Why?

Here are just a few of the questions you may be asking about why you need OpenPublish.

  • Why Publishers Need OpenPublish?

    The demands and stress on publishers are greater than ever. You are being asked to monetize content in new and different ways and in some cases, cut newsroom staff. At the same time, technology and audience demands change at a break-neck pace.

    Open Publish lets you display and use your content in the latest ways, create new products with a few clicks and little time from editors. It already has all the must-have features, and is easy to customize for your specific audience.

  • Why are Semantic Web Services Used?

    Semantic Web is the latest buzz word. But this is more than a fad and can be invaluable to publishers. It is an excellent building block on which to build increased content value.

    Semantic Web Services can:

    • Allow servers to find, extract, share and re-use information.
    • Give context to the tags in your articles and allows you to do more with your content without human effort.
    • Help search engines deliver more relevant and accurate results

  • Why Use Drupal?

    Drupal allows easy publication and management of content. Tens of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal and the development community continues to grow. Having that kind of power behind your publishing platform is refreshing! And, with a community this large, getting support and expertise is easy.

    Drupal is open-source software distributed under the GPL.

  • Why Use Open Source?

    With tightening budgets, there is no place for expensive proprietary systems which can't evolve or change to fit your needs quickly.

    OpenPublish is open source, so the code is available to you already at no cost. You will only pay for customization, support and upgrades. And, open source software is community driven, so there are often thousands of developers around the world working on the code base. This means that when you decide your organization needs a new feature, chances are it's already been developed.

  • What are the Goals for OpenPublish?

    • Create a powerful set of publishing tools that can be bundled and distributed as a single installation for the Drupal platform.
    • Disseminate functionality and best practices for publishing sites throughout the open source community.
    • Together with the publishing community, we hope to further the current rethinking of the online news model to enrich the user-experience and drive new content relationships.