Ektron adds workflow features to content management

Content process control, including task management, can bring a new level of accountability to a content environment where multiple workers are updating and managing content, Ektron said.

The new workflow features include task management, monitoring progress and managing all content-centric processes. Site managers can assign tasks, automate status, support messaging between users, and run reports. The product supports archiving and a complete history of tasks.

This version of Ektron's CMS products also allows creation and management of multiple-language versions of the same content. An organization can observe the work of its third-party translation service using the CMS tools. English, French and German are supported.

The CMS products run on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (recommended), Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Professional and Microsoft Windows NT Server, SP6.

The Ektron product line also includes the eWebEditPro and eWebEditPro+XML editors and WebImageFX, an image editor.

The CMS products with workflow and multiple-language features are available now. A standard license with 10 users is priced at $6,600, which includes the base price ($5,500) plus the first year of maintenance ($1,100). A standard license with unlimited users is priced at $26,640, including first-year maintenance fee of $4,440.