CABI appoints Semantico to deliver online solutions

24 April 2008

 
Leading agricultural publisher CABI has appointed consultancy firm Semantico to redevelop its flagship CAB Direct online delivery platform.
 
The CAB Direct platform hosts the world-renowned applied life sciences bibliographic databases CAB Abstracts and Global Health. CAB Direct provides access to these key resources directly from CABI.
 
Andrea Powell, CABI’s Executive Director of Publishing said:
 
“We are delighted to be working with Semantico on this major project; their response to our tender document showed their thorough understanding of our requirements, their technical capabilities and their expertise in developing innovative systems for the online publishing industry.  
 
“The CAB Direct platform is central to our business strategy and it is essential that we have a strong technology partner who can meet both our and our customers’ expectations. We are confident that Semantico can fill this role, and we are all excited about working with them.”
 
Richard Padley, Chief Executive Officer, Semantico said:
 
“We are thrilled to be working with the team at CABI on this project. Our strengths in user centred design and information architecture will help us to deliver a vastly improved user experience for CABI’s customers.
 
“Seamless content discovery will be at the centre of the new CAB Direct platform. The approach we’re taking will give CABI maximum flexibility to re-use their bibliographic databases and discovery services in new ways in the future.”
 
This major development project will take place during 2008, with the release of the next generation CAB Direct platform scheduled for early 2009.
 
 
ENDS
Media contact: Sarah Wilson, PR and Corporate Communications Manager,
tel: 01491 829361, mob: 07516 928 845, email s.wilson@cabi.org
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Editors notes:
 
CABI
 
CABI is a not-for-profit international organization that improves people's lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Formerly known as the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux it now operates simply as CABI. Its mission and direction is influenced by its 44 member countries who help guide the activities undertaken as a business. These include scientific publishing, projects and consultancy, information for development and mycological services. CABI’s activities contribute directly to achieving global development objectives, particularly those concerned with poverty reduction, environmental sustainability and partnership for development.
For more information on CABI go to www.cabi.org
 
CABI publications and resources
 
CABI is a world-leading publisher of bibliographic databases, books, and interactive electronic resources aiming to further science and its application to real life. Behind each of our products is a team of subject specialists committed to delivering the most relevant and authoritative information to researchers worldwide.  Our expertise includes animal sciences, entomology, plant sciences, environmental sciences, human health, parasitology, mycology, crop protection, rural economics, rural development, and leisure and tourism.
 
Semantico
 
Semantico creates online publishing solutions. Its software products and services equip publishers with complete editorial and commercial control. Semantico’s core competency is in the creation and management of platform-based websites and management of access to premium content developed on Semantico’s own or other proprietary platforms. For more information go to www.semantico.com