Phoenix
From midnight CET on Monday 10 September 2007, control and management of the PHOENIX ad-exchanging system has been transferred to Joshua Advanced Media Services Ltd, the developers of the system.
ICMA will no longer play an active role in administering the system although Head Office will continue to work with Joshua to promote the system to ICMA members via the ICMA newsletters and conferences.
Details of the agreement reached with Joshua and the guarantees that ICMA has secured for participating members are as follows:
- existing pricing rates and structure to remain until 31 December 2007
- pricing rate increases limited to the current European Central Bank interest rate until 31 December 2008
- any change to pricing structure before 31 December 2008 to be approved by a majority of users
- the establishment of a user group to advise on development and management, first meeting to be held at the Amsterdam GM
- continuation of comparable levels of management and service as laid out in the Conditions of Use
- new data confidentiality agreement with each publisher
- delivery of the new self-service “face” and the online-only “Network Ads” by 31 March 2008
For all matters relating to PHOENIX and ads sent through the system after the time of transfer, please contact Cecilia, the new PHOENIX administrator (English, German and Spanish spoken), or in an emergency, Konstantin Kandler. Joshua will be responsible for generating all quarterly invoices and statements and the national self-invoicing figures.
For any matters relating to PHOENIX from before the time of transfer, or NANI issues, please contact Shay Klomp Bueters at ICMA Head Office who will be happy to help you.
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