The Tribune de Genève and 24 heures have continued to diversify their online offerings. After the launch of a website dedicated to the Russian-speaking community in the French -speaking part of Switzerland (www.nashagazeta.ch), a new Anglophone site has been created: www.swisster.ch.

This ambitious project was launched with the support of important partners: on the academic side: the EPFL (The Federal institute of Technology in Lausanne) and editorially the Société Neuchâteloise de Presse, the publisher of L'Express and L'Impartial. Furthermore, it benefits from the support of the private bank, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, already a partner in the Russian portal. The involvement in this innovative project underscores the EPFL's and Private Bank's already strong commitment in the Lake Geneva region.

The Anglophone community of French-speaking Switzerland is made up of some 100,000 people, living principally in Geneva, the Lake Geneva region and the canton of Neuchâtel. The number is even greater with the growing number of visitors to Geneva and to other tourist destinations in the French-speaking region.

Swisster.ch wants to support managers, scientists and celebrities who are established in the region and who contribute to its development. Thanks to Swisster.ch, the Anglophone community will have a Swiss media outlet, in English, updated five times a week, which describes, comments on and deciphers the economic, scientific, political, social and cultural events of the region and of Switzerland in general.

Working at the heart of Tribune de Genève's and 24 heures' editorial departments, the Swisster.ch team benefits from all of the resources of the Edipresse Group's regional Publications' as well as from the editorial support of L'Express and L'Impartial. It will therefore select the most relevant subjects and convey them in a way that is specifically adapted to the Anglophone community's information needs. Furthermore Swisster.ch has a permanent correspondent in Zurich and collaborates editorially with the Timesonline.

Besides covering the day's relevant news, Swisster.ch also provides various sections and specific services, such as a health forum moderated by Anglophone doctors, thematic blogs, and community services.

For more information:

Philippe Sordet, Director of Projects, Regional Publications

Tel. 021/ 349 45 14

Christophe Rasch, Project Manager and Managing Editor
Tel. 079/ 214 33 36

Sylvia Wuersten, Corporate Communications Manager

Edipresse Group

Tel. 021/ 349 42 01