Software:Vjoon K4
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| Developer(s) | vjoon GmbH[1] |
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| Initial release | 1999 |
| Stable release | vjoon K4 10 R2
/ 14. May 2020 |
| Written in | Java, C++ |
| Operating system | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Available in | 7 languages |
List of languages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese | |
| Type | publishing system, cross-media editorial system |
| License | proprietary |
| Website | https://vjoon.com |
| As of | 08. June 2020 |
vjoon K4 is a crossmedia editorial system with an integrated workflow management system from the Hamburg-based company vjoon GmbH (until September 2008 SoftCare GmbH [2]), which was first introduced in 1999.[3]
vjoon K4 is mainly used in magazine production, but also by newspapers, advertising agencies, corporate publishing, and book production companies. In 2006, more than 160 systems and over 10,000 workstations were sold, in 2009: more than 350 systems, more than 17,000 workstations, and the 600th system worldwide was installed in 2017. The installation size ranges from 2 to 1,400 workstations. The software enables content of all kinds to be managed in an efficient way, and then to be prepared and delivered across different media [4]. In addition, vjoon K4 enables users to edit layouts and texts simultaneously, assign them to users, track their status, and notify users if changes have been made to the layout, articles, images, or ads currently being edited [5] [6]. vjoon K4 integrates the standard programs Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy on the basis of a long-term partnership with Adobe Inc. [7]. In addition, any other file types can be integrated into a separate workflow.
Architecture
The central element of vjoon K4 is a database server, which manages all publication settings and user rights. It is accessible via a web browser. As a modular system, vjoon K4 can be linked to solutions for ad planning, page layout, image databases, and others.
vjoon K4 supports macOS and Windows as clients [8] The database software is available for macOS X, Windows, Linux. For working at remote locations, either a VPN connection or a Web Client (K4 Content Portal, K4 Overview, K4 KickOff) can be used. The vjoon Storage Engine enables agile data management. With the vjoon Storage Engine, the production environment can be kept either in your own IT infrastructure or in the cloud, for example in the object storage of Amazon S3 by Amazon Web Services [9].
History of Different Release Versions
| vjoon K4 Version | Year of Release | Important Features |
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| 10 | 2020 | Innovations for Content-First-strategies and automated publishing via WordPress. Browser-based content editor tailored to Content First and Web CMS content. New features: Change tracking and comments. WordPress integration with WordPress plug-in. |
| 9 | 2018 | Content Editor (new client for Content-First-strategies). Optimized UI and detailed improvements to the Web Editor. Approval Manager (central client for all approvals). |
| 8 | 2018 | Batch Start Workflow. vjoon K4 KickOff (browser-independent client). Article import from Web-CMS with Drop Folders Advanced. |
| 7 | 2016 | Share management via browser client. vjoon Storage Engine with Amazon Web Services. Single-Sign-On. |
| 6 | 2014 | Additional status workflow possible. Status and task workflows can be mixed. vjoon K4 workspaces. |
| 6 | 2011 | Separate databases per publication. vjoon K4 Server Admin. |
| 6 | 2009 | First version with multi-layer architecture. Support of standard databases: Oracle (database system), Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. Task-based Workflow Management System. Independent Tasks. Modeling of workflows without endangering production. Role-based administration. |
| 5 | 2005 | Last version with proprietary database. Browser-based article editing. |
| 4 | 2002 | First Windows version of vjoon K4. |
| 3 | 2001 | Improved queries and acceleration when checking articles in and out. |
| 2 | 2000 | First connection to Adobe InCopy. |
| 1 | 1999 | Market launch: First publishing system for Adobe InDesign |
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Customers (amongst others)
- ADAC Motorwelt
- BASF
- Bloomberg
- Condé Nast
- C3 Creative Code and Content
- Hubert Burda Media
- Olympia-Verlag[10]
- Red Bull Media House[11]
- The New York Times
Awards
- Software-Anbieter des Jahres, kress Awards 2010
- Best Publishing System for Magazines, kress Ranking 2020
Literature
- cpwissenFACTS Workflow, Schwerpunktthema Redaktionssysteme, dapamedien Verlag, 2010
- Page by Page, Ten Years of Designing with Adobe InDesign, Pamela Pfiffner, Adobe Systems Inc. 2010
- Web-To-Publish, Wege crossmedialer Medienproduktion, Melaschuk-Medien, 4. Aufl. 2019
References
- ↑ "Start Page". vjoon GmbH. https://www.vjoon.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ↑ "SoftCare Becomes vjoon, K4 Becomes Multimedia Platform". Editor & Publisher Magazine. https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/softcare-becomes-vjoon-k4-becomes-multimedia-platform/. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ↑ "vjoon K4 is the First Publishing System to Support Full Integration With Adobe Digital Publishing Suite's New API". PR Newswire Association LLC.. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vjoon-k4-is-the-first-publishing-system-to-support-full-integration-with-adobe-digital-publishing-suites-new-api-163877406.html. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ↑ Sabrina Saturna, Stefan Krüger (Bearb.); Svenja Hagenhoff, Ehrhardt F. Heinold (Hrsg.): Marktstudie zu Crossmedialen Redaktionssystemen. Heinold, Spiller & Partner, Hamburg 2009, p. 47 (online at Universität Göttingen).
- ↑ Erik Vlietinck: The K4 6.1 Cross-media Publishing Platform. IT Enquirer, 2009, pp.5-9 (online at yumpu).
- ↑ Vjoon vereinfacht die Produktion von Geschäftsberichten, cpwissen vom 8. Oktober 2015
- ↑ Pfiffner, Pamela (Jun 18, 2010). Page by Page, Ten Years of Designing with Adobe InDesign. Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- ↑ "vjoon K4® - Publishing System for Adobe® Creative Suite®". SoftGuide GmbH & Co. KG. http://www.softguide.com/program/softcare-k4-en. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ↑ "Case Study: DPCI Implements vjoon K4 for Blue Apron". Database Publishing Consultants, Inc.. https://www.dpci.com/case-studies/dpci-implements-vjoon-k4-blue-apron. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ↑ "kicker-sportmagazin jetzt im Google Play Kiosk erhältlich". Graphische Revue. https://www.graphische-revue.at/kicker-sportmagazin-jetzt-im-google-play-kiosk-erhaeltlich/. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ "Tablet-Publishing: Adobe und vjoon verleihen dem Red Bull-Magazin Flügel". Adobe Digital Experience Blog. https://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleurope/de/unkategorisiert/the-red-bulletin/. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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