ci-book™ | constant corporate design
Updated on: 2022-02-28
System description ci-book™ | constant corporate design
ci-book™ is a complete solution for the production of advertising media for print and online and offers the entry into a company-specific brand management system or the expansion of existing systems.
Communication measures can be implemented according to corporate design specifications and communication media can be adapted to current situations, regional conditions and individual requirements.
Internal employees, sales partners, franchisees, branches and specialist dealers have access to a web-based application at any time and from anywhere in the world.
The range of functions and applications, the user interface, which was completely redesigned in 2021, and the presentation of complex processes are comprehensible and supported by a wide range of support services.
With more than 10,000 users and application capabilities for over 30 languages including corresponding fonts, ci-book™ is one of the most widely used web-to-publish solutions on the market.
Initial installation: 2005
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Reference customers
ver.di - Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, massa haus GmbH, KSB SE & Co. KGaA, Leitz GmbH & Co. KG, Schmitz Cargobull AG, McDonald's Kinderhilfe Stiftung, Emvia Living GmbH, bwcon GmbH (Baden-Württemberg: Connected e.V.), Der Paritätische Gesamtverband (Bund | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Niedersachsen), Gabler Werbeagentur GmbH, Comprix GbR (Healthcare), Stadtseniorenrat Tübingen, Technologieförderung Reutlingen-Tübingen GmbH [...]
Media channels (internal / external)
| Internal | External | |
|---|---|---|
| Ja | Ja | |
| Website, webshop | Ja | Ja |
| Online, Mobile | Ja | Ja |
| Out-of-Home | Ja | Ja |
| E-paper | Ja | Ja |
| Apps | Ja | Ja |
| E-books | Ja | Ja |
| Video/Audio | Ja | Ja |
| Ja | Ja | |
| Social media | Ja | Ja |
| Messenger | Ja | Ja |
| Office applications | Ja | Ja |
| Search engines | Ja | Ja |
| Online marketplaces | Ja | Ja |
| Internal | External | |
|---|---|---|
| Ja | Ja | |
| Website, webshop | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Online, Mobile | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Out-of-Home | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| E-paper | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Apps | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| E-books | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Video/Audio | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Ja | Ja | |
| Social media | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Messenger | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Office applications | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Search engines | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
| Online marketplaces | ||
| Ja | Ja | |
System basis
| Frontend devices | Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone |
|---|---|
| Frontend operating systems | Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Android, iOS |
| Frontend web browsers | All current web browser versions. |
| Frontend technology | HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript |
| Server operation systems |
Microsoft Windows and Linux, Virtualisation on Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure, Docker containers. |
| Server technology | Adobe InDesign CC Server - Backward compatible up to Adobe InDesign Server 6. |
| Webserver | Microsoft Internet Information Server and Apache. |
| PDF engine | ci-book™ Renderengine plus Adobe InDesign CC Server - Backwards compatible up to Adobe InDesign Server 6. |
| Database system | Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL Enterprise Server - Potential additional database systems can be integrated via ODBC interface. |
| Operating | On provider server or On customer server |
| Frontend devices | |
|---|---|
| Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone | |
| Frontend operating systems | |
| Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Android, iOS | |
| Frontend web browsers | |
| All current web browser versions. | |
| Frontend technology | |
| HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript | |
| Server operation systems | |
|
Microsoft Windows and Linux, Virtualisation on Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure, Docker containers. |
|
| Server technology | |
| Adobe InDesign CC Server - Backward compatible up to Adobe InDesign Server 6. | |
| Webserver | |
| Microsoft Internet Information Server and Apache. | |
| PDF engine | |
| ci-book™ Renderengine plus Adobe InDesign CC Server - Backwards compatible up to Adobe InDesign Server 6. | |
| Database system | |
| Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL Enterprise Server - Potential additional database systems can be integrated via ODBC interface. | |
| Operating | |
| On provider server or On customer server | |
Interfaces
| Pre-press and printing | Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. |
|---|---|
| Order systems | Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. |
| Databases | Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. |
| Other | Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. |
| Pre-press and printing | |
|---|---|
| Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. | |
| Order systems | |
| Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. | |
| Databases | |
| Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. | |
| Other | |
| Interfaces are generally possible and can be implemented on a project-specific basis. | |
Licence models
| Costs for system setup |
No set-up costs for provision as a rental licence. For purchase licence only according to offer. Fee-based service packages and training are offered for importing templates. Further adaptations only according to offer. |
|---|---|
| Buying license |
Ja
Only according to offer.Depending on the number of users, the desired applications and functions. Depending on internal requirements, ci-book™ can be set up on an existing infrastructure or integrated as a module. |
| Rental license |
Ja
From 15.00 EUR** Net * Per month and user * Valid only for annual billing (12x) * Minimum term 1 year * Extension of term with discounts, annual billing according to offer. |
| Costs for system setup | |
|---|---|
|
No set-up costs for provision as a rental licence. For purchase licence only according to offer. Fee-based service packages and training are offered for importing templates. Further adaptations only according to offer. |
|
| Buying license | |
|
Ja
Only according to offer.Depending on the number of users, the desired applications and functions. Depending on internal requirements, ci-book™ can be set up on an existing infrastructure or integrated as a module. |
|
| Rental license | |
|
Ja
From 15.00 EUR** Net * Per month and user * Valid only for annual billing (12x) * Minimum term 1 year * Extension of term with discounts, annual billing according to offer. |
|
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