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SoftCare K4 – Integrated Publishing Solution

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 editorial 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
System enhancements with the help of a comprehensive K4 Software Development Kit (SDK)

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