Zmag

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For Z Magazine, whose domain is zmag.org, see Z Communications.

Zmags ApS is a Danish media company specializing in bringing traditional printed material online using a mixture of Adobe Flash and serverside programming.

The company was founded in 2006 by Jens Karstoft, Kim Knudsen, and Andreas Graae. The company employs 30 employees and has offices in Denmark, and representation in London, England, Canada, and Oslo, Norway. The zmag e-catalog differs from competitors in the automated DIY catalogue creation and the amount of statistical material collected about the reader.^[1]

Zmags emphasizes the value of tight integration between online catalogues and online store fronts allowing clients to make direct and undisputable measurements of ROI.

Notable clients include^[2]:

 * Ikea
 * Microsoft
 * Campbell-Ewald
 * Hummel
 * MAN B&W
 * Blockbuster
 * 3M

Zmags is hosted by Rackspace at their London facility. The application is loadbalanced, distributed and runs on 25+ servers.

The Zmags administration module (the Zmags Publicator) allows clients to add rich content by simply uploading and dragging the contents in place. An example of an enriched publication can be found at http://www.silveradomag.com