Version 4.0's new features include connecting to SQL databases via TCP/IP; database neutrality; many built-in reports, plus compatibility with third-party report generators such as Crystal Reports; streamlined transient ad entry; assignment of multiple accounts and multiple contacts to a single customer (such as a real estate agency); support for rate-based and adjustment-based contracts with exclusions based on ad types and adjustments; support for color contracts; less restrictive file-locking; storage of all ads at the insertion level, and many others.

Baseview Products is a subsidiary of MediaSpan Group Inc., a media technology company based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and is on the Web at http://www.baseview.com/.

A standardized editorial system, CCI NewsDesk BaseLine uses the notion of "best practices" in editorial workflow to streamline the editorial process from story creation to final publication both on-line and in print. The system allows for a number of customization options even though it is primarily based on a predefined workflow and pre-configured system integration.

The Gannett Co. Inc., owner of the ENQUIRER, will also install CCI NewsDesk BaseLine Release 6 at the CINCINNATI POST, a 50,000-circulation evening daily owned by E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati, which is in a host-tenant joint operating agreement with the ENQUIRER.

CCI Europe, which has U.S. offices in Kennesaw, Ga., is on the Web at http://www.ccieurope.com/.

The Xpress Special Sections being launched by Freedom papers are Home & Garden, Health & Wellness, Wheels Today, Weddings, On the Town, Your Money, Senior Living and Outdoors & Recreation. New sections introduced by CityXpress will be added to those already run by the Freedom newspapers.

The company also said that the HAMILTON SPECTATOR (110k) in Ontario, Canada, has launched on-line auctions using XpressAuctions. The product manages all aspects of an auction, from item maintenance to on-line bidding, from bid management to management reporting. With products consigned to the auction by local retailers, the auction not only generates incremental revenue for the newspaper but also increases in-store traffic for merchants as potential bidders are encouraged to view auction items at the advertiserŐs store.

CityXpress, which develops integrated on-line editorial and promotional methodologies, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is on the Web at http://www.cityxpress.com/.

The FREE PRESS will use Microsoft Windows 2000 and Dell 6450 servers with a Sybase database.

The ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, a sibling paper of the FREE PRESS, is also in the process of installing a 63-seat ClassSpeed system from DTI.

Digital Technology International, based in Springville, Utah, is on the Web at http://www.dtint.com/.

Atomik will allow content to be automatically repurposed from XPress to electronic media, including the Web and CD-ROMs. It is being implemented across a range of publications, including several regional and national magazines and newspapers.

Easypress, a London-based supplier of graphic arts software, is on the Web at http://www.easypress.com/.

PCShare 3 is compatible with all Windows applications and supports mounting of drives and printers via the Windows network browser.

HELIOS products run on scalable servers from Apple Computer, Compaq, HP, IBM, SGI and Sun, providing reliable cross-platform support for Macintosh, DOS/Windows and UNIX-based clients.

U.S. sales are handled by European Mikrograf Corp. of Sacramento, which is on the Web at http://www.ugraf.com; HELIOS is at http://www.helios.com/.

MerlinOne, based in Quincy, Mass., is on the Web at http://www.merlinone.com/.

The POST also is e-mailing its famous "Dry Bones" cartoons three times a week. With the exception of the cartoons, subscribers receive these e-mailed services in their choices of HTML e-mail, AOL or plain-text formats.

The JERUSALEM POST is PublishMail's first international client.

Based in Boulder, Colo., PublishMail is on the Web at http://www.publishmail.com/.

Under the agreement, uclick will provide Real Cities with a variety of popular comics and puzzles from Universal Press Syndicate, Tribune Media Services and United Media, including such favorites as Garfield, Doonesbury, Dilbert, For Better or For Worse, Shoe, JUMBLE, crossword puzzles, PlayFour! and others.

The agreement further calls for Knight Ridder Digital and uclick to cooperate in the exploration and development of new consumer-supported revenue sources, including future opportunities to generate growth through subscription-based content models.

Uclick is located in Kansas City, Mo., and is on the Web at http://www.uclick.com/.

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