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DTI Announces the Much-Anticipated release of Version 7 for Advertising, Editorial and Web Publishing
Wednesday 02. July 2008 - DTI Solutions being installed in news organisations world-wide
Digital Technology International, the leading developer of solutions driving the future of the news media industry, recently announced the Version 7 release of its editorial, Web publishing and advertising systems. National and international news organisations that already use DTI solutions, as well as new DTI customers, are taking advantage of the added features and functionality that Version 7 provides. There are several publications already live on Version 7 and these include Tiroler Tageszeitung (Innsbruck, Austria), Delmenhorster Kreisblatt (Delmenhorst, Germany) and the Register-Guard (Ore., USA). Additionally, new signings include Oberösterreichische Zeitung (Linz, Austria) and The Deseret News Publishing Company (Salt Lake City, USA).
Version 7 delivers a host of advanced browser-based tools that give newspapers the power to unify their print and Web applications. It takes advantage of market-leading technology, including the complete Adobe CS3 suite, and fully supports the standardised use of Adobe XML. The new software is notable for its stability and for its increased, in-depth use of MediaPool – DTIs versatile total content management system. Featuring new object-oriented tools and taking more advantage of the powerful Caché architecture, Version 7 brings to bear the full power of a single database for publishing content to multiple channels. The result is flexibility and compatibility between all platforms.
“Tiroler installed Version 7 and implemented WebSpeed in just eight weeks start to finish,” said Patricio Hetfleisch, Tiroler Tageszeitungs chief editor of Web and radio. “Tiroler was up and operational with not one, but two publications in a very short time. We now publish to the Web first, then to print. This project will result in a good, very competitive product, on the front and back ends.”
Version 7 gives newsrooms a new portal to the versatility that universal access to applications through the Web provides. It is the main hub of activity for news organisations, reducing costs, allowing greater flexibility and saving time. For example, eBudget, DTIs remote budgeting tool, now offers an enhanced feature set and in the Data Center, the XML text now shows changes made to stories. It highlights notes, text deletions and insertions and indicates combined stories, making remote reporting directly to the Web a workable reality. In addition, Version 7 automatically compresses InDesign documents before they move over the network, allowing newspapers the timesaving benefit of better transfer rates.
“Version 7 is the release platform for WebSpeed,” said Don Oldham, DTI CEO. “It is a revolutionary approach to publishing content to the Web. With an extremely rich feature set, release 7 gives the newsroom flexibility to retrieve content – text, images, video, links, repurposed elements, documents, and so forth – from a wide range of sources, edit and organise it with ease, and then publish it to a variety of publications online or in print. It is a solid example of DTIs direction and commitment to its customers.”
The Register-Guard, a DTI development partner, is already live on Version 7. The newspaper, known throughout the United States for being on the forefront of design, is now a 24/7 content operation through its use of WebSpeed. Thanks to Version 7, the Register-Guard publishes to the Web and then to print in a seamless workflow. Version 7 gives the Register-Guard even more leverage in todays market, where content management, flexibility, and stability are core necessities for any news organisation to remain competitive.
“The Deseret News decided it was time to upgrade its editorial publishing system to something that would better meet the needs of our growing media operation,” said Brady Mortensen, editorial manager of publishing systems at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. “We ultimately decided that DTIs excellent combination of forward-thinking database design, design tools and media flexibility offered us the best chance at achieving our goals. As newspapers begin to transform from strictly ink-and-paper entities into news organisations with multiple publishing channels, we believe DTIs Version 7 software suite will allow us to do just that.”
The full list of publications already live on Version 7 is – Tiroler Tageszeitung (Austria), Delmenhorster Kreisblatt (Germany), the Gazette (Colorado, USA), the Register-Guard (USA) and the Herald-Leader (USA). In addition, DTI has delivered Version 7 to the Houston Chronicle (USA), the Albany Times-Union (USA) and La Nacion (Argentina). New signings are Oberösterreichische Zeitung (Austria), the Deseret News Publishing Company (USA), the Salt Lake Tribune (USA), the Erie Times-News (USA), the Washington Times (USA) and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA).