PGUK Selects VISTA

January 30, 2008 —VISTA is proud to announce that Publishers Group UK (PGUK), a market leader in book sales and distribution representing publishers from the UK, Europe and the USA, has selected VISTA’s fulfillment and financial applications in a hosted (AHS) environment. The hosted applications require minimal maintenance from PGUK’s perspective allowing their mainly non-technical staff to focus on their business of marketing, selling and distributing books. read more

Commerce in Digital Publishing: Trends

November 12 , 2007—The third installment in a three part research series from VISTA is now available. Commerce in Digital Publishing focuses on insight into what publishers are currently doing in this area and how the landscape of digital publishing is evolving. This report also includes a case study exploring HarperCollins and their leading edge approach to leveraging their digital content. read more

New Client for VISTA's Information Commerce Software

October 5 , 2007—Sdu Publishers, the leading Dutch publisher of legal and professional journals and books, has selected VISTA’s information commerce software to pilot realtime customer profile management in support of online access to Sdu Publishers’ NBDOnline website. read more

UNICEF Selects VISTA Fulfillment

April 26 , 2007—UNICEF Publications Division selects VISTA for a fully hosted turnkey solution. read more

Shortlist for VISTA’s Industry Achievement Award is Announced

April 17 , 2007—The candidates for the award presented as part of the British Book Industry Awards and sponsored by VISTA, have been narrowed down to five finalists. read more

VISTA and Ingenta Merge to Create Publishing Technology plc

February 2 , 2007—New company will unite print and online pubilshing and be the largest provider of specific software solutions to the publishing industry. read more

New Research Study Shows How Publishers are Implementing Print-on-Demand to Significantly Contribute to Book Sales

November 30, 2006—Print-on-Demand (PoD) is a rapidly growing segment of the publishing industry that enables publishers to use digital technology to print short-run copies of books. This results in cutting carrying costs and carving out additional revenue from publishers' titles, according to a new research study sponsored by VISTA International, the leading provider of software solutions and services to the publishing industry. read more

VISTA Redefines Product Management and Development Responsibilities to Fully Support the Advancement of Tomorrow's Applications

October 23, 2006—VISTA International has redistributed job roles, greater emphasizing the expansion of product development and professional services. read more

First Software Provider Receives e4books Accreditation

October 13, 2006—VISTA International is the first software provider to be fully accredited under e4books, the Book Industry Communication's (BIC) initiative promoting the wider use of e-commerce in the book trade. read more

VISTA International Appoints Ian Taylor Associates in China

October 4, 2006—VISTA International has selected Ian Taylor Associates (ITA), the publishing industry agents and consultants for China, to exclusively represent VISTA in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. read more

VISTA Relocated to New Offices in New Jersey

July 31, 2006—VISTA International today announced it has relocated to new offices to accommodate current and projected expansion requirements. The company has experienced dynamic growth of new projects during the past several years, and has doubled its training facilities to accommodate in house services and upgraded its technical infrastructure to improve support for VISTA's North American clients. read more

Bowman Appointed to VISTA's Executive Board

July 25, 2006—Gary Bowman, Operations Director of VISTA Europe has been appointed to the Executive Board. Over the last 6 months, Gary's role has evolved to encompass a much broader range of responsibilities and activities within the European operations warranting his inclusion on the Board. read more

New Research on Academics' Buying Behavior Now Available

June 6, 2006— New research from the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) and VISTA surveys thousands of academics, providing critical information for independent publishers to more effectively promote their titles. read more

David Young Receives 2006 VISTA Award for Industry Achievement

May 9, 2006— VISTA is pleased to announce David Young, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Book Group USA, is the recipient of the 2006 VISTA Award for Industry Achievement. read more

Research on Digital Asset Management Finds Efficiencies and Advantages in Unexpected Places

April 26, 2006 — Trends in Digital Asset Management, a new research study released by VISTA International, provides new facts on how publishers are implementing Digital Asset Management systems, insights to effectively manage workflow changes within the organization, and steps publishers can take to develop an appropriate scope, plan and process to use the new system across multiple divisions. read more

VISTA International Appoints New Group Chief Executive

April 24, 2006 — VISTA International has announced the appointment of George Lossius as Group Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lossius was previously Managing Director of VISTA's Applications & Technology Group. read more

Shortlist for VISTA's Industry Achievement Award is Announced

April 6, 2006 — The candidates for the award presented as part of the British Book Trade Awards and sponsored by VISTA International, have been narrowed down to six finalists. read more

Speakers Announced for Making Information Pay 2006

February 21, 2006 — The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. today announced a distinguished roster of speakers for their third annual Making Information Pay event, sponsored by VISTA. read more

VISTA Sponsors an In-Depth Study on Digital Asset Management in Publishing

February 14, 2006 — VISTA is sponsoring a study conducted by Rightscom in conjunction with Book Industry Communications (BIC) focusing on the rising trends in Digital Asset Management (DAM) in the publishing industry.
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VISTA Continues Sponsorship of Industry Achievement Award at the British Book Trade Awards--
2006 Nominations Open Until 4 March

February 9, 2006 — VISTA is pleased to announce the continued sponsorship of the Industry Achievement Award for the 2006 British Book Trade Awards. read more

The Most Comprehensive Royalties System is Now Available as a Hosted Solution

February 7, 2006 — VISTA today announced the launch of a new hosted application service for royalties. For the first time, independent publishers have the opportunity to use the same functionality found at major publishers, in a hosted environment, completely managed by VISTA's publishing experts. read more

VISTA International Announces Strategic Alliance with Virtusa Corporation

October 10, 2005 — VISTA International, a leading provider of software solutions and services to the publishing industry, and Virtusa Corporation, a global IT services provider, have established an alliance called V2 ("V-squared") to provide tailor made IT services specifically for the publishing industry. V2 leverages VISTA domain knowledge of publishing and Virtusa's engineering rigor and global offshore model to deliver cost effective business solutions. read more

Don Billinghurst to Leave VISTA International

October 10, 2005 — Business Development Director Don Billinghurst will be leaving VISTA in December 2005 after more than twenty-one years with the company. Don will continue to be active in the publishing community through his established and extensive industry relationships and he plans to offer consulting services within the industry specializing in publishing business processes and standards and the publishing supply chain.
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VISTA Launches customer-connect- Empowering Customers and Improving Customer Service Satisfaction

September 26, 2005 — VISTA has announced the launch of customer-connect, a web-based customer self-service application for publishers. With customer-connect, publishers are able to provide a fast and easy way for direct and account-based customers to access their purchases, shipping and financial records with the same speed, reliability and security as industry leading Internet systems. read more

Finalists and Panel of Judges Announced for New VISTA Award for Industry Achievement

March 4, 2005 — The candidates for the new VISTA Award for Industry Achievement, an award presented as part of the British Book Trade Awards and sponsored by VISTA International, have been narrowed down to four finalists. read more

The VISTA Executive Advisory Board is Formed

January 31, 2005 — VISTA announced the the formation of the Executive Advisory Board (EAB) within the North American market. read more

Book Industry Study Group Announces Making Information Pay 2005

January 21, 2005 — The VISTA sponsored event is to be held at The Yale Club of New York on April 7, 2005. read more

VISTA Sponsors New British Book Award

January 18, 2005 — The VISTA Industry Achievement Award is in recognition of an individual’s outstanding contribution to the business operations and/or customer service of their company or the industry as a whole. read more

VISTA and eXml Partner for Innovative Expense Report Generation

January 10, 2005 — VISTA is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with eXml, a UK based company focused on delivering Internet solutions based on XML technology. read more

VISTA Strengthens Global Business Development Team

June 7, 2004 — VISTA International today announced two new appointments to the global business development team. read more

VISTA Survey Results: Improved Technology is Key to Success

March 26, 2004 — Conducted during the final months of 2003, VISTA’s online assessment measured the opinions of over 160 publishing employees from both North America and Europe. Participants from the areas of marketing, sales, editorial and production contributed their views on the corporate acceptance of technology. read more

VISTA Announces Partnership with Flynet

March 22, 2004 — The Flynet partnership supplements VISTA’s web services strategy by providing a medium-term, cost-effective way for customers with character-based applications to transition to the web. read more

VISTA Launches i-connect

March 15, 2004 — VISTA International today announced the launch of i-connect, a library of publishing-specific web services. read more

Reporting Made Easier: VISTA International Partners with Redwood Software for Report2Web Integration

January 21, 2004 — Redwood Software, provider of leading edge software solutions, and VISTA International, the leading worldwide provider of solutions and services for the publishing industry, are pleased to announce a recent partnership agreement that will significantly benefit the international publishing community. The collaboration will allow customers to eliminate printed reports and provide remote access to key operational reports over the Internet. read more

Making Information Pay: Book Industry Study Group Hosts Critical Conference for Publishing Executives

January 20, 2004 — The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and VISTA International are pleased to announce a highly relevant conference for book industry executives entitled, “Making Information Pay.” The focus of this “can’t miss” conference is how leading publishers, distributors and retailers are reinventing traditional industry practices to improve channel performance. This half-day event will be held on the morning of February 4, 2004 at the Warwick Hotel in New York City. read more

Simplifying the Route to a Complex Supply Chain: Pan Macmillan Implements VISTA’s Product Information Manager

September 19, 2003 — We are pleased to announce that Pan Macmillan and VISTA have successfully implemented VISTA’s Product Information Manager (PIM) solution at Pan Macmillan, one of the UK’s largest general book publishers. Product Information Manager, part of VISTA’s author2reader™ solutions framework, manages and distributes accurate and up-to-date product metadata in industry-standard formats such as ONIX. read more

Realizing the Power of Information: Taylor & Francis Implements Global Publishing Intelligence Solution

June 6, 2003 — VISTA’s Publishing Intelligence software has been successfully implemented globally at Taylor & Francis businesses in the UK, US, Europe and Asia. Book units across the world now have access to VISTA’s Sales Analysis module for enterprise-wide reporting and tracking via the web. read more

Successful Implementation at LexisNexis™ Academic & Library Solutions Attributed to Publishing and Process Expertise

May 30, 2003 — LexisNexis™ Academic & Library Solutions has successfully gone live on an author2reader™ fulfillment solution and associated modules from VISTA International, the leading provider of industry-specific software solutions for publishing organizations. read more