EidosMedia S.p.A. is a publishing software company. Established in 1999, the company maintains headquarters in Milan, Italy with offices internationally. Its main products are used by large media companies and include Méthode, a content management system and Cobalt, a digital delivery framework.
History
Eidosmedia was founded in 1999 and purchased by Hg Capital in 2015.
Software
EidosMedia's flagship product is Méthode, a content management system for multimedia publishing that is mainly used by large news organizations. The product is based on the XML markup language.CMS providers briefing: Methode by EidosMedia. Press Gazette, December 2008 It also provides a digital delivery framework known as Cobalt. Its software is also available in the cloud.
Early customers were Il Sole 24 Ore, RCS MediaGroup and Adnkronos in Italy,I MAGGIORI PORTALI ITALIANI DI NEWS UTILIZZANO METHODE DI EIDOSMEDIA. MarketPress, February, 2002 (in Italian) with the first international client to purchase Méthode being the Financial Times of London in 2002.Financial Times Selects Italy's EidosMedia. Editor & Publisher, May, 2002 Other news organizations include The Wall Street Journal,WSJ taps EidosMedia for print, online. News & Tech, June 2008 The Washington Post, Washington Post March 2011The Washington Post adopts Methode system for its integrated newsrooms. WAN-Ifra Editors Weblog June 2009 and The Boston Globe, Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette Adopt "Méthode" Multiple-Media Content Management System. New York Times Co. press release, December 2010News & Tech, January 2011 The Financial Times, The Times and Le Figaro, Les Échos and Le Monde,Le numérique bouscule l'édition des journaux. Le Monde, February 2007 as well as national and regional publishing groups in Europe, the US, Africa and Asia-Pacific.News Corp Australia breaks records with Méthode roll-out GXpress, August, 2013
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