by
David Nagel
Executive
Producer
dnagel@digitalmedianet.com
Quark
and Spin Solutions have announced a relationship to provide solutions
designed to diminish the cost structures, complexity and time
associated with delivering print content online. The new Index
software from Spin will allow companies to deploy QuarkXPress
content to the Web and manage their Web sites more effectively.
The
Index software integrates with avenue.quark, which is XTension
software for QuarkXPress that lets customers tag content in QuarkXPress
documents and extract it in XML format. Index lets users post
the selected content directly to the Web and deliver the same
content using other information delivery methods such as wireless
devices, syndication servers, telex and, eventually, digital TV,
according to Quark.
Index
is Spin Solutions' first product to market. Features include:
- Streamlining
Web site management by allowing non-technical authors to submit,
edit, review and approve content. Authors can control the launch
and expiration of content.
- Index supports
complex workflows and site architectures, allowing Web publishers
to target multiple sites with content, collect content from
multiple sites and syndicate content.
- It promotes
user interaction by allowing visitors to customize the presentation
of Web site content as well as the site's look and feel.
Index
also provides site search and threaded discussion capabilities.
The Index system works with Windows and Mac versions of avenue.quark,
though the system itself resides on a 2000 server. It costs about
$50,000. For information, visit http://www.quark.com
or http://www.spinsol.com.
