With TCToolbox Workgroup Edition Berlin-based Ovidius offers an XML TechPub System especially designed for small and medium-sized technical documentation departments with up to five members of staff. The Workgroup Edition runs on the Microsoft SQL and MSDE database servers and comes with a powerful preconfigured DTD. The starter package with TCToolbox server and 1 TCToolbox client licence is available for 9,900 €. Each additional client licence can be purchased for 3,000 €. With TCToolbox Workgroup Edition Ovidius targets companies working in the field of mechanical engineering, tool building and software development.
TCToolbox Workgroup Edition was especially designed to enhance the efficiency of publishing processes in small and medium-sized TechPub departments. With the XML-based TechPub system documents are fragmented into smaller information modules, which can be processed and managed separately and are reused in different publications. This enables technical writers, graphic designers and translators to work simultaneously on complex technical documentations. Using a native data format instead of proprietary formats such as Word or FrameMaker also improves the life span of the valuable information and guarantees long-term document security. In addition TCToolbox Workgroup Edition offers a plug-in integration with XMetaL, which is the preferred editor for creating and modifying information modules.
The TechPub System is delivered with a preconfigured DTD (Document Type Definition) developed by XML experts at Ovidius. It was designed for the special purposes of technical documentation but can also be customised according to customer-specific requirements.
TCToolbox Workgroup Edition is a highly flexible and scalable system. It can be easily migrated to other databases (Oracle, DB2) and allows for integration of third party systems, e.g. translation memory, ERP or PPS systems. The system is delivered with a standard connector for across, however, it can also be integrated with other translation memory systems.
The software solution also offers preconfigured delivery formats such as Word, HTML-Help, Java-Help and Web-Help. Here again TCToolbox excels in flexibility allowing for fast layout adjustments and the easy integration of other print and electronic formats.
"TCToolbox Workgroup Edition is a fully functional and cost effective TechPub System focusing especially on small and medium-sized TechPub departments with complex documentation requirements. It will save you money, enhance the quality of the documentation and fulfil requirements in short project cycles" said Klaus Fenchel, managing director at Ovidius.
