Press Release

Newscycle Selects Acquia to Deliver ONSET Web Content Management Channel for the News Industry

Acquia Cloud Site Factory to power Newscycle’s ONSET web CMS channel for scalable, secure media organizations

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — April 19, 2018 — NEWSCYCLE Solutions, the largest provider of software technologies for the global media industry, today announced its selection of Acquia Cloud Site Factory to serve as the foundation of Newscycle’s ONSET web content management channel solution.

The Acquia Platform allows organizations to build, manage and activate ambitious digital experiences at scale. Thousands of organizations around the globe rely on the Acquia Platform to power the customer experience across channels. Global companies across industries use Acquia Cloud Site Factory to launch and manage hundreds of sites at breakthrough speed without compromising brand or creating chaos.

Newscycle and Acquia will collaborate on delivering transformative digital content management and audience engagement solutions for the media industry. Combining Acquia Cloud Site Factory with Amazon Web Services and the Newscycle ONSET applications suite, the new solution will provide the web development, delivery and management channel for Newscycle’s Media Content Platform.

The Media Content platform brings together Newscycle’s authoring, editing, workflow, planning and channel publishing tools, coupled with Acquia’s expertise in high availability, scalable and secure cloud deployments for the web. The integrated solution will build upon the cumulative strength of Newscycle’s and Acquia’s audience experience processes required by deadline-driven, multi-channel media organizations.

“Media organizations need to be ever-present for audiences across every channel,” said Jairo Romero, Acquia chief revenue officer. “Acquia’s multisite technology is built for speed and scale, providing the technical edge to accelerate Newscycle’s innovation. As newsrooms consolidate platforms and streamline content delivery, Newscycle is helping media companies move beyond website delivery to delivering immersive experiences at every touchpoint that will lead to greater revenue.”

“The partnership between Acquia and Newscycle brings a unique combination of skills and technology required to deliver a content management platform that puts audiences squarely at the center of a media company’s digital strategy,” said Bob Mason, Newscycle’s Executive Vice President of Cloud Operations and IT. “The Acquia Cloud Site Factory is recognized by analysts like Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a leading provider of cloud-based digital experience management solutions. Newscycle’s expertise in developing digital and print authoring, editing and workflow tools enables us to provide our customers with a best-of-breed platform designed specifically to meet the needs of the news media industry.”

For additional information, please write to [email protected] or visit newscycle.com/contact to contact your nearest regional office.

About Acquia

Acquia provides a cloud platform and data-driven journey technology to build, manage and activate digital experiences at scale. Thousands of organizations rely on Acquia’s digital factory to power customer experiences at every channel and touchpoint. Acquia liberates its customers by giving them the freedom to build tomorrow on their terms. To learn more, visit https://www.acquia.com.

About NEWSCYCLE Solutions

Newscycle develops and delivers software technology that empowers the global news media industry. Our editorial, advertising, circulation and mobile solutions enable publishers to drive profitability, accelerate digital business models and optimize core print operations. We help our clients create stronger, better-informed communities while safeguarding the integrity of news, advertising and customer information. Newscycle is a trusted partner serving over 1,200 media companies with 3,000 properties producing more than 8,000 titles in 30 countries. Our company is headquartered in Bloomington, MN and has U.S. offices in Florida, Michigan and Utah; with international offices in Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Canada and the United Kingdom. Please visit newscycle.com for more information or write to us at [email protected].

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