Censhare

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censhare
Developer(s) censhare GmbH
Stable release
2023.1 / October 2023
Type web content management system
License Proprietary
Website www.censhare.com

censhare is a commercial Digital Experience Platform in the form of an Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) by the German software manufacturer censhare GmbH. It integrates all of the entered media information in a single system, organizes content and automates the respective processes. [1] The platform integrates the applications Collaboration and Process Management, Digital Asset Management, Product Information Management, Omnichannel Content Management, Brand Management, Content Management and Marketing Resource Management. censhare is an Editorial System as well as a Web Content Management System. [1] It is available on-premise and in the cloud. It can be used for cross-media publishing of content in different media such as Multi Format Publishing, Cross-Media Publishing and Multi Channel Publishing. [1] The system is used in Media Houses, Retail & CPG, Manufacturing, Banking & Insurance, Media & Entertainment industries and other companies and institutions for the generation and output of content in conventional, standard communication media, as well as for corporate communication, marketing, brand management, multichannel marketing, the processing of sales publications and for collaboration. On a technical level the content, templates, layouts, structures and user accounts are stored and managed separately in a central graph database.

Contents

The censhare system is regarded as a "Global Publishing" product and ranks among the eight leading publishing systems worldwide. [2] [3]

Operations

censhare GmbH has its headquarters in Germany in Munich and Freiburg, where the product is developed and additional offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland, France, Benelux, Nordics and India.

History

Product Development

The development of the system started in 2001 and was launched on the market in 2002 as CoWare Server. Since version 2.0 the system has been sold under the censhare name. In 2008 the production company CoWare AG was renamed as censhare AG. [2]

The system consists of individual applications and is offered in different configurations all the way through to an "all-in-one" platform for communication and marketing. Main versions are usually issued every other year, minor versions are issued regularly three times a year, while updates are provided according to requirements.

censhare launched the censhare Cloud in January 2024, which provides the same functions and features as the on-premise version (censhare Classic), but it is hosted by censhare in Germany.

In addition to the further development of products, censhare GmbH participates as official partner in the Adobe InDesign IDML development (InDesign Markup Language) of Adobe Systems. [4]

History of versions

Utilization

The censhare system is a commercial system and is for sale as a solution configured according to requirements and provides the required licenses accordingly. In addition, since May 2009, various communication products are available like censhare SaaS according to the SaaS model at monthly rental prices, whereby the terms range from 12 to 48 months. [5]

Market

The censhare system is currently (2015) used by more than 150 national and international companies and institutions. Customers include media companies such as book publishing companies, corporate publishers, specialist publishers, magazine and newspaper publishing companies as well as financial services providers, agencies, media services providers, public administrations and companies active in the industrial and commercial sectors. The system is currently used by the following corporations, for example: [6]

Awards

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Trade and specialist articles

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References

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  2. 1 2 Daniel Schürmann: [German; http://www.beyond-print.de/2008/08/26/AusCoWareAGwirdcenshareAG/ Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Aus CoWare AG wird censhare AG. 'Global Publishing'-Firma mit neuem Namen]. At: Beyond-Print featured on August 26 , 2008; accessed on January 31,  2013.
  3. ↑ Functionality Grid and Diagram helps publishers & corporations find the right publishing system. At: PRLOG.org featured on March 19,  2013; accessed on January 31,  2013.
  4. ↑ InDesign CS5.5 / Automation → IDML-Partners → censhare Archived 2015-05-21 at the Wayback Machine . At: Company website of Adobe Systems; accessed at January 31,  2013.
  5. ↑ „censhare as a service" sorgt für kalkulierbare Kosten in Verlagshäusern, Corporate Communications-Abteilungen und Handelsunternehmen Archived May 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . Auf: PrePress – World of Print, www.worldofprint.de, 26 May 2009; retrieved 1 December 2011.
  6. ↑ References Archived 2015-06-10 at archive.today . At: Company website of censhare AG; accessed on June 10,  2015.
  7. ↑ (msp): Die EDP-Digitaldruck-Awards 2009. In: Publisher, issue 2-09; accessed on January 31,  2013.
  8. ↑ Gartner Cool Vendors 2014 | Gartner inc.; accessed on August 3,  2014.
  9. ↑ censhare Website | censhare named "cool vendor" by Gartner; accessed on August 3,  2014.
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