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APA OTS

APA-IT offers software for open source
news transfer
for first time

Utl.: Smooth, standardized data transfer guaranteed
Technologically, the transfer of news between the media (for ex.
news agencies, publishers, etc.) is highly complex.
Sophisticated IT interfaces are needed to transport content as
uniformly as possible. With APA-IT CRS APA operates a content
routing system linking news agencies and media.

Building on the standards developed by IPTC (International Press
Telecommunications Council), APA-IT has programmed a software
in order to simplify news transfer. This is now available under
an open source licence at no charge and can be easily
implemented in existing editorial systems. Editorial multimedia
content is reproduced in technical formats which, in turn, are
transported to other news agencies, publishers, and end users.

APA-IT open source software NewsML-G2

The software reproduces the written news items in an XML file
corresponding to IPTC's NEWsML-G2 standard
(http://www.iptc.org/). This means customers receive content in
a standard international format, reducing the costs of
cooperation on both sides.
Alexander Falchetto, managing director of APA-IT, explains why
the software is now being offered for the first time as open
source: "The cost of implementing the complete NewsML-G2
software is very high. So far we have implemented the part we
needed and are now making it available as open source. Everyone
can implement additional parts of the norm they require
themselves, in turn making them available to all. Joint
implementation will enable the exchange of data to function
smoothly in the future, making different versions of the
standard virtually impossible".
The link to the software can be accessed here:
https://metacpan.org/module/XML::NewsML_G2
About APA-IT
APA-IT Informations Technologie GmbH offers full-service
solutions focused on the areas of media solutions and IT
outsourcing. As a subsidiary of APA-Austria Press Agency, APA-IT
operates the infrastructure of the Austrian news agency as well
as numerous other media enterprises. This know-how and
understanding of the industry make APA-IT an IT solutions
specialist for publishers and media-related companies.
Contact:
APA - Austria Press Agency
Barbara Rauchwarter
Company spokesperson
Director of Marketing & Communication
Tel.: +43/1/360 60-5700
barbara.rauchwarter@apa.at
www.apa.at

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