Quark Software transforms content translation with latest updates to QPP NextGen

Quark Software, a provider of content automation, is releasing the latest version of Quark Publishing Platform (QPP) NextGen, taking content translation to the next level with new capabilities to automatically trigger translation workflows and allow users to manage translations from one centralized place.

QPP NextGen v3.1 offers new personalization features based on metadata to make it easy for content teams to automate the styling and flow of content elements, and the introduction of webhooks enables events and activities to be pushed to third-party applications to enhance ecosystem productivity.

According to the company, these new features, coupled with the new tool for self-converting Microsoft Word documents into structured, componentized content, fuel content lifecycle productivity and support faster time to market.

“We’re committed to addressing every barrier that is impacting an organizations’ ability to modernize their content operations ecosystem and empower creativity across all content stakeholders,” said Richard Worrell, enterprise product manager at Quark. “Our continual investments in QPP NextGen are a direct result of the challenges we hear from our customers. This newest release includes features that fuel productivity by automating processes that previously took hours and days. Enterprise content teams have confidence that content created and delivered is not only personalized but also directly supports the business objective.”

QPP NextGen addresses content complexity with the tools organizations need to automate each stage of the content lifecycle (creation, collaboration, assembly, omnichannel publishing, analysis), according to the company.

New self-service features and benefits available in the latest release of QPP NextGen include:

• Translation Management – Organizations can produce content in multiple languages and across a variety of regions. Translations are managed at the component level in a centralized location, saving organizations time and money associated with manual translation processes.
• DOCX converter – Businesses manage an enormous amount of content, with much of this content only semi-structured in a .docx Microsoft Word format. QPP NextGen’s new self-conversion capability maps all this content into Quark’s Smart Content structured XML schema format, merging it into pre-configured content models, making it simple for content teams to search, select and publish the most up-to-date, compliance-controlled content components fast and understand how that content is performing.
• Workflow automation with Webhooks – Support for Webhooks fuels content team collaboration by extending workflow automation capabilities with new interoperability with tools such as Microsoft Teams and Planner.
• Storage management and usability enhancements – Content creators can self-manage their content storage repository and free up space by easily identifying where outdated or unused content can be removed. Improved search and terminology for content tagging features support a faster and more effective content authoring process.

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