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Especially certified Microsoft partners provide specialized industry solutions for the ERP-products of Microsoft, which are unified in the business group Microsoft Business Solutions. knk Business Software AG is one of these partners, but it is the only software provider, which is certified by Microsoft in the area of editorial and publishing services.
Our publishing software knkPublishing has been developed for the business organisation of small and medium-sized editors of books, journals, magazines, newspapers, electronic media and other kinds of media (e.g. yellow pages, calenders and so on). It does not only cover all kind of typical editorial requirements , but it pays attention to the newest and importantst developments in this industry, i.e. eBooks, new media; standardization of information interchange with authors, surveyors, printers; changing working processes in the publishing industry and so on.
Our customers are big and small publishing houses, such as comic editors like Egmont Ehapa (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Asterix,...), book editors like the Lübbe group (e.g. Dan Brown: Illuminati), consumer magazine publishers like ModeInfo (Vogue, Elle) and b2b-magazine publishers as Vincentz Verlag Hannover (colors and coating) or specialized publishing houses like MEV (online picture database) or digital enTertainment pool (educational software and games).
knkPublishing is internationally supported by Microsoft, available in different languages and locally supported by over 8000 Microsoft Business Solution Partners worldwide in over 102 countries.
Our USPs (Unique Selling Points) briefly:
- Only from us you can get REAL INTEGRATION!
We offer the only business software for publishing houses, which really integrates all functions and departments of a publishing house, e.g. financial accounting, controlling, marketing, CRM, distribution, but as well the editorial department, production, website content, department for seminars, congresses and fairs etc. (see our module overview).
Your advantage: Real transparence of all relevant information. No double entries. Consistent data. Eliminiation of the major sources of errors. Increased self-responsibility of the employees. More efficient leadership. More Initiative of every single person in your company. Quicker reaction on new market challenges. Better economical thinking and action. Higher economical result.
- The only business software for publishers certified by Microsoft!
We offer – worldwide – the only business software for publishing houses, which is certified by Microsoft.
Your advantage: Security for your investment. Our solution is a real, international standard software, as it bases on Microsoft Business Solution Navision. This is the ERP-Software by Microsoft for small and medium enterprises. It is used by over 300.000 companies worldwide. Since, you really receive "best of bread": A standard, which is reliable, which has proved it’s efficiency all over the world and which is squeezing out the other market players increasingly.
Additionally: Highest usability, simple navigation and handling: Our solution obeys strictly to the Microsoft StyleGuide: Who is able to use Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, can use Microsoft Navision as well.
- We offer the broadest and deepest functionality!
From our point of view, we offer the only business software for publishers, which can really be named a „broad standard“. Our software does not support only book editors, not only special interest magazines, not only online content editors, not only publishers of calenders, not only publishers of games etc. Our software is really covering the industry: It is suited for ALL KIND of publishing houses.
This does not mean, that we can offer a standard solution to every single of your individual requirements or to every single requirement of any special branch of the industry in any country. But we offer a very broad and reliable standard, which can compete in the mean time with every specialized “island” software, we know. And this standard functionality can easily be adapted to your needs. This flexibility is the basic principle of Microsoft Navision.
Your advantage: You receive a reliable, broad and proved standard software at a very reasonable price. Our objective is: As much standard as possible, as much individuality as necessary. Of course, individuality is always more expensive as a standard. But with us, you can decide on your own, how much standard you want and how much individuality you need.
- IT-projects in a different way: Successful!
As the implementor, we offer a very distinctive project methodology and professional project management. This project access costs You, Your employees and us quite a high effort and discipline. And it is not for free. Therefore, we do not force you to follow our methodology, if you do not want to. But if you do follow our advice, your IT-project will be successful with highest probability.
By the way: This does mean, that there is sunshine all day in everyday project live. If a result as to be delivered within time & on budget and if lot of people work together, conflicts will occur for sure. But to solve these conflicts efficiently, with a positive impact on the project (e.g. resolving new ideas), and to coordinate all the work to be done in the needed quality and within the scheduled time, this is our understanding of professional project management.
As well, this does not mean, that we will deliver a project in time & budget, if the scope of the project is imprecisely defined and growing day by day. Of course, your collegues will get more and more “appetite” on new functionalities and features, if they understand more and more the possibilities of modern software technology. To stay within the agreed “menu” and the agreed project scope, will be your responsiblity. But we will help you with this challenging task.
Your advantage: Successful implementation of your new business software. Within scope. And within time & budget.
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