The below announcement may be of interest to Lis-e-journals readers

NEW YORK, New York and SANTA CLARA, California-January 19, 2007-JSTOR, a
community-supported not-for-profit archive of more than 800 scholarly
journals, and Atypon Systems, Inc., a California-based software solutions
provider to the publishing industry, today announced an agreement to develop
a new software platform to support the delivery and use of scholarship
archived with JSTOR by faculty, researchers, and students.  

The platform will be co-developed by JSTOR and Atypon and will utilize the
existing Atypon Premium software as its base.  It will be deployed on
JSTOR's globally load-balanced server infrastructure in the US and UK and
managed by JSTOR staff. When completed, the new platform will replace the
existing JSTOR delivery system. 

This effort will result in a more flexible platform to support access to the
growing set of journals and other scholarly content archived with JSTOR.
JSTOR and Atypon also intend to work together in the future to deploy new
applications on the system specifically aimed at maximizing utility and
other benefits that the online environment offers for scholars.

"JSTOR's mission is to utilize technology to preserve scholarship and to
encourage the widest possible access and use of the archive in education and
research," said Michael Spinella, Executive Director of JSTOR. "Advancing
access over the next decade will require a network infrastructure with
features and functionality that contribute meaningfully to the work of
scholars and students. As a leader in developing innovative systems for
managing and delivering content for the academic community, Atypon is a
welcome collaborator with us."

 "Atypon is recognized for its robust technology and future-focused product
development," said Georgios Papadopoulos, founder and CEO of Atypon.  "By
working with JSTOR, we will not only help to advance their important mission
but will enhance Atypon's reliable and scalable electronic publishing
platform with additional features and functionality to support a wider set
of publishing requirements in general."

About JSTOR
JSTOR is an independent not-for-profit organization with a mission to help
the scholarly community take advantage of advances in information
technology. Today, JSTOR is responsible for preserving and extending access
to a high-quality, digital archive of more than 800 scholarly journals.
JSTOR is supported by a community of participating publishers, libraries and
foundations, and is available to scholars and students in over 3,200
institutions worldwide.  For more information, visit JSTOR at
http://www.jstor.org. 

About Atypon
Since 1996, Atypon Systems, Inc. has provided software, hosting, and systems
development to the information industry, allowing publishers to grow their
business by providing superior technology and service that supports the
electronic exchange of scholarly information. Atypon's solutions include
Atypon Premium, a complete e-publishing solution for publishers who wish to
manage the entire process of delivering and managing their content online,
and Atypon Link, a cost effective, aggregated hosting platform for
publishers who require a well managed, outsourced e-publishing service. For
further information please visit http://www.atypon.com

For further information, please contact:
Kristen Garlock
Associate Director, User Services
JSTOR
Tel: 734-998-9101
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Nash Pal
Strategic Marketing Manager
Atypon Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 870 350 2032
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