RSI Content Solutions, makers of RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, will host over 150 publishing executives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the 6th annual RSuite User Conference on September 20^th.

Now in its 6^th year, the annual RSuite User Conference provides a forum for members of the global RSuite community, and those considering RSuite, to interact, learn about content management, and network with other publishing professionals. RSuite CMS manages the full life cycle of content. From content creation through multi-channel distribution of print, ebooks, and licensed content, RSuite CMS is used by some of the world's leading publishers.

“We are always thrilled to host our RSuite clients in one location to communicate upcoming product plans, provide a forum to exchange ideas, and show through both case studies and demonstrations how clients are leveraging the power of RSuite,” stated Barry Bealer, CEO and co-founder at RSI Content Solutions.

RSI Content Solutions would also like to acknowledge the generosity of our sponsors---SPi Global, MarkLogic, Scope eKnowledge, Yuxi Pacific, and ITC InfoTech.

To learn more about the conference and register, please visit www.rsicms.com/rsuc2012.

Case Study: Automating Content Distribution at SAGE Publications

SAGE's publications include titles for scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students in the areas of business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. SAGE is the premier service source for societies who need to compete effectively in the online academic market but lack the publishing infrastructure.

SAGE uses RSuite CMS to push content and related assets through multiple workflow routines and delivery processes. Using RSuite CMS, SAGE is now producing more than 600 journals without addition of staff to its journal publishing technologies team. To date, SAGE has more than 700,000 articles in RSuite CMS.

Come learn the business drivers that led SAGE to select RSuite CMS and hear the astonishing gains that have been achieved over the past 5 years.

I am a fan of Flipboard.

I use it for personal news consumption and was thrilled when The New York Times became available. I still find myself flipping through content that I read (and subscribe to!) in print. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Flipboard has 21 publications that it is working with along with many tech websites, blogs, and Twitter feeds.

Flipboard is making a push to reach out to publishers and advertisers. The company hired five "evangelists" to make its case to publishers who are looking for new digital revenue sources (and who isn't btw?!).

I see Flipboard as a great venue for STM and educational publishers to tap into new revenue and I wonder why I don't see these types of publishers on Flipboard yet. Granted the company is evolving its publisher pitch. Digiday had a great article on this and addresses some concerns that publishers may have.

If you're an STM or educational publisher, I'm interested to hear your thoughts. Share your comments, concerns, opinions.

Keynote Presentation:
Curation, Collaboration, Cross-Platform, Cloud: Profiting From the "Four C's" of The Second Web

Publishers continue to express their prime value points through electronic media, but not always with the profit margins that they would have hoped to retain. Tools such as text analytics, the Flipboard news-viewing application and highly successful publishing business models pioneered by O'Reilly Media put pressure on publishers to be ready to innovate in both how content is produced and when and how it can be experienced for maximum value.

 

Veteran content industry analyst John Blossom, President of Shore Communications Inc., outlines the cutting edge of content technologies that he has defined as "The Second Web" and how they are yet again redefining successful models for high-margin publishing businesses.

Throughout the day at the 2012 RSuite User Conference our engineers will be available to you. We'll have a dedicated room where your technical staff can dive deep with RSuite's technical staff to understand the code behind the CMS.

How does the latest version change the data storage model? What search improvements are available? What are best practices regarding custom UIs? What are the appropriate patterns for URL resolution for assets stored in plugins and elsewhere?

We'll have these answers and more! Come, ask an engineer.

DETAILS
WHEN: September 20, 2012
WHERE: The Hub Cira Centre | Philadelphia, PA
WHO: Publishing professionals interested in content management, digital distribution of content, content reuse, and ebooks

At the 2012 RSuite User Conference on September 20th, attendees will hear how the following people are using the powerful combination of RSuite CMS and DITA.

Publishing standards are intended to streamline data interchange and make the lives of publishers easier. But there are so many standards (and standards for standards) that it’s hard to keep track of what’s important, which standards are emerging, and the usefulness to an organization. Chet Ensign, director of standards at OASIS will speak to the array of publishing standards in use today and zero in on one standard that is helping publishers transform structured content to designed content.

RSuite CMS and the open source DITA for Publishers project (based on the DITA standard) streamlines the creation and production of content to multi-channel publishing formats, including InDesign, variable XHTML, PDF, EPUB, and MOBI.

Hear how Human Kinetics Publishers and Macmillan Higher Education are using this powerful combination: RSuite CMS and DITA.

 

Moderator: Chet Ensign, Director of Standards Development, OASIS
Holly Gilly, Vice President of Product Development,
Human Kinetics Publishers
Chad Crume, Director of Content Strategy,
Macmillan Higher Education
Eliot Kimber, Senior Solutions Architect, RSI Content Solutions
Paul Eisenberg, Director of Professional Services Engagements,
RSI Content Solutions

SAGE Open is a new open access publication from SAGE Publications. It publishes peer-reviewed, original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.

SAGE recently won its first award, the 2012 APEX Award for Publishing Excellence. SAGE Open recently published its 100th journal article after winning the prestigious APEX Award. The success of this journal has lead to the recent announcement of three new open access journals for SAGE: SAGE Open Engineering, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, and SAGE Open Medicine.

SAGE Publications has been using RSuite CMS for automated content distribution for the past 5 years and has recognized impressive gains in the organization:

• SAGE is now producing more than 600 journals – double the output of 2 years ago – without addition of staff to its journal publishing technologies team
• 5years ago, SAGE had fewer than 100 digital assets online. By the end of 2012, SAGE is expecting to have more than 5,000 online digital assets.
• with the improved searchability and metatagging provided by RSuite CMS, SAGE is now able to provide its clients with precise figures regarding the number of articles in their archive related to specific topics, along with the ability to provide controlled access to its library of content.

Congratulations SAGE Publications!

Want to learn how RSuite CMS can help your publishing organization?

At the 2012 RSuite User Conference on September 20th, Christopher Hill, VP of product management at RSI Content Solutions, will present the RSuite product road map.

The award-winning RSuite CMS has been the choice of scholarly publishers, global information, and media companies to create, transform, and deliver a digital future. At the 6th annual RSuite User Conference, Christopher Hill, vice president of product management at RSI Content Solutions, will detail what’s in store for upcoming releases. He'll also illustrate how RSuite CMS is used at various organizations. While some publishers focus RSuite’s strengths during content creation, others use RSuite solely for distribution to licensing channels. Content creation, editorial, production, distribution---RSuite CMS manages content through the entire life cycle.

Register today!

Next Tuesday, June 26th, RSI Content Solutions will host an early screening of its next software release, RSuite CMS 4.0. This latest iteration of content management for publishers offers a new approach to creating, managing, and delivering content anywhere, any time, in any format.

There's a lot to see both from a user perspective as well as a developer perspective. The new fluent user interface benefits the user experience with contextual menus that detail what choices a user has based on current state.

A networking reception will follow this screening. If you are a publishing executive in the New York City area and would like to attend, please contact me for details.