vjoon K4
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| developer | vjoon GmbH |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| Current version | vjoon K4 10 R2 (May 14, 2020) |
| operating system | macOS , Windows , Linux |
| programming language | Java , C ++ |
| category | Editorial system , digital asset management |
| License | Proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| Others | Other localizations : English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese |
| www.vjoon.com | |
K4 is a cross-media content management system with an integrated workflow management system of the Hamburg company vjoon GmbH (to September 2008, SoftCare GmbH), which was introduced in 1999 for the first time.
use
vjoon K4 is mainly used in magazine production, but also in newspapers , advertising agencies , corporate publishing and book productions. In 2006 there were over 160 systems sold and over 10,000 workplaces, in 2009: over 350 systems, more than 17,000 workplaces, and in 2017 the 600th system was installed. The installation size ranges from 2 to 1,400 workstations. The software enables content of any kind to be managed in the best possible way, prepared across media and delivered. In addition, vjoon K4 allows you to edit layouts and texts at the same time, assign them to users, track the status and notify users if changes have been made to the currently edited layout, articles, images or advertisements. Vjoon K4 integrates the standard programs Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy . Furthermore, any other file types can be integrated in a separate workflow .
architecture
The central element of vjoon K4 is the database server , which manages all publication settings and user rights. It is accessible through a web browser. As a modular system, vjoon K4 can be connected to solutions for advertisement planning, page planning, image databases and others.
vjoon K4 supports macOS and Windows as clients . The database software is available for macOS X, Windows, Linux , support for Sun Solaris has been discontinued. Either a VPN connection or a web client (K4 Content Portal, K4 Overview, K4 KickOff) can be used for working at distributed locations. vjoon K4 can be used on premises or in the cloud .
The vjoon Storage Engine enables agile data management . With the vjoon Storage Engine, the production environment can either be kept in your own IT infrastructure, in the cloud or in the object storage of Amazon S3 Web Services .
Version history
| vjoon K4 version | Year of publication | Notes / important functions |
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| 10 | 2020 | Innovations for content-first strategies and automated publishing via WordPress. Browser-based content editor tailored to Content First and Web CMS content. New features: change tracking and comments, WordPress integration with WordPress plug-in. |
| 9 | 2018 | Content editor (new client for content-first strategies), optimized UI and detailed improvements to the web editor, approval manager (central client for all approvals) |
| 8th | 2018 | Batch Start Workflow, K4 KickOff (central, browser-independent client), article import from the web CMS with Drop Folders Advanced |
| 7th | 2016 | Approval management via browser client, vjoon Storage Engine with Amazon Web Services , single sign-on |
| 6th | 2014 | Status workflow is also possible, status and task workflows can be mixed, K4 workspaces |
| 6th | 2011 | Separate databases per publication, K4 Server Admin |
| 6th | 2009 | First version with multi-layer architecture, support for standard databases : Oracle (database system) , Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL , task-based workflow management system , independent tasks, modeling of workflows without endangering production, role-based administration |
| 5 | 2005 | Last version with proprietary database, browser-based article editing |
| 4th | 2002 | First Windows version of K4 |
| 3 | 2001 | Improved queries and acceleration when checking in and checking out articles |
| 2 | 2000 | First connection to Adobe InCopy |
| 1 | 1999 | Market launch, first publishing system for Adobe InDesign |
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References (selection)
- ADAC - motorwelt
- BASF
- Bloomberg
- Condé Nast
- C3 Creative Code and Content
- Hubert Burda Media
- Olympia Publishing House
- Red Bull Media House
- The New York Times
Awards
- Software provider of the year, kress Awards 2010
- FOX AWARDS 2014: The winning concepts - CP Wissen ( Memento from August 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
literature
- cpwissenFACTS Workflow , main topic of editorial systems, dapamedien Verlag, 2010
- Page by Page, Ten Years of Designing with Adobe InDesign, Pamela Pfiffner, Adobe Systems Inc. 2010
- Web-To-Publish, ways of cross-media media production, Melaschuk-Medien, 4th ed. 2019
Individual evidence
- ^ Sabrina Saturna, Stefan Krüger (arr.); Svenja Hagenhoff, Ehrhardt F. Heinold (Ed.): Market study on cross-media editorial systems. Heinold, Spiller & Partner, Hamburg 2009, p. 47 ( online at the University of Göttingen ).
- ↑ Vjoon simplifies the production of annual reports, cpwissen from October 8, 2015
- ↑ It's twixlt now also with Vjoon K4 , cpwissen from March 23, 2017
- ↑ vjoon K4 - editing system for Adobe Creative Suite . SoftGuide. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ↑ kicker-sportmagazin now available in the Google Play kiosk . Graphic review. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ↑ Tablet publishing: Adobe and vjoon give Red Bull magazine wings . Adobe Digital Experience Blog. Retrieved April 25, 2018.