Publishers of TV guides, financial reports, catalogs, pricelists and more will benefit from the integration of EasyCatalog and Enterprise, yielding improvements in efficiency and accuracy, all while reducing errors when creating data-rich publications, says WoodWing.
65bit´s flagship product, EasyCatalog, is used by thousands of users in more than 30 countries around the world. EasyCatalog allows users to link InDesign layouts to structured data such as Excel files or databases. When working in InDesign, designers can select the data source, filter the results, and place and format data and images automatically. Updating layouts with new data from the source is as easy as clicking the update button, and it’s even possible to push changes made in the InDesign documents back to the original source.
"We’re always looking across the horizon what is best for our customers today and in the long run,” said Erik Schut, President of WoodWing Software. “This partnership with 65bit is great for our customers. 65bit is 100 percent focused on catalog publishing, and with this partnership, we can keep our entire focus on our multi-channel publishing mission. As a result of this partnership, we can offer our existing Smart Catalog users a very attractive and seamless migration path to EasyCatalog. Thanks to this, our customers will get a much richer catalog product."
Not only does EasyCatalog integrate with WoodWing, it can also be extended with several other modules. ODBC Data Provider enables linking to MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle and FileMaker databases. With XML Data Provider, EasyCatalog is able to import data directly from XML files. Publishers who need to combine data from multiple sources can rely on Relational Module. 65bit also offers modules for pagination and scripting.
“Working closely with WoodWing, we are introducing a new module for EasyCatalog today that offers integration with the WoodWing Enterprise system,” said Ian White, Director of 65bit Software. “Using this new module, users can work directly with the data sources and queries they have configured on the server, all with minimal configuration. Over the coming months, we will also be working on migrating features from Smart Catalog into EasyCatalog, including document conversion and Formatting Rules. The combination of EasyCatalog and WoodWing’s Enterprise allows for very efficient workflows in data-driven publishing.”
WoodWing and 65bit will offer existing customers of Smart Catalog a free migration to a comparable version of EasyCatalog. 65bit supports all versions of the Adobe Creative Suite. The CS6 version will be available around the ship date of InDesign CS6.
About WoodWing
WoodWing says: “WoodWing Software develops and markets a premier, cost-efficient multi-channel publishing solution. Its flagship product, Enterprise, helps magazine and newspaper publishers, corporate publishers and agencies reach their goals for quality, economy and time-to-market. WoodWing Enterprise is a system that coordinates and streamlines the process of creating, managing and publishing static, dynamic and interactive content for all media channels – including print, Web, social, smart phones and tablets.
WoodWing Software, founded in the year 2000, has its headquarters in Zaandam, The Netherlands, and has regional sales offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Customers are served locally by over 100 selected partners in more than 75 countries. WoodWing’s long-standing relationship with Adobe as a Technology Partner and its close cooperation with a large number of other technology vendors worldwide, confirm WoodWing’s position as one of the leading suppliers of publishing software. WoodWing is a privately owned company, with all founders actively engaged.”
