Nov 11, 2003
Leading International Publisher, Emerald Group Publishing Limited Chooses FatWire
Journal Article Delivery Engine (JADE) to facilitate fast and efficient publication service for authors and editors of 130 journals

Mineola, NY - Fatwire Software, a leading provider of strategic enterprise content management solutions, announced today that its Content Server product running on the IBM (NYSE: IBM) WebSphere® Application Server, has been chosen by leading international management and library and information services publisher, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (www.emeraldinsight.com). The technology will be used to build and deliver JADE, an online article submission and peer review service for authors and editors of their 130 global business management and library services journals. The new solution is expected to be launched Q1, 2004 with a complete rollout for all Emerald journals by the end of 2004.

Powered by Content Server, JADE will be used to reengineer Emerald's publishing supply chain and quality assure its peer review process. Authors will benefit from the ability to independently submit articles online and conduct peer reviews facilitating quality improvement and speeding journal publication. Emerald chose Java based Content Server for JADE because of its capacity to scale, its intuitive user interface, robust features, and ability to streamline site production.

Content Server will ultimately support the publishing of the 130 + Emerald publications with titles including Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Documentation, and Library Management. These publications currently attract editorial contributions from world-respected authors such as Cary Cooper, Peter Drucker, and Edgar Schein.

"Emerald was looking for a proven content management solution we could depend on to secure and future-proof our key strategic asset-content. After a detailed and wide-ranging selection process, Emerald chose FatWire's Content Server as the best-of-breed software to deliver a first class online submission and peer review service. Content Server provides a comprehensive set of features that will greatly simplify and strengthen the editorial process our authors and editors require for the successful publishing of our journals," said Judith Harvey, Director Editorial and Production. "In addition, the efficiencies we expect to gain from Content Server will enable us to eliminate production bottlenecks and increase article submissions from our worldwide base of authors and publish them more quickly."

About JADE
JADE is the foundation for Emerald's vision of a new agile publishing supply chain infrastructure that will help meet the company's current and future publishing requirements and facilitate new business and product development opportunities. JADE will provide a homepage for each author enabling access to a wide range of resources as they move through the publishing process. Authors will employ a simple browser- based interface enabling efficient submission and tracking of articles. Online peer review will ensure quality control and reduce administration by editors facilitating value-adding activities such as: increased copy generation, article quality improvement, and journal brand building.

About FatWire Content Server
Content Server content management solution is designed for companies and organizations that need to simply and cost-effectively build and deploy multiple Web sites and company critical e-business initiatives. These initiatives include portals, catalogs, intranets, extranets and other complex Web applications. To support and ease IT requirements, Content Server is built natively on J2EE and combines robust functionality with high-performance and an open extensible framework. It also enables easy integration of archived and real-time data from back-office applications. For non-technical employees, Content Server has been designed for the simple contribution and management of content for e-business initiatives independent of IT. By delivering customized information to Web site users, it also enables useful and engaging site experiences for customers, prospects, partners and employees.

About Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Emerald is the leading international publisher in the management and library and information sciences (LIS) sectors as well as offering a strong range of engineering, applied science and technology journals. Emerald aims to be responsive and customer focused and was voted 'Best Customer Support' in 2002 by readers of The Charleston Advisor, a U.S. journal offering 'critical reviews of web products for information.

About FatWire Software
FatWire Software is the leading provider of Strategic Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions. Global 2000 companies use FatWire solutions to rapidly deploy content-driven business initiatives, such as intranets, extranets, portals, and corporate Web sites. Unlike other ECM solutions, FatWire combines content management, content delivery, and site management into a single solution. FatWire has over 400 customers including J.P. Morgan Chase, Capital One, the European Space Agency, and Alstom as well as strategic partnerships with BEA, IBM, Computer Associates, and Sun. Founded in 1996, FatWire Software is headquartered in New York and operates offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information about FatWire Software's award-winning products and services, visit www.fatwire.com.