HAMBURG, April 15--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest
The Polish News Agency PAP (Polska Agencja Prasowa S.A.), Warsaw, has
ordered a system for the distribution of news from the German firm mecom
(Medien-Communikations-Gesellschaft mbH), Hamburg. The system named
"mecom-newsPIPE" uses satellite and Internet communication for the distribution
of text, pictures, graphics and data to customers of the news agency.
Having formed a consortium with VSAT System s.j, Warsaw, mecom won a
public tender and is to deliver in 2005 a system of the newest generation to
PAP, providing the agency with unique quality in data transmission and cost
efficiency in operation. One module of newsPIPE, the Content Distribution
System, allows PAP to deliver news individually to their customers using
stored profiles based on news-content. VSAT Systems will carry out all
antennae installations, both for the central hub and for about 100 remote
receive stations. PAP issued the order with a volume of about 1 million Euro
after the consortium has won an international public tender.
"Announcing a public tender our goal was to get one of the most advanced
and cost efficient systems of its kind," said Waldemar Siwinski, President and
Editor-in-chief of PAP. "Now we are ready to make an important step forward in
our effort to modernise the technology in PAP, and with mecom and VSAT we have
two competent partners for this plan."
"We could not buy anywhere the kind of innovative systems we require for
our own operations. Therefore, we had to develop it ourselves," said Ulrich
Wiehsalla, CEO of mecom. "The high quality and functionality of the system
will bring over many years advantages to PAP as our first customer for
newsPIPE. Since we are using the same system for our operations, our
experience will result in continuous development and will be of immediate
benefit to our customers."
"Our core competence is the technology for the space segment and in this
we are number one in Poland," said Wojciech Eckstein, CEO of VSAT System. "We
are delighted to continue bringing this competence together with mecom to our
customer PAP."
About the project:
The Polish news agency PAP is modernising its technical operations and in
particular the news distribution system for their customers. One focus is the
satellite based communication, complemented by Internet distribution. The
project will replace the old satellite transmission system with one central
hub and about 100 receive stations. The new generation system as delivered by
mecom offers PAP not only satellite communication but a seamless interface to
the Internet. The project will be completed by the end of 2005.
About newsPIPE:
Under the name of newsPIPE, mecom offers a unique modular system for data
transmission of text, pictures, graphic and audio. The system supports all
known network types and is scalable and efficient in operation from small to a
large number of users, bandwidth and data volumes.
Focusing on news distribution, the Content Distribution System is a module
of newsPIPE knowing all major news formats of news agencies. It analyses the
metadata contained in the news objects using them for onward routing to
individually targeted customers.
The Satellite Broadcast System is a module of newsPIPE designed for the
special conditions of satellite broadcast communication. Owing to a unique
design feature it reduces common data transmission errors to almost zero. The
satellite receiver is integrated into a server (SatServer) which is located at
the customer sites of the news agency. It may be connected by secure protocols
to the Internet recovering data corrupted locally at the receive station.
The Network Delivery System is a newsPIPE module interfacing with
terrestrial networks including the Internet, actively pushing news objects as
selected by the Content Distribution System to individual customers in a
variety of formats. Agency News is a database for customers who want to
retrieve news via the Internet and as an alternative for the news normally
pushed to them. See http://www.newspipe.biz
About PAP:
The Polish Press Agency (Polska Agencja Prasowa S.A.), in existence since
1918 and commonly known as "PAP", is the national news agency in Poland. Its
service, subscribed by the majority of both print and electronic media in
Poland, is the leading news source in the country. PAP is also a leading
provider of business news and photo service. See http://www.pap.pl
About mecom:
The company was founded in Hamburg in 1989 as mecom Medien-Communikations-
Gesellschaft mbH by the news agencies dpa, AFP, ddp, epd and KNA. As a
communication service provider, mecoms major market is the news and media
industry, offering its customers integrated solutions including hardware,
software and maintenance support. Owned by and also operating as carrier for
news agencies, mecom focuses on the real time distribution of news material
(text, pictures, graphics, audio), simultaneously and securely to many agency
customers, especially via satellite and the Internet. It also offers solutions
for the distribution of advertising and print-ready material. In the recent
years, mecom also became a system house, designing, engineering and operating
solutions for customers within and outside the media. See http://www.mecom.de
About VSAT:
VSAT System s.j. founded in 1996 in Warsaw is company specializing in the
integration of satellite and wireless data transmission systems. VSAT System
offers turn-key solutions, project management, maintenance, service and
support. VSAT System provides services to major Polish telecoms, media
companies and also for government agencies. For further details see
http://www.vsat.pl
For questions please contact:
Ulrich Wiehsalla
CEO, mecom
Tel.: 40-4113-2801
E-Mail: [email protected]
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