Page layout, long document, and database-assisted publishing solutions are often all found in a business environment. Enterprise solutions are typically high-end programs for high volume in-house typesetting and publishing of complex business documents.
Used for:
These programs are used for document composition, management, and distribution of business documents such as manuals, product and procedural documentation, and internal reports.
Used by:
Programs in this category are suitable for businesses with in-house publishing departments that may require workgroup collaboration, high-volume document management, or Intranet/Internet-based solutions.
Features:
Group collaboration features along with all the features of long document preparation such as extensive text-handling capabilities, pagination, automation of repetitive tasks, and integration of spreadsheet and database elements are all typical of this class of software.
Primary Software in this Category:
Although these programs may also have features that make them suitable to other sub-categories of desktop publishing, they are generally the best choices for the projects and users described in this profile.
- Adobe FrameMaker
- Corel Ventura
- QuarkXPress (with suitable XTensions)
Secondary Software in this Category:
All the programs in the page layout, long document, and database publishing categories are suitable to business or enterprise use, depending on the complexity required.
Alternative Software:
Numerous high-end publishing solutions, often XML-based, are available including XyEnterprise and Arbortext which are outside the coverage of this site.
Disclaimer:
The specific software programs described in this profile are not the only software suitable for these tasks. They are, however, some of the most widely used desktop publishing programs that fit this category.
