With today’s installation of the PRESSPOiNT™ at the Marriott Hanbury Manor, Ware, Hertfordshire, PEPC (Publishers Electronic Printing Concept) has now launched its newspaper-on-demand service in the UK. The PRESSPOiNT™, PEPC’s self-contained interactive kiosk, currently prints, on demand, the latest edition of 70 newspapers from 37 countries around the world. Among the daily available newspapers are leading publications such as the International Herald Tribune, USA TODAY (USA), the Los Angeles Times (USA), El Pais (Spain), Il Giornale (Italy), Die Welt (Germany) and El Economista (Mexico).
“The UK is ranked in the top five of the international tourism earnings league and we’re very pleased that we’ve gained a foothold in this challenging market,” stated Raoul Maphar, CEO of PEPC Worldwide. “Starting in England, I expect a successful continuation of the rollout of our concept in the UK market.”
The 161-room Marriott Hanbury Manor has a significant volume of international guests from close-by London Stansted Airport and overseas business people visiting local companies. Mauro Ortelli, operations manager for Marriott Hanbury Manor, described the PRESSPOiNT™ as “a valuable addition to our range of guest services. We anticipate that international travelers will want to keep in touch with how opinion-forming newspapers from home are reporting domestic and world events.”
Newspoint Systems Ltd of Hertford, part of the Lead Media Group, markets the PRESSPOiNT™ in the UK. “Since we first demonstrated the PRESSPOiNT™ at the Hotel & Caterer Show in February the response has been gratifying,” said Newspoint System’s Jonathan Hankin. “Not only do we consider it to be a valuable guest amenity for hotels but it’s installation is equally valid for airports and other international travel termini, exhibition centers and corporate headquarters where there is a need to know quickly what the world’s print media is saying on a particular subject.”
About PEPC Worldwide
PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in Miami, San Diego 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. PEPC’s state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and its Private Multicast Satellite Network, have created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNT™ s around the globe.
PEPC Worldwide aims to set the global standard for digitally distributed aggregated content from influential newspapers around the world. Through proprietary software and a Private Multicast Satellite Network, PEPC has created a worldwide distribution “highway” for electronic data. Capable of transferring hundreds of files to any corner of the world, PEPC positions itself as the global distributor of content in any print or digital format.
PEPC utilizes the latest technology and a worldwide system of self-contained on-demand printing kiosks called PRESSPOiNTS*. These PRESSPOiNTS* provide global travelers, international corporate executives and expatriates with the latest editions of their newspapers. Located at upscale venues such as hotels, cruise lines, and international airports, PRESSPOiNTS* will bring a ‘touch of home’.
Serviced by a network of Official PEPC Dealers, PRESSPOiNTS* will be continually monitored thus assuring their optimum working condition. Besides the installment of the PRESSPOiNTS*, Official PEPC Dealers offer a wide array of services varying from delivering the PRESSPOiNT™* paper and toner to PEPC receiving equipment.
Presently, PEPC Worldwide partners with publishers and upscale locations in order to service the international traveler. In the near future, PEPC aims to expand its relationships to include embassies, universities and international corporations. PEPC’s Global Private Multicast Network offers any company, organization or institution the possibility to transfer information and content in various formats to any and all points around the world quickly, safely and economically.
As from today onwards international business and leisure travelers can print the latest edition of 70 national and international newspapers from 37 countries on PEPC’s global network of PRESSPOiNTS. PEPC Worldwide, developer and manufacturer of the PRESSPOiNT™, a self-contained on demand newspaper kiosk, today announced agreements with US-dailies the Los Angeles Times and USA TODAY. PEPC’s rapidly growing Publishing Network represents leading publications such as the International Herald Tribune, The Miami Herald (USA), El Pais (Spain), Il Giornale (Italy), Die Welt (Germany) and El Economista (Mexico).
“We are delighted in adding the Los Angeles Times and USA TODAY to our global network,” says Raoul Maphar, CEO of PEPC Worldwide. “Our partnership assures their traveling readers the latest edition of their favorite newspaper wherever we have our PRESSPOiNTS installed.”
The PRESSPOiNT™-newspapers are printed within two minutes in an easy readable – stapled, black and white – tabloid format. The PRESSPOiNT™-editions contain the same content and lay out as the newspapers that customers read at home.
“The Los Angeles Times is always looking for opportunities to serve its readers. PEPC offers us a valuable expansion to the ‘away from home’ markets, and gives us the opportunity to reach new readers with our world-class journalism,” states Jeff Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Times.
“USA TODAY is pleased to be participating in the rollout of PEPC kiosks. We are happy to be providing USA TODAY readers with the latest news on a timely basis.” says Tom Kelly, Vice President of Circulation, USA TODAY.
About the Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times, a Tribune Publishing company, is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country and winner of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. It publishes four daily regional editions covering the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the San Fernando Valley, and Orange and Ventura counties as well as a National Edition.
About USA TODAY:
USA TODAY, published by Gannett, is the nation’s top-selling newspaper with a total average daily circulation of 2.3 million. USA TODAY is published via satellite at 36 locations in the USA and at five sites abroad. USA TODAY is renowned for its ease of use and for its comprehensive source of timely news and information, edited to inform and entertain today’s time-pressed, affluent and influential people.
About PEPC Worldwide
PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in Miami, San Diego 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. PEPC’s state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and its Private Multicast Satellite Network, have created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNTS around the globe
Dutch weekly magazine Carp* has voted PEPC Worldwide as coolest company of the year 2002. The jury selected PEPC from a list of 12 nominees. The jury praised PEPC as “a young and innovative, company with a highly likeable product.”
“Winning the Carp* Coolest Company Award 2002 is a great sign of appreciation for all the people who have devoted their efforts to the success of our concept”, says Raoul Maphar, CEO of PEPC Worldwide. “I’m pleased that in this high-tech era a distributor of an age-old medium is rewarded with the title “coolest company”.”
Carp* is a full-color weekly. The controlled circulation magazine targets and reaches a young, up-scale, group of 175.00 well-educated professionals
Dutch television show “IT’s Business” has invited PEPC to install a PRESSPOiNT™ in the IT’s Business-booth during the InterNetworking event . The InterNetworking event, the largest ICT-event in the Benelux, will be held at the RAI convention Center in Amsterdam from Wednesday April 3rd till Friday April 5th. The event is expected to draw approximately 25.000 visitors. Come and visit the IT’s business-booth and print the latest edition of your favorite daily.