Re: XML Print Publishing Systems?

[Matt Sergeant <matt@sergeant.org>]

On 19 Jul 2001 19:36:45 -0400, Thomas B. Passin wrote:
> I was just asked to look into the feasibility of using xml for publishing
> catalogs to both the web and to print.  I don't know that the print quality
> has to be that high, and so far don't know anything about the complexity of
> the catalog pages.  The client apparently offers pharmaceuticals from a
> range of suppliers, and the catalogs will be be made for a range of
> countries (don't know about other languages yet).
> 
> I know about Arbortext's catalog publishing system (not its price, though).
> Does anyone have any suggestions about other (xml-based) systems that would
> be good for print as well as web pages?  I've done a cursory search myself
> so far, and would appreciate it if I could hear from anyone who has first
> hand knowledge of any systems like this.  Apparently the company is willing
> to start from scratch if they can work out a system.

XML.com ran an article about exactly this a couple of weeks ago.

Matt.