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EidosMedia is an international group developing software for the news, media and financial sectors. Established in 1999, the company maintains headquarters in Milan, Italy with subsidiaries in London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Sydney and São Paolo.

EidosMedia's flagship product is Méthode, a content management system for multimedia publishing.

Background
EidosMedia was founded in 1999 with the aim of allowing publishers to meet the challenge posed by the Internet. Printed newspapers in western markets have seen their readership and advertising revenues drastically cut by the rise of online news publishing - a process which was to reach critical levels following the financial crisis of 2009. Many news organizations recognized that they would have to seek greater efficiency by merging their print and online publishing operations, but this was a technological as well as an organizational challenge.

Customers
Current customers include The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe,   The Financial Times, The Times and The Sun, Le Figaro and Le Monde, as well as national and regional publishing groups in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Reception
User reaction to Méthode software has been both critical and favorable.

The Washington Post ombudsman reported that the paper's transition to Methode was particularly difficult. "Every newsroom employee is struggling with it, not just the tech people." When award winning journalist James Grimaldi left the Washington post, he said in his farewell note that he "loved every minute of it," except Methode. His subject line - "Methode is frozen" - referencing a common problem with the program. Other Washington Post users referred to it as the "universally despised new CMS" The Washington Post has begun replacing Methode with its own custom-built software.

Similarly, the Boston Globe has struggled with the program. The managing editor reported that journalists at the paper were at a "boiling point" over glitches with the software.

NewsCorp employees have also repeatedly raised complaints about the program. Still, News Corp has continued to expand the use of Methode to other publications

Favorable user reactions include those of the London Financial Times, Italian daily La Stampa and Belgian media group Mediahuis where users have expressed satisfaction with the greater speed and flexibility of their systems following implementation.