West Coast Computer Systems (WCCS) has been in business for more than 20 years developing classified and editorial systems for the newspaper industry.
Some of the products engineered by WCCS are:
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| WinCMS - NT-based Ad Entry, Display Ad Booking and Pagination System | |||||
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| PhoenixNT - NT-base Editorial, Wire and Copy-Tracking System   
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WinCMS version 2.1 has incorporated all the features necessary to
effectively run a classified advertising department. Standard Windows NT
Server with Microsoft SQL relational database supports simple and complex
advertising searches. WinCMS can maintain seperate run schedules for
each publication incorporating a command or calendar booking interface.
WYSIWYG ad entry is generated using Microsoft Word with acess to macros. WinCMS displays an accurate on-screen representation as it will appear in the publication, including fonts, logos and pi characters.
A unique feature of WinCMS is its powerful pricing system where built-in rules are used to price ads. The operator is not reuqired to make pricing/rating code decisions and a "ticker-tape" detailing the pricing alogrithm is displayed.
A customizable interface has been developed so billing data can be transferred to the billing system when the ad starts, stops, runs or is taken. WinCMS exports ad, account and payment information and imports credit information.
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PhoenixNT is designed to work the way a modern newsroom functions. Users'
desktops may contain email, Internet browsers, spreadsheets, archives and page
layout programs, as well as the terminal window for creating and editing news
content. Wire news is taken in and routed to particular areas for ease of use
and may have text markup, automatic queuing and copying, or high priority
notification to keep editors apprized of breaking news.
"Copy Tracking" maintains information on how stories are queued between users or to type-setters and printers or to specialized queues. Stories created on the server are easily published (repurposed) on a variety of platforms (World Wide Web, BBS, archival systems, "text-to-voice", etc.).
Additional features include standard TCP/IP protocols to allow remote dial-up or Internet access directly into the system and automatic backup of files on both terminal and server.
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