Cities West Publishing, Inc. Ranks Top 5 on McPheters & Company 2012 Best Consumer Publication Apps for iPad

DPCI helped Cities West Publishing, Inc. rollout the Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine iPad application created with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Enterprise Edition.

New York, NY - December 3, 2012 - DPCI, an interactive technology agency that builds innovative applications that help organizations create, publish, enrich and deliver content to Web, print, mobile, and tablet devices, today announced the admittance of the Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine application to McPheters & Company’s 2012 ‘Best Consumer Publication & News-Related Apps for iPad.’

The iPad application ranks Top 5 for 2012 and features a rich, interactive presentation of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine, the premier regional magazine for Southwest living. DPCI guided the Cities West Publishing team through the Apple provisioning process, direct entitlement integration and the production workflow for Adobe DPS Enterprise Edition from start-to-finish to ensure timely delivery of application.

The application premiered in January 2012 and is currently available for download in Apple’s App Store.

DPCI took the lead on the development and customization of the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Enterprise Edition, along with Apple's certification process, which enabled us to concentrate on designing our magazine format for the iPad. Their knowledge and understanding of our needs saved us countless hours of frustration and testing in dealing with the entitlement process. Our App was submitted to Apple on time only because of their involvement." - Mike Shoemaker, President, Cities West Publishing, Inc.

About DPCI

DPCI is an interactive technology agency that delivers integrated content management solutions for organizations that need to publish content to Web, print, mobile and e-reader devices. DPCI helps customers design and implement Web Content Management Systems, Digital Asset Management, Online Collaboration Software, Multi-Channel Systems, Workflow Management solutions, and recently, Semantic technologies. DPCI serves customers throughout the United States, including the United Nations, ESPN, Mitre, McGraw-Hill Education, Raymond Corporation, and Royal Caribbean Inc.

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About Cities West Publishing, Inc.

Cities West Publishing publishes Arizona's only two paid and audited regional magazines: PHOENIX magazine, the city magazine for the Valley, and Phoenix Home & Garden the premier regional magazine for Southwest living. With a 30-year history, Phoenix Home & Garden is the go-to guide for ideas and design inspiration for desert homes.

About McPheters & Company

McPheters & Company works with media companies to develop strategies to help them successfully expand their brands and build audience across evolving platforms, drawing upon core competencies in strategic planning, media research, and accountability metrics.