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By Steve Horton
iProduction

ST. PAUL, MN – November 11, 2005 – Ogden Publications and iProduction have completed the first-ever integration of Advantage Computing Systems’ in-house Advantage fulfillment software with iProduction’s iPro IPS™ Internet publishing system. The integration of the two systems can be experienced on Ogden’s new online publication Mother Earth Living, located on the Web at motherearthliving.com.

Mother Earth Living serves an online audience concerned with conscientious living. The publication covers nine categories: alternative energy; do-it-yourself; green home building; natural health; organic gardening; whole foods and cooking; homesteading and self-reliance; nature and environment; and livestock and farming. Site visitors can also register to receive a bi-weekly e-newsletter.

Mother Earth Living is part of the Mother Earth Network, which, in addition to Mother Earth News, includes the interactive Mother Earth Library, several community forums and Mother Earth Shopping. The circulation for the websites and associated print publications is managed through Advantage fulfillment software.

Specific Project Achievements

The goal of this integration project was to enable the Advantage fulfillment software and the iPro IPS™ to work together to create real-time operating efficiencies, eliminate errors, and reduce the costs associated with electronic product delivery. The primary benefits of this integration are threefold:

1. Simplify the creation and management of subscriber records,
2. Eliminate redundant data and back-end fulfillment processes on a real-time basis, and
3. Broaden the spectrum of Web and e-mail products and services that a subscriber can conveniently access through a single registration process.

Software engineers at Ogden and iProduction worked together to identify and link specific database components and application controls from both systems to create a seamless, reliable, and cost-effective fulfillment solution that delivers real-time results at the enterprise level.

More About Ogden Publications

Mother Earth Living is operated by Ogden Publications, Inc. of Topeka, Kansas. Ogden publishes magazines and books for people interested in self-sufficiency, sustainability, rural lifestyles and farm memorabilia. Ogden also provides insurance and financial services. Other Ogden publications include Capper's Magazine, Grit Magazine, Farm Collector Magazine, Gas Engine Magazine, Steam Traction Magazine, Brave Hearts Magazine, Good Things to Eat Magazine, Herb Companion Magazine, and Herbs for Health Magazine.

More About Advantage Computing Systems

ACS is a privately held corporation founded in 1979. From its Ann Arbor, Michigan headquarters, ACS provides premium, in-house fulfillment software solutions to medium and large publishers of magazines, journals, newsletters, electronic products, directories, conferences, events, catalogs, and books. The Advantage Computing System is the most flexible, comprehensive, and feature-rich fulfillment system available today, and is the only in-house fulfillment software that accommodates virtually any online or offline transaction publishers wish to perform.

More About iProduction

iProduction is a privately held publishing software company headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Publishing companies of all sizes rely on iProduction’s flagship product, the iPro IPS™, to manage online content, sell subscriptions, deploy e-newsletters, manage site advertising, search content archives, manage electronic commerce, create online directories and calendars, and much more. iProduction now employs 16 technical and management professionals and celebrated 11 years of successful operation during 2005.