• Editor solution edit-on® Pro is to be integrated into Content Management System ICContent® CMS
• Enhanced user-friendliness, accessible authoring of content
• OEM partnership of both companies now officially confirmed

Saarbrücken and Trier As a RealObjects OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Partner, ICT Solutions AG will integrate the edit-on® Pro editor solution into their Content Management System ICContent® CMS. The professional CMS is designed for enterprise level customers and is already in use at the Hessen and Rheinland-Pfalz State Administration as well as at many financial service companies such as HVB Luxembourg and Frankfurt-Trust. The internationally recognized RealObjects editor solution guarantees a high level of user friendliness and accessible content authoring. It supports the ICContent® CMS authors in the daily maintenance of web content in the Internet, Intranet and portals.

The combination of both systems makes a decisive contribution to the growing requirements of business and public administration for a user interface that is easy to operate, providing features of a normal word processor also in Web applications.

Outstanding features for a modern CMS
In contrast to other editors, edit-on®  Pro can easily handle MS Word content. Copy/Paste and Drag/Drop can be done under complete control. Clean, standard compliant HTML source code is guaranteed by validation against the XHTML DTD. This prevents unwanted formatting in the CMS, regardless of whether the content was inserted via the editor's WYSIWYG or via the source view. The integrated real-time spell checker and the automatic generation of accessible content are convenient features for the authors. The new editor is available to customers in ICContent® CMS Version 5.0 and will be a permanent part of the system in the next release.

A strong partnership for even more customer satisfaction
The use of the new editor officially confirms the OEM partnership between ICT and RealObjects. "In RealObjects we have found a partner representing a similar philosophy as ICT" said Dr. Axel Kalenborn, Chairman of the Board at ICT AG. "The customer who wants to use our product quickly and conveniently is our main focus. edit-on® Pro is one of the best editors currently available in the market. The features of the system have convinced us. The integration into ICContent® CMS is another step in optimising our system to suit the needs of our customers", explained Dr. Kalenborn.

"We are pleased that ICT, as one of the leading providers of E-Business and E-Government solutions in Germany, has decided on the edit-on® Pro technology. This further improves our market position in medium-sized companies, banking and insurance, as well as in public institutions and administration", said Michael Jung, co-founder and Managing Director for Sales & Business Development at RealObjects GmbH.

About ICT
ICT specialises in content management technology for success-critical applications in online communication. The core product and basis of the consulting and implementation technology of ICT is the standard software ICContent® CMS. The scalable system allows E-Business- and E-Government solutions, up to portal level, to be rapidly and efficiently implemented in an investment-safe manner. Founded in 1996, ICT currently has 40 employees at the headquarters in Trier and the subsidiaries in Wiesbaden and Luxemburg.

About RealObjects
Headquartered in Saarbrücken, Germany, RealObjects is a manufacturer of standards-oriented, cross-platform software tools for content authoring and electronic publishing. The company ranks as a pioneering developer of easy-to-use, affordable and quick-to-deploy WYSIWYG HTML/XHTML/XML editor solutions, which enable content authoring in Web- and Java-based applications. Its market leading editor applet edit-on Pro® perfectly complements web based Content Management, Knowledge Management or e-Learning systems, and streamlines the process of in-browser Web authoring - across platforms, without installation of client-side software.

Founded in May 2000, the privately-held software company has more than 1500 corporate customers in over 30 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, educational institutions as well as government and non-profit organizations. A strong network of key business alliances, value added resellers and OEM partners has been established.