Electronic AP details unveiled
The Associated Press has unveiled more details of the forthcoming shift to eAP, the Electronic Associated Press, a new initiative to make AP a more interactive network of multimedia content. (See previous entry about the eAP).John Reid, AP's director of services and technology and a senior vice president, described the initiative as a new generation of content management and distribution systems to be rolled out in the next 30 months.
Reid outlined six elements of eAP:
* eAP Central: A common database repository for all AP content.
* eAssign: A new system within AP for making, coordinating and tracking assignments; elements can be made available to members and other customers as well.
* eCategorize: A software engine to categorize, index and search.
* ePackage: Tools for editors to build multimedia packages that are easy to use as part of a newspaper page, Web site, television presentation or wireless device.
* eDistribute: Providing AP content through the Internet that is tightly integrated with customers' systems.
* eSolutions: AP's use of all the advancements to provide technology or technical services to customers.
"It's something that, going forward, really is going to revolutionize the way that we provide content, the way that members electronically interact with AP, just as much as the photojournalism revolution of a decade ago did" with the introduction of digital satellite technology, Reid said.
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