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                     Xitex WebContent M1 1.8 Readme File
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(c) Copyright XITEX Software 1999 - 2004. All rights reserved.

This document provides you a general information about 
CMS Xitex WebContent M1 Professional or Standard Edition

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CONTENTS
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 1. Introduction
 2. Main features
 3. Installation
 4. Helpful links
 5. How to contact us
 6. Manuals 
 7. Technical support
 8. Trial version limitation
 9. How to upgrade trial version to shareware
10. How to buy Xitex WebContent M1
11. XITEX Software services


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1. INTRODUCTION
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Xitex WebContent M1 is powerful web content management system allowing you 
to manage your entire web site online any time required. Xitex WebContent M1 
makes it much easier to add pages, change and update your web site content 
online. With Xitex WebContent M1 you benefit in optimizing your 
business-processes, information technologies infrastructure and costs, 
enhancing team collaboration and productivity.


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2. MAIN FEATURES
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I. Framework & Interface
    a) Interface
        - Handy interface
        - Multilingual interface
        - Permissions based interface view
        - Interface adjustment/Skins
        - Different site viewing modes
        - Clear editor's interface
        - Status bar
    b) Environment
        - Anywhere publishing
        - Different browsers support
        - Reach-media support
        - Pluggable modules support
        - Possibility of custom development
        - Macromedia Dreamweaver's projects import
    c) Inner Framework
        - Flexible template system
        - Wizard-mode and manual-mode edition
        - CSS support
        - Integrated message system
        - Site's search
        - Quick filtering
        - Help & Product Manuals
II. Content Management
    a) New Page Creation & Attributes Edition
        - Standard page creation
        - Friendly URL creation
        - Page scheduling
        - News page creation
        - Extranet (member zone)
        - Multilingual
    b) Content Creating & Editing
        - Check-in/Check-out collisions prevention
        - No coding (by your wish)
        - Hotkeys
        - Editor's quick preview
        - Paste modes and tagging
        - Table management
        - Fixing your mistakes
        - Symbols pasting
        - Links management
        - Image insertion
        - Different page statuses
    c) Management of Content
        - Approval Workflow
        - Page versioning
        - Powerful search engine
        - Quick preview from pages list
        - Direct Edit
        - Site tree structure
        - Resources management
        - Site structure changing
III. Website Development
    a) Design Template Creation & Attributes Edition
        - Standard template creation process
        - Multilingual
    b) HTML-code Editor
        - HTML-code editor's overview
        - Color highlighting
        - Editable regions defining
        - Autoinsertion of tags
        - Quick preview
    c) Templates Management
        - Templates versioning
        - Macromedia Dreamweaver's templates import
    d) Pluggable Modules Use
        - Pluggable Modules Use
        - Different menus development
        - Site search
        - Breadcrumbs
        - Forums development
        - Mailing and voting forms
        - Automated subscription
        - Dynamic pages lists
        - Banners management
        - Image gallery
        - Page printing
        - Page mailing
        - Language version switching
IV. Site & System Administration
    a) System Administration
        - System statistics (User's actions log)
        - Multiple sites management
        - System environment information
        - License information
    b) Site Administration
        - Site versioning (Site backup/rollback)
        - Site properties management
        - Site structure management
        - Advanced site statistics
        - Error page (page 404) management
        - Multilingual site creation
    c) Users & Groups Administration
        - Global administrators & users management
        - Group management
        - Extranet users management

For detailed information about each feature please visit 
http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/features/ and
http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/tour/


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3. INSTALLATION
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The detailed process of installation is described in file install.txt


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4. HELPFUL LINKS
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Product main page:        http://webcontent-m1.com
Support team:             http://support.webcontent-m1.com
Online help & manuals:    http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/support/documentation
  (including installation manual)
Downloads:                http://support.webcontent-m1.com/?_a=downloads
Buy/Upgrade:              http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/buyonline
Contact us:               http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/contact_us
Interactive product tour: http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/tour/overview
CMS forum:                http://forum.webcontent-m1.com
Demo version:             http://demos.webcontent-m1.com
Latest trial version:     http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/buyonline/trial_version
                          http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/support/downloads
XITEX Softwrae:           http://www.xitex.net

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5. HOW TO CONTACT US
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5.1 E-mail

For contacting us you can use either http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/contact_us
or e-mail addresses below:

General questions:       info@xitex.net
Support questions:       support@xitex.net
Newsletter subscription: newsletter@xitex.net
Sales department:        sales@xitex.net

5.2 Tel/Fax

Also feel free to contact our support department by phone/fax:
+380 (62) 305.62.62
+380 (62) 305.62.63
+380 (62) 305.64.44

5.3 Postal address

Our postal address:
XITEX Software
46, Kievskiy avenue, 83054,
Donetsk, Ukraine


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6. MANUALS
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All manuals can be found in http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/support/documentation


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7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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At XITEX Software we well realize that responsive and competent technical 
support is a pledge of the successful operations of your Web site. You want to 
know you have support and with us you do.

Due to our e-Support Helpdesk we are able to provide you with the best quality 
and as fast as possible 24x7x365 support. In briefs, this troubleshooting 
program works as the follows:

  * You submit a ticket with your question to our Helpdesk.
  * The program will instantly show you some relevant answers available from 
    automated Knowledgebase.
  * Should your question remains unanswered the ticket will be forwarded to a 
    respective person from support or sales department.
  * The respective team member will get you back within next 24 hours with an 
    appropriate answer or solution.

We'll troubleshoot any issue and will do our best to help you work through every
problem. Put us to the test, we won't let you down! For additional info please
visit http://support.webcontent-m1.com


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8. TRIAL VERSION LIMITATIONS
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Having registered the trial license of Xitex WebContent M1 and achieved your 
unique 32-symbols Register Key you can use the full features product as you have
bought the Xitex WebContent M1 Professional Edition. Though its capacity is 
bounded with 1 URL you can maintain and with 5 different users (seats) you can 
create.
 
After the 45-days trial period expiration the backoffice zone of your trial 
becomes automatically closed for any of its users (including system 
administrator). The trial count starts from the installation date. You can 
enable the access and continue your website management simply by purchasing any 
of licenses packages available at http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/buyonline.


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9. HOW TO UPGRADE TRIAL VERSION TO SHAREWARE
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Once the trial period has expired you may wish to continue the system usage by 
purchasing the License Package you need.
 
For this reason you should go to section "Buy online"
(http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/buyonline) and make the proper license purchase.
 
After your payment has been executed you should contact our Sales Department via
sales@webcontent-m1.com or via the Contact Form at 
http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/contact_us and inform us about the Trial Register
Key of your trial license. Your account will be released in 12 hours after we 
receive your notification.

NB: after your account release you can continue your work with all database 
entries you have already created while using the trial.
 
Since that moment you have irrevocable right to use Xitex WebContent M1 due to 
the purchased license scope.


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10. HOW TO BUY XITEX WEBCONTENT M1
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There are two versions of Xitex WebContent M1:

- Professional Edition - a full featured solution for interactive and big 
  dynamic sites. Additional information about its features and purchase is in:
  http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/buyonline/professional_edition

- Standard Edition - a lite version of Xitex WebContent M1 for SMB solutions.
  Additional information about its features and purchase is in:
  http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/buyonline/standard_edition

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11. XITEX SOFTWARE SERVICES
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In addition to main product Xitex WebContent M1 we are offering the following
services:

  * Server configuring for Xitex WebContent M1 installation.
  * Xitex WebContent M1 installation.
  * Extended technical support.
  * Migration (exporting/importing) of the existing sites.
  * Custom-build new modules programming.
  * Training.
  * Consulting in CMS sphere.
  * Hosting of the sites, working under Xitex WebContent M1.

If you are interested in such services please contact us
http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/contact_us


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