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The technology of today for the challenges of tomorrow

Whatever your current business objective, whether it be producing a new user handbook, updating your existing product catalogs or managing the Internet/Extranet, what is most important is that you are able to concentrate on the project itself without being distracted by trivialities. The Noxum Publishing Studio allows you to do just that, regardless of whether you are looking to manage your technical product information or press ahead with your e-business concept.
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General

  • XML content management and editorial system
  • Object-oriented management of XML documents and XML structures
  • Segregation of content, structure and layout
  • High-performance content management and printed publication servers
  • Scalable web publishers (cluster-capable, replicable...)

Technology

  • The latest technologies in the field of Windows programming
  • Support for standard databases and interface technologies
  • Modern, multi-layer client/server architecture
  • Based upon the Microsoft® .Net Framework
  • Content and data storage in native XML, based on Unicode
  • Databases: Microsoft® SQL Server or Oracle® Database
  • Documented interfaces for linking in databases and software solutions (ERP, CRM, PPS, PDM …)

Content management server

  • Professional software distribution for client and server software
  • Workflow, role and rights management
  • Variant management/labeling concept
  • Version management (object history)
  • Flexible storage of metadata (automatic, within the system, manual)
  • Management of linked files, e.g. graphics, PDF documents, videos, sound files
  • Automatic generation of preview images
  • Translation management and optimized links to translation memory systems (e.g. SDL/Trados® or across®)
  • Variant-dependent generation of publications

Editorial-system client

  • Support for client interfaces for specific target groups
  • Integrated standard XML editor
  • Management of (publication) structures
  • Validation of XML content (schemas/DTDs)
  • Convenient and user-friendly thanks to drag and drop functions etc.
  • Flexible, individually configurable user interface
  • Various quick views of content and structures
  • Configurable search forms, metainformation and full-text searches possible
  • List wizard with configurable inquiry algorithm
  • Windows XP and Windows Vista compatible

Publishing services and data formats

The Noxum Publishing Studio features publishing services to generate the following formats: XML, HTML/XHTML, Rich Text Format (RTF), Portable Document Format (PDF), Adobe®. FrameMaker® (MIF), Adobe® InDesign® (INDD), online help (HTML Help)

Web publishers

Scalable versions of the Noxum Web Publisher are available for use in medium to large web systems and web portals. These are cluster-capable, terminal server-capable (e.g. Citrix, Windows Remote Desktop) and allow operation across a number of server locations.

Print servers

InDesign Server / FrameMaker Server / Antenna House