IXIASOFT’slatest version of the DITA CMS solution provides extensive reportingcapabilities andcritical ROI metrics
Montreal,Canada – February 25th 2010 – IXIASOFT, the XML content managementmarket leader, announced today the availability the DITA CMS v2.8 solution. Withthis new version, organizations can further leverage the topic-orientedarchitecture of DITA through IXIASOFT’s specialized DITA CMS solution.
IXIASOFT’sDITA CMS is a content management solution enabling technical communicators toauthor, manage and publish their DITA content efficiently. This new version hasalready been deployed at customers such as AMD and Sybase
Highlightsof the DITA CMS v2.8 include:
Full reporting engine- theDITA CMS now allows organizations to perform data-mining operations on the CMSdatabase to generate a rich variety of reports including lists, charts (ie.pie, line and bar charts), crosstabs, and compounds reports. The DITA CMSreporting engine is based on Eclipse’s BIRT Report Designer. Examples ofreports which organizations might be interested in:
- Topic reuse rate
- Average time for DITA object to complete a workflow approval cycle
- Number of new content created per month, per user
- Amount of topics sent to translation
- Average file size
Branching - branching lets users create a new, editableversion of a previously published/versioned map. When users branch a map, theDITA CMS creates a new copy of the map and all its documents and automaticallytakes care of all external references. Users will then be able to modifyportions of the map’s content without affecting the original publishedmaterial.
Enhanced searchoptions– since search is a key feature of the DITA CMS, IXIASOFT is constantly lookingfor new search features that make their customers more productive and efficientwhile searching and reusing their content. More specifically, the DITA CMS v2.8now enables users the ability to save and share search queries amongst otherusers of the CMS. A new global search and replace feature is also available inthis new release for users to quickly manipulate text or metadata content.
Categorization – this newfeature allows users to add “document labels” to any document in therepository. These document labels will be indexed by the DITA CMS and availableas search filters and as a displayed column in the DITA Map view and/or thesearch results.
Other features:
- Image thumbnail preview – by scrolling over images in the search result list, users can easily preview their images with the thumbnail preview (which can also be turned off).
- Printable map trees – it is now possible to print the DITA Map tree view, complete with all topics (and their associated metadata for example) so that users can quickly review the structure.
- Map delta - this feature allows users can quickly see which topics have changed since their last authoring cycle.
The IXIASOFT DITA CMS v2.8 is currently available andhas been deployed at various customer sites.
About IXIASOFT
IXIASOFTis a leading provider of XML content management software to organizationsworldwide. IXIASOFT is the developer of TEXTML Server, a native XML databaseand search engine used to store, index and retrieve large volumes of XMLcontent. IXIASOFT also offers the DITA CMS, a content management solutiondesigned specifically to author, manage, review, localize and publishDITA-based technical documentation. IXIASOFT enjoys a global customer base invarious vertical industries including newspaper & publishing, technicaldocumentation, software/hardware manufacturers and libraries & education.
Contacts:
Caroline Couvrette
IXIASOFT
(514) 279-4942
caroline.couvrette@ixiasoft.com
