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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.

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.com reliability

NewsGator.com reliability 03/19/2003 10:24 PM

As you may have noticed, newsgator.com has had some reliability problems over the last couple of weeks. This was affecting the store, support areas, and the news and forum RSS feeds.

We're happy to announce that we have moved to a new hosting facility over the weekend, and anticipate much better reliability and performance now. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!

DNS propogation may take up to a week; if you notice any problems after that, please let us know.

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: 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 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 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.

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 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 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 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 2.0 service release

NewsGator 2.0 service release 02/10/2004 02:59 AM
NewsGator 2.0 service release 2.0.2.1 is now available for download. This fixes several problems; a complete change list is available at http://www.newsgator.co m/downloads.aspx. If you're experiencing any of the problems listed there, we recommend you download and install this new release.

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 Raises Series A

Newsgator Raises Series A 06/23/2004 05:11 PM
Newsgator, Greg Reinacker's primarily Outlook-based RSS/Atom Aggregtor, raised a Series A from Mobius. There is a great deal of investment activity going on around the fringes of RSS. Expect more announcements within the next month. What you are beginning to...

NewsGator Forums RSS-enabled

NewsGator Forums RSS-enabled 03/13/2003 10:23 AM

There is now a RSS feed for the NewsGator forums; now you can keep up with the forum conversation right from NewsGator!

The new feed is at http://www.newsgator.com /forumrss.aspx.

newsgator online services

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

Yahoo, NewsGator Extend RSS Aggregation

Yahoo, NewsGator Extend RSS Aggregation 01/09/2004 09:54 PM
Mega-portal Yahoo is getting closer to adding a Rich Site Summary (define) aggregator to its My Yahoo service, a move that could provide a major boost to the XML (define) format for content syndication....

NewsGator Technologies Acquires
FeedDemon

NewsGator Technologies Acquires
FeedDemon 06/06/2005 12:05 AM

Acquisition of FeedDemon and TopStyle Strengthens NewsGator’s RSS Platform. Nick Bradbury joins NewsGator team.

DENVER, CO— May 17, 2005 — NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company, announced today that it has acquired Bradbury Software, whose primary products are FeedDemon, the premier Windows-based desktop aggregator, and TopStyle, the leading CSS/xHTML editor for Windows.  NewsGator also announced that FeedDemon will integrate tightly with the NewsGator Online synchronization platform and be available as part of all of NewsGator’s paid subscriptions.  Nick Bradbury, the developer behind both those products, will be joining NewsGator as well.

The NewsGator Online platform provides a highly integrated and synchronized reading/viewing experience across multiple devices, such as the web, mobile phones, televisions, and e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook.  FeedDemon is the premier desktop RSS reader for Windows; with FeedDemon joining the NewsGator product family, this platform now extends to the Windows desktop.

Greg Reinacker, Founder and CTO of NewsGator, said “We knew we wanted to extend our platform footprint to the desktop, and FeedDemon was the clear choice for us.  Its rich feature set and intuitive user interface fit well into our product family, and we’re excited to integrate our advanced synchronization capabilities into the product.”

Nick Bradbury, Founder and President of Bradbury Software, said, “FeedDemon customers have made it clear that they want to access their feeds from any computer, but doing this right required more resources than I could offer.  I knew I needed to join forces with someone, and after reading Greg Reinacker's blog post about the company's product roadmap I knew who that company should be: NewsGator."

Reinacker added, “Nick has built tremendous products in FeedDemon and TopStyle, and is a highly-respected designer and developer whose skills will substantially assist NewsGator as we continue to develop our platform.  We will continue to invest in these products we’re adding to our portfolio, and are very happy to offer our customers FeedDemon as a new choice for reading their content.”

Starting this summer, all paying NewsGator subscribers will get FeedDemon as part of their subscription packages at no additional charge.  In addition, all FeedDemon and TopStyle customers will get a free 2-year NewsGator business subscription, which will include free updates of both NewsGator Outlook edition and FeedDemon.  “This is a wonderful arrangement for users of all of our products and services,” said Bradbury.

Longtime NewsGator user Robert Scoble of Microsoft noted, “Two of the best-regarded news aggregators in the business are joining forces (NewsGator for its strong synchronization and Outlook integration; FeedDemon for its awesome organization and search capabilities). I can't wait to see what new capabilities I'll get!”

About NewsGator Technologies

NewsGator Technologies is the leading RSS software platform company.  Consumers, business, and enterprise customers can subscribe to NewsGator’s services and read all their news in Outlook, on the web, on their mobile phones, via FeedDemon and through a rich array of other devices, anytime, anywhere. For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.newsgator.com. 

About FeedDemon and TopStyle

FeedDemon is the premier desktop RSS reader for Windows.  FeedDemon’s comprehensive feature set has made it a hit with power users, while those new to RSS have praised its intuitive interface for making it easy to get started.  For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.bradsoft.com/feed demon/.
TopStyle is the leading CSS/xHTML editor for Windows.  Designed for building standards-compliant web sites, TopStyle is the tool of choice for professional web authors who require the power and control that only a hand-coding authoring tool can provide. For more information about TopStyle, visit us at
http://www.bradsoft.com/topst yle/.

NewsGator Acquires FeedDemon,
TopStyle...and Me!

NewsGator Acquires FeedDemon,
TopStyle...and Me! 06/05/2005 11:08 PM

Yes, it's true: NewsGator has acquired FeedDemon and TopStyle, and brought me on board in the process.

Wow! How did this happen?

As regular visitors to my support forums know, the biggest request - by far - that FeedDemon customers have had is the ability to synchronize their subscriptions between multiple computers. They use FeedDemon on one PC at home, on another at the office, on a laptop while traveling, etc., and they want their feeds to be synched between them.

If someone reads an item on one computer, it shouldn't show up as unread on another computer. And when they subscribe to a feed, it should automatically appear on any computer they use. Basically, provide the convenience of a web-based aggregator with the power and speed of a Windows desktop application.

I toyed with various hack-ish ways to do this, and even considered creating my own web-based sync service, but in the end came to the conclusion that to really do this right, I needed to join forces with someone who already had the server-side piece in place.

Why NewsGator? I thought they were just an Outlook plug-in?

I used to think that, too. But shortly after I decided I needed to join forces with someone, I read this post in NewsGator founder Greg Reinacker's blog, in which he laid out NewsGator's plans. This post really opened my eyes to where they were headed - let's just say, I was impressed.

Funny enough, soon afterwards I got an email from Greg asking whether I'd consider joining forces with NewsGator. Truth is, if I hadn't already read Greg's blog post and been so impressed with the direction NewsGator was headed, chances are I would've turned him down - but because I read that post, I flew out to meet with the folks at NewsGator (score one for transparency through blogging!).

Long story short: we agreed that I should come on board and bring FeedDemon and TopStyle with me.

So what does this mean for FeedDemon customers?

I think you're going to like this :)

NewsGator uses a subscription model, and FeedDemon will become part of their subscription plans. All existing FeedDemon customers will get a two-year business standard subscription for free - and this includes upgrades to FeedDemon. In other words, if you've already bought FeedDemon, you'll get brand new versions of FeedDemon and a subscription to NewsGator Online free for the next two years.

Are there going to be changes in FeedDemon as a result of this?

Certainly. The most obvious will be that FeedDemon will integrate very closely with NewsGator's online synchronization platform, enabling using FeedDemon on multiple computers while maintaining state between all of them. You could even use FeedDemon on your home computer, NewsGator Outlook Edition while at work, and NewsGator Mobile Edition while traveling, and still have everything synched between devices.

Beyond that, having a server-side piece offers a lot of interesting possibilities. Coupling a rich desktop client with a first-rate server-side aggregator provides the best of both worlds: you get the power of a Windows application and all the flexibility of a web-based approach. There have been a number of features I've been wanting to add to FeedDemon that required a server-side piece which I can now provide.

While these changes won't happen overnight, we've already been working hard on a new release of FeedDemon - version 1.51 - which will include much better integration than cur rently exists. You should expect to see the first beta of FeedDemon 1.51 a couple of weeks from now.

And what about TopStyle customers?

While the acquisition obviously came to pass because of FeedDemon, NewsGator has made it clear that they're committed to TopStyle as well. This was an important part of the deal for me. I use TopStyle every single day, and I personally couldn't work without it. I'm already developing TopStyle 3.12, a free upgrade for existing TopStyle customers which will be released as a NewsGator product.

Oh, and you'll get the same deal as FeedDemon customers: a free two-year subscription. For the record, TopStyle has a lot of users - even more than FeedDemon - so this is a very generous offer from the folks at NewsGator, and it illustrates their commitment to the product.

So, what about you, Nick? Are you moving? And will you still be doing support?

Although I'll be working for NewsGator (my official title is "Architect of Client Products"), I'll be staying here in Tennessee, with frequent trips to NewsGator's offices in Denver.

I'll continue to be active in the support forums - I need to, in order to understand what my customers need - but I'll be handing over the support reigns to the folks at NewsGator. In fact, NewsGator has already taken over some of the support for FeedDemon - they're the "reinforcements" I mentioned in this post last month. The mysterious "Ron" I talked about is actually NewsGator's Ronnie Gilbertson, who will no doubt be relieved that he's no longer a secret!

And to illustrate their commitment to FeedDemon and TopStyle, NewsGator has already hired Jack Brewster to help support both products. Jack starts next month, and he's been a very frequent contributor to my support forums over the years (sometimes I think he knows TopStyle and FeedDemon better than I do). Welcome aboard, Jack - glad you could join us!

Patience is a virtue :)

So, there are obviously some major changes underway here, and we've got a lot to do to integrate my site, support system, etc., with NewsGator's.

As long as this post is, I know it leaves a ton of questions unanswered, and I'll try to address them here over the next few weeks. In the meantime, I do ask for your patience while we get everything sorted out. The entire process will likely take several weeks, and it's possible there will be a few hiccups along the way.

The end result, though, will be something special. I'm excited to have this opportunity to take my software to a whole new level, and I look forward to entering this new chapter in my life.

NewsGator Media Center Edition

NewsGator Media Center Edition 04/13/2004 02:17 PM
the company's growing and doing interesting new products... congrats, greg!

NewsGator 2.0 service release for Office
XP SP3

NewsGator 2.0 service release for Office
XP SP3 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
NewsGator 2.0 service release 2.0.3.1 is now available for download. This fixes two problems, including one that would prevent NewsGator from working correctly with Office XP SP3. A complete change list is available at http://www.newsgator.co m/downloads.aspx; if you're experiencing any of the problems listed there, we recommend you download and install this new release.

Handling Arbitrary RSS Data with
NewsGator

Handling Arbitrary RSS Data with
NewsGator 01/24/2004 10:36 PM

RSS extensions: The inventor of NewsGator shows us some of the really cool things you can do with it.

...you can define whatever extension you like, and NewsGator will be able to use it in one way of another. Let's explore how this works, and what you can do...you can take any extension data and map it to a column in Outlook...NewsGator 2.0's rendering engine now uses XSLT, and you can customize the transforms used to render the items. What's more, any custom data is available to these transforms...so you could have a custom rendering based on this data by building a new stylesheet.

This could be huge for corporate applications — RSS could be a generalized reporting stream on anything, including any statistics necessary. Using Outlook VBA, you can even trigger client-side programs when posts are received, so there's really no limit on where you could go with this.

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NewsGator, X1 Push RSS-Search Connection

NewsGator, X1 Push RSS-Search Connection 04/28/2004 10:11 AM
Technology partnership speed up access to aggregated information stored in Microsoft Outlook.

NewsGator Online Services Launched

NewsGator Online Services Launched 01/19/2004 03:59 AM

NewsGator Online Services is now available! A long time in coming, NGOS provides many exciting new capabilities:

• Subscription synchronization - synchronize subscriptions between multiple machines or online editions
• Web Edition - read your content with the web-based reader
• POP Edition - read your content with any POP3 email client
• Mobile Edition - read your content on any HTML-capable mobile device
• Custom search feeds - create feeds that search the net on your behalf
• Premium Content - access exclusive subscriber-only content

Whether you use NewsGator for Outlook or not, NewsGator Online Services provides useful capabilities and content.

A 14-day trial is available. More information here.

About time! Post directly from
NewsGator

About time! Post directly from
NewsGator 12/19/2004 02:51 PM

I can't believe how long it took for this - but it's finally out!

From Loic's blog.....

We all know the great newsgator to subscribe to blogs directly in Outlook, now you can also directly post to your TypePad and Movable Type blogs from Outlook thanks to these plugins.

[ Loic LeMeur]

Now I want to ask my good friend Loic - a favor.

YO DUDE! CAN YOU NOW TELL THEM (I mean ask them) TO GIVE US WYSIWYG editing for MT! For fucking Christs sake! I mean the guy was born next week and I need a nice X-Mas present - so I can finally catch up to where I was with Radio - like four years ago!

J.B. Holston Joins NewsGator as
President & CEO

J.B. Holston Joins NewsGator as
President & CEO 09/21/2004 02:41 PM

DENVER, CO -- September 21, 2004 -- NewsGator Technologies, the leading RSS software platform provider, announced today that former Ziff Davis International President J.B. Holston has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and President. Holston will also serve on the Board of Directors.

Holston has run a wide range of technology and media enterprises over the last two decades. He was instrumental in moving NBC into the cable industry and internationally in the late 1980s. As President of Ziff Davis International, Holston managed Ziff Davis' operations across more than 100 countries, and launched Yahoo! Europe. He was part of the senior management team that led the extraordinarily successful LBO of ZD by Forstmann, Little, and subsequent sale to Softbank. Since selling his last technology start-up, Holston has helped create a wide range of for-profit and not-for-profit entities, including Media-x at Stanford, among several others.

Greg Reinacker, Founder of NewsGator, will remain on the company's Board of Directors and serve as Chief Technical Officer. He will continue serving as the company's technical evangelist and will manage ongoing technology development for the Company. Reinacker said, "I'm excited to partner with J.B. to build NewsGator as the leading RSS software platform company for both corporate and consumer markets. He brings a breadth of knowledge and experience that will be invaluable to NewsGator as we continue to expand our markets and grow to the next level."

Brad Feld, Managing Director at Mobius Venture Capital, which provided the first round of venture financing for NewsGator, said, "I've known J.B. since the mid-90s and have been involved with him in several prior organizations. I'm thrilled to be working with him again on NewsGator and welcome to him to the team."

J.B. Holston added, "This is a dream combination from my perspective. Mobius is one of the most visionary venture firms in the industry; Greg has created a leading product and platform and an established and loyal customer base; and RSS technologies are the decade's most exciting new development at the intersection of media and the Internet. We couldn’t be happier about our prospects."

NewsGator Contributes 3% of Revenue for
Relief Efforts

NewsGator Contributes 3% of Revenue for
Relief Efforts 01/04/2005 08:55 PM

The earthquake and resulting Tsunami devastation in the areas surrounding the Indian Ocean have touched all of us in one way or another. The NewsGator family is pledging 3% of our revenues for the next three months to the American Red Cross. Listed below are 5 international agencies involved in the relief and reconstruction efforts. We are urging all of our partners, customers and friends to contribute in whatever manner they can. Thank You!

...we can do no great things, only small things with great love... - Mother Theresa

American Red Cross
CARE
Save the Children
UNICEF
World Food Program

NewsGator Online Edition FREE to
Consumers

NewsGator Online Edition FREE to
Consumers 12/19/2004 03:38 PM

RSS Software Platform Leader Now Offers FREE Version of its Online Edition; New Features, Functionality, and Tools Offered

DENVER, CO — October 18, 2004 — NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company, announced that a new version of NewsGator Online will now be free to consumers at http://www.newsgator.com. NewsGator has added a number of cutting-edge innovations to its existing state-of-the art web-based aggregator and now, users can track all their favorite RSS and news feeds online at no charge.

New features and functions in the updated Online platform include:

• Folders – you can now manage all your feeds online in the same way you organize information in Microsoft Outlook or other popular email clients.
• Per-Post Rating System – A major milestone, NewsGator has introduced a per-post ratings system. Not only can users rate each post they read, but can also add the rating feature seamlessly to their own blog site. By rating the posts they read, users can enjoy more sophisticated recommendations and highly-rated aggregated content in ways that have never before been possible.
• Recommended Feeds –NewsGator Online now recommends new RSS feeds based on your preferences and ratings. This makes it easier to find information that is useful and bring it to you in a format that is easy to access, read and store.
• My Clippings – This allows you to save all of your favorite posts with one click, and access them later.
• Smart Feed Enhancements – In addition to adding additional content sources for its keyword and URL search feeds, NewsGator is now offering email feeds, which allow users to have email sent to specific addresses converted to RSS feeds and consumed in NewsGator or other tools. This is especially useful for subscribing to mailing lists, or for converting email-based alerts to RSS.

The new free edition also includes subscription synchronization capabilities with NewsGator Outlook Edition.

Leading content providers, analysts, and RSS innovators applauded NewsGator's announcement:

Allen Weiner of the Gartner Group said, "Essential to the growth of RSS is the development of products and services that cross the chasm to a broader consumer audience. These innovative features and great content, packaged to attract new readers, will help grow the entire industry more rapidly."

FeedBurner's CEO Dick Costolo said, "New features, greater ease-of-use, and a great consumer offer. These are exactly the ingredients required for the next phase of the RSS industry’s growth. We're very pleased to see this terrific new recipe from our partners at NewsGator."

Thirty premiere RSS content providers joined in the launch announcement, including the Christian Science Monitor, Space.com, CBS major-market affiliates, WebMD, and Weblogs, Inc.

"We're pleased to see these continuing innovations making RSS ever-easier and more readily available for a broader public," said Grant Wedner of WebMD. "Health information is a perfect content category for RSS, and Web MD looks forward to extending its health content leadership into this exciting new medium."

"We're excited to be connecting users to Topix.net's local news through NewsGator" said Rich Skrenta, CEO of Topix.net, adding "NewsGator Online provides a great interface for users to access the full breadth of news from us quickly and easily."

"We're pleased to provide these innovative new features and functions with a dramatically enhanced user interface, and thrilled to now offer our cutting-edge online edition at no charge to users," said Greg Reinacker, Founder and CTO of NewsGator.

In addition to its free Online Service, NewsGator sells NewsGator Outlook Edition, which allows you to access and synchronize all your RSS feeds through Microsoft Outlook. Many corporate and consumer customers alike love the integration with Outlook because it allows them to read information they need in an application they 'live in' daily, which makes them more productive.

NewsGator Online Premium Services are also available on a monthly subscription basis and start at $5.95 per user. Features include:

• Premium Content – exclusive, subscriber-only content to subscribers.
• Mobile Edition, Email Edition, and Media Center Edition – you can access your synchronized feeds from any device at any time, including mobile wireless phones and PDAs.
• Smart Feeds – allows you to track topics of interest in real-time. This is an extremely powerful capability, useful for anyone from PR and advertising agencies, to marketing personnel, to weblog authors.

For more information, users should go to http://www.newsgator.com to try the new free version.

NewsGator Technologies Inc. Completes
Third Round of Funding

NewsGator Technologies Inc. Completes
Third Round of Funding 06/06/2005 12:05 AM

Company has raised over $10 million to-date; capital to be used for Enterprise RSS expansion

DENVER, CO— April 20, 2005 — NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company, announced today that it has closed a third round of funding led by Masthead Venture Partners and with continuing support from existing investor Mobius Venture Capital.  This brings the total capital raised by the company since June of 2004 to over $10 million.

J.B. Holston, President and CEO of NewsGator, said, “We’re very gratified at the continued support from Mobius, and extremely pleased to begin working with Masthead Venture Partners as well.  Masthead’s partnership represents a powerful blend of technology and media industry expertise, which will be invaluable as we continue to build NewsGator.”  Greg Reinacker, NewsGator’s Founder and Chief Technical Officer, added, “We’re excited to be rolling out our enterprise RSS strategy over the coming months…and this third round of funding gives us the necessary capital to deliver on our vision for this industry segment.“

Rich Levandov of Masthead said, “We are excited about our partnership with NewsGator.  NewsGator is in the vanguard of companies leading the RSS revolution.  Not just for bloggers, RSS can transform the way that all information is created, aggregated, and delivered.  Companies will be able to ‘RSS’ any content they want.  RSS feeds and dynamic content will become necessary and integral parts of an effective modern enterprise, and NewsGator is ready to lead this emerging market.”

Brad Feld of Mobius said, “Masthead is a terrific partnership.  We’ve worked with some of their principals in the past, and know their experience will leverage NewsGator’s industry-leading position significantly.  We initially funded NewsGator in June of 2004; this round is another sign of the progress the company continues to make. “

NewsGator will be rolling out a wide range of enterprise solutions over the next few months, with an ever-growing number of customers and partners.  This financing will be used to continue development on this industry-leading RSS platform, and to keep up with exploding customer demand.  A huge number of end-users, and the media companies and enterprises that support them, are turning to subscriptions via RSS as the most efficient means to manage information overload, and turning to NewsGator as the acknowledged leader in providing the platform to enable these relationships. 

About NewsGator Technologies

NewsGator Technologies is the leading RSS software platform company.  Consumers, business, and enterprise customers can subscribe to NewsGator’s services and read all their news in Outlook, on the web, on their mobile phones, and through a rich array of other devices, anytime, anywhere. For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.newsgator.com. 

About Masthead Venture Partners

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Masthead Venture Partners is a venture capital firm dedicated to providing early stage information technology, Internet infrastructure and services, communications, and IT-intensive life sciences companies with the capital and hands-on operational support they need to develop into industry leaders. The firm has the advanced technical expertise, proven operating experience and deep industry knowledge and relationships to help entrepreneurs build companies with category defining potential.  For more information please visit www.mvpartners.com.

About Mobius Venture Capital

With offices in Palo Alto, California and Superior, Colorado, Mobius Venture Capital is a $1.5 billion U.S.-based private equity venture capital firm managed by a team of former CEOs and entrepreneurs, technology pioneers, senior executives from major technology corporations, and leaders in the investment banking community. Mobius Venture Capital combines its technology expertise and broad financial assets with the industry's best entrepreneurs to create a portfolio of over 100 of the world's leading high technology companies. For more information on the fund's investment team, technology vision and portfolio companies, please visit www.mobiusvc.com.

NewsGator Launches Online Service for
RSS Feeds

NewsGator Launches Online Service for
RSS Feeds 01/07/2004 03:07 PM
I am very selfishly covering this. I would like to request that everybody and their dog consider trying NewsGator. Yes, I stand to benefit directly. How? Because I've spent hours...

NewsGator Enters Web-based Aggregator
Arena

NewsGator Enters Web-based Aggregator
Arena 01/22/2004 03:23 AM

"While I'm probably going to stick with Bloglines for a while, I might as well play with the 14 day trial of Newsgator Online Services. The one feature that I don't see (and is now an essential part of my aggregation needs) is the neat e-mail subscriptions that Bloglines offers. I've always wanted to read my e-mail in my aggregator rather than read my RSS feeds in my e-mail client..." [Library Stuff]

After playin g with Bloglines earlier, Steven gave me a heads up about Newsgator's new service. I had mistakenly assumed it ran off Outlook, but he says it's completely independent and is similar to BL. Of course, it's not free, but I'll still try to take it for a spin in the near future.

NewsGator Extends Reach With
Subscription Service

NewsGator Extends Reach With
Subscription Service 01/09/2004 09:51 PM
NewsGator Online Services allows access to aggregated RSS feeds from multiple e-mail clients, the Web and mobile devices; meanwhile, an updated Outlook-specific reader hooks into the new service for synchronization capabilities.

NewsGator Technologies launches Broad
European Partnership with VNU

NewsGator Technologies launches Broad
European Partnership with VNU 03/14/2005 04:38 PM

VNU Partners with NewsGator for Broad European Distribution; Significantly Extends Reach of New Content to VNU & Partners

DENVER, CO -- Feb. 23, 2005 -- NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company, announced the launch of its partnership with VNU for distribution of NewsGator's Consumer and Business RSS services for seven countries throughout Europe. The partnership includes a local language co-branded RSS subscription service for the Web and Microsoft Outlook which will come pre-bundled with technology feeds from VNU and its partners, providing more local content than is available from any other source. The agreement initially covers the UK, Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Belgium, and Spain.

J.B. Holston, the President and CEO of NewsGator, said, "We're thrilled to be working with VNU, the leading technology media company in Europe. Their network of technology publications and websites will provide unparalleled distribution for RSS technologies across Europe. These co-branded services aren't just internationalized; they're localized, promoting and providing all the best content in each territory."

The co-branded services are powered by the industry-leading NewsGator Online platform, which aggregates more feeds for more users through more devices than any other platform). Dominique Busso, CEO of VNU Net said, "We believe that RSS-based reading is the next generation of a rich, personalized experience for our readers. We're pleased to partner with NewsGator, the clear leader in this space, around this vital industry innovation. We believe this partnership will allow our readership the ability to enhance their viewing experience by allowing access to breaking news in the categories of information they desire."

VNU has a leading position in the information technology media industry in Europe via its publications and its network of VNU.net sites that reach over 6 millions unique users per month. VNU Net is VNU's one-stop shop to gather information and news about trends, products and software in the IT world, including solid analysis from VNU's leading print brands such as Computing, Computable and ComputerActive. VNU is constantly striving to expand on this base with partnerships such as this one.

Holston added, "We are partnering with a wide range of media entities around the world about adding the power of RSS to their brands. The media world is entering a new phase, and it's exciting to work with some of the best known names in that industry to introduce an entirely new way for individuals to get the news they want, when and where they want it."

About VNU

VNU is a global information and media company with leading market positions and recognized brands in marketing information (ACNielsen), media measurement and information (Nielsen Media Research) and business information (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Computing, Intermediair). VNU is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands and New York, USA. The company employs 36,000 people. Total revenues amount to EUR 3.9 billion in 2003. VNU is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam (ASE: VNU) stock exchange. For more information, please visit the VNU website at http://www.vnu.com.

NewsGator Announces Three Key
Partnerships to Drive RSS Platform &
Adoption

NewsGator Announces Three Key
Partnerships to Drive RSS Platform &
Adoption 12/19/2004 03:38 PM

Six Apart, Moreover, and FeedDemon Team up with NewsGator to Enhance Content, Search, and Synchronization Capabilities for Customers

DENVER, CO -- September 29, 2004 -- NewsGator Technologies, the leading RSS software platform company, announced today three significant partnerships which will enhance its leading RSS technology platform. NewsGator customers can now synchronize their online subscription information with FeedDemon, they will enjoy a wider range of search content in their custom search feeds, and they will experience a tighter integration with leading weblog platforms.

FeedDemon

NewsGator and Bradbury Software announced today that FeedDemon will now synchronize subscription information with NewsGator Online Services. FeedDemon users will now be able to read their selected content not only on their desktop, but also on the web, on their mobile devices, on their Media Centers, or in Microsoft Outlook or other popular email clients. The latest addition to NewsGator's "any time, any place, any device" strategy, this partnership ensures that FeedDemon users can enjoy the benefits that NewsGator's customers have enjoyed since early 2004 -- access to their content from anywhere, without having to read the same things twice.

"We're excited to extend our reach to multiple devices by partnering with NewsGator," said Nick Bradbury, founder of Bradbury Software and creator of FeedDemon. "Our customers have been asking for synchronization capability like this for a long time, and NewsGator is a leader in this space."

The next beta release of FeedDemon 1.5 will contain this synchronization capability.

Moreover

NewsGator and Moreover announced an agreement to include Moreover news search data in NewsGator's search feeds. Part of the NewsGator Online Services platform, NewsGator search feeds include filtered data from blogs, news sites, SEC filings, and other sources, and return results in a single feed, with no advertising. In addition, NewsGator will carry Moreover's aggregated news search feeds in its desktop and online products, providing topic-specific information to users.

"We're delighted to have been chosen by NewsGator to be the primary provider of news search content for NewsGator Online Services," said Jim Pitkow, CEO of Moreover.

Six Apart

NewsGator and Six Apart, the leading provider of weblog publishing software, announced a co-marketing relationship focused on enterprise sales of the two companies' leading technology platforms. NewsGator also announced that it will be releasing new plug-ins and other technology to make it simple to post feed content from NewsGator products to Six Apart blogs in Movable Type and TypePad. The companies plan significant future co-development work to enhance the experience for RSS and blog customers.

Andrew Anker, Executive Vice President of Six Apart, said "We're very pleased to partner with NewsGator as they continue to make it easy for their big installed base of weblog readers to become weblog creators. Tighter integration between NewsGator's products and Movable Type and TypePad will be great for our mutual customers."

Greg Reinacker, founder and CTO of NewsGator, said, "We're very excited about these strategic partnerships. Closer integration with other applications, including the leading desktop reader and the leading weblog publishing systems, will significantly enhance the RSS experience for consumers and enterprises, and our arrangement with Moreover strengthens our content offerings as well. Combined, these arrangements signify our ongoing investment as the leader in the RSS platform space to ensure that this technology penetrates as rapidly as possible."

NewsGator case study: Triple Point
Technology, Inc.

NewsGator case study: Triple Point
Technology, Inc. 10/28/2003 11:09 PM

We are pleased to announce that we have published the first in a series of case studies. This one is with Triple Point Technology, Inc., a provider of commodity trading solutions. An excerpt:

Using NewsGator and other tools, Triple Point Technology has transformed the way they share information within the enterprise. From critical build and release notifications, to internal publishing and collaboration, publishing via RSS has dramatically changed their information landscape. NewsGator provides seamless access to this information, all while preserving the familiar user experience of Microsoft Outlook.

Read it now!

Garfield, Doonesbury, Political
Cartoons, Commentary & More Available
through NewsGator

Garfield, Doonesbury, Political
Cartoons, Commentary & More Available
through NewsGator 09/14/2004 10:59 AM

NewsGator Technologies & uclick Announce Premium Content Partnership

DENVER, CO - September 14, 2004 - NewsGator Technologies, the leading RSS software platform company, announced today that it has started to distribute RSS feeds for some of America's best-known comic and commentary brands. NewsGator users will now have access to twenty exclusive feeds from uclick, LLC, the online arm of Universal Press Syndicate (UPS), the largest independent syndication company.

In addition to UPS's content, uclick also makes content available for syndication from Tribune Media and Creator's Syndicate. "We're thrilled to work with NewsGator, the leader in the exploding new medium of RSS technologies, to bring some of our best content to readers wherever, and whenever, they want it," said Chris Pizey, President and CEO of uclick.

Greg Reinacker, President and Founder of NewsGator, said, "This agreement marks another step in our effort to provide the best content available in the market to our customers. Subscribers to NewsGator Online Services can now add some of America's most beloved content to their premium subscriptions and keep up with it wherever and whenever they want. Imagine fresh political commentary in your Outlook folder, Doonesbury on your Media Center, and the latest advice from Motley Fool on your cell phone."

In addition to reading Garfield, Doonesbury, Cathy and Ziggy, users can tap into content from Dear Abby, Focus on the Family, Horoscopes, News of the Weird, The Boondocks, among many others.

The uclick feeds are among the more than 100 premium content feeds available to subscribers to NewsGator Online Services. The subscription service allows users to read their subscribed content any time, any place and on any device. NewsGator Online includes a web edition, a POP edition which works with any popular email client, and the mobile edition, which enables users to read their subscribed feeds on any mobile device that supports HTML, including wireless phones and PDAs. NewsGator Online Services also features synchronization so users can ensure their feeds appear only where and when they want them, and an ever-increasing range of customization tools and features.

NewsGator Online Services is a subscription service and is available at http://services.newsgator.com. Pricing starts at $5.95/month. The new feeds are available to subscribers at http: //services.newsgator.com/subscriber/PremContent.aspx.

About uclick

uclick is the largest packager and distributor of branded comics, word games and other content on the Web. uclick, based in Kansas City, syndicates the highly sought-after work of more than 140 nationally syndicated creators of comics, puzzles, games and text features -- on the Web and wireless devices. More than 200 newspaper Web sites feature uclick content, including NYTimes.com and WashingtonPost.com. uclick content is also found on major portals such as AOL, Yahoo.com, MSNBC.com, CBSNews.com and iWon.com. uclick's content catalog includes such brand names as "Bloom County," "Garfield," "Doonesbury," "Cathy," "FoxTrot," "Ziggy," "The Boondocks," "Pat Oliphant," "News of the Weird," "Universal Crossword," "Dear Abby" and more. In addition, uclick develops and hosts Web sites such as Garfield.com, Doonesbury.com, Ziggy.com and sites of other key creators. uclick has also developed two successful subscription-based services, My Comics Page and The Puzzle Society.

uclick is an Andrews McMeel Universal Company. Andrews McMeel Universal also includes Universal Press Syndicate and Andrews McMeel Publishing. Visit http://www.uclick.com for more information.

The thought process behind the Venture
Capitol funding of NewsGator

The thought process behind the Venture
Capitol funding of NewsGator 07/02/2004 03:08 AM

Every small company has challenges and one of those challenges is always money. Just as I have big dreams and ideas of where I would like to take Geek News Central it is limited by the amount of money I have to invest in the site. I have started the process of looking at hiring some advisors and possibly if my cash holds out having some consultation meetings with people I think can help us.

My curiosity is always peaked when I read stories about what VC's are looking for. I know from our refereal logs that several VC Firms read our site on a regular basis, but you need a revenue model to draw financial interest. Quite honestly most blogs do not have a revenue model. All I can hope for now is that they read our articles and my opinon points to find information on new technolgies that they can invest in.

Like many Blogs we have tinkered with ways to raise money and may be introducing a premium service in the future, but we have to work out the content details along with working out the details of who we are going to target that premium content to.

Most of the companies getting VC attention are companies that are either responsible for the software that those of use to blog. The tools we aggreate data with aka Newz Crawler, NewsGator etc. Plus the companies that analyze the information we put out. But the individuals down in the trenches producing 100's of thousands of Blogs are basically helping other people's dreams come true.

For now I am happy if I get a few donations to help us with bandwidth cost. Never planned to get rich but it's the American Dream. For some real insight to what a VC is looking for read his article great information and should give you a better understanding of what the thought process is. [ Feld Thoughts]

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