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Subject: OASIS Member News - Thomas Technology Solutions Completes XML based system for Congressional Quarterly
Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. One Progress Drive Horsham, PA 19044 800-872-2828 www.thomastechsolutions.com Press Contacts: North America Gail Ferrari Tattar Cutler-DBC (215) 957-0300 gferrari@dbcommunications.cc International Peter Camilleri (London, UK) +44 (20) 7559 9810 pcamilleri@thomastech.co.uk Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. Completes Custom XML-Based Content Management System for Congressional Quarterly HORSHAM, Pa., June 8, 2000 - Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. (formerly Reed Technology, Commercial Division), has recently completed a comprehensive content management system for Congressional Quarterly (CQ), a leading nonpartisan news and legislative tracking service based in Washington, D.C. The system allows CQ to create, maintain and publish information from a central repository, streamlining CQ's editorial and production processes and speeding time to print and the Web. The system, which is now 100% live, contains relational data sets that allow CQ to maintain and publish information relating to Congressional members, committees, schedules, events, and floor votes, as well as track progress of bills and legislation. The new system is built on an Oracle database and includes the capability to import and convert data automatically, a custom editorial interface, custom searching and reporting modules, workflow and versioning capabilities, and automatic data extraction and release mechanisms. In addition, the system allows CQ reporters to transmit and edit stories remotely, allowing CQ to publish virtually real-time information to their Web sites. Incoming content is automatically captured, converted to XML, and then stored in the database as XML documents. The content can then be edited by CQ staff via a custom editorial interface according to built-in workflow and business rules, and then released for publication to one of CQ's many Web sites or print publications. SoftQuad's XMetaL XML authoring tool was integrated into the system to facilitate XML document creation and editing. The system enables CQ to deliver more news to their customers faster, while at the same time streamlining their information management processes by eliminating redundancy. The new system allows CQ to: * Develop new publications and Web sites more rapidly * Share content between publications and Web sites * Automate the content routing and approval process * Deliver information more rapidly * Reduce information maintenance and administrative tasks "The new system is not only fast, reliable, and easy to use, but will ultimately give us much more flexibility in the presentation of our editorial content," said Robert W. Merry, president and publisher, Congressional Quarterly. "We are now able to provide more content and ultimately more print and electronic publications to our subscribers, as well as editorial input that will keep them better informed of the issues." Congressional Quarterly Inc. (CQ) is a 55-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based, nonpartisan news and legislative tracking service that provides information on government, politics, and public policy through its many print and online publications. CQ publishes products such as CQ.com, a subscription Web site that distributes information to more than 1,000 subscribers, and CQ Weekly, a magazine that has been updating readers on Congress related issues for more than 50 years. CQ's Web sites are updated with new data all day, every day-with some providing real time information such as U.S. House and Senate votes and breaking news. For more information, please visit CQ's corporate Web site at http://www.cq.com. Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. provides content management, e-commerce, and publishing solutions and services to industry leading professional publishers and manufacturers. Headquartered in Horsham, Pa., with additional offices in London, UK, ThomasTech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Publishing Company. Thomas Technology is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider, an IBM Premier Partner and an Oracle Partner. For more information, please refer to the company's Web site at www.thomastechsolutions.com, or call 1-800-872-2828. ### Dalia Mironas Marketing Communications Specialist Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. One Progress Drive Horsham PA 19044 800.872.2828 215.682.5085 www.thomastechsolutions.com
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