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Web Publishing Solution (WPS)

"The system is easy to use and customizable and allows us the flexibility to identify and create new products in a way that was not possible prior to its inception. It has reduced production effort and increased output, making our processes more efficient."
Tom Wallin, President and COO of Energy Intelligence

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Content DSI’s Web Publishing Solution (WPS) is a comprehensive Content Management System for the creation, enrichment, workflow and delivery of content to the web and other publishing channels.

Web Publishing Solution is available as a Software as a Service (SaaS) Model.

WPS allows you to create content, enrich it with links, references, multi-media and Meta data and then promote it through an approval workflow. All of the content is saved in a format suitable for delivery to multiple publishing channels, such as web, print, eReaders or CD/DVD.

This Content Management System consists of several browser-based applications along with production and publishing content repositories. WPS also has a programmable API on which a content presentation web site or product can be built.

Web Publishing Solution is being offered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) to reduce or eliminate the upfront financial investment typically required when implementing a state of the art Content Management System. WPS SaaS results in an immediate ROI for business by allowing companies to publish content at an extremely low cost. It also gives you the following benefits:

Low cost of entry
Shorter deployment time
No software installation or maintenance
Minimal infrastructure costs
Less monetary risk

Feature:	Description:	Benefits:
Standard browser-based edit control similar to Microsoft Word	Many of the editing features of Microsoft Word are available in WPS.	Little or no training is necessary for users to adapt to its use.
Templates guide the content creation process	With the templates you can easily create documents with the same look and feel.	Ensures content consistency.
Built in workflow features	Authors, editors and content managers can efficiently revise, approve and release documents in a collaborative environment.	Ensures only approved content gets published.
User roles	Admins can assign pre-defined rights to each user, limiting who has access to what content.	User roles assure that the right users have access to the content they are responsible for.
Built in automated release process	Publish information quickly and accurately with future scheduling and expiration capabilities.	This feature allows content to be published and expire on schedule; providing your customers with the most timely and accurate information.
Browser based	Both local and remote users can access the system similarly. No desktop management is required.	Simplify administration and support; reducing the time spent and burden on internal IT support staff. Also increase employee flexibility while reducing idle time.
Offered as SaaS Model	Don't buy the whole system, subscribe to a monthly service.	Low cost of entry Shorter deployment time No software installation or maintenance Less monetary risk

Content Repositories

WPS utilizes SQL Server 2005 to house content, metadata and other content linkages, workflow status and system administrative data. There are two repositories in the system, one to house editorial content and one to house published content, which is used to drive content products. During the content authoring/editing process, all content can be tagged with a configurable set of metadata elements. Content can also be assigned to one or more content hierarchies or structures in the repository.

Publishing Process

The Publishing Process is responsible for moving data from the editorial repository to the published repository. This occurs when content is approved for publishing via workflow activities. Content set to be published can be published immediately or can be scheduled for future publication. Similarly, content that is published can be manually archived or removed from the published repository or can have a scheduled archive date. WPS also allows for versioning, so a newer content version can replace an existing version during the publish process.

Web Publishing Solution API

WPS provides a published content API. This enables searching and viewing of content and associated details in the published content repository. The API is designed to drive a web site and provides the typical content access functions required to deliver content to the web.

Editorial Application

The Content Management Systems’ Editorial Application is the main interface of WPS and enables the management of content within the system. It includes a variety of content management features and functions:

Inbox for viewing content assignments by user.
Browse screen for navigating and viewing content.
Search screen for finding content including the ability to search on user-defined meta-data fields.
Fully featured content editor for the entry and adjustment of content. Editor has full word-processing like functionality, including font settings, spell check, track changes, comments, tables, etc. Editor also has custom functions for inserting images, links and references to content already resident in the repository.
User-configurable meta-data assignments that can be based on authority lists.
Ability to set content properties, such as current assignment status, key dates, headline, summary, keywords, categories and contributor details.

Multimedia

Web Publishing Solution enables the management of a multimedia repository. Multimedia consists of any type of content to be displayed with or linked to the main system content. This can be an image that is displayed inline within a piece of content or a PDF, Excel file, or video that can be linked to by a piece of content.

System Administration

WPS enables the management of system level information and settings by an administrator, including Users, Products, Templates, Meta-data, References and System settings/functions:

User information is stored for each system user and controls the privileges that a user gets on a particular piece of content.
WPS can house multiple products, each having its own meta data.

Configuration

This Content Management System has many configurable options, including user types, roles, content workflow, meta-data and outputs. This ensures that content can be enriched with meta-data, enhanced with relational links, and delivered to content consumers.

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