Times, The Times and The Sun,[9] Le Figaro and Le Monde,[10] as well as national and regional publishing groups in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia-Pacific.[11]
Reception
User reaction to Méthode software has been both critical and favorable.
The Washington Post ombudsman reported that the paper's transition to Méthode was particularly difficult. "Every newsroom employee is struggling with it, not just the tech people." [12] When award winning journalist James Grimaldi left the Washington post, he said in his farewell note that he "loved every minute of it," except Méthode. His subject line - "Méthode is frozen" - referencing a common problem with the program.[13] Other Washington Post users referred to it as the "universally despised new CMS" [14] The Washington Post has begun replacing Méthode with its own custom-built software.[15]
Similarly, the Boston Globe has struggled with the program. The managing editor reported that journalists at the paper were at a "boiling point" over glitches with the software.[16]
NewsCorp employees have also repeatedly raised complaints about the program.[17][18] Still, News Corp has continued to expand the use of Méthode to other publications [19]
Favorable user reactions include those of the London Financial Times[20] and Italian daily La Stampa.[21]
References
- ^ CMS providers briefing: Methode by EidosMedia. Press Gazette, December 2008
- ^ I MAGGIORI PORTALI ITALIANI DI NEWS UTILIZZANO METHODE DI EIDOSMEDIA. MarketPress, February, 2002 (in Italian)
- ^ Financial Times Selects Italy's EidosMedia. Editor & Publisher, May, 2002
- ^ WSJ taps EidosMedia for print, online. News & Tech, June 2008
- ^ Behind The Post’s redesigned Web site. Washington Post March 2011
- ^ The Washington Post adopts Methode system for its integrated newsrooms. WAN-Ifra Editors Weblog June 2009
- ^ Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette Adopt "Méthode" Multiple-Media Content Management System. New York Times Co. press release, December 2010
- ^ Boston, Worcester dailies rolling out Eidos. News & Tech, January 2011
- ^ News Int’l, L’Equipe tap Eidos. News & Tech, October 2012
- ^ Le numérique bouscule l'édition des journaux. Le Monde, February 2007
- ^ News Corp Australia breaks records with Méthode roll-out GXpress, August, 2013
- ^ Behind the Post's redesigned web site
- ^ WaPo reporter cracks on faulty content management system
- ^ Narisetti leaves Washington Post
- ^ How a small experiment at The Washington Post revolutionized its content management platform
- ^ Boston Globe staff deals with frustrating computer problems
- ^ News Corp hacks still unhappy over $60 million tech upgrade
- ^ News Corp. hits reply methode
- ^ Dow Jones expands Methode
- ^ The Digital Challenge. The Guardian, Monday 7 January, 2008
- ^ Wired, 26 December, 2012.