Pressmart Media Ltd, (www.pressmart.com) – a global leader in the digital publishing and delivery solutions, today announced the launch of “Pressmart-Indonesia Print Media Awards (IPMA)” in a bid to recognize the best publishing houses in Indonesia over the calendar year 2009, just after associating with the magazine publishers in Singapore, for its awards as the lead sponsor.

IPMA will be conferred annually starting February, 2010, is the exciting new competition created to promote magazines, tabloids and newspapers – both in print and digital and also encourage the publishing industry in Indonesia.

The Indonesian leading newspaper publisher’s association, Serikat Penerbit Suratkabar (SPS) Pusat will host the Pressmart-Indonesia Print Media Awards. The nominations are open to the registered members of the SPS and all other publications in Indonesia. IPMA finalist entries will be put in front of jury members led by Pressmart, SPS and highly reputed industry experts from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

SPS Chairman, Dahlan Iskan says: “The Pressmart-Indonesia Print Media Awards are unique in recognizing excellence, innovation and outstanding creative output throughout the print media supply chain. These awards will set new benchmarks, bring new insights and most importantly be an ideal learning opportunity for publishing houses to succeed in today’s uncertain economy.”

“We are delighted to launch the first of its kind publishing awards in Indonesia” said Sanjiv Gupta, Chairman and CEO of Pressmart. “Most importantly, we want to recognize all of these inspirational print media houses and encourage the publishing industry in Indonesia for the amazing work that they do”.

About Pressmart

Pressmart powers the digital edition of publications from 47 countries on Web, Mobile, RSS, Podcast and other digital channels. Conversion, Hosting, Subscriptions, Ads and Analytics – all these are packaged in a single easy-to-use service. It all starts and ends with uploading pre-press PDF pages. It is also a preferred partner for premier publishing associations around the world and is a winner of several awards and recognitions for its product innovation. For more information, please visit www.pressmart.com.

The Manila Bulletin, one of the oldest running newspapers in the Philippines announced the launch of Electronic Edition of its Newspaper via a partnership with Pressmart Media Ltd. (www.pressmart.com) – a global leader in providing hosted print-to-online publishing services with publishers from over 47 countries using its services.

Available at Manila Bulletin Online (www.mb.com.ph), the electronic edition (Vis-a-Vis ePaper) contains the same editorial content and advertising in the exact layout as the print edition giving an unimaginable real feel of experiencing the newspaper in reader hands. Other features of the Electronic Edition include Search, Gallery of all Pictures and Ads, Hot Links, Rating articles and many Web 2.0 features. Members can also receive automatic notifications when a new issue is posted on the Electronic Edition.

“Our electronic edition pairs the convenience of online content with the familiar feel and design of a hard-copy newspaper,” said Emilo Yap III, VP of Manila Bulletin. “This new feature shows the fact that we are continually looking for new ways to deliver news to consumers when and how they want the news.”

“We are delighted to launch the first electronic edition of Philippines leading newspaper, Manila Bulletin,” said Sanjiv Gupta, Founder and CEO of Pressmart. “High-quality products, excellent customer service with quick response and a certain measure of flexibility in our offerings made Pressmart stand out from others.”

About Manila Bulletin

The Manila Bulletin, (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines’ largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as “The Nation’s Leading Newspaper”, which is its official slogan. Founded in 1900 as a shipping journal, it is the second-oldest Philippine newspaper, second only to The Manila Times.

About Pressmart

Pressmart powers the digital edition of publications from 47 countries on Web, Mobile, RSS, Podcast and other digital channels. Conversion, Hosting, Subscriptions, Ads and Analytics – all these are packaged in a single easy-to-use service. It all starts and ends with uploading your pre-press PDF pages. Pressmart is a preferred partner for premier publishing associations around the world and is a winner of several awards and recognitions for its product innovation. Website: www.pressmart.com.