Readers from the Czech daily Mlada fronta DNES, and the Ecuadorian Diario HOY, can print the latest edition of their favorite newspaper on PRESSPOiNTS* throughout the world from now on. With the addition of the two dailies PEPC currently offers 61 newspapers from 33 countries on its global network of on-demand Newspaper Vending Units.

Mlada fronta DNES is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Czech Republic. Originally state-owned, the newspaper was privatized after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and since 1992 the newspaper is published by MAFRA a.s. Mlada fronta DNES is distributed nationwide, with an average daily circulation of 368.000 copies.

Edimpres SA publishes Diario HOY, based in Quito, Ecuador. Diario HOY is a leading Spanish-language newspaper in the Latin America-region. The cooperation with PEPC enables Diario HOY to enrich its product and services to its loyal traveling readers.

As from today onwards the latest edition of Al Jazirah, Saudi Arabia’s most influential newspaper, will be globally available on the PRESSPOiNT™*, PEPC’s on demand newspaper kiosk. With the addition of Al Jazirah, the PRESSPOiNT™* currently offers the latest edition of 59 newspapers from 31 countries. PEPC, acronym for Publishers Electronic Printing Concept, has signed agreements with leading publishers including the International Herald Tribune, El Pais (Spain), Times of India (India), Die Welt (Germany), Mainichi Shimbun (Japan) and El Economista (Mexico). Before the end of the year, PEPC expects to publish 70 national and international newspapers on its global network of PRESSPOiNTS
The co-operation with PEPC offers Al-Jazirah Corporation the opportunity to deliver the exact content of their newspaper to any corner of the world. Al-Jazirah currently has a daily circulation of approximately hundred thousand copies. Besides international news, Saudi Arabia’s most popular newspaper pays extensive attention to Arab and local news. “International research shows that the latter is valued the most by many newspaper readers. By making their newspaper available on the PRESSPOiNT™*, Al-Jazirah Corporation is able to service their loyal readers no matter where they are”, says Raoul Maphar, CEO PEPC Worldwide.
With its innovative “distribute-then-print”-model, PEPC offers national and international publishers easy access to new international markets without additional distribution and printing costs. By distributing the news electronically rather than shipping it in printed form, PEPC is even able to offer publishers a royalty payment for each copy sold. After joining PEPC’s publishing base, publishers send their digital newspaper files, via the Internet, to PEPC’s Control Center in the Netherlands. After a check – to insure printability of the files- PEPC transfers the global editions of the newspapers via satellite uplink and multicast satellite transmission to PRESSPOiNTS* and receiving locations around the world.
PEPC installs PRESSPOiNTS* at upscale venues such as hotels, convention centers, cruise lines, international airports and other high traffic locations where international travelers congregate. PEPC has currently installed PRESSPOiNTS* in England, Egypt, India, Indonesia, The Netherlands, The Netherlands Antilles, Thailand and The US.
About PEPC Worldwide
PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in New York, Miami and Hong Kong, is a global distributor of digitally aggregated content from newspapers around the world. PEPC, founded in 1999, has developed a self-contained interactive kiosk, the PRESSPOiNT™* that digitally prints the latest editions of newspapers, on-demand within minutes. Based on state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and a Private Multicast Satellite Network, PEPC created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNTS* around the globe.
PEPC Worldwide has organized its activities in two operating divisions: PEPC International and PEPC Systems. PEPC International’s core activities are the reception, monitoring and distribution of digital content. PEPC Systems is responsible for the development, marketing and sales of the PRESSPOiNT™*. Capable of transferring digital files to any corner of the world, PEPC positions itself as the global distributor of content in various print and electronic formats. PEPC brings to the world the convenience of digital speed coupled with the familiarity of print.

HTML clipboardPEPC will show a live-operating PRESSPOiNT™, PEPC’s interactive on demand newspaper kiosk, at the IH/M&RS. The premier trade event for the hospitality industry will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York (NY) f. Approximately 2.000 exhibitors will show their products and services at the exhibition. The anticipated trade attendance amounts to 58,000

With the addition of The Financial Gazette from Zimbabwe and Die Burger from South Africa, PEPC currently offers four African newspapers on its global network of International Newspaper KiOSKS*. The Financial Gazette, established in 1969, is a leading business and political weekly newspaper, widely quoted by the international media because of its authoritative news reports.
Die Burger is one of the three African-language dailies in South Africa. Die Burgers’ main focus is the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa. Die Burger, first published in 1915, is an important opinion former and enjoys increasing support, as confirmed by its growing circulation figures and advertising revenues. The cooperation with PEPC fits perfectly in the ambition of Die Burger’s publisher, Naspers, to create a personal reference world of information and entertainment, available no matter where readers are.