Published in: Publishing Technology Press Releases

"London, UK, Thursday 6th May, 2010 -- George Lossius, CEO of Publishing Technology, the largest global provider of software and services to the publishing industry, will today address leading professionals on the technological 'time bombs and tipping points' at the heart of book business today, at The Book Industry Study Group's Making Information Pay 2010 conference in New York City.

At the helm of a global IT provider to the book and journals publishing industries, Lossius oversees functions in the European market as well as North and South America, and is exceptionally positioned to tackle one of the paralyzing challenges of the current environment: how publishers can make substantial investments in technology when the business climate is changing so quickly around them.

Lossius will detail the differences between the familiar and the unknown, the past and the present, and his topics will include:

• The systems needs of the future vs. those of the past
• The key business flexibility criteria of the future
• The speed of change
• Systems to bundle data & content

George Lossius, CEO, Publishing Technology, says: "Making Information Pay focuses on the best practices driving the success of industry leaders today and therefore presents an ideal opportunity to highlight the challenges and opportunities that technology offers in today's business environment. IT understanding is no longer the province of the IT department. We live in a technological age and all of us need to have a level of understanding of it in order to capitalise on it. Whilst the digital era may still seem young in the books industry, it is mature enough for us to know enough about tomorrow to be able to make very solid judgements on fundamental needs of publishing businesses."

Notes to Editors:

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG)
BISG is the leading U.S. book trade association for supply chain standards, research, and best practices. For over 30 years, BISG has been working on behalf of its diverse membership of publishers, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, librarians and others involved in both print and digital publishing to create a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry supply chain for both physical and digital products.

In seeking support from and representing every sector of the book industry, BISG affirms its belief in the interdependence of all industry segments. BISG understands that success in business is often easier to achieve through joint effort and that common problems are best solved together.

Making Information Pay 2010
BISG's Making Information Pay is a publishing industry conference for senior executives in operations, sales and marketing who are responsible for increasing sales and reducing costs. For the past six years, book industry professionals have attended Making Information Pay in order to learn the best practices driving the success of industry leaders today. Making Information Pay takes place on 6th May, 2010 at McGraw-Hill Auditorium, New York City. For more information, please go here: http://www.bisg.org/about/event-cat-4-making-information-pay-2010.php

George Lossius
George Lossius is the CEO of Publishing Technology PLC whose brands include advance, IngentaConnect, pub2web, Vista, Heron and PCG and, through these, have some 400 diverse publisher customers. George has 25 years of experience in many sectors of publishing here in the UK, USA and France, and he is also currently on the Board of Directors for the Book Industry Study Group. Prior to the formation of Publishing Technology, George was the Group Chief Executive of VISTA and held executive positions in France, the UK and the US.

Publishing Technology plc
The Publishing Technology Group has offices in the US, UK and Brazil and is the largest supplier of technology and related services to the publishing industry around the world. Publishing Technology's brands include advance (the 21st century replacement for Vista), IngentaConnect, author2reader, pub2web, ICS and PCG.

Publishing Technology partner with information providers of any size, discipline, or technical literacy helping them to capitalise on the full potential of their content in the digital environment and increase efficiency throughout their publishing processes. Market-leading technologies and integrated services are differentiated by the scope of publishing issues they address, and this customised cutting-edge approach delivers support to eight of the ten of the largest publishers in the world.

For more information Publishing Technology, its products and services, please visit www.publishingtechnology.com or contact Emily Taylor, Publishing Technology plc, on +44 1865 397873 or emily.taylor@publishingtechnology.com

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