Atypon

SANTA CLARA, CA – February 9, 2004 – Atypon launched the online content sites for the University of California Press (UC Press) last month, Calber (http://caliber.ucpress.net). The new site makes use of the Atypon full-service information platform for electronic publishing, Literatum.

With Atypon technology at the helm, UC Press will be able to:

• Enjoy hands-on control of all aspects of content production, user management, website look and feel and more
• Create new content collections, products and offers to better serve their users
• Offer institutional administrators real-time COUNTER-compliant reports and other administrative controls
• Rely on a stable, responsive technology partner with a proven track record in the industry

Atypon's Literatum offers a cost-effective solution for publishers of all sizes and has served the needs of customers such as the Academic Press, Blackwell Publishing, Annual Reviews, and CrossRef. The full service solution for UC Press includes all aspects of hosting and services with measurable guarantees in place to ensure the highest level of customer care.

"We are thrilled with our new Caliber site. In addition to providing the best possible platform for our journals, our partnership with Atypon will be produce the new AnthroSource electronic portal in the field of Anthropology," said Rebecca Simon, Assistant Director for Journals Publishing at UC Press.

Guided by UC Press' organizational expertise, the upcoming launch of AnthroSource will demonstrate Atypon's skill in building a content-rich knowledge environment complete with nineteen of the American Association of Anthropology's journals, newsletters, and bulletins.

Caliber offer scholars the first glimpse of Atypon's new PDFplus technology, which adds dynamic links to PDFs while also compressing the size for faster download times.

"The new site showcases many of our latest features. More importantly, we are confident that having the right technology partner will truly help our the University of California Press grow," said Atypon CEO, Georgios Papadopoulos. "Our mission is to tailor our efforts to ensure that each publisher meet and exceed their goals now and in the future."

About Atypon

Since 1996, Atypon Systems, Inc. has focused on providing software and services to the information industry.

Atypon offers a suite of software and services for the Information Industry. Atypon's electronic publishing software, Literatum, manages content for eJournals and other digital media. Literatum powers major websites such as Blackwell Synergy, Annual Reviews, and CrossRef. Other services include PDFplus, which dynamically adds links to PDFs and LINKplus, a full service linking solution for publishers.

In addition to software, Atypon provides publishers the option of a complete outsourced hosting solution in conjunction with 17 leading technology vendors including Akamai, IBM, Dell, Oracle and Sun Microsystems.

Atypon's customers range from non-profit organizations to the world's leading publishers. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains a European support office. For more information on Atypon Systems, please visit http://www.atypon.com.

Contact:
Kristen Fisher
Director of Product Marketing
Atypon Systems
Telephone (408) 988-1240 ext. 315
kristen@atypon.com