Hello -
Important note: This answer is not finished until you're satisfied
with it. If this answer is not exactly what you're looking for,
please give me the opportunity to make it so before rating it. Thanks
for your understanding.
iMarkup Document Review Server by iMarkup Solutions seems to be
exactly what you're looking for. It contains user-specific
security/content setup and annotation capabilities for all document
types. See these links for more info:
iMarkup Document Review Server
http://www.imarkup.com/products/document.asp
Features list here:
DRS Features
http://www.imarkup.com/products/document_features.asp
User licensing ranges from $39 to $1650+ for 1 to 50+ users
respectively.
iMarkup Solutions, Inc.
640 Escondido Ave, Suite 104
Vista, CA 92084
Phone: (877) MARKUP1 (US and Canada only)
(760) 631-4560 (All Other Countries)
Fax: (760) 631-0506
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A product called "Filemaker Pro" will be able to do what you're
looking for, but might require some in depth customization and
possibly some programming depending on the level of sophistication
you're looking for [e.g., for annotation and other features]:
http://www.filemakerpro.com/products/fmu_home.html
http://www.filemakerpro.com/products/fmd_home.html
Online notation directly within the manual
In addition, here are some other product offerings [that don't offer
annotation capabilities]:
Hyper Publish - $189
http://www.hyper-publish.com/
Paper Killer - $120
http://www.paperkiller.com/
Search Strategy:
online document publishing annotate
publish online manuals
create online manuals
Additional Link:
ECNext
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Clarification of Answer by
jbf777-ga
on
05 Jun 2003 14:04 PDT
Correction:
underneath these two links:
http://www.filemakerpro.com/products/fmu_home.html
http://www.filemakerpro.com/products/fmd_home.html
Online notation directly within the manual < - Please disregard this
line
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Request for Answer Clarification by
bdgood-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 04:55 PDT
Thank you for your answer. Honestly, I'm just not satisfied with this
for a $25 answer.
The first two links are not at all what I am looking for.
The second two I actually found myself before asking this question.
Thanks
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Clarification of Answer by
jbf777-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 08:56 PDT
Hi -
Can you please elaborate? I did some extensive searching and
contacting for this question. That software should theoretically do
what you're looking for. Please let me know how I can clarify this
question for you and/or find something else. Why does that product
not fit your needs?
jbf777-ga
GA Researcher
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Request for Answer Clarification by
bdgood-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 09:20 PDT
The first product, iMarkup Document Review Server , is exactly that, a
document review server. This is used for document colaboration. This
is not what I am looking for. See my original request and I don't
mention document colaboration. Will it do what I want, well, maybe if
you stretch it, but it was designed for document colaboration, not for
creating online manuals. Look at the bullet points on the site, none
of them match what my requirements are.
The second product, Filemaker Pro, is for making database files. The
first thing you read is "Publish Your Databases over the Web". What
does that have to do with what I want to do? Again, it may do what I
want, but nowhere do I see matches to what I'm looking for.
And the other two links you gave, I found easily myself before asking
the question.
I'm sorry that I'm not happy with the results, but I'm just not. And
google does gaurntee my satisfaction right? That's what I read before
I put my $25 on the table.
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Clarification of Answer by
jbf777-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 10:44 PDT
Yes, your satisfaction is guaranteed. You won't pay for this answer
if you're not satisfied. As I said in the original post, the answer
is not finished until you're satisfied with it. If you're still
unsatisfied after a clarification process, then I can withdraw my
answer [please don't ask for a refund].
An "online manual" is nothing more than a collection of documents.
Each page is a document. Because you're looking to maintain security
and varied access levels for each area/page, this is one way to think
of it. iMarkup provides collaborative capabilities, but annotation
and security configuration is what I was keying in on. There's not
much out there that provides annotation capabilities.
Questions:
1) How much, if any, work are you willing to put into the back-end
[programming/customization], or must this be a ready-made product?
2) Must this product strictly meet every one of your listed criteria
above?
jbf777-ga
GA Researcher
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Clarification of Answer by
jbf777-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 18:44 PDT
The following product should do about what you're looking for:
RoboInfo by eHelp
http://www.ehelp.com/products/roboinfo/
"...RoboInfo makes it easy to publish your information in an
organized, easy-to-search format. Put policies and procedures, guides,
manuals and other information online to optimize employee efficiency
and reduce operating costs.
In terms of the ability to add notations, iMarkup can be used in
conjunction. According to iMarkup, eHelp may be offering a free
iMarkup license along with the software..."
Please let me know if this sounds sufficient. I'm here to help.
jbf777-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
jbf777-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 19:47 PDT
correction: the end quote should be at the end of "...employee efficiency
and reduce operating costs."
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Request for Answer Clarification by
bdgood-ga
on
11 Jun 2003 06:05 PDT
1) How much, if any, work are you willing to put into the back-end
[programming/customization], or must this be a ready-made product?
None. It must be able to be used out of the box by non technical people.
2) Must this product strictly meet every one of your listed criteria
above?
Ideally yes. At least most of them.
The RoboInfo is the kind of thing I am looking for. Thanks.
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Clarification of Answer by
jbf777-ga
on
11 Jun 2003 09:03 PDT
Great. Let me know if you need any additional assistance.
jbf777-ga
GA Researcher
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