Washington DC - July 16, 2008 - Janmedia partnered with The Washington Times to develop an e-edition as a complement their existing print edition.  The e-edition required that the reader experience the same look and attributes of the printed edition, yet also allowed for several improved features and functionality.  The result is a custom viewing interface leveraging Flash, Flex and JavaScript.  The interface boasts the following features:

• Full zoom functionality, including click-wheel zooming
• Search by page, edition, or all editions
• Click and drag page flipping
• Interface customization via color scheme picker
• Fit to width/Fit to Height
• Article headline picker enabling direct access to any article
• Page View (like the print version) and Article View (the whole article)
• Titles linking to Article View
• Linking to pages where articles are continued
• Tab navigation to arrive into a given section (Nation, Sports, etc)

This initiative not only pushed the envelope of front end rendering for The Washington Times’ readers; this system also was constructed to complement The Washington Time’s existing workflow.  The Washington Times constructs and prepares their newspaper to go to print utilizing PDF, so the system allows them to batch upload an entire edition with a click of a mouse.  Since this is the native format they utilize to send the paper to print, they now seamlessly deliver the print and e-edition having to duplicate their efforts or maintain redundant versions of the same content.

 

 

The system also offers The Washington Times full flexibility in marking up “Hotspots” anywhere on a given page, as well as to define the action that occurs when clicking that area of a page.   They can create an internal link that goes to another page within the e-edition, an article link that will load the entire content of an article into Article View and external links that enable them to link to other websites of advertisers or relevant content.

 

The final product is a system that is quite easy to administer, while at the same time delivering a rich end user experience without sacrificing features or functionality.  The system is powered by Janmedia's revolutionary content management system, The Rainforest Administration Suite. 

 

The separation of content and information from physical media is growing exponentially.  The Washington Times’ collaboration with Janmedia has positioned them to be and remain ahead of the curve in this arena for years to come.  To view the system, please visit http://e-edition.washingtontimes.com and subscribe to the online publication. 

 

About Rainforest Content Management
Rainforest is a premier Content Management Platform developed by Janmedia. Utilizing Rainforest allows Janmedia clients to reduce long term cost exposure by taking advantage of its inherent text editor, page creator, automatic archive, user access management, statistical and other capabilities
 
Rainforest is designed to power enterprise-grade business identity websites, e-commerce, eLearning, intranet/extranet as well as data-heavy portal solutions. By effectively utilizing Java 4-Tier architecture and XML, Rainforest provides an adaptable framework and launching point from which a system can efficiently grow and integrate with other external applications and servers. J2EE and XML is the ideal environment for growth.
 
About Janmedia Interactive
Janmedia is an international full-service digital agency that provides clients with a wide range of services including new media and traditional graphic design, integrated marketing, branding, software development, interactive CD and DVD production, and eCommerce and eLearning system development. Janmedia strives to provide one stop shop style design solutions for companies of all sizes and backgrounds with focus on high quality, adaptability and compliance with existing usability and accessibility standards. For more information, go to http://www.janmedia.com.

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