NewsGator Unveils New Version of FeedDemon, the Premier Desktop RSS Aggregator for Windows
FeedDemon 2.5 Leverages the Power of NewsGator Online, Features Performance Enhancements and Improved Desktop Experience
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - May 31, 2007) - NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS
company, today announced the availability of FeedDemon 2.5,
the award-winning RSS reader for Windows. This latest version taps into the
sharing and synchronizing power of the NewsGator Online platform and boasts
enhanced features such as offline reading, secure video playing, and
configurable desktop alerts. FeedDemon 2.5 is
the latest product offering from NewsGator, which recently announced
several noteworthy milestones (see press release "Users
Continue to Flock to NewsGator's RSS Readers for Daily News Fix").
"The latest version of FeedDemon is incredibly fast and powerful and
enables people to quickly and easily sort through massive amounts of
information -- from podcasts and Web videos to blogs and news feeds," said
Nick Bradbury, creator of FeedDemon and architect of client products at
NewsGator. "With FeedDemon 2.5, we've added several new features that
appeal to business users, news junkies and people just getting exposed to
social media. It makes it easy to quickly read, manage and share content."
Building on the award-winning 2.0 and 2.1 releases in 2006, FeedDemon 2.5
now works with the NewsGator
Online platform like never before. Individuals can synchronize and
share their news bins by copying a post or
drag-and-dropping a hyperlink from an external browser, essentially
creating their own news feed that they can then share with friends or
colleagues. The news bins synchronize with NewsGator's enterprise
solutions, NewsGator
Enterprise Server and NewsGator
Enterprise On-Demand, so that users can now make enterprise Clippings
using FeedDemon 2.5. Additionally, enhanced visibility allows users to see
what the most popular topics are for both NewsGator as a whole and for
their personal feeds. Now with a single click, users can find out the most
popular topics of discussion on the Internet and can discover who in the
blogosphere is linking to a specific post.
The reading experience itself is better than ever, as now people can
download stories, links, and images to read on airplanes or in other
instances when they can't get online. Embedded videos from popular video
portals like YouTube now play easily and securely from within the newspaper
view. Additionally, users can configure desktop alerts to notify them of
new articles in only their most important feeds, while performance
enhancements greatly increase the speed of feed delivery and add to the
overall news reading experience.
"I could not live without FeedDemon -- it's the first application I
recommend to anyone asking about which RSS reader to use, and there just
isn't a comparable product out there that matches its power and ease of
use. With it I can monitor hundreds of feeds on a daily basis, and it
enables me to focus my attention on the data that I need. We fully rely on
it to source stories and segments for The Global Geek Podcast, and without
it I would not be able to cover the sites, blogs and other services that
the show depends on," said Dave Gray, host of The Global Geek Podcast.
"With the new functionality to create a news bin and generate feeds,
FeedDemon has become a very valuable collaborative tool that has increased
our productivity significantly. The hosts of the show can now share their
news bins with one another, and we don't need any other service since we
can easily browse, flag, view, save and share all within FeedDemon."
Pricing and Availability
FeedDemon 2.5 is available for $29.95 at www.newsgator.com.
About NewsGator Technologies, Inc.
NewsGator Technologies is the world's leading RSS 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 Zoe Vandeveer
LaunchSquad
415.625.8555
newsgator(at)launchsquad(dot)com