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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., March 10, 2006 – Crain Communications Inc., the U.S.
trade publisher with premier titles in automotive, advertising, insurance,
health-care and regional-business markets, has chosen Clickshare for managing
its online subscription processing and controlling user access to key websites.
Clickshare's patent-pending service uniquely provides both user authentication
and commerce services, as well as the option to link users among multiple
independent domains for affinity-group marketing and privacy-protected
purchasing.
“We are very pleased that we have partnered with Clickshare for our online
registration and subscription processing,” said Tomi Hubert, Vice-President of
Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Crain. “The Clickshare
software provides us the robust interface that we need for our online
registration and subscription processing, and the service is
outstanding.”
Crain’s Cleveland Business, Automotive News, and Autoweek were rolled out
“in a very short timeframe,” said Hubert. “Crain’s Detroit Business will
be the next publication using Clickshare, with others to follow in the near
future.”
"Crain is one of the most respected names in trade publishing with an
unparalleled reputation for journalistic independence," said Rick Lerner,
Clickshare CEO. "The Crain family understands the value of unique, thorough
reporting and information -- and that's why we're so pleased to be assisting in
securing the Crain relationship with its users and readers."
Clickshare’s online registration and credit-card billing services is able to
provide print subscribers free access to premium content, while charging
ABC-certifiable web-only customers. It provides a full-featured site
registration, authentication and billing service -- subscription or per-click,
full or partial site -- and easily integrates with major web servers such as
Publicus, Olive, PBS and Lotus Domino.
Many newspapers and other publications also use Clickshare to manage and charge
for web archives from their own existing servers. Clickshare can also log and
track page access, for integration with ad-server technologies.
About Crain Communications
Crain Communications is an international publisher of more than 30 of the most
highly respected publications in several vertical and geographic markets.
Founded in 1916 and based in Chicago, Ill., the company continues to provide
readers with the best in unbiased, business news publishing. Journals published
by Crain Communications include Advertising Age, Automotive News, Crain's
Chicago Business, Crain's New York Business, Crain's Detroit Business, Crain's
Cleveland Business, Business Insurance, Pensions & Investments, Investment
News, Modern Healthcare, Rubber & Plastics News, Waste News, Tire Business
and TelevisionWeek. Visit the Crain Communications corporate Web site, www.crain.com,
for more information.
Family-orientation rooted within its corporate culture, Crain Communications is
a strong company with over 1,000 employees and 19 offices around the world; its
reputation and position are solid, global and growing. Crain's counts high
journalistic standards, a commitment to diversity throughout the company and
family-orientation as its foundation.
See: http://www.crain.com/po.html
About Clickshare
For nearly 10 years, Clickshare Service Corp. has provided its online
subscription management platform, enabling content providers to control their
customer base and monetize their digital assets. The company’s solution offers
flexible but secure access control to web publishers' content through
registration, authentication, recurring billing, and payment processing
services. Clickshare supports many access models including free access for
individuals, sites and existing print subscribers, variable term paid
subscriptions, pay-per-view, pay-to-own or timed subscriptions.
Among Clickshare's customers are The New York Times Co.'s Worcester Telegram
& Gazette, the Journal-Register Co., Gannett Co. Inc.'s Wisconsin newspaper
cluster, Inside Washington Publishers, the [Erie, Pa.] Times Publishing Co., and
The Asian Banker.
Privately held, Clickshare has offices in Williamstown, Mass. Its investors
include Sawgrass Seacoast Investors LLC, the University of Massachusetts, Comtex
News Network Inc., MultiService Corp., and private individuals, including
founding executives of PeopleSoft Inc., and the former publisher of the
Philadelphia Inquirer and Chicago Sun-Times.
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For more information contact:
Crain: Marc Mathies, 313-446-0388, mmathies@crain.com.
Clickshare: Greg Smith, (413) 458-7000 ext. 102, gsmith@clickshare.com
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