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Reuters Launches New Digital Subscription Products With eMeta Software; World's Largest International, Multimedia News Agency Deploys RightCommerce to Sell Research, Newsletters Online

Posted on: Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 09:00 CDT

eMeta Corporation, the leading provider of access control, subscription management and commerce software, today announced that Reuters, the global information company, has deployed RightCommerce, eMeta's digital commerce and billing solution, to create new subscription products on its Web site, Reuters.com.

"Since 1851, Reuters has offered leading-edge news and information on a global scale," said Joanne Casley, E-Commerce Product Manager, Reuters. "Today we are focusing on expanding our online services to our consumer audience, and growing our digital commerce revenue stream. RightCommerce has helped us put in place a number of new subscription services, making it easier for our customers to quickly and easily get the information they need online."

RightCommerce technology is powering the delivery of a number of Reuters premium subscription services including investing newsletters such as the new Reuters Value Review Newsletter and analyst research reports. eMeta supported Reuters in integrating RightCommerce with legacy systems and centralizing existing customer and content data. Maximizing the flexibility of RightCommerce, Reuters is also offering complex discounts and coupons in marketing promotions to online customers, as well as free trials to new premium offerings.

"We are thrilled that such an esteemed international information provider has chosen eMeta to support its digital commerce initiatives as it expands into new markets," said eMeta CEO and Founder Jonathan Lewin. "RightCommerce is a flexible, scalable solution that will help Reuters grow."

RightCommerce, the sales and billing product within eMeta's flagship solution, the eRights Suite, allows companies like Reuters to develop granular product offerings and implement diverse revenue models, such as on-demand and subscriptions. The eRights Suite, available both as an installed or hosted (ASP) solution, allows organizations to effectively control and commercialize digital goods and services, like software, content and rich media, while collecting valuable customer data and offering customer care.

About eMeta Corporation

eMeta is the leading provider of access control and commerce software for media and software companies. eMeta's advanced solutions and services enable its many globally recognized customers to sell and control their digital goods and services, maximizing the value of their digital assets. The recipient of numerous accolades, eMeta was recognized by Red Herring in its 2005 Top 100 Private Companies, and by Deloitte in 2004 as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. eMeta counts Pearson, The McGraw-Hill Companies, IEEE, nytimes.com, Wolters Kluwer and iVillage among its many customers. The company is based in New York City. Additional information is available at www.emeta.com.

About Reuters

Reuters (www.reuters.com), the global information company, provides indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Its trusted information drives decision making across the globe based on a reputation for speed, accuracy and independence. Reuters has 15,300 staff in 91 countries, including staff from the acquisition of Moneyline Telerate (MLT) in June 2005. It also includes 2,300 editorial staff in 196 bureaux serving 129 countries, making Reuters the world's largest international multimedia news agency. In the 2004 Reuters Group revenues, including those of Instinet Group, were GBP 2.9 billion. From July 2005, Instinet Group is being treated as a discontinued operation in the profit and loss account.

Reuters and the sphere logo are the trade-marks of the Reuters group of companies.

Source: Business Wire

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