Frequently Asked Questions, continued

• When will my news item be live?
  Depending on when a particular newsfeed is refreshed by the server, and how rapidly your submission is approved, your headline may appear anywhere between 1 and 180 minutes after approval.
  
  
• Where will I find my headline?
  Your headline will appear on all of those OpenSystems Publishing websites which pertain to the Technologies you targeted during submission, as having been approved by editors. For example, if you selected "Embedded Computing" as a pertinent technology, your headline will appear on Embedded-Computing.com between 1 to 180 minutes after approval. Over time, your headline and description will pop up in thousands of locations, but every link will take readers to the same location -- the full text of your news item on the host website you selected during submission (this permanent URL was provided to you upon submission).
  
  
• How long will my news item remain live? Can I link to it?
  Headlines are circulated through newsfeeds on a LIFO (Last In, First Out) cycle. That is, the most recent headlines to have been submitted float to the top of a feed, and the oldest are pushed out depending on the number of headlines in a feed. Therefore, the period your headline remains in a newsfeed depends on the length of the newsfeed and the quantity submitted after your submission.
  
  As it ages, your headline will inevitably drop from the most unspecific newsfeeds first, and the most specific last (all OSP newsfeeds are genereted by specially-chosen keywords; and some keywords are most specific than others). Regardless, the full text of your press release will remain permanently available at its original URL, so individuals are free to link to the full text of your press release for as long as desired and need not worry about the link ever expiring. Internet search engines, such as Google, as well as our own "site search", will index your press release and bring additional traffic for a handsomely extended period.
  
  What's more, our many content-sensitive newsfeeds (those which relate directly or indirectly to a page's topic) may display your headline weeks, months, or even years after submission, depending on the specificity of the topic and the quantity of related news received subsequent to your submission.
  
  
• If my press release is already posted on my company's website, why should I submit it again here?
  You don't need to! You can post an introduction or portion of your press release instead, and attach a link (via the Source and URL of Source fields) which will direct readers to visit the press release on YOUR corporate site (this optional link appears at the bottom of every news story). For example, it may take a some additional effort, but we strongly encourage you to describe ("blog") your press release in a succinct manner that breaks your news story to our unique audience. Since these busy engineers and other industry professionals may not have enough time to read your entire press release, a succinct introduction is often just what the doctor ordered! And, most importantly, always include a picture if you've got one!
  
  
• Where/for what purpose is the description field used?
  The description is displayed only in extended newsfeeds, not with the full text of the press release itself. Because of this separation, your description may be a portion of your press release if you choose; it will not be shown in duplicate when the full text is displayed.
  
  
• Should I use this form to submit new product announcements?
  No, all new products must be submitted via the New Product Submission form.
  
  
• I just noticed my press release contains a mistake I missed when submitting. What should I do?
  E-mail the news editor and have it corrected immediately.
  
  
• Why is the press release I submitted 'no longer available'?
  Your press release was most likely removed because it was a duplicate. Please know that as you began to submit your press release in our form, we did execute an automatic lookup to see if a duplicate existed. If one was found, a red warning would have been displayed. However, there are a number of reasons why this lookup may have missed your duplicate, and we apologize for this inconvenience. But on the bright side, if your press release was a indeed a duplicate, then it must be running (perhaps bringing your company more exposure than you expected)!
  
  If your press release was not a duplicate, it must then have been declined and deleted for one or more the reasons stated below.
  
  
• I submitted a press release several hours (or days) ago, but my headline is nowhere to be found. Where is it?
  Once approved, press releases appear in chronological order on all of the OpenSystems Publishing websites which you targeted as "technologies to which your news article pertains" on the submission form, as approved by our editors. If you're having trouble finding your press release, that last point in italics is important -- your press release may be approved, but not necessarilly for ALL of the websites you targeted. To find your story, use our global search, or begin at the website to which your story most closely pertains (see OSP website list at top of page in left column).
  
  Otherwise, if you still can't find your press release, it then probably just has not yet been approved. There are several reasons your press release may not be approved:
  
  
  • Your press release was not formatted to the specifications instructed.
  • Your press release contained errors which could not be reconciled by our staff (broken links, UPPERCASE TEXT, weird characters, excessive line breaks -- please know that our editors do attempt correct these mistakes on your behalf when appropriate)
  • Your press release did not pertain to any of the industries of interest to our readers (see below).
  • Your press release had been previously submitted at an earlier date and you submitted a duplicate.
  • Your press release is perfect but the news editor has neglected to approve it in a timely fashion.
    
    
• My news does NOT pertain any of the industries you serve. If I submit my news anyway, is there a chance it might still get published somewhere, or am I just wasting my time?
  Your news item will not be posted by OpenSystems Publishing unless it actually pertains to at least one of the industries below:
  
  
  • Embedded Computing
  • CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, Open Communications
  • PC/104 and Small Form Factors
  • DSPs, FPGAs, Programmable Logic, Signal Processing
  • VMEbus and Critical Systems
  • PXI, Test and Technology
  • Military/COTS Embedded Systems
  • Industrial Embedded Systems
  • Environmental/RoHS/WEEE