SEINET launches XTENT 6.0
SEINET has upgraded its integrated publishing system with the launch of XTENT 6.0. This is a fully web-enabled publishing platform which includes content management and cross-media workflows.
Version 6.0 gains a new flatplan tool, which can be used to plan out a publication or brochure, and then to drive that publication through its production. It can be completely integrated with the editorial workflow so that production staff only have to set basic parameters, such as the number of pages and the binding method, to generate the publication from the flatplan. Updates to the flatplan dynamically change the publication, and any changes made throughout production are synchronised back to the pageplan, leaving production managers in complete control.
In addition, it can import an advertiser’s brief, and reserve advertising spaces with specific requirements. Editors can assign articles, layouts and advertising into individual pages, or set them to one side to wait for content. Pages can be moved through the flatplan with a simple drag and drop. There’s also a Notes mode to add commentaries. It has full unicode support for content names and styles, making it easier to handle international publications across multiple languages.
At the same time, SEINET has also enhanced the Web Publisher module with better control of HTML zones and plug-ins for open source web content management tools such as WordPress.
SEINET markets the XTENT on an OEM basis, so that it can be integrated into existing products. XTENT is itself based around Adobe’s InDesign platform, and this latest version is compatible with InDesign CS4.
