Clickability updates
to hosted version of Web app
Clickability Inc. launched a
hosted version of its Web content management software that allows newspapers to
produce content for a variety of channels, including smartphones.
The Clickability On Demand WCM
Platform includes hosting, security, data storage, service-level agreements and
provisions for disaster recovery, said Robert Carroll, vice president of
marketing.
The software lets publishers
tailor content for myriad channels, including PDAs, smartphones and electronic
readers such as Amazon.com’s Kindle. Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC, an early
user, tapped the app to enable the distribution of philly.com to Kindle
customers. Other newspapers could do the same thing, Carroll said.
“In the future content could
potentially go out to the entertainment system of your car, your home and a
whole variety of outlets,” Carroll said. “We’d like to think of the software as
a device-agnostic, multichannel delivery” system, he said. “That’s becoming a
big issue as people are getting newspaper content from a variety of different
devices.”
The versions and their costs:
• Clickability Express
Edition, with a one-time implementation fee ranging from $15,000 to $20,000 and
a $2,999 per-month subscription fee.
•Clickability Professional
Edition, for mid-range sites, with a one-time implementation fee ranging from
$30,000 to $75,000 and a $4,999 per-month subscription fee.
• Clickability Enterprise
Edition, for global publishing and complex enterprises, with a one-time
implementation fee beginning at $75,000 and a $7,999 per-month subscription fee.