K4 Publishing System now Available for Adobe InDesign CS2 - Accelerated Print and Web Publishing Workflows with K4 Version 5.5 and Adobe Creative Suite 2
Accelerated Print and Web Publishing Workflows with K4 Version 5.5 and Adobe Creative Suite 2
Hamburg, Germany (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- InDesign and InCopy solution
provider SoftCare today announced K4 Publishing System version 5.5, fully
compatible with Adobe Creative Suite 2. K4, a standard editorial system for
magazines and creative agencies, combines layout and design software Adobe
InDesign CS2 with Adobe InCopy CS2, a professional writing and editing program
that tightly integrates with InDesign. As one of the first InDesign plug-in
developers, SoftCare supports as usual promptly and entirely the new versions of
Adobe InDesign and InCopy software with the K4 Publishing System. Additionally,
K4 remains compatible with InDesign CS and InCopy CS. This combination offers
publishing houses, creative agencies and corporations the possibility to benefit
from Adobe Creative Suite 2 right after its release or to continue using Adobe
Creative Suite with the new version of K4.
One of the sensational new
features in InCopy CS2 allows editors to place and scale images directly in
InCopy. Other features, which are supported both for InDesign CS2 and InCopy
CS2, include dynamic footnote support with preferred numbering and layout
options. Editors can also link to multiple user dictionaries and import and
export word lists for easy exchange with colleagues. These features in
combination with K4 help further improve the editorial workflow and keep users
on the cutting edge of technological enhancements.
An optional add-on
production tool in K4 version 5.5 that helps increase efficiency is the new K4
XML-Exporter. This K4 module exports all K4 objects to a standardized output
format. Data can be re-used automatically for archiving, syndication, Web
publishing or transferred to asset management systems. K4 XML-Exporter
transforms all data into an open XML format defined by SoftCare. This
intermediate format is designed to provide everything that may be needed for a
later XSL transformation into a final XML format for a publisher's individual
needs. K4 XML-Exporter represents a cost-effective means to re-use issue-related
data and to archive the data for later re-use. Furthermore, InDesign and InCopy
users can create and save text elements that will not appear on the printed
page. Editors are now able to prepare both the print issue and the online issue
at the same time, including items such as hyperlinks or Web teasers.
"InDesign CS2 and InCopy CS2 increase the efficiency of collaborative
publishing processes without sacrificing the quality of individuals," said Chad
Siegel, Product manager, Professional Publishing Solutions at Adobe.
"Medium-to-large sized publishers can significantly benefit from the advanced
collaboration features found in SoftCare's editorial
solutions."
Availability
K4 Publishing System version 5.5 and the
optional K4 XML-Exporter are available from SoftCare's integration partners
worldwide. Customers using K4 version 5.0 or higher are eligible to receive a
free update under the maintenance agreement and can purchase K4 XML-Exporter as
an option. K4 supports Mac OS X, including Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger", and Windows
clients in mixed platform environments. The server software is available for Mac
OS X Server, Windows, SUN Solaris and Linux.
A detailed list of the new
features can be downloaded at: http://www.k4publishingsystem.com
About K4 Publishing
System
The award-winning K4 Publishing System is a standard solution for
professional publishing workflows built around Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy
and was the first editorial system for InDesign on the market. With its
multilevel security controls and robust customization options, K4 supports a
transparent and secure production workflow for individual workgroups or entire
publishing enterprises, allowing a simultaneous workflow between layout and
editorial. K4 offers workflow capabilities for images and ads as well as for
other file types such as word processing or spreadsheet files. It offers support
for regional editions and multi-language publications, email notification of
assignments, deadline management and much more. Since 1999, K4 has been
successfully implemented at magazine, newspaper and book publishing sites
ranging in size from 10 to more than 250 users.
About
SoftCare
SoftCare was founded in 1990 and is a leading developer of workflow
solutions for the publishing industry, helping magazine and newspaper publishers
work more efficiently. SoftCare's flagship product is the award-winning K4
Publishing System, the first editorial system for professional publishing
workflows based on Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy. SoftCare teams up with
trained K4 System Integrators throughout Europe and the Americas to ensure
high-quality service and support for the system on a local level. More than 70
customers worldwide use K4 to streamline their production process, including
Metro Newspapers and Time Out New York, USA, Gruner+Jahr Wirtschaftspresse and
Hubert Burda Media, Germany, and IDG Communications AG, Switzerland.
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