The Arbortext Publishing Engine (formerly E3) is a server-based system that pulls XML and SGML content from a file system or content management system, assembles that content for different audiences, and automatically publishes the assembled content in both print and electronic forms, all with high-quality layout and formatting. Because Arbortext Publishing Engine offers an integral connection to PTC’s Windchill, there are particular efficiencies to be gained through its use on the context of PTC’s Product Development System.

Because Arbortext Publishing Engine operates in a completely unattended mode, it forms the foundation of a dynamic enterprise publishing system to deliver publications on demand to multiple types of media. Arbortext Publishing Engine allows you to:

• Deliver more accurate, more timely and more consistent content
• Dynamically deliver publications that are customized to the needs of each user
• Immediately produce updated publications across all of your target media
• Automatically publish on demand to multiple types of media including Web, print, PDF, Microsoft Word, HTML Help and wireless devices

Key Benefits

Reduce Publishing Costs
Arbortext Publishing Engine’s support of multiple types of media helps you reduce or eliminate the cost of supporting a separate publishing process for each different media type.

Speed Time to Market
Publishing is traditionally a manual process; using Arbortext Publishing Engine to automate the process can reduce publishing time from weeks or months to minutes.

Increase Productivity
Automated publishing with Arbortext Publishing Engine liberates authors from the responsibility of page layout and design, leaving them free to spend more time creating and updating content.

Strengthen Customer Relationships
Arbortext Publishing Engine allows you to instantly assemble and publish content that is tailored to specific audience requirements and delivered in the media format that best suits their needs.

Arbortext Publishing Engine
Arbortext Publishing Engine automatically pulls content from your file system or content management system, assembles that content for different audiences, and publishes the assembled content automatically to print, Web, PDF, Microsoft Word, HTML Help and other media formats.

Features

Arbortext Publishing Engine features include:

• Automated publishing on demand from XML and SGML sources to Web, print, PDF, Microsoft Word, HTML Help and wireless devices
• Support for direct PDF generation without the need for a third-party application
• Export of XML to Microsoft Word or any other application that produces RTF
• Automatic generation of tables of contents, lists of figures, lists of tables and indexes
• Support for creating dynamic documents through automated assembly and customization
• Automatically embeds data resulting from queries to databases, ERP systems, CRM systems and other business systems
• Integration with PTC Windchill and other leading content management systems
• Support for XML, SGML, XSL (XSL-FO and XSLT), XPath, XInclude, SVG, the DOM and other next-generation Web standards for sharing data and content on the Web
• Multi-platform support for Windows, Sun Solaris and Linux
• Support for MathML (for equations) through an add-on from Design Science
• Web services support with SOAP API interface
• Over 500 content processing functions that can be called using Java, JScript, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBScript or COM
• Content pipeline infrastructure for customizing the document assembly and composition processes
• Administrative tools for monitoring, maintaining and configuring Arbortext Publishing Engine
• Import information from Microsoft Word, FrameMaker, RTF, HTML and text into XML

Optional Add-ons to Arbortext Publishing Engine
Arbortext Dynamic Link Manager, Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher, Arbortext Contributor, and Arbortext Companion for MS Word are available as optional add-on modules to Arbortext Publishing Engine. Refer to the individual product sheets for additional information about these products.