Product Spotlight: Quadralay WebWorks ePublisher
Sooner or later you need to put your structured Framemaker/XML content on the Web. WebWorks is certainly one path people have taken to get there… Here’s an overview of the different versions of the product, from Quadralay.
http://www.webworks.com/Introduction/What_is_ePublisher.shtml
ePublisher is a powerful online conversion platform that transforms FrameMaker, Word, and DITA content into Web and online help deliverables. The ePublisher solution comprises three software components: Pro, Express, and AutoMap. Each component plays a specific role in the ePublisher workflow.
ePublisher Pro is the tool used to create and design the ePublisher Stationery. The Stationery is the file that contains the user’s desired online formats and the custom look and feel of the customer’s output. Creating the Stationery is the first necessary step before using any of the other ePublisher tools. ePublisher Pro’s key benefit is its design interface for the creation and maintenance of the ePublisher Stationery.
ePublisher Express is the tool used to transform the content online based on the information in the Stationery file. ePublisher Express is simply installed on the desktop and appears as an option from the menu of the user’s authoring environment. ePublisher Express’s key benefit is the ability it gives a user to proof and prepare a content file for final delivery.
ePublisher AutoMap is the tool that automates the online transformation of content. ePublisher AutoMap allows the user to schedule online conversions, to perform batch processing, and to integrate ePublisher with a content management or version control system. ePublisher AutoMap’s key benefit is the immense time savings achieved by automating what is typically a manual process.
Automap is of special interest, IMHO– life is way too short to do this stuff by hand.
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