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NewsGator Launches "NewsGator Media
Platform," a Private Label RSS Service
for Media Companies

NewsGator Launches "NewsGator Media
Platform," a Private Label RSS Service
for Media Companies 03/14/2005 04:38 PM

Denver Post and the Media News Group Partner with NewsGator for Next Generation Media Service

DENVER, CO -- March 3, 2005 -- NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company, announced today the launch of its 'NewsGator Media Platform,' a private label RSS service for the media industry. Media News Group and its flagship newspaper, The Denver Post, announced that they will launch branded RSS readers powered by NewsGator's Media Platform for the Denver Post and other Media News Group properties.

J.B. Holston, the President and CEO of NewsGator, said, "We're thrilled to be working with The Denver Post to apply our industry-leading software platform to help extend their brand with the power of RSS. After a thorough review, Media News Group chose the 'NewsGator Media Platform' because it is the most scalable, cost-effective, and reader-friendly solution available on the market. We're very proud of our partnership with one of America's leading media groups."

The NewsGator Media Platform is powered by NewsGator's industry-leading NewsGator Online system, which manages hundreds of thousands of RSS feeds for tens of thousands of individual end-users who access their content synchronized across a myriad of devices. NewsGator is working with a wide range of media and other enterprises around the world to leverage that system to manage private-labeled RSS readers. NewsGator's Media Platform is the only service that supports web, desktop, mobile, Media Center, DivX, and a wide range of other RSS applications and readers, all seamlessly synchronized. NewsGator's interface and interaction design experts work closely with clients to create a consumer-friendly experience around the client's brand, leveraging the power of NewsGator's rich RSS aggregation and reading capabilities.

Mike Higgins, Senior Vice President and COO of Media News Group Interactive said, "We believe that RSS-based reading is the next generation for a rich, personalized experience for our readers. We're extremely excited to partner with NewsGator, the clear leader in this space, around this vital industry innovation."

Gil Asakawa, Executive Producer for The Denver Post said, "We're excited to be working with NewsGator to develop a tool for our readers to take advantage of the burgeoning RSS universe, and to personalize their news from The Denver Post. There's a huge opportunity here to popularize RSS as a mainstream format."

About Media News Group

MediaNews Group, Inc is the nation's seventh-largest newspaper company, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. MediaNews Group and its subsidiaries publish 47 daily newspapers and 110 non-daily publications in 10 states, with daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.2 million and 2.5 million respectively. In addition, MediaNews Group owns a CBS affiliate in Anchorage Alaska and four radio stations in Texas. MediaNews Group maintains 74 websites for its daily newspapers and an umbrella website, www.NewsChoice.com.

SnapStream Media Partners With NewsGator
to Feature NewsGator Media Center
Edition in SnapStream Spotlight

SnapStream Media Partners With NewsGator
to Feature NewsGator Media Center
Edition in SnapStream Spotlight 06/25/2004 12:01 PM

SnapStream Spotlight Enables Users to Read Selected NewsGator Content and Watch On-Demand Videos in Full-Screen Interface Mode With Firefly PC Remotes

HOUSTON, June 25 - SnapStream Media, Inc. (http://www.snapstream.com), a leader in PC entertainment products, and NewsGator Technologies announced today the inclusion of NewsGator Media Center Edition in SnapStream Spotlight. SnapStream Spotlight is a new addition to the Firefly(TM) PC Remote package.

The Firefly PC Remote with SnapStream Spotlight brings the latest online movies, radio, news and music into the living room by leveraging the power of the PC and the Internet.  SnapStream Spotlight serves as a portal to various online media providers, such as NewsGator, for Firefly PC Remote users. Its savvy interface makes it easy to access online media content in a living room setting.

NewsGator Media Center Edition is a part of NewsGator Online Services. It allows users to easily find NewsGator software and services online without having to separately download anything from the NewsGator web site.

SnapStream Spotlight and NewsGator Media Center Edition provide Firefly PC Remote users a way to access NewsGator content and watch on-demand videos away from the PC desktop.

"We are excited to have NewsGator Technologies on board for our latest entertainment PC offering, SnapStream Spotlight," said Rakesh Agrawal, President and CEO of SnapStream Media, Inc. "The new SnapStream Spotlight feature, along with Firefly PC Remote, allows users to control media stored on the PC in a living room setting. SnapStream Spotlight and NewsGator Media Center Edition open doors for Firefly PC Remote users by giving them another way to access online news content."

"NewsGator Technologies is pleased to be a part of the SnapStream Spotlight launch," said Greg Reinacker, President & Founder of NewsGator Technologies. "With SnapStream Spotlight, even consumers without Media Center PCs can enjoy the convenience of what NewsGator Media Center Edition has to offer."

ABOUT FIREFLY PC REMOTE

Firefly PC Remote gives users remote control access to audio and visual media stored on their PCs. It is sleek, lightweight and designed to fit comfortably in the user's hand. It is an RF remote and can transmit signals through walls and up to 30 feet away. Firefly comes with its own media center software, SnapStream Media's Beyond Media(TM) Basic, but is also compatible with others such as Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition. Beyond Media Basic is a PC entertainment gateway with included music, video and photos players.

ABOUT SNAPSTREAM MEDIA

SnapStream Media, Inc., a leading developer of digital entertainment products, was founded in 1999 by Richard Kuo and Rakesh Agrawal. Houston-based and privately held, SnapStream Media's vision is to build high-quality consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC technology. The company's personal video recording (PVR) software, Beyond TV(TM), was called "dazzlingly cool" by the Los Angeles Times, referred to as "an idea whose time has come" by the Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at http://www.snapstream.com.

ABOUT NEWSGATOR MEDIA CENTER EDITION

This is the latest step in the "any time, any place, any device" strategy that distinguishes the NewsGator product line.  NewsGator Online Services allows users to read one set of content from any device, without duplication. The combined power of NewsGator Media Center Edition and Online Services offers customers a productive and fun way to access their personalized subscriptions and information from any device, whenever they need it.

New Report: Laptop Reliability

New Report: Laptop Reliability 12/22/2004 01:56 AM
Just how reliable are Mac laptops, vs. Windows systems, and where do the issues lie?

Wikipedia Reliability Redux

Wikipedia Reliability Redux 09/09/2004 03:51 AM
It seems we created quite the unexpected monster with our Wikipedia stories from a few weeks ago. The post that generated most of the interest, where Al Fasoldt suggested Wikipedia was outra geous, repugnant and dangerous has also caused quite a bit of activity in many different sectors. A few people took me up on the suggestion that errors be purposely (but temporarily) introduced to Wikipedia, with varying results. Some had the errors corrected, others didn't. This "test" alone generated a storm of controversy. People, including Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia) complained about this kind of "vandalism." While I agree that it's bad, and regret that it's been used a bunch of times, if Wikipedia is to deal with the criticisms it receives, this whole controversy should only make it stronger. And, in fact, that appears to be what's happening. Mark Glaser has a good article summarizing much of the original controversy and spending plenty of time on new plans (from a few different sources including both Jimmy Wales and Ross Mayfield of Socialtext) to work on better ways to demonstrate and prove Wikipedia's reliability and trustworthiness as a source for journalists. This includes formal fact-check procedures and the possibility of a "verified" notation in Wikipedia. Both of these sound like great ideas that should only help to take Wikipedia to the next level. Still, it appears that news organizations like CNN are quite comfortable using Wikipedia as a source, as noted in a recent article where they use it to back up some of the information they provide. This, of course, is horrifying to Fasoldt, who is quoted in the Glaser piece as saying wikis should never be used as a source. As for my conversation with Fasoldt, it continued after that piece and took a turn towards the bizarre. I avoided it for a while, but Fasoldt kept focusing in on the importance of "certified" professionals, which he believed had no place in Wikipedia. He repeated (3 times!) that no one would ever trust a brain surgeon trained only on Wikipedia -- ignoring the fact (which was sent in response) that no one would trust a brain surgeon trained only on the Encyclopedia Britannica either. However, after repeatedly claiming that only certified experts can have an opinion on things, I sent him two academic papers on Wikipedia's reliability and one article by a Columbia journalism professor. It seemed that, here were credible, certified experts showing that Wikipedia appeared to be quite reliable in many cases. Suddenly, it turned out that Fasoldt had no more interest in certified experts -- because those certified experts told him he was wrong. For all his focus on certified experts, I asked him if he thought these certified experts were lying. Fasoldt ignored the question a few times before reverting to direct and repeated insults. Based on this conversation, which included plenty of insults, but not a single instance of him backing up a claim, I'm afraid I still need to lean towards Wikipedia over Al Fasoldt on which is more trustworthy. However, for all the mess this caused, it looks as though the eventual good from these efforts to make Wikipedia more reliable should make it worthwhile.

Good Enough Reliability Tool

Good Enough Reliability Tool 08/11/2004 01:10 AM
Consolidation

Putting Linux Reliability to the Test

Putting Linux Reliability to the Test 12/27/2003 12:39 AM

Special Report: iMac G5 Reliability

Special Report: iMac G5 Reliability 06/22/2005 02:00 AM
We now have the first raw results from our iMac G5 Reliability Survey, plus data on 140,000 computers for comparison. We greatly appreciate the time of everyone who participated, and we plan to provide a more detailed analysis later.

Putting Linux reliability to the test

Putting Linux reliability to the test 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
This article documents the test results and analysis of the Linux kernel and other core OS components, including everything from libraries and device drivers to file systems and networking, all under some fairly adverse conditions, and over lengthy durations. The IBM Linux Technology Center has just finished this comprehensive testing over a period of more than three months.

Reliability has a high-tech price

Reliability has a high-tech price 09/17/2004 08:21 AM
National Post Sep 17 2004 12:35PM GMT

Notes and Tips: Laptop Reliability

Notes and Tips: Laptop Reliability 12/17/2004 06:26 PM
We have a follow-up from the reader who originally raised questions about iBook reliability, plus other responses.

Security, Privacy, Reliability Among
Risks Of VoIP

Security, Privacy, Reliability Among
Risks Of VoIP 04/16/2005 02:26 AM

iMovie update improves performance,
reliability

iMovie update improves performance,
reliability 04/28/2004 12:56 PM
Apple on Wednesday released iMovie 4.0.1, an updated version of the digital video editing application the company includes as part of its iLife 04 software suite. The new version improves performance when working with large projects, increases reliability when opened, when titles are added to the timeline and when third-party plug-ins are removed, and more. The 1.2MB update can be downloaded from Apple's Web site.

Microsoft campaign targets Linux
reliability

Microsoft campaign targets Linux
reliability 04/06/2005 08:52 AM
Microsoft is expanding its anti-Linux "Get the Facts" campaign by targeting the issue of reliability, a company executive said at the on Tuesday, the day the Open Source Business Conference kicked off in San Francisco. Get the Facts is a marketing effort by Microsoft that compares Windows favourably with Linux and other open source software products. Microsoft launched the campaign in mid-2003 and has gradually expanded its scope to include issues including total cost of ownership, security, indemnification and, the latest addition, reliability.

Personal Computing | The computers that
top surveys for reliability

Personal Computing | The computers that
top surveys for reliability 09/09/2004 03:06 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Sep 9 2004 7:33AM GMT

Apple Xsan Update Improves Reliability

Apple Xsan Update Improves Reliability 06/22/2005 02:01 AM

Apple has posted an update to Xsan its storage area network file system that lets multiple computers concurrently access terabytes of storage on Xserve RAID over high-speed Fibre Channel. By Macworld UK

AirPort Extreme update enhances
networking reliability

AirPort Extreme update enhances
networking reliability 06/04/2004 02:23 AM
Apple on Thursday released an update to its AirPort Extreme wireless networking software. The drivers now stand at version 3.4.2. The update, recommended for all users of Macs that use AirPort Extreme wireless networking, enhances networking reliability during certain memory intensive operations, according to Apple. It can be downloaded through the Software Update system preferences pane.

E-voting debate shifts focus to
reliability, accessibility

E-voting debate shifts focus to
reliability, accessibility 07/28/2004 04:42 PM
E-voting system malfunctions and problems with features designed to help disabled Americans vote have led to a flurry of activity this week by organizations concerned about the larger issues of system reliability and usability.

Study Dents Reliability of Prostate
Cancer Test

Study Dents Reliability of Prostate
Cancer Test 05/26/2004 07:39 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 26 2004 11:30PM GMT

CNN.com - Worries grow over new voting
machines' reliability, security

CNN.com - Worries grow over new voting
machines' reliability, security 11/03/2003 06:39 AM
concerns about Diebold voting machines .. finally picks up

cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/30/elec04.election.worries/index.html
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"CNN.com - Worries grow over new voting
machines' reliability, security"

"CNN.com - Worries grow over new voting
machines' reliability, security" 11/04/2003 09:28 PM

Optic Fusion Inc. Selected by M.I.T. For
Work On Internet Reliability Project

Optic Fusion Inc. Selected by M.I.T. For
Work On Internet Reliability Project 06/24/2005 03:21 PM
[PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]

Consumer Reports Rates Apple Tops In
Reliability And Support

Consumer Reports Rates Apple Tops In
Reliability And Support 08/09/2004 09:45 AM
By Macs Only! (via MyAppleMenu)

Nortel offers apps to improve
reliability of VoIP systems

Nortel offers apps to improve
reliability of VoIP systems 04/09/2004 05:24 PM
New software from Nortel is aimed at helping to ensure branch-office voice connections in the event of problems with the Internet that could disrupt IP-based telephone calls.

Newsgator 2.0

Newsgator 2.0 01/09/2004 09:58 PM

Press Release - NewsGator Online Services...: I was one of the beta testers for Newsgator 2.0. I can finally vouch that it's a stunning piece of work, since I've been under an NDA for the last two months.

In addition to launching NewsGator 2.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, NewsGator Technologies announced its new NewsGator Online Services offerings to users today.

If you have an RSS aggregator at work and home, and you get irritated at having to read everything twice, then this is your tool. It can sync two versions of itself via a central server. Plus, Newsgator Online Services offers Web-based RSS aggregation for when you're on the road.

I use Thunderbird for email, but I still have Outlook open because I can't give up Newsgator.

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NewsGator

NewsGator 01/16/2003 06:15 PM
Lately I am terribly behind... It took me a week to get around to trying NewsGator, and I immediately ran...

The International Symposium on
STOCHASTIC MODELS in RELIABILITY,SAFETY,
SECURITY and LOGISTICS

The International Symposium on
STOCHASTIC MODELS in RELIABILITY,SAFETY,
SECURITY and LOGISTICS 01/18/2004 08:13 AM
NetLib Jan 18 2004 9:14AM GMT

eCompany re-engineering DNS architecture
to enhance efficiency and reliability of
Internet services

eCompany re-engineering DNS architecture
to enhance efficiency and reliability of
Internet services 09/07/2004 07:03 AM
AME Info Sep 7 2004 11:37AM GMT

NewsGator is NOT "Gator"

NewsGator is NOT "Gator" 06/17/2005 07:17 PM

Shortly after I announced that NewsG ator had acquired my company, I started seeing comments from people wondering whether NewsGator was related to the "Gator" spyware company (now known as "Claria"). The answer, of course, is NO (you don't really think I'd join a spyware company, do you?).

NewsGator founder Greg Reinacker wrote about this problem a few months ago, and wondered whether a name change was in order to prevent the unintended association. But renaming a company isn't the simplest thing to do, and even if the rename took place, people would still refer to us as "the former NewsGator company," defeating the purpose.

Funny thing is, I had a simil ar post in my own blog last month, related to some people taking offense to the "demon" part of FeedDemon's name. Given the problems with both names, I think it's safe to say that if we ever rename the company, we won't choose the name "GatorDemon" :)

NewsGator gets funding

NewsGator gets funding 06/25/2004 04:01 AM

Congrats to Greg and the newsGator team

Congrats to Greg Reinacker, founder of NewsGator, for getting venture capital funding. Oh, Joel Spolsky, please note that NewsGator isn't a Web app and is written in .NET. Who said Venture Capitalists weren't funding Windows client software anymore?

[Scobeliz er]

Greg was at SuperNova today. Quite a schmooze fest.

I subscribed to Newsgator today myself. It's the first time I've ever used .NET.

NewsGator 1.3 Released

NewsGator 1.3 Released 10/28/2003 11:09 PM

We are very pleased to announce the release of NewsGator 1.3! This is a major update; Outlook folder integration is tighter than ever, NNTP newsgroups are now supported, offline posting support is available, and numerous other features and fixes are included in this release. We strongly recommend that all NewsGator users update to this release.

This is a free upgrade for licensed users of 1.x versions.

Change List and Downloads

NewsGator Announcement

NewsGator Announcement 01/07/2004 06:21 PM
In addition to launching NewsGator 2.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, NewsGator Technologies announced its new NewsGator Online Services offerings to users today. NewsGator Online Services Subscribers Can Synchronize Subscriptions between Multiple Machines, Access Content from any Web Browser, POP3 Email Client, or Mobile Device, and Access Exclusive Premium Content...

NewsGator: Beyond the Aggregator

NewsGator: Beyond the Aggregator 07/03/2004 09:23 PM

Why Did We Invest in NewsGator?: Here's a post from a venture capitalist about why he invested in NewsGator.

The misperception is that NewsGator is only an Outlook plug-in. While the most popular product from NewsGator is currently their Outlook-based aggregator, what really turned us on when we dug into NewsGator as a potential investment is NewsGator Online Services (NGOS).

Greg Reinacker's vision is much broader than simply an RSS aggregator - his goal is to provide RSS content on any device. NewsGator currently provides clients for Outlook, the Web, POP email, mobile devices (web-based and wap), and Microsoft Media Center (how cool is it to get an RSS feed on your TV?).

He makes a good point — NewsGator has really extended past Outlook. They started with that, and the Outlook plug-in is what they're most well-known for, but I just wrapped up 30 days with Newsgator Online Services (NOS), and I can tell you that they've deftly transcended the aggregator.

While working with NOS, I got the...feeling, that news and information was just out there, everywhere, and it was up to me how I wanted to receive it. They have options to push information to about any device, on any platform. I've never felt more saturated by news in my life than during those 30 days.

Information was everywhere — so much so that I stopped thinking in terms of this aggreagtor or that protocol. I was just swimming in information, and the method in which I chose to receive it was almost incidental. Petty, even.

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NewsGator 2.0 Released

NewsGator 2.0 Released 01/19/2004 03:59 AM

We're pleased to annouce the release of NewsGator 2.0! This release includes tight integration with NewsGator Online Services (providing synchronization between multiple machines, web and mobile editions, and much more), support for custom RSS extensions, a new extension API, and many other new features and fixes. We strongly recommend all NewsGator users install this release.

This is a free upgrade for licensed users of 1.x versions.

Change List and Downloads

NewsGator 1.0 Released

NewsGator 1.0 Released 03/13/2003 10:23 AM

Highlands Ranch, CO - February 24, 2003 - Reinacker & Associates, Inc. has released NewsGator 1.0, a news aggregator for Microsoft Outlook. NewsGator retrieves news from multiple sources such as weblogs and news sites that support the RSS syndication format, and integrates the news items into Outlook folders.

News aggregators such as NewsGator are becoming more mainstream as more sites syndicate their content, and are changing the way people view the web. There are thousands of weblogs alone, with content covering nearly every subject area. "NewsGator has had a huge positive impact on my web experience," said Adam Howitt from Biolab, Inc.

Other tools on the market require users to learn to use a new application to read weblogs and news articles; NewsGator leverages the experience many users already have with Microsoft Outlook. "Outlook integration is a killer feature," said George Young, Tulane University. "To be able to view weblog posts in the same application as my e-mail is fantastic." By allowing these users to leverage the powerful organizational features of Outlook in new ways, NewsGator enhances their web experience.

NewsGator is also the natural choice for companies starting to deploy weblogs internally on their intranets. Since Outlook is the de facto standard email application within many companies, it's an easy decision to read the syndicated weblog feeds inside of Outlook as well.

NewsGator also includes the "NewsPage", which is a single page summarizing all of the unread posts in your news folders. It provides a quick, at-a-glance view of your latest news with a single click.

NewsGator 1.0 is available immediately. Pricing is $29 (US) per copy with quantity discounts available.

NewsGator and Security

NewsGator and Security 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
There have been a couple of posts (here and here) talking about alleged security vulnerabilities in NewsGator and other news aggregators. The first post supposedly describes a way to have a news post contain an Outlook "virus" that will send an email to people in your address book; the second shows a RSS file containing script which could be annoying or malicious to a user.

As part of our commitment to our customers, we are addressing these concerns here immediately before they get blown out of proportion.

First, regarding the "virus" which could send messages to people in your address list. The technique described in the post, with code similar to that demonstrated, will not actually work on default installations of NewsGator with Outlook 2000 or 2002. In order to make the code work, the user must have edited the applicable security zone settings to allow scripting of ActiveX controls not marked as safe. If this setting was indeed changed, the vulnerability would exist not just in NewsGator/Outlook, but for browsing in Internet Explorer as well.

Second, regarding the demonstrated ways to execute javascript code placed within a news post. The javascript in question will not execute at all when running NewsGator on Outlook 2002 with the default settings. When running NewsGator on Outlook 2000, the javascript may indeed execute, just as it would for HTML e-mail messages. It is easy to correct this if you wish; you simply need to change the IE security zone used for HTML messages in Outlook 2000 to be the "Restricted" zone. For help with this, refer to this article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. By default, Outlook 2002 displays all HTML messages in the Restricted zone, so it is not vulnerable to this problem.

To summarize, NewsGator running on Outlook 2002 is not vulnerable to any of the problems mentioned. With Outlook 2000, it is easy to change settings to eliminate any possible problems as well.

Fujitsu LifeBook Notebooks Receive High
Acclaim for Reliability in PC Magazine
Survey

Fujitsu LifeBook Notebooks Receive High
Acclaim for Reliability in PC Magazine
Survey 08/20/2004 04:15 AM
NotebookReview.com Aug 20 2004 8:44AM GMT

why mobius invested in newsgator

why mobius invested in newsgator 07/02/2004 01:26 PM
because they have good products. that's a pretty solid reason.

NewsGator Web Edition updates

NewsGator Web Edition updates 05/06/2004 06:51 PM

A few minor (but often requested) enhancements were made today in NewsGator Web Edition:

• Individual posts may now be deleted
• Posts may now be forwarded via e-mail
• Web Edition settings are now preserved

This new functionality is available immediately for subscribers at http://ser vices.newsgator.com/subscriber/WebEd2.aspx.

newsgator online services

newsgator online services 01/07/2004 05:34 PM
a smart combination of desktop and web-based aggregation services
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