Outsource online publishing complexity, without outsourcing control.
Tizra Publisher is the fastest route from offline documents to searchable, flexible, customizable online content. Just upload PDF files (created from just about any electronic document format or scanned from hardcopy), then remix and redesign to create sites like these.
Tizra Publisher is an on-demand web application that enables non-technical personnel to quickly create web sites for document distribution and management. The platform provides easy navigation, targeted full-text search, flexible access control and many other benefits, including…
Scalability—Powerful content management based on a simple tagging and dynamic filtering approach makes it easy to organize large content inventories, and to present the right content to the right users.
Performance—Engineered by a team with decades of experience building high-traffic, high-availability applications, using proven technologies including J2EE, Lucene, Spring and Struts 2.0.
Security—Granular access control system allows admins to control what user groups have access to what content, down to the individual page. IP-based authentication, multiple logins per user, variable access time limits, and concurrency (seat) limits are all supported.
Discoverability—Documents can be made available for indexing by Google and other public search engines, while still remaining behind a paywall so they can be offered for sale.
Reliability—Cloud computing approach provides redundant, offsite infrastructure on a cost-effective basis.
Low initial cost—SaaS delivery means no software development, installation or deployment. Simple, graphical user interfaces mean minimal training. Compatibility with standard PDF document formats means no or low content conversion effort for electronic documents, and easy workflow integration for scanning from print.
Low life-cycle cost—Single, tightly integrated code base enables Tizra to handle all software maintenance on an efficient, centralized basis, with enhancements released regularly. No infrastructure upkeep required, or software patches to install.
Interoperability & standards compliance—REST API enables developers to exchange data with other applications, including user databases and access information. End user interfaces comply with web standards for accessibility via a wide range of platforms including web-enabled handhelds.
White-label design flexibility—Admins can choose from pre-designed templates, or can completely customize the look and architecture of the site using a drag and drop interface and standard web design tools.
Integrated commerce options—Where desired, content can easily be promoted and offered for sale, with built in credit card processing and checkout functionality.
Support for precise citations, analytics, and social software integration—Every page of every document has its own URL, so citations, links and bookmarks can point directly to the desired part of a document. In addition, web analytics reports can show exactly which parts of which documents are getting traffic.
Tizra Publisher provides the features of an enterprise class digital publishing and commerce solution, yet can be deployed in a matter of hours. More important, all of its features were designed from the ground up work in concert, so you can focus on big picture strategy issues, rather than on how to manage your software.
Easy Web Control Panel
AJAX-based controls enable non-technical personnel to manage all Tizra Publisher features from anywhere.
Fast, Flexible Site Management
Quickly group documents into multiple collections with tagging and dynamic metadata filtering.
Break documents into subsections to be viewed separately, or rearranged and reassembled into new documents and collections.
Preview all changes in a private staging area before going live.
Documents are automatically displayed in easy-to navigate indexes by title, author, publication date or whatever metadata field you choose. Flexible design scales to accommodate thousands of documents.
Page-at-a-Time Viewing
Fast downloads, no matter how large the document…even on slow internet connections.
Every page has its own URL for easy bookmarking, citing and sharing (including with social bookmarking services like Delicious and Digg).
Works in any browser, including web-enabled handhelds like the iPhone. No new software to download or new interfaces learn.
"Soft" DRM discourages piracy, without discouraging authorized use.
Download option lets you provide whole or partial documents for offline viewing if desired.
Variety of online viewing options, including full-screen zoom, to support different user preferences and browsers.
Targeted Search
All documents are full-text searchable, with relevancy ranked search results. Search "snippets" give a quick preview of search term context.
Search hits link users directly to the exact page they want, not just the document, and search terms are highlighted within the page.
Users can search across a whole site, or limit scope to whatever collection or document they choose.
Advanced option allows search within specific metadata fields.
Precise Analytics
Google Analytics integration provides detailed, interactive and easy-to-use reports including…
Exactly which pages within your documents are drawing the most users.
Which search engines and other sites are sending traffic to your content, and what keywords users are searching for.
Geographic, network and client software details on your users.
Numerous other metrics and viewing options including abandonment rates, pages per visit, duration of visits, top landing pages, new vs. returning vistors, etc.
Dynamic graphs and visualizations that make it easy to spot trends.
Discoverability and Search Engine Optimization
All content is optimized so users can find it in Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other search engines
Controls let you specify which parts of your content you want search engines to access, and which parts are off limits.
Search engine hits link users to the exact page they're looking for within your documents.
Integration with Google Webmaster Tools lets you see how your documents are indexed, and what search terms users are finding them with.
Built-in-RSS feeds let users "subscribe" for automatic updates whenever new documents are added.
Flexible Access Control
Apply different access rules to any collection, document, or section of document down to the individual page.
Wide range of access rules and features, including…
Time-limited access
Access limited to a specified number of concurrent users or "seats"
Access limited to specific users and groups
IP range authentication for automatic organizational or institutional access
Multiple simultaneous logins for users with multiple affiliations and privileges
Account management controls let you edit all user properties and privileges and add your own custom fields
Simple, self-serve account management screens let your users enter and update their own information and retrieve lost passwords without support.
Detailed account activity reports let you see exactly which users are accessing which content.
Fully integrated with content management, commerce and other core features, and accessible via the same web control panel
Agile Marketing, Merchandising and eCommerce Tools
Easily sell access to any collection, document or section of document down to the individual page, or sell access to your site as a whole.
Set terms of sale including…
Pricing, including a selection of international currencies and tax calculations configurable by region.
Subscription duration
Special discounts based on coupon code or private URL
Number of concurrent access seats for institutional subscriptions
Free trial (one claim per customer)
Create multiple, independently targeted promotions for each product with your own text and design and define when and to whom promotions are presented.
Draw traffic by selectively opening your site to search engines. Search engine crawlers are granted special access to content so prospective buyers can find it but can't view it until they purchase via one of your promotions.
Select a commerce fulfiller to perform secure credit card transactions and have it up and running in minutes. No merchant account required.
Track the success of your promotions and products with detailed Google Analytics reports including click-through, conversion and shopping cart abandonment rates. Funnel visualizations provide a quick, graphical view to help you optimize the purchase process.
Agile Site Design Tools
With our drag and drop control panel and web standard CSS, you can work with your own web designer to completely private label your Tizra Publisher site with your own graphics, layout and colors. Powerful templating lets you create standard design elements, like navigation headers and footers, which are applied and easily updated across the whole site, and override those standards to customize design for specific collections, or even specific documents. No software developer skills required.
Bulk Content Upload Services
If you need to get a large number of documents online at once, you can bypass the normal upload process by simply sending us PDFs and metadata via FTP or disk. Metadata can be in the PDFs, or in a separate Excel or comma delimited text file.
REST API
Enables developers to integrate Tizra Publisher sites with other applications to create single sign-on, shopping cart and other end user experiences that fit together seamlessly.
Design and Setup Services
Our consultants can create a complete, private label site using your design and any content and user data you'd like us to use.
