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News Release from: Cadwire
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 2004
Simple route to targeted CAD information
CADwire.net has launched a set of targeted content feeds available direct to the public.
CADwire.net has launched a set of targeted content feeds available direct to the public "Although we've offered XML-based feeds to selected websites for over four years now, RSS-based feeds make our information available directly to the engineer's desktop for the first time", stated Rick Stavanja, Cyon Research Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of CADwire.net
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our goal is ultimately to make it as easy as possible for engineers to anonymously track the world of CAD.
These feeds are a great leap forward in that direction".
Content syndication technologies such as RSS (really simple syndication) are rapidly becoming the preferred method for professionals needing to efficiently digest the vast amount of information bombarding them each day without the privacy concerns and distractions such as spam and viruses.
Using a simple news aggregator tool, users can remain in complete control of what information they monitor, without the hassles associated with more traditional e-mail and web-based options.
"There's no easier way for a company to stay in touch with their audience.
Building a website is merely the first step; even those who bookmark it are bound to forget to revisit after any length of time", said Chris Pirillo, industry luminary and operator of Lockergnome's RSS Resource, a site devoted to RSS information.
"And what of e-mail newsletters? Too many are lost amid the flood of spam filters and flurry of forwarded jokes that everybody receives but rarely reads.
By choosing a technology like RSS, you're choosing success".
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