On November 21 and 22, we again participated in the Annual Tech Summit of the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) in Hamburg. The congress - now for the 6th time - was all about new technologies that are constantly changing the publishing industry in the various entrepreneurial areas and in many cases are also challenging it. 

vjoon K4 version 9 is one of the first publishing systems to support Adobe CC 2019. It is now available worldwide from the vjoon partner network.

On September 12 and 13, numerous decision-makers from the international digital scene came together for the 10th Digital Marketing Expo & Conference (DMEXCO) in Cologne. This year’s motto “Take C.A.R.E.” (Curiosity-Action-Responsibility-Experience) was aimed at developing and managing change. A total of around 41,000 visitors and over 1,000 exhibitors from 40 countries came together and more than 550 speakers filled enormous 250 hours of inspiring lectures full of insights into best practice cases and innovations.

Almost every publishing project includes a part that requires a review and approval process. This is an often overlooked aspect when estimating the length of time it takes to complete a project. vjoon K4 has a feature that is aimed at the agony of review and approval process — its called “Approval Manager”. Executives, marketing directors, purchasers and the like can communicate a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” with a simple click. So the creative team can quickly focus on the areas that need attention and push through to publish.

Highlights:

• Manage all user accounts centrally at a minimum administration effort.

• Reduce support costs by a centralized user management.

• Increase and standardize security policies within your entire company.

• Provide centrally managed security for business critical data.

At this year's ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) Annual Meeting & Expo in Chicago, association professionals and industry partners met to share resources, strategies, solutions and more. Over 3 days, the participants gained the latest knowledge and inspiration for their daily work as executives in the association industry.

What do autonomously driving taxis in Singapore, the “da Vinci” robotic surgical system and Saturn‘s use of virtual reality theme parks have in common? The basis of these innovations is artificial intelligence (AI).

There is a broad range of (digital) output channels and it is still growing, no matter if desktop, tablet, or smartphone. The variety of devices and lack of standard measures mean that editors and content marketers face challenges. Discussions on content distribution prevail. Focus of attention shifts to channels, but ideally the focus should be on content creation itself. It makes little sense to display certain contents just because it is required by the display mode, or rather hide contents as the layout does not allow them.

In May 2008, publisher Jakob Augstein bought the financially ailing east-west newspaper originally created in a 1990 merger of two periodicals. After Augstein’s acquisition, a modern, forward-looking concept transformed the paper into a full-fledged media brand that literally made headlines. In the course of the newspaper’s relaunch, Jakob Augstein chose version 5 of the multi-channel- publishing platform vjoon K4.

From June 25-27th, 2018, SIIA, the Software & Information Industry Association, hosted the AM&P Meeting at the National Housing Center in Washington DC. The annual meeting is an event for publishing and non-profit communication professionals. The meeting, combined with the 38th annual EXCEL Awards Gala, attracts leaders from organizations across the country.