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Hi all, The following notice was released by Swets earlier today, I thought it may be of interest to some list members. Yours, Damian PRESS RELEASE Lisse, The Netherlands July 17, 2007 SwetsWise enhances its functionality and grows to handle more than half a million subscriptions! The latest edition of SwetsWise integrates additional capabilities for the delivery and distribution of print issues; the steady migration of customers to the new and innovative SwetsWise platform sees it now handling more than a third of Swets' total subscriptions worldwide. Swets is delighted to announce the successful release of SwetsWise 4.4, the latest system update for the most comprehensive and sophisticated subscriptions management service currently available. Swets launched the all-new, fully integrated SwetsWise portfolio in February of this year, with customers being steadily migrated to the new platform over the past few months. SwetsWise Subscriptions, the core focus of the SwetsWise portfolio, is now handling more than a third of all subscriptions managed by Swets worldwide, totaling more than 680,000 individual subscriptions, and the number is rapidly increasing. The release of SwetsWise 4.4 includes further integration of the SwetsWise Consolidation service into the overall SwetsWise portfolio, enabling customers to fulfill all aspects of the subscription management process through one platform. SwetsWise Consolidation handles the logistical tasks that support the receipt of print issues--unwrapping, checking in, distributing, archiving and more--and eliminates the frustration associated with preparing journals for distribution. As a result, customers save substantial time and money. The new functionalities included in SwetsWise 4.4 allow customers to: o See the details of all SwetsWise Consolidation shipments o View what will be included in the forthcoming shipments o Download packing slip information directly from SwetsWise o Maintain customized sticker data for ease of processing o Manage circulation or routing lists The new release also makes SwetsWise available in two new languages - Italian and Danish. Thomas Snyder, Chief Commercial Officer of Swets, comments, "The steady migration of customers to the new SwetsWise platform sees us building on the strong foundations we laid down with the launch of the fully integrated SwetsWise portfolio earlier this year. Swets has the deliberate strategy to constantly improve SwetsWise in order to continually improve our customers' experience. The release of SwetsWise 4.4 makes the Consolidation process easier to manage and more transparent for our customers, helping to further simplify the way they acquire, access and manage subscriptions. As a result, SwetsWise provides customers with the ultimate environment for subscriptions management." About SwetsWise SwetsWise is the culmination of Swets' insight from more than 100 years of experience in the information industry. The result is an extensive portfolio of products designed to simplify the way customers acquire, search, access, manage and evaluate their subscriptions. SwetsWise enables information professionals to effectively and efficiently administer all stages of the subscriptions management process, helping them to meet the information goals of their organization and improve the productivity of the people who use the information. Its fully integrated approach allows customers to combine individual SwetsWise services, offering the simplicity of a single solution for meeting their information needs. Further details on the SwetsWise portfolio can be found at www.swetswise.com About Swets Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 100 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field. Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 companies that matter most in the Digital Content Industry" for the past two years, and appeared at number 95 in FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies in The Netherlands" in 2006. We are the only subscription services company that is ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis--a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures. Visit us today at www.swets.com Media Contact Damian Leslie External Communications Executive Swets Heereweg 347 B, 2161 CA Lisse The Netherlands Tel: +31 252 435 189 Fax: +31 252 415 888 Email: [log in to unmask] www.swets.com