COWI
COWI provides their readers with a visual experience
Beginning in 2009 COWI has made a strategic decision to publish only their annual report online. In connection with this COWI decided to provide extra value adds to their readers and decided to go with the e-Pages solution.
Online Annual Reports
COWI decided that 2009 would be the first year their annual reports would be published only online. They decided to locate a vendor who was able to replace an ordinary .pdf with an e-paper solution. "It enables us to provide our readers with several value adds and a great visual experience instead of a simple and plain .pdf" explains Janne Toft Jensen, Global Web editor at COWI. Aside from the annual reporting COWI publishes two other publications, 'Feature' and 'Profile' which will be created in both print and online versions using the e-Pages solution. "They are geared as a substitute for people who do not wish to receive print publications, and for those who want the more visually attractive version that it provides over a .pdf" explains Janne Toft Jensen.
Choosing the Right Vendor
COWI's initial selection of a vendor quickly proved to be the wrong choice due to an inability to provide the specific needs for the functionality of the solution. "We had an arrangement with a different supplier, who was unable to deliver what they had promised" explains Janne Toft Jensen. When COWI's annual report was scheduled for publishing, they were faced with a situation of non-delivery of their e-paper and an annual report scheduled for launch. COWI had to quickly find a suitable vendor for delivery "We had guaranteed our management an online annual report solution with a page flipping functionality and were faced with finding a suitable replacement, quickly..." explains Janne Toft Jensen. After having contacted an array of vendors, COWI decided to go with Visiolink's e-Pages solution. "Visiolink's solution is easy to use, and the support is second to none" explains Janne Toft Jensen.
