Event Summary
FileNET Corporation (Nasdaq: FILE) today announced its new Panagon Web Publisher
TM 4.0 software, which provides new XML language and incremental publishing
capabilities for enhanced content management support of Web-based information
portals. (Source: FileNet).
Market
Impact
The Panagon web publisher application automates the conversion of native application
documents into web-based publications. The result is a web document, which is
fully linked to XML and HTML tags. One of the key benefits to Panagon Web Publisher
(PWP) is the template driven interface. Publishing documents which have been
created in an off the cuff manner generally create an inconsistent look and
feel. The Panagon Web Publisher contains abstraction capabilities that provide
intelligent document analysis and mapping, which allows all published documents
to maintain a consistent look and style. The PWP also allows for integration
with Adobe PDF files and authoring applications contained in Microsoft Office
2000 and Lotus SmartSuite. The Panagon Web Publisher is currently available
in its base version for $19,500 (USD) and for a fully enterprise ready, client-server
Web Publisher / Management starts at $85,000 (USD).
User
Recommendations
The PWP product is in use by the United States Postal Service, Bank of America
and Tandy Corporation to name a few. This product is not designed for smaller
sized companies looking to manage a 100 page web site. The product is designed
to support a team of web developers and publishers who create documents which
must all maintain the same look and feel. The Enterprise version will support
and manage thousands of web pages, while maintaining visual consistency. One
of PWP's limiting factors is its high price tag, which is made more expensive
when coupled with FileNET's 18% per year service contract. Unless your organization
has a website growing out of control and there is plentiful funding dedicated
to web publishing and management, this product can wait.