Chicago Sun-Times Relaunches Site With Pathfinder Associates, LLC's ePress Technology.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- New Publishing Systems Lets Editors be Editors Instead of Techies The Chicago Sun-Times This article is about the Chicago newspaper. For the Canadian newspaper, see Owen Sound Sun Times. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. , one of the nation's 10 largest newspapers, has relaunched its site using Seattle-based Pathfinder Associates, LLC's ePress(SM) publishing technology. The system gives the Sun-Times' editors greater control and flexibility in publishing dynamic content. Pathfinder's technology allows editors to design their site through easy-to-use HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. templates. The templates are then dynamically enhanced from a platform-independent database of articles, which are fed from the paper's front-end system. Various other formats, including PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. and e-mail editions, can also be produced. The system incorporates rule-based scheduling and content aggregation so that many different content types can automatically appear on any page in the site. Editors can also easily include dynamic links to related articles and sections, as well as time-dependent materials, such as weather, current articles or today's columnists. John W. Cary, Director of Online Publications, Chicago Sun-Times said, "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a solution that allowed us more flexibility and power than typical web publishing systems. Pathfinder Associates showed a clear understanding of our needs. Their solution was extremely effective from a business management point of view. It freed the editors up to do what they do best." "We are pleased that the Chicago Sun-Times has selected Pathfinder's ePress technology as their web publishing solution," said Paul Mealey, Managing Director of Pathfinder Associates. "We have built a system for them that uses open standards and frees them from relying on proprietary technology." About the Chicago Sun-Times ( http://www.suntimes.com ): One of the 10 largest daily newspapers in the United States This list of daily newspapers in the United States is a list of daily newspapers as described at newspaper types that are printed and distributed in the United States. , the Chicago Sun-Times has won eight Pulitzer Prizes and is home to such renowned journalists as political commentator Robert Novak, film critic Roger Ebert and sportswriter sports·writ·er n. A person who writes about sports, especially for a newspaper or magazine. sports Rick Telander. The newspaper is available throughout the city and suburbs. The Sun-Times Online, launched in October 1995, was recipient of the prestigious John C. Dvorak John Charles Dvorak [1] (born 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is an American columnist and broadcaster in the areas of technology and computing. His writing extends back to the 1980s, when he was a mainstay of a variety of magazines. Award as Outstanding Online Newspaper of 1996. About Pathfinder Associates: Pathfinder Associates, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ( http://www.pathfinderassoc.com ) integrates business strategy, technology expertise and innovative design to help its clients to capitalize on the business opportunites associated with the Internet and other new technologies. Pathfinder Associates is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Chicago and Austin, Texas. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) WHERE SMALL BUSINESS GOES TO WORK |
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