Smart Connection Enterprise 4
Complex production environments sometimes need more flexibility and power than a computer’s file system can offer. When large workgroups are involved, a database-driven production system is necessary. For workgroup environments where access and user rights management are needed or complex queries must be used, WoodWing has developed the Enterprise edition.
While Smart Connection Enterprise is just as easy to use as its sibling Pro, Enterprise is fully tailored to meet the requirements of large workgroups and complex workflows.
Three-tier architecture
Smart Connection Enterprise relies on a three-tier architecture to ensure scalability and flexibility. All business logic is centralized on the application server. The database ensures document security, rapid document search-and-retrieval and all the advantages related to database use. The client is a traditional InDesign/InCopy setup with all the benefits of the Smart Connection Pro, yet it also supports Photoshop
and Word.
Customization power
Because all business logic is centralized on the application server, Smart Connection Enterprise can be easily updated and customized. Scalability is guaranteed because the application server can run on the database server, on one separate server or even on multiple servers if the environment is too large to handle only one server.
Protecting your investment
Smart Connection Enterprise offers a free choice of databases. You can opt for the high-performance open source MySQL database on Windows and Mac OS X and Microsoft SQL server on Windows or even Oracle and Sybase. Smart Connection Enterprise comes with support for Apache or Microsoft IIS web server. Third-parties also offer Enterprise integrated solutions for a variety of content management systems.
The power of databases
In addition to scalability, Smart Connection Enterprise adds the power of database queries to Smart Connection Pro’s production capabilities. Queries are easy to use, and offer many different search options. Finding just the right files is not only simple, but also blazingly fast.
Document Information
While Smart Connection Pro supports basic meta data for each file, Smart Connection Enterprise goes further with and supports XMP, IPTC and EXIF with the ability to create customized meta data and even customized dialogs for check-in, etc. There is no need to customize meta data Enterprise already supports a very complete set including information on the author, creator, modifier, copyright, creation and modification date, comments and much more.
Access rights management
With Smart Connection Enterprise, you can define users, groups and access rights. For each group, you can set detailed access rights for maximum security which can differ per publication, section and even object state. And, you can specify publication administrator with access rights per publication. This frees IT people from business specific administration tasks like workflow definition which can now easily be done by the publication administrator.
Remotely managing your production system
Web-based tools enable users to get an overview of all files in the database, including their status and meta data. Smart Connection Enterprise also allows you to configure the system by using a web-browser from any location in the world.
Publication Overview will change the way you work. It offers a complete overview of your publication from any intranet or even extranet web browser. The Managing Editor can see the publication in progress without the need for printing everything out again and again.
Control
Management Information via Enterprise’s reporting functionality returns lists or graphs to accurately show the progress of the workflow. And, database views update in real-time showing you true up-to-date information. Done with Push/Broadcast technology this is fully scalable unlike the commonly used poll technology.
Features:
- Easy columns-based user-interface with preview pane
- At a glance overview of work in progress
- True automated workflow
- Editors can work on contents while designer is working on layout
- Write to fit functionality with Adobe® InCopy including revision tracking, editorial notes, text statistics
- Integrated direct messaging
- Versioning
- Protection features to safeguard you from errors
- Flexible publication structure to fit any publisher
- Scalable, cross-platform solution
- Configuration tool
