What is Content@?

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Content@ is a powerful content and document management application that manages XML content and metadata, files and documents within a structured environment. It provides users the ability to create and manage business critical information while using common desktop applications such as Microsoft Word, leading XML editors, Adobe Acrobat, and other applications. Content@ harnesses the power and flexibility of XML content in a simple yet comprehensive content management and workflow application. Content@ also provides tight integration with leading XML editors as well as XyEnterprise's XML Professional Publisher (XPP) software for and end to end XML publishing solution. Content@ is often deployed as a single source, multi-channel delivery solution. Content@ seamlessly manages document components, entire files, and structured XML source data at varying levels of granularity from individual objects to entire collections of content. Content@ provides extensive document management support for files from other applications such as graphics, text, audio, and other Microsoft Office content, while providing a secure and flexible workflow environment. This powerful and scalable content management solution is designed for organizations that require an efficient and cost effective method of creating, managing, assembling, and delivering dynamic content in a single source publishing environment. Content@ provides organizations with a quick and cost-effective method of deploying a structured content management and workflow solution. Content@ is scalable to meet the growing and changing needs of organizations that create, manage, use and reuse, and publish structured and unstructured data in multiple business environments.

Who uses Content@?

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Content@ is designed for collaborative groups creating and publishing content across an enterprise or community of users. Candidates include companies that use and reuse standard content in multiple deliverables such as product manufacturers, software developers, hardware and networking companies, insurance companies, financial services, commercial publishers, legal publishers, and consulting services organizations.

Does our organization need Content@?

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Most editorial, authoring, and publishing organizations can benefit from the reuse, control, and automation offered in Content@. Content@ facilities the reuse of XML and other content and helps organizations meet the demand for information creation, management, and delivery in multiple formats. These requirements are often characterized as "single source content - multi-channel delivery." These requirements are driven by business goals to provide the right information to the right person in the right format at the right time (the four "R's). If your organization is looking to take advantage of the XML revolution and make the first step toward employing a XML publishing environment, then you need Content@.

What will Content@ do for our organization?

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Content@ provides a complete content management solution for editorial workgroups by storing and managing documents and content components in a dynamic database repository, allowing users to realize the benefits of reusable information objects. Documents can be easily assembled from components in the content repository and content can be shared and reused throughout multiple deliverables. Additionally, Content@, through its workflow, can control the access and flow of information through the creation and delivery cycle, and promote automation of formerly manual tasks. Content@ is optimized to manage and assemble XML and SGML data. When using structured XML data, Content@ will provide an object-oriented approach to content management that dynamically assembles and disassembles XML instances. This functionality enables the reuse of information and manages the relationships of XML content, metadata, and collections of this information. In addition, Content@ provides complete revision and history tracking and the ability to roll back to earlier versions of any content component or document. Content@ also has the ability to access information through content and metadata searching. It can use these results to reuse information or to auto-populate a new project and assign a workflow. With Content@, users can act on XML and other content based on business logic and custom tools. Users can manage versions of content and documents under development as well as versions that are complete, final, and ready for delivery. Using Content@'s built-in reports, users can determine where an object is used, when a project is due, or what objects are associated with particular metadata or workflow actions. Content@ will automate numerous processes and add efficiencies to the creation use and reuse of documents , files, objects and XML data through its integrated workflow and intelligent content management functionality. A Content@ system deployed within your organization will turn the update of one piece of content or metadata into new Web content, revised printed or PDF documents, automated e-mail updates, and customized deliverables.

What are the key features?

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Content Management: Manages XML and SGML content components, collections, and metadata automatically as well as graphics, spreadsheets, audio, and video objects while supporting full content and metadata searching.

Ease of use: Easy to install and use. Content@ offers configurable user interfaces that minimize the learning curve and increase productivity. Content@ also enables users to navigate the repository from within leading editing tools.

Workflow: Content@ workflow promotes consistency and automation. It also delivers notification of updated components and reports on user, content, and document progress.

Database security and system scalability: Content@ is built on top of leading platforms and applications. It can scale from workgroup to enterprise deployments and can be configured to support unique requirements.

Dynamic XML Support: Users can automatically load XML encoded data from an editor, legacy data system, or other source and derive a configuration of XML component objects and metadata in the database repository.

Configurable User Interface: Content@ offers a configurable user interface that provides visual access to content objects, the ability to search on XML and other content, and access to XML metadata.

Robust Application Development Tools: An open API based on Microsoft COM (Windows) and Corba/Java (UNIX) enables smooth integration with other applications and facilitates the delivery of content to the Web. Additionally, Content@ Web, the web interface to the system, offers a complete Java API for exposing Content@ functions in a browser.

Web Interface: For remote authoring, approval, and workflow project management.

What editors can I use with Content@?

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Content@ offers standard integrations with Word, EPIC, XMetaL, and FrameMaker. The example below shows the Content@ "editor-in" interface added to the EPIC menu bar. This enables authors to access common Content@ features from a pull-down menu added to the editor.

Why should we choose Content@?

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Reduces time required to create business critical documents, single source content, and published deliverables.

Enables collaboration and group authoring while improving the timeliness and accuracy of business content

Eliminates redundant authoring while improving currency and accuracy of content, especially with XML content

Reduces costs associated with accessing and distributing information while leveraging existing information resources

Allows reuse of information -by copying or by reference, isolates changes and eliminates redundant rework

Controls access to content: writers develop while reviewers and consumers see the "approved" version of content

Supports management tools to track readiness and accelerates delivery of published materials

Provides meaningful slices of information for editorial access and distribution

An open API based on Microsoft COM (Windows) and CORBA/Java (Unix) enables smooth integration with other applications and facilitates the creation of custom users interfaces and workflow automation

Enables customization based on XML metadata

Provides meaningful slices of XML and other content for editorial access and distribution

What are the system requirements?

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Servers Client Text Editor Database

:  Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, Sun Solaris and IBM AIX :  Windows 2000/NT and Web :  Microsoft, EPIC, XMetaL, and FrameMaker :  Oracle

Will Content@ provide ROI?

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Yes, Content@ can improve operational efficiency, reduce overall work loads, streamline your workflow processes and reduce the time to final deliverable. Content@ can improve efficiency and reduce the costs associated with the production of information and position your organization to generate new revenues from existing data and content. Content@ will, reduce overall work loads, streamline workflow processes and drastically reduce the time to final deliverable. Not only can Content@ save your company money it will put you in the position to produce greater revenues from your valuable information resources.