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Product Overview

Em Software is the industry leader in affordable, code-driven catalog automation. With blindingly fast performance, these plugins for both InDesign and QuarkXPress use the same code in either application, ideal for shops where multiple products are used, or for those considering a change in applications. The power of Em Software is spread out across three interrelated products, so you need only buy the tools you need.
 Xdata / InData
Mail-merge on steriods. Use Em's data-scripting language within XPress or InDesign to interpret your data to build flowing documents using the full power of XPress or InDesign including auto-import of images.
Perfect for:
  •     structured or semi-structured catalogs
  •     price lists
  •     financial and legal reports
  •     conference guides
  •     abstracts
  •     real estate guides
  •     trader and swap magazine
  •     classified advertising
  •     timetables
  •     phone books
  •     course listings
  •     TV guides
  •     much more
Xtags
Xtags is a "data-side" tagging language which allows the user to add tags to their data that in turn creates multiple page documents consisting of combinations of text and picture frames that can be set up either to flow inline or as freestanding unanchored objects and groups. Xtags tagging is identical for both Quark and InDesign -- which means that a single tagged file can produce identical results on both Quark and InDesign.
Xcatalog / InCatalog
Create links between your documents and your database. Update the links in either direction to update prices, change descriptions and images, or even change languages with just a few clicks.  X/InCatalog can be used in combination with X/InData or Xtags to create solutions that both build your documents as well as linking your data and images!
All of Em Software's tools are scriptable for even more automation possibilities.
Perfect for:
  •     catalogs
  •     flyers
  •     retail advertising
  •     corporate business cards
  •     speciality publishing

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Avatar provides help desk services for Em Software. We have been designing solutions using Em products for well over a decade. We provide support, system integration and training. We can write the code for your solution, or teach you how to write it yourself. If you need help with an existing solution using Em Software products, we can help you there as well.

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