NewsGator Applications Enhance Customization, Collaboration and Syndication for Media General's Online Properties

NewsGator Kicks Off Web 2.0 Solutions for Media General's Online Properties; Powers Customized News Service for InRich.com Launch


DENVER, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 22, 2007 -- NewsGator Technologies announced today a comprehensive partnership with Media General where NewsGator will deliver a suite of Web 2.0 applications using NewsGator's Syndication Services to the full complement of Media General's newspaper and broadcast online properties.

The initial NewsGator implementation for Media General has been deployed, bringing News Feeds From Around the Web to the launch of InRich.com, a new portal driven by content from the Richmond Times-Dispatch and from the company's other weekly and specialty properties in the market, as well as a number of other broadcast properties.

The NewsGator applications, which are scheduled to be implemented across additional Media General sites in the coming months, include features and functionality enabling personalization, collaboration, and extended syndication of Media General's content. The tools, all branded by Media General's properties, include news and video readers, a robust widget framework, extension of content to HTML compatible mobile phones, unlimited access to NewsGator's massive index and aggregated RSS database and collaboration features to allow the sharing, rating, and commenting of articles and feeds.

"We're pleased to provide Media General with the solutions to embrace the great opportunities that the Web 2.0 phenomena brings to traditional media," said JB Holston, NewsGator's CEO and President. "Media General has a wealth of content, editorial expertise and a loyal audience. We have the applications to deliver their readers the right information at the right time, synchronized across a host of channels. This is the future of online publishing."

NewsGator Syndication Services help media companies and content publishers engage audiences through the use of social media and Web 2.0 technologies. NewsGator's Web 2.0 syndication products, including Personalized Readers, Widget Framework and Community Publisher, give companies the tools they need to enable their audiences to create, subscribe and interact with the most relevant content, all within the company's brand. NewsGator Syndication Services are in use by some of the world's largest media companies and brands, including Newsweek, New York Times Regional Media Group, the San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today and Woman's Day.

About NewsGator Technologies, Inc.

NewsGator Technologies is the world's leading RSS platform company. Headquartered in Denver, Colo., NewsGator develops and markets RSS aggregation solutions for individual end users, enterprises and online content providers. Using NewsGator products and solutions, businesses and consumers can subscribe to news, information, podcasts and other relevant content more efficiently and effectively than with traditional channels. With NewsGator, users have access to RSS information via the Web, Microsoft Outlook, mobile devices and both Windows- and Mac-based desktop clients. All NewsGator products synchronize seamlessly, enabling users to read their RSS feeds anywhere, anytime, with any device. For more information, visit www.newsgator.com.

Contact Information: Contact Information Gavin Skillman or Jennifer Gazin LaunchSquad 415.625.8555 newsgator(at)launchsquad(dot)com