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InfoClient is the easiest and least-cost way for organizations to receive and use news, information and multimedia on Web sites and in business applications. It can be installed and configured in under 30 minutes, and does not require costly or time-consuming integration with existing applications and systems.

Key Features & Benefits
  • Real-time information delivery to Web sites, databases and business applications
  • Enables page-specific information filtering
  • PageCreator plug-in provides enhanced presentation and formatting tools with XSL style sheets
  • InfoPublisher plug-in provides enhanced authoring and editorial capabilities
  • Easy installation and configuration
  • Full multimedia support
  • Supports hard coded and dynamically generated Web pages and multiple page description languages
  • Logs and reports system activity
Cost-Effective & Highly Reliable
InfoClient reduces information delivery and management costs by consolidating delivery of information from multiple sources onto a single easy-to-manage system. It eliminates the need for expensive, information-provider-specific, delivery technologies including leased lines, private networks and satellite downlinks along with associated specialized equipment and related maintenance and management. It provides plug and play content compatibility by delivering all content in a unified XML format, thereby eliminating the need for expensive content integration. A return receipt mechanism guarantees delivery of Information eliminating the need for manual retransmission in the event of hardware or communications link failure.

Information Filtering
InfoClient enables the output of fine-grained information filters ("Profiles") to be published to select Web pages. Profiles filter headline, text, captions and meta-data of information using Boolean expressions.

Full Support for Multimedia and Multiple page Description Languages InfoClient is the only Internet compatible information delivery solution that provides full support for multimedia including photographs, audio files, video files and other binary file types. It supports multiple page description languages including HTML, SHTML, ASP PHP, XML (NewsML, NITF) and JSP formats.

Output Options
InfoClient provides four output options:
  • Publish information into the bundled ASP templates
  • Output Information to a file system
  • With the PageCreator plug-in, publish information to any Web page using include tags
  • With the InfoLoader plug-in load information into a database schema.
Bundled ASP Templates: A wide range of Active Server Page (ASP) templates for use with Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) are bundled with InfoClient. This provides users with an out-of-the-box Intranet solution and is ideal for organizations that wish to create engaging, dynamic Internet sites inexpensively and without extensive technical resources. These templates enable organizations to automatically publish real-time filtered content and multimedia to Web pages in a wide range styles.

PageCreator: PageCreator enables publication of information to any "static" or dynamically generated Web page using include tags. It provides an extensive library of editable SSL style sheets that provide unlimited flexibility in the appearance and presentation of headlines, stories, photographs and other media assets. PageCreator is the ideal solution for organizations that wish to enhance an existing Web site or reduce the ongoing management and maintenance cost of publishing real-time information. Together with InfoPublisher, PageCreator provides a complete and cost-effective Web publishing solution.

InfoLoader InfoLoader is a RDMS database loader compatible with Oracle, MySQL, Sybase and other popular database applications. InfoLoader automatically inserts real-time information, including meta-data, into a pre-defined table accessible to your application.

InfoPublisher
InfoPublisher enhances the Web publishing capabilities of InfoClient and PageCreator. It enhances editorial control and provides authoring and editing tools for internal and external information.

Enhanced Editorial Control InfoPublisher enables manual selection stories to be included in local content channels, which can then published to select Web pages using include tags.

Timers and Position Settings InfoPublisher enables control of the position and duration of stories in list views.

Authoring & Editing InfoPublisher enables you to author, edit and preview information for Web publication. Editable fields include media type, channel, headline, IPTC instruction field, byline, body, headline 2, extended headline and distributor. You can add meta-data to information and create links to other information and to media files. You can search for information by media type, channel headline, body, file name, date and time and can save searches for later use.
InfoClient is available for Windows, and Red Hat Linux

Compatible with IIS, Apache and iPlanet Web Servers
InfoDesk is the most cost-effective way for organizations to receive, integrate and use multiple information streams from multiple providers.
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