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Samsung and WoodWing announce cooperation to bring digital publications to the GALAXY Tab

Monday 04. October 2010 - The first results of the cooperation will be demonstrated to the public during the IFRA Expo in Hamburg, Germany, held on October 4 - 6, 2010.

Samsung, a global leader in mobile technology, and WoodWing Software, a supplier of innovative cross-media publishing solutions, today announced a cooperation to bring digital publications to Samsung’s brand-new smart media device, the GALAXY Tab.

GALAXY Tab
Available to consumers in Europe starting in October 2010, and soon available in the United States and Asia, the GALAXY Tab has a large 7-inch TFT display, for an exciting mobile viewing experience. Weighing in at only 380g, it includes 16GB or 32GB of internal storage and 32GB microSD expansion. The GALAXY Tab features a TouchWiz 3.0 user interface, WiFi, GPS, rear- and front-facing cameras and also acts as a mobile phone. In addition, as an AndroidTM powered device, the GALAXY Tab provides access to numerous applications from Android MarketTM.

Digital Magazine Tools
For users to enjoy an unrivaled experience when reading magazines or newspapers on the GALAXY Tab, WoodWing will support the tablet with its Digital Magazine Tools. These tools enable publishers to easily create compelling and interactive publications for tablet devices and make them available through a native app. The app can be customized to a high degree, allowing publishers to extend their brand identity to the mobile channel. Many renowned publishers are already using WoodWing’s Digital Magazine Tools.

“Tablets have already proven to be the perfect device to enjoy reading magazines and newspapers,” said Erik Schut, President of WoodWing Software. “We’re honored to work together with Samsung, bringing our Digital Magazine solution to the GALAXY Tab. For publishers, this is also great news, as they can be present on the GALAXY Tab at an early stage.”

“Samsung is recognized worldwide for its high quality and innovative devices, like the GALAXY Tab,” said Dr. YS Moon, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics Research Institute. “But innovation in hardware is just part of our story: enabling the mobilization of media content is now at the core of our smartphone offerings. Our cooperation with WoodWing will help enable traditional print-based media to create new and exciting content for GALAXY Tab owners.”

IFRA Expo presence
At IFRA Expo, content created by WoodWing’s Digital Magazine tools will be demonstrated on the GALAXY Tab at WoodWing’s booth A1640.