FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 4, 2004
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Morris DigitalWorks LAUNCHES SOFTWARE FOR COX NEWSPAPERS' ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Morris DigitalWorks (MDW) on Tuesday, Nov. 2, launched its full online classified advertising platform for Cox Newspapers' community newspapers on COXnet servers in Atlanta. With the enterprise license from MDW, Cox is able to use MDW software within its own operating environment. Cox will operate mdClassifieds, mdEmployment and mdRealEstate for nine of its daily community newspapers, including the Waco Tribune-Herald and the Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector.
"Partnering with Cox to help meet the company's newspaper classified and business needs is a huge win for us," said MDW President Michael Romaner. "We continue our commitment to provide the best classifieds solutions for our industry, and we remain extraordinarily focused on delivering solutions to win in local newspaper markets."
"It became clear that the mdClassifieds tools were the best choice for Cox community newspapers after reviewing several classified software providers," said C. Dean Welch, director of classified and Internet advertising for Cox Newspapers, Inc. "Morris DigitalWorks classifieds solutions give our markets nearly unlimited sales potential and the ability to drive revenue to the bottom line."
Morris DigitalWorks (MDW), a division of Morris Communications Co., provides tools, technologies, consulting and Web development services to Morris newspapers and external clients. MDW award-winning technologies include: world-class hosting facilities, robust content management software, high performance application tools, site enhancement tools and comprehensive classified and display classified technology. For more information, visit www.morrisdigitalworks.com.
Morris Communications Co. is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor guide publishing, radio broadcasting and online services. For more information, visit www.morris.com.
Cox Newspapers include 17 daily and 25 nondaily newspapers and shoppers. Other operations include Valpak (the nation's leader in cooperative direct mail advertising); 50% ownership of Trader Publishing (producers of a national network of auto, truck, boating, employment and real estate advertising magazines); Cox Custom Media (publishers of customized newsletters); PAGAS (direct mail advertisers); and a one-third ownership interest in SP Newsprint (with newsprint mills in Dublin, Ga., and Newberg, Ore).
Cox Newspapers is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services. Other major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications, Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable television distribution, telephone, high-speed Internet access and other advanced broadband services); Cox Television (television and television sales rep firms); Cox Radio, Inc. ([NYSE: CXR] broadcast radio stations and interactive Web sites); and Manheim Auctions, Inc., (vehicle auctions, repair and certification services and Web-based technology products). Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in AutoTrader.com, the world's largest and most-visited source of used vehicle listings for dealers and consumers.
