SWING Integrator 4 Provides Automated Document
Assembly with Notes, Office, and PDF
June 1, 2004 - SWING
Software today announced the availability of SWING
Integrator ™ 4 – innovative document automation software
for Lotus Notes and Domino developers. SWING Integrator
4 helps developers deliver applications that
automatically assemble MS Office and PDF documents,
based on user-defined rules.
The new product release takes a step beyond MS Office
integration. It brings document automation features for
both Lotus Notes and Domino Web applications. The key
new features include:
- Dynamically assembling Word or PDF documents
from existing content and data, based on business
rules and predefined templates.
- Content library – the central storage for
reusable boilerplate text and graphics (e.g.
standard clauses, product information, images).
- Delivering documents as PDF.
- Data transformations. Multivalue fields can be
optionally expanded to table rows in Word and Excel,
and collapsed when they are saved back to Notes.
- Notes data analysis with MS Excel PivotTable
reports and charts.
The new features open a wide range of new
possibilities for application developers and their
users. By utilizing SWING Integrator 4, an organization
can automate document production and delivery, from one
page letters to complex contracts and proposals,
improving both individual and organizational
productivity.
Dynamic templates with user-defined rules react to
customer data – from a Lotus Notes database, or a
relational database – to produce a letter that is
specific to that customer and situation.
For instance, if a financial institution writes a
letter to a customer, concerning an unauthorized
overdraft, the SWING Integrator will assemble a letter
in MS Word which incorporates not only customer data and
amounts, but also the wording can be automatically
adjusted according to whether the overdraft is large or
small.
Furthermore, SWING Integrator provides a content
library which contains reusable segments of documents
that the authors may want to save for use in other
documents or share with other authors. The content
library serves as a central storage for reusable
boilerplate content to maintain consistency and
accuracy. Examples include standard clauses, company
information, product images. In fact, any combination of
text and graphics can be saved and reused. These
reusable fragments can either be inserted manually to a
Word document or automatically during document assembly.
In this way, a sales team can reduce manual
repetitive tasks in creating sales proposals, by using
the content library as a searchable knowledge base for
RFP questions and answers. Their existing CRM or SFA
solution can be extended with the proposal automation
module, enabling them to use MS Word with the existing
applications.
Finally, SWING Integrator 4 reduces maintenance
efforts on changed documents and forms. Office template
library gives users complete control of document layout
and dynamic content. When it comes to changes in
document layout, there is no need for a programmer to
intervene. An authorized business user can use the
familiar MS Office authoring tools to redesign the
structure and style for business documents and reports.
SWING Integrator 4 supports Lotus Notes and Domino
versions 5 and 6, and Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP and
2003. For Domino Web applications, Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5 or higher is required.
Pricing and Availability
SWING Integrator 4 is now available directly from
SWING Software and their business partners. A 10 users
pack costs $750 (USD). There are substantial discounts
on volume purchases. An evaluation copy can be requested
and downloaded from the company's website
http://www.swingsoftware.com
About SWING Software
SWING Software is the leading provider of Microsoft
Office integration and document automation for Lotus
Notes/Domino, with a broad customer base in 55
countries. For more information, visit
http://www.swingsoftware.com.
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For additional information contact:
Sinisa Bilandzic
info@swingsoftware.com
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