EidosMedia S.p.A. is a publishing software company. Established in 1999, the company maintains headquarters in Milan, Italy with offices internationally. Its main products are used by large media companies and include Méthode, a content management system and Cobalt, a digital delivery framework.

History

Eidosmedia was founded in 1999 and purchased by Hg Capital in 2015.

Software

EidosMedia's flagship product is Méthode, a content management system for multimedia publishing that is mainly used by large news organizations. The product is based on the

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markup language. It also provides a digital delivery framework known as Cobalt. Its software is also available in the

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. Early customers were '' Il Sole 24 Ore'',

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and Adnkronos in Italy, with the first international client to purchase Méthode being the

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of Londo in 2002. Other news organizations include ''

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, '' ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', '' Les Échos'' and ''

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'', as well as national and regional publishing groups in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia-Pacific.News Corp Australia breaks records with Méthode roll-out
''GXpress'', August, 2013

References

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