The forerunners to IDMi magazine stretch way back to
1969 and the year of the Moon Landing. As their publisher,
and to help IDMi celebrate the occasion, we negotiated with
NASA to get permission to use this fabulous image for the
cover.
Target Market: "Anyone using information management as a part of
their working day."
Medium: Print + Digital
Circulation: 3,500+
Mix: Paid and controlledcirculation
Sector: B2B
Distribution: Printed version goes to over 100
countries.
AUTUMN 2009
It promised to be our busiest year - and it is! Although we
are not officially into 'autumn' yet, we have great news as
expected. Here is the official announcement ....
PageDynamics+: New software suite for digital publishing 7th September 2009. Banchory, Scotland. Element 903
(www.element903.com) has today released news of a software
suite which enhances the digital publishing experience for
both publishers and end-users. Using a unique combination of
off-the-shelf software, and PHP and ASP modules specifically
designed for the purpose, PageDynamics+ or PD+ for short,
brings online and networked publications alive with links,
sound and video.
"This
is a significant market opportunity for us." says E903
principal John Baker, "It is something I have been involved
with since 1989 when I first loaded document images into a
C++ program I had written, and added pan, tilt and zoom
functions. From that small beginning we now have page flip
animation, and the opportunity to liven up documents of all
types with animated elements and video."
Mr Baker adds that although many screen-based presentations
are criticised for having text and images flying in and out
all over the place, there is a real need to get away from
the staid and boring results of the normal print-to-digital
process which in many cases consists of pages dumped online
with little further thought to the rich multimedia
applications which can make all the difference.
Page turning software has been around for some time now, but
that is only a small part of PD+. (Seen inset running a B2B
magazine.) With integration possible with large-scale
systems such as SAP, and the many software offerings from
Oracle and other vendors, there is a wide variety of
functions which can be used in the more traditional
electronic document management system marketplace.
John Baker again. "Making a document look like a REAL
document and handling like one too, has always been a
challenge" he says, "That is almost old hat now. Page
turning has matured and is with us to stay. What we have in
PD+ is the functionality to allow a further and richer
variety of useful additional functions, all capable of
working with a variety of systems or as a stand-alone suite.
Our depth of knowledge of different markets has helped us to
modularise the software, and provide functions previously
unheard of in traditional digital publishing"
The software is about to enter the Beta test stage, and E903
welcomes applications for Beta test companies or
organisations. The first release is expected to be in
January 2010, although there has been so much interest
behind the scenes, that some companies are keen to run with
the Beta software as it gives them so much more than what
they have at present.
About PageDynamics+ With beginnings in the late 1980's, the suite of
products now embraces Java, JavaScript, VBScript, Visual
Basic, .NET, Sharepoint, ASP and PHP to achieve the wide
variety of functionality. Available in a licensed format to
suit all sizes of company or institution.
About Element 903
The roots of E903 as it is also known, go back to 1982 when
the company was first called Image Management and focussed
on graphics and photography, then later document management
and microfilm systems. In 1995 the name changed to
intelligen, and in 2003 Element903 was formed, the name
reflecting a more modern approach to a corporate ID.
SUMMER
2009
It promises to be our busiest year ever, with a lot
happening not only on the publishing and e-publishing side,
but with photography and video too.
We hope to have some really exciting news on the magazine front by
the end of August, and our sister site which focuses on the
work of E903 principal John Baker, is also going through an
update. (www.inpictura.com)
There are also negotiations underway to do a promotional DVD
for an Aberdeen based rock band, and also a corporate
DVD to promote a client company based in England.
E903 are no strangers to promotional video, having already
produced an entire package for contemporary Scottish ceilidh
band Ceilidh Stomp. (www.ceilidhstomp.co.uk)
'PHOTO
Model' Concept Magazine Published
The concept pages of
the new PHOTO Model magazine are now available to view.
"Our plan when
rolling out the PHOTO range of magazines is to first produce
a concept cover, which gives us the graphics to work with,
and then to produce a few pages to introduce that cover and
the concept of what the magazine is about.", says PHOTO
Direction and Element 903 Principal, John Baker. He adds,
"The roll-out plan is quite aggressive, but all feasible as
the medium is electronic."
The next task
for Element 903 is to produce the Media Pack for the series,
which will describe the marketing and distribution strategy,
as well as announcements about partnering and advertising.
Starting at £10 per month, it is sure to generate
interest from individuals and companies alike. ■
And the New 'Face of
PHOTO
Model' Is .... Jasolia!
We are
now able to make it public that Jasolia (Olia) is the new 'face' of
the e-magazine PHOTO Model'.
Our
next
task is to put some concept pages together for the
magazine. Meantime, the following link will take you to the
main PHOTO Direction web site and to Jasolia's own site.
■
February 07 'Face of PHOTO
Model' Found
E903 is pleased to announce that after a (very) short
search, we have been successful in finding a model to front
our new publication PHOTO Model. The new 'Face of PHOTO
Model' will allow E903 to promote the new magazine is such a
manner that it is bound to attract a lot of attention.
We will be keeping the details quiet for the next few days
while we put together the first pages of the new magazine
and publish them online. Suffice to say our new girl is the
perfect choice for us as she is gorgeous, versatile and has
an excellent range of work.
A link to the first pages will appear in the 903 NEWS
section here as soon as possible.
E903 Principal
John Baker stated, "I would like to offer my thanks to all
of the model hopefuls who got in touch with us. Obviously
only one of you could take on the task, but we will
certainly keep you all in mind for future promotions and
publications at E903." ■
January 23
Search Launched For Model We
are launching a new
e-magazine in the next few months.
Called PHOTO Model.
The online-only magazine will feature new and existing
talent, and will carry specially written features and
articles about the professional and semi-professional
photographic modelling marketplace - worldwide.
With news, views, reviews, and much more besides, it
promises to be a good read whether a model is just starting
out on their career, or are an old hand in the industry.
To allow Element903 to create as meaningful a sample
magazine as possible for PR, sales and marketing purposes:
IT COULD BE
YOU!
we are looking for talent
....
So if you
are over 18, or can prove parental consent and you are
already a professional or semi-professional model who
would like to feature on the marketing material for PHOTO
Model (and be on the cover as well as featured inside) ....
please get in touch with the publisher ASAP
A format being considered for
the news section of the e-magazine PHOTO Model Key
sections and regular features will be very much model
oriented, with the emphasis on models getting a good
portfolio together, and getting known in the industry.
There will be an opportunity for models to showcase their
talents and show the art directors, photographers and
agencies what they can do.
HOWEVER ....
This is not a
membership magazine,it is free to anyone and
will be published:
through several
specialist e-publishing outlets
syndicated around the world via general and specialist PR
companies
passed on to key industry web site managers and other
industry contacts
PHOTO Model is not in competition with any of
the numerous photo-modelling web sites. (Models should
pursue as many public facing opportunities as possible.) It
is a professionally produced magazine featuring genuine
talent. It will complement the various model web sites, and
regularly feature them within its editorial too. ■
"This
is a significant market opportunity for us." says E903
principal John Baker, "It is something I have been involved
with since 1989 when I first loaded document images into a
C++ program I had written, and added pan, tilt and zoom
functions. From that small beginning we now have page flip
animation, and the opportunity to liven up documents of all
types with animated elements and video."
We
are launching a new 
Key
sections and regular features will be very much model
oriented, with the emphasis on models getting a good
portfolio together, and getting known in the industry.