Astoria Software Scores Stellar Review in InfoWorld as On-Demand Offering Debuts for Global Manufacturers.

Review Shows Astoria On-Demand Has Top Qualifications for Rapid, Low-Cost Creation and Delivery of Product Documentation

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Astoria On-Demand, the recently introduced Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for structured content management targeted toward Forbes Global 2000 manufacturers, has achieved top marks in a product review conducted by InfoWorld. "For organizations that produce complex products and need an equally sophisticated solution to create associated documentation, Astoria On-Demand has top qualifications," according to the reviewing analyst, Mike Heck.

Published on May 23, 2007, and entitled, "Exclusive: Astoria On-Demand Tames Complex Docs," the InfoWorld review notes that Astoria On-Demand provides "a highly usable and quickly deployed hosted system based on OASIS' DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) standard." By supporting the DITA standard, Astoria enables customers to establish a common information model that maximizes content reuse and content interoperability, where documentation published by one manufacturer can be readily incorporated into that of another manufacturer, a channel partner, or an approved third party.

Astoria On-Demand received an overall score of "Very Good" and is summarized in the review as an offering that "quickly moves enterprises, especially manufacturers, to a DITA standard publishing environment. This easy-to-use solution enables remote teams to author, review, and publish XML-based technical documents. [Astoria] On-Demand manages content as elements (which can be reused), provides automated workflow, and publishes to multiple formats -- with the short implementation and predictable cost provided by the SaaS model."

Eric Kuhnen, director, product management for Astoria Software, said, "We worked with customers throughout the development of Astoria On-Demand, and our main objective was to resolve their pain points in the areas of increasing product volumes, speeding time-to-market and managing global customization. With Astoria On-Demand, the payoff is impressive -- our customers can count on faster product documentation cycles, allowing them to expand into new markets and improve overall revenue growth."

Astoria On-Demand lets manufacturers deliver accurate, up-to-date content in a variety of print and electronic formats -- in some cases customized to a unique customer or product configuration. It is a complete, always-available structured content management solution where customers can:

* enable digital deliverables for technical publications,

* improve productivity in producing technical publications,

* reduce cycle time for new or revised publications, and

* meet or exceed the customer-driven demands for publication quality.

For more information on Astoria Software, please visit http://www.astoriasoftware.com, and for the complete review, go to http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/23/21TCastoria_1.html.

About InfoWorld Media Group

InfoWorld Media Group helps IT solutions management choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy, for business impact at their organizations. Rather than merely covering the enterprise technology market, InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.

About Astoria Software

Astoria Software drives efficiencies in dynamic product documentation with on-demand delivery of structured content management. GE Healthcare, Texas Instruments, and other Forbes Global 2000 manufacturers rely on Astoria to meet rigorous market demands -- increasing product volumes, accelerating time-to-market, and concurrent global customization. Astoria On-Demand reduces documentation costs up to 90% and compresses product launch cycles from months to weeks. Astoria Software is based in San Mateo, California. For more information, visit www.astoriasoftware.com.

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Resources:

InfoWorld Review: "Exclusive: Astoria On-Demand Tames Complex Docs"

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/23/21TCastoria_1.html

Astoria On-Demand Product Information

http://www.astoriasoftware.com/products/

Market Brief: "Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand: Extending the Information Revolution to Manufacturing" (registration required)

http://www.astoriasoftware.com/forms/whitepaperForm.asp?id=16

Astoria Virtual Press Room

http://www.astoriasoftware.com/news_events/press_room/

OASIS

http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php

Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=dita