AuthorIT

Author-it (formerly AuthorIT) is a Content management system which is intended to be used by anyone responsible for creating, maintaining, and distributing content. The foundation of Author-it resides in its ability to single-source content thereby eliminating redundancy and streamlining content. While Author-it is often referred to as a help authoring tool, its underlying approach to single sourcing can be applied to any industry.

Author-it can produce documentation in the following formats:
*RTF, PDF, or Microsoft Word format for printed documentation
*Microsoft WinHelp (Windows Help)
*Microsoft HTML Help
*Sun JavaHelp
*Oracle Help for Java
*Web and browser based help
*XML
*DITA

Author-it stores all information as objects in a central database, giving authors the ability to combine and reuse objects in various ways. Object types include:
*books
*topics
*file objects
*hyperlinks
*styles
*glossaries
*tables of contents
*indexes

Because content consists of independent objects, multiple authors can work in the central database (called a library) at the same time.

Author-it can be licenced as either Desktop, Workgroup, or Enterprise editions. Further modules that can be licenced include:
*Offline Authoring
*Project Manager
*Localisation Manager
*MIF Import Filter
*Website Manager
*Web based Editor
*Integration Server
*Xtend Authoring Memory Third party licences that may be required are:
*Microsoft Word
*Adobe Acrobat
*JavaSoft Runtime Environment

Author-it Software Corporation is located in New Zealand (coord|36|43|38.29|S|174|42|8.85|E|region:NZ_type:landmark)

The current version is 5.1, however, because of widely-reported bugginess with version 5.x, some users continue to use the less feature-rich version 4.5.

External links

* [http://www.authorit.com/ Author-it Home Page]
* [http://www.authorit.ru/ Author-it in Russia]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/authorit-users/ Author-it User Group]