Media Entities announces MetaNotes Plug-In for Adobe InDesign

Associates metadata at both document and content level. XML export targets any DTD or schema.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : September, 15, 2005

Waltham, MA – September 15, 2005 – Media Entities, Inc, a leading provider of XML-based publishing solutions, today announced the availability of MetaNotes™, a metadata editor and forms builder for Adobe InDesign™. MetaNotes unique functionality is that it associates metadata at both the document level and the content level and that any of the metadata can be nested. This beta release is available for MAC platforms of InDesign CS2. Full product release is scheduled for Nov 1, and will be available for Windows and MAC platforms.

The new offering meets the specialized publishing requirements of book, newspaper, magazine, and STM publishers. More generally, anyone using InDesign and incorporating XML at some point in their workflow, whether for export to a content management system, a learning system, or any other type of database can benefit from MetaNotes.

Increase collaboration and target any DTD or schema

Using metadata in a publishing workflow increases collaboration and communication between the creators, contributors, systems and assets that typically span the production process. The XML output from MetaNotes is user-configured and may be targeted to any standard or proprietary DTD or schema.

Metadata form fields are customizable and multiple forms can be created for use in a document. Forms fields are editable and searchable and can be viewed by any InDesign user possessing the MetaNotes plug-in. When an InDesign document is saved the MetaNotes metadata is saved along with it, and travels with the document wherever it goes. The XML output may be exported at any time.

Extend traditional uses of metadata

MetaNotes can be used to create, edit, and manage traditional document level metadata such as publisher and publication information. Where MetaNotes surpasses the built-in capability of InDesign is in it’s capability to associate metadata with content, within a paragraph, string, or character. As MetaNotes forms builder is easy-to-use and completely customizable, it meets any special customer requirements.

Educational publishers can use MetaNotes to help prepare NIMAS compliant XML versions of print textbooks. Other publishers offer learning system technology and need to associate skills or learning-levels with content, or to indicate whether a true or false response is the correct choice on a test page. MetaNotes can be used to attribute sources to quotes, reading levels to paragraphs, and even cross references within a document. STM publishers will appreciate MetaNotes configurability to conform to any dtd. Newspapers can target NewsML or AdsML standard formats.

Beta Release

The beta is being distributed to key partners and customers to gather feedback and prioritize enhancement releases. The beta expires on Oct. 31, 2005. It is a MAC version only compatible with InDesign CS2. Windows version will be available Nov 1. The retail price for MetaNotes will be $325.00 after Nov 1, 2005. Purchases made during beta will be at the beta price of $250.00. Beta period purchasers will receive free MetaNotes upgrades for a period of 15 months from Nov 1.

Future releases of MetaNotes will add optional full integration with XML ToolWorks from Media Entities and Adobe XMP capability.

Media Entities is an Adobe, Microsoft, and Quark XTension developer. For additional information on Media Entities, please visit our web site at www.mediaentities.com

About Media Entities

Media Entities provides software tools and systems that enable publishers to maximize the business impact of XML. Offering solutions to newspapers, magazines, books, scientific journals, government, and developers, Media Entities staff has extensive experience developing publishing technology. Implementing XML solutions within existing workflow processes and applications, Media Entities solutions allow publishers to manage, streamline, and modernize their workflows and reap the benefits of XML-based data while leveraging their technology investments. Media Entities technology complements Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, and Quark XPress.

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