News from MadCap

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MadCap Blaze BETA Released to the Public
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We are pleased to announce that the MadCap Blaze Beta is now available for public download. By popular request, we have decided to make this pre-release version available to the public for a limited time only. This is your opportunity to download and provide feedback on Blaze before its release.

During this publicly available Beta, we are actively seeking your feedback and comments. If you already signed up for a sneak peek of Blaze, you received an email with the download link for the Beta. If you have not signed up and would like to test Blaze, visit http://www.madcapsoftware.com/downloads/blazesignup.aspxExternal link.

Benefits of MadCap Blaze include:

  • Efficient topic-based authoring and single-sourcing
  • Share and update content across projects using the Master Project feature
  • Build deliverables at the command line and save them to a specified network location
  • Multiple document outlines in one project
  • Multiple page layouts in one project
  • Leverage existing Word and FrameMaker documents
  • Native XML with full Unicode and Double-Byte support
  • Dynamically adjust page numbers to next or previous, above or below, using smart cross-references
  • Easily translate content with direct MadCap Lingo integration
  • And much more.

To attend a free, live and interactive demo of Blaze, sign up at http://www.madcapsoftware.com/training/livedemos.aspxExternal link.

Product Roadmap
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Also announced today are four new products under development from MadCap Software. To sign up for any one of these exciting new products, visit the respective product pages using the following links:

  • MadCap Team Server. Automate and manage content and workflow across the enterprise. Team Server will feature integrated source control, a content management database for leveraging content development efforts, enable authors to automatically schedule, build and publish Flare or Blaze projects, and much more. http://madcapsoftware.com/products/teamserver/External link

  • MadCap X-Edit. This new robust word processor will make it easy for "occasional contributors" to create short documents, as well as edit and send documents to Flare or Blaze users for inclusion in projects. It also supports native PDF and XPS output, and integration with MadCap Lingo. http://madcapsoftware.com/products/xedit/External link

  • MadCap X-Edit Express. A light version of X-Edit, and a free solution for sharing, reviewing and annotating Flare and Blaze projects. http://madcapsoftware.com/products/xedit/#expressExternal link

  • MadCap Press. This new XML-based page design and layout solution for traditional "glossy" media including newsletters and magazines using multiple article flows and graphics. You can use variables and conditional text to customize content for different audiences, support PDF and XPS output, integrate with MadCap Lingo for easy translation of content, and much more. http://madcapsoftware.com/products/press/External link

With the introduction of these new products, the MadCap family of products provides companies with a tightly integrated and complete end-to-end solution for developing, delivering, and managing any content in print, online and on the Web-and in their language of choice.

To read the full press release announcement, please visit http://www.madcapsoftware.com/company/presscenter.aspxExternal link.

MadCap Software and Translations.com Form Strategic Partnership to Streamline Delivery of Best-In-Class, Localized Content
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MadCap Software and Translations.comExternal link today announced a strategic partnership to provide solutions for streamlining best-in-class content creation, translation and localization. MadCap is the leader in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft XPS. Translations.com is a leading global provider of localization services and globalization management software with over 50 offices on four continents. Initial localization projects utilizing Translations.com’s services and content created by MadCap Flare, the industry’s first native XML authoring software, have resulted in cost savings of up to 50 percent.

To read the full press release announcement, please visit http://www.madcapsoftware.com/company/presscenter/pr20080501.aspxExternal link.

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