editorial system based on Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy

SoftCare K4  (Keywords: publishing, newspaper production, publishing-workflow)

SoftCare K4 is a powerful and flexible editorial system for magazines and newspapers, book and corporate publishers, as well as creative agencies, designed to organize the work of graphic designers and editors. It enhances the functionality of Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy, and provides a transparent editorial workflow as well as a convenient method of monitoring production progress.

Thanks to its open interfaces, publishers can integrate SoftCare K4 easily into their existing software environment and build their own solutions around the system. In addition, K4 offers standard connections to a growing number of systems in order to support a seamless production workflow from content delivery to print production and beyond.

SoftCare K4 offers a large number of functions and features and is yet easy to use. Editors and designers no longer have to search for their work on a file server, all necessary information are presented automatically in a convenient individual job-list. Easy and efficient – or simply professional. SoftCare K4 features at a glance:

Creative Processes

• Multiple users can edit content in the same layout simultaneously
• Automatic notification when layout, article or pictures have changed
• All jobs are presented in a convenient hierarchical list view
• Version control, workflow routing, status tracking
• Variants for different languages or regional editions
• Write text to fit in Adobe InCopy or K4 Web Editor
• Editors can edit their articles in a layout view or without any layout
• Individually configurable working environment
• Targeted search inside the current, previous and/or next issue
• Advanced and easy query mode for instant search results
• Optional K4 Revision Manager to directly compare article versions and to restore text from older versions

Production Support

• Efficient production tracking in a Web browser with K4 Overview
• Automatic, status-based transfer of data
• Layouts, articles, images, ads, audio/video, Microsoft Word manuscripts, Excel spreadsheets, or any other type of file can be managed within the system
• XML export for cross-media production or archiving
• Easy connection for remote editiorial offices using K4 Web Editor or K4 Web Importer

Administration and Technical Background

• Web-based administration
• Fully customizable workflows, access privileges and metadata fields
• Scripting for automating customer-specific processes
• High-performance SQL database
• Support of Mac OS X and Windows clients in mixed-platform environments
• Server software is available for Mac OS X Server, Windows, Linux and Sun Solaris
• Open interfaces for maximum flexibility
• Seamless integration of applications or other enterprise solutions

• magazines
• newspapers
• book publishers
• corporate publishers (agencies, companies)

• Yale University
• Time Out, New York
• Hubert Burda Media
• GONG Verlag
• Wort&Bild Verlag
• Verlagsgruppe Milchstrasse
• BASF
• Zehnder
• Bull Press
• Bloomberg
• Condé Nast
• Playboy Enterprises and many more

System requirements:

Based on PC	Win Vista	Win XP	Win 2000	Win NT
	Win ME	Win 9x	Netware	MAC OS
	OS/2	DOS
Based on Unix	Unix	Linux	SCO	AIX
	HP-UX	Reliant	Sinix	Irix
	Solaris	True64	OpenBSD
Based on Mainframe	Open/VMS	OS 400	BS2000	MVS
Based on Handheld / Mobile	Palm OS	Windows Mobile	Symbian	Blackberry
Based on Online-Appl.	ASP / SaaS (web based application)

Network-compatible:

yes

Medium:

Floppy disk

CD-ROM

DVD

Tape/Band

Online

Other requirements for soft- and hardware:

InDesign CS, InCopy CS oder InDesign CS2, InCopy CS2

System Language:	German, English, French
Documentation:	Users Manual
Training:	for value
Hotline:	for value
Installation Support:	for value
Maintenance:	for value
First installation (year):	1999
Worldwide number of installations:	280
Price:	on request
Manufacturer based in:	Germany

Manufacturer:	vjoon GmbH
Contact:	Mr. Carsten Althaber Tel.: 040-55 69 50-0