The group's principal activities are to license proprietary software systems and supply related support and maintenance. The group's proprietary software is an integrated suite of applications that electronically connects publishers with the source of their advertising revenue. The group also offers publisher-specific ad-taking Web site service, which is an application service provider (asp). The e-business application suite consists of two products: professional software, which accepts transmissions from classified, advertising agencies and large corporations using advanced Web-based technology and asp Web site technology, which enhances a publication's Web site by enabling the public to execute transactions to purchase classified advertising. These software systems unite large commercial advertising agencies and corporations with sophisticated publishing software systems installed at major metropolitan newspapers. On 21-Oct-2003, it acquired edgil associates.