Broadband Content-Management System Creates Dynamic Web Sites; Time Warner's NY1 News Picks Outlook Technologies' CMS to Manage Content for NY1.com.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999-- Outlook Technologies Inc. has released its Content Management System (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), designed for large-scale, broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Web sites looking to provide continuously updated news, information and entertainment. The Web-based system allows content developers to enter, edit and schedule material from multiple sources, such as continuous news feeds and video segments, as well as a staff of reporters and editors. Outlook Technologies' system is used in the new broadband Web site announced Tuesday for the Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 24-hour news channel NY1 News, one of the most-watched cable channels in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . By using Outlook's CMS, the content team for NY1.com is able to quickly draw from a pool of text-based news stories, images, video clips A short video presentation. and audio files to format, prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. and schedule material to be published on the Web site. And for the first time, NY1 consumers can access on-demand video, allowing both dial-up and high-speed users to watch NY1 stories on the Web. "We had a lot of specific requirements for this project, and Outlook did a great job of turning our vision into a terrific, dynamic site," said NY1's Marc Nathanson, executive producer, new media. "And the custom publishing tool they built us will allow us to manage every area of the site in exactly the way we want." System Features The features of Outlook Technologies' CMS that are important for broadband Internet See broadband. providers include:
-- Flexible user interface that can be customized to match the types
of content and publishing needs of each Web site;
-- Uses a direct connection between the CMS and the content database
and server;
-- Compatible with a variety of Web content servers, including
StoryServer, FutureTense and Outlook Technologies' Portable
Publishing;
-- Allows collaborative work environment with work-flow management
for team members to enter, edit, schedule and publish based on
their authorization level;
-- Supports editing and maintaining material from external data
feeds;
-- Creates searchable archives that let users easily find current or
previous stories;
-- Manages the presentation of on-demand video in multiple formats
to match the bandwidth of dial-up and high-speed;
-- Enables viewers to customize the selection of video segments to
create individual "shows" based on each viewer's interests;
-- Makes multisite content syndication content available to multiple
Web sites, each branded with its own identity;
-- Direct connection to most large-scale database systems eliminates
extra processing load of using ODBC.
"The adoption of broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a by consumers and businesses has created the demand for high-bandwidth news, information and entertainment, and our CMS has been designed specifically for this fast-paced Web-management environment," said Elias Manousos, president of Outlook Technologies. Implementation Strategy Outlook Technologies' CMS uses modular components designed to help content developers manage different types of material. There are modules for manual text entry, monitoring and editing live data feeds, and monitoring the creation of video and audio files, as well as a complete set of scheduling tools. "Our modular approach allows a Web-content team to have their news site up in a matter of weeks -- not months -- which allows the new site to create a new revenue stream more quickly than with traditional approaches," said Manousos. Since every broadband Web site has its own unique needs and requirements, Outlook Technologies' CMS is licensed as a combination of software modules and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . By providing a team of experienced Web-site and content professionals, broadband Web sites are assured of faster implementation without lengthy programming, installation and testing that can occur with content-management systems designed for text-based Web sites. In addition to providing the content-management system for NY1.com, Outlook Technologies provided database-consulting, video- presentation and graphic-design services for the new site. The NY1.com site includes the ability to syndicate Syndicate organized crime unit throughout major cities of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2018] See : Gangsterism content across multiple Web sites, with a different graphic look and branding for each site. Requirements and Availability Outlook Technologies' CMS is available for use on NT and UNIX servers A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. , and uses database systems such as Oracle, Sybase or SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. . The license cost is based on the requirements of each Web site and the professional services needed for implementation, maintenance and ongoing support. About Outlook Technologies With headquarters in Chicago, Outlook Technologies provides Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. tools, technologies and services to organizations looking to provide interactive Web content designed for both traditional and broadband audiences. Outlook's strength is experienced professionals who excel in a variety of skill sets, including application development, database administration, systems administration and Web design. Its team- based approach allows it to utilize expertise in strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , developing and executing the most effective and sensible business solutions. For more information about Outlook Technologies, visit its Web site at www.outlook.net. |
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