Managing Editor Inc. (MEI) on Friday announced the release of InQuery RSS for the Macintosh. It's designed to work with vjoon (formerly SoftCare) K4 Publishing System. InQuery RSS lets K4 users review and check the status of items in the K4 database using any Internet-enabled device equipped with a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) reader, such as Apple's Safari Web browser or NetNewsWire. (10/17/08)
Managing Editor Inc. announced that InQuery RSS, its new add-on for the vjoon (formerly SoftCare) K4 publishing system, is available for Macintosh. InQuery RSS, released for Windows last month, enables users to review and the status of items in the K4 database from any Internet-enabled device with an RSS reader. (10/16/08)
Managing Editor has announced that InQuery RSS, its new add-on for the K4 Publishing System, is now available for Mac. The tool allows users to preview and check the status of items in the K4 database from any internet-enabled device with an RSS reader. The feeds can be accessed from a variety of mobile platforms including Palm, BlackBerry, and the iPhone. (10/16/08)
Publishing Executive reports on the need for automated workflow tools in magazine production. According to the author, “With increasing production costs and decreasing workforces at many magazines, anything that makes it easier for a production manager to do his or her job is a must-have.” Featuring extensive insight from Mark Walter, director of business development at MEI, the article explains how MEI’s ALS for Magazines can help publishers achieve a quick ROI with the elimination of the first make-good. (9/08)
"Combining separate print and web publishing workflows into a single, streamlined process can result in multiple efficiencies that directly impact quality control, productivity, and profitability. To date, however, the goal of creating consolidated cross-media workflows has been elusive, which is why when BusinessWeek, the largest periodical of The McGraw-Hill Companies, merged its print and online editorial operations using the SoftCare K4 Publishing System based on Adobe InCopy and InDesign software, the industry stood up and took notice."
Sign or Banner, specialists in signs, banners and flags, had long been looking for a way to profitably serve smaller clients such as mom-and-pop establishments and individual customers with tight budgets and fewer creative options. MEI replaced the sign company’s existing Web site with a new site powered by Wave2, a Web-based tool that relies on Adobe InDesign Server to automatically generate sophisticated layouts based on InDesign templates. (9/07)
Erik Vlietinck of IT Enquirer reviews Scriba, PCI’s XML conversion and workflow system that treats cross-media publishing as a workflow diagram. He discusses the software’s connectivity with the K4 Publishing System, noting that Scriba “leverages the functionality of the K4 XML Exporter to create a seamless conversion from InDesign and InCopy to XML formats for content aggregation, Web workflows and ingestion into content repositories. I would say the Scriba K4 Connector is one of the most enticing modules a K4 user can buy.” (4/08)
FOLIO: Magazine reports how, after years of maintaining two separate management systems for its editorial and online content, BusinessWeek magazine unified its print and online operations with the K4 Publishing System and custom scripting from MEI and its partners. (8/07/07)
"The Washingtonian sells more issues on the newsstand than any other city magazine, and its overall subscription renewal rate is an impressive 85%, making it a sought-after venue for advertisers. One of the secrets to the magazine's success is a workflow that leverages the SoftCare K4 Publishing System, based on Adobe InDesign CS2 and InCopy CS2 software."
"As the nation's oldest daily college newspaper, with famous staff alumni such as Garry Trudeau, Joe Lieberman, and William F. Buckley, the Yale Daily News has a prestigious history. Responsibility for maintaining the paper's high visual and editorial standards falls to a core group of 24 students who publish the famous newspaper five days a week—in between lectures, exams, and other student responsibilities."