iNews Publisher News Manager Lite   Self Comparison     [1]
General        
Version     [2] 3.0 3.5    
Release Date     [3] Apr.18.08 Jul.31.06    
Platform     [4] Windows IIS Windows IIS    
Script Language     [5] ASP 3.0 ASP 3.0    
Databases                         Supported     [6] MS/My SQL or Access MS/My SQL or Access    
Entirely Web Based     [7] Yes Yes    
Email Components     [9] All All    
DLLs Required     [10] No No    
Active X Required     [11] No No    
Users' Manual     [12] Yes No    
Online Help     [13] Yes Yes    
Install Manual     [14] Yes Yes    
Upgrade Manual     [15] Yes Yes    
Rebranding Allowed     [16] Yes Yes    
Hosted Solution Only     [17] No No    
   Cost Per Year     [18] N/A N/A    
Common Style Sheets     [19] Yes Yes    
Common Header/Footer     [20] Yes Yes    
Price            
License Price     [21] $179 Free    
Source Code Cost     [22] Included Included    
Support Costs     [24] 90 Days Not Included    
Upgrade Costs                      - After free upgrades.     [25] $80     [26] N/A     [27]    
General Admin Features        
Max. Admin Agents     [28] Unlimited Unlimited    
Security Levels     [29] Unlimited     [30] 2    
Approve Articles     [31] Yes No    
RSS Output     [32] Yes Yes    
RSS Reader     [33] Yes No    
Enable / Disable                    Visitor Comments     [34] Yes N/A    
Enable / Disable                    Visitor Rating     [35] Yes N/A    
Templates / Drafts     [36] Yes No    
Activity Logs     [37] Yes No    
Admin Agent Expiry     [38] Yes No    
Admin Deactivation     [39] Yes Yes    
Password Reminder     [40] Yes No    
Suggest Features     [41] Yes Yes    
My Profile     [42] Yes No    
Image Library / Shortcuts     [43] Yes No    
Safe Uploading     [45] Yes No    
Upload Manager     [46] Yes No    
Statistics     [47] Yes Yes    
Enable / Disable                    Author Credits     [48] Yes N/A    
Date Formats     [49] Yes No    
Paging[50] Yes Yes    
Category Features            
Max. Number Categories     [51] Unlimited Unlimited    
Number of Category & Sub-Category Levels     [52] 3 1    
Disable / Enable Categories     [53] Yes No    
Article Features            
Sorts & Filters     [54] Yes No    
Relations     [55] Yes No    
2 Way Relations     [56] Yes No    
Dynamic HTML Editor (WYSIWYG)     [57] Yes (Better)     [58] Yes (Good)     [59]    
Article Summaries     [60] Yes Yes    
Alternate Views     [61] Yes No    
Number Articles per Page     [62] Yes Yes    
Expiry / Publish Dates     [63] Yes Yes    
Multi Category Articles     [64] Yes No    
Apply Templates     [65] Yes No    
Enable / Disable Visitor Comments     [66] Yes N/A    
Enable / Disable Visitor Ratings     [67] Yes N/A    
Upgrade Check Utility     [68] Yes No    
Max Number Articles     [69] Unlimited Unlimited    
Fast Date Selection     [70] Yes No    
Visitor's Side:        
Search     [71] Yes Yes    
Visitor Comments     [72] Yes No    
Rate Article     [73] Yes No    
Export Formats     [74] .doc, .txt N/A    
Email a Friend     [75] Yes No    
Printable View     [76] Yes No    
Paging     [77] Yes Yes    
Visitor Viewing Options        
Title / Summary Image     [78] Yes No  
# Articles per Page     [79] Yes No    
Existing Page Views     [80] Yes Yes    
Full Page Article Lists     [81] Yes Yes    
Scolling News     [82] Yes Yes    
Ticker     [83] Yes Yes    
Archives     [84] Yes No    
Categorized News     [85] Yes Yes    
Recent Articles     [86] Yes Yes    
Most Popular     [87] Yes No    
Highlighted News     [88] Yes No    
Side News     [89] Yes Yes    
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Use this column to make your own comparisons to other news publishing software.
[2]
Version of the software being compared.
[3]
Date of this version release.
[4]
Systems supported.

Example:
 Windows IIS, Linux, etc.
[5]
Primary script language, in addition to HTML.
[6]
List of all databases supported at this price.
[7]
Is the application entirely web based? Yes or No
[8]
Are future upgrades included in the license price? Yes / No. 

If yes, how many?
[9]
Which of the following email componenets are supported with this version?

CDONTS, CDO, CDOSYS, Jmail, ASPMail, Persits, ABMailer, SMTPsvg, Dundas?

Others on request?
[10]
Do you need to install DLLs to run the software? (Server or PC)
[11]
Do you need to install Active X to run the software? (Server or PC)
[12]
Is a detailed users' manual included with the software?  Yes/ No.
[13]
Is an online help included as part of the software?  Yes/No.
[14]
Is an install guide included as part of the software?   Yes/ No 
[15]
Is an upgrade manual included with the software, to help minimize data loss when upgrading versions? Yes/No.
[16]
Is the software re-brandable?

Can the purchaser remove the developer logo and link from the visible portion of the software?

At this price level?

Yes/No.
[17]
Must the purchaser 'rent' the solution? Can it only be hosted with the vendor?  Yes/No.
[18]
If 'Hosted Solution', what is the cost per year, in US funds, for an unlimited number of agents?  Yes/No. (If not unlimited, specify number of agents.)
[19]
Does the public side of the application share a common .css file, for easy customizations of color and prefered fonts? 

Yes/No.

Or, alternatively, are these options built into the application admin?
[20]
Does the application's public side share a common header and footer file, to ease customizations? (Add logos, site headers, etc. with only one include statement.) 

Or, alternateively,  is this function built-in to the administration?

Yes/No
[21]
What is the price, in US funds, to purchase a license to use this product indefinitely? 

If hosted solution, N/A.
[22]
Additional costs,  in US funds, to purchase the unencrypted source code.

(For maximum customization flexibility.)
[23]
Any additional costs,  in US funds, to have the application installed by Expinion.net staff, via FTP onto purchaser's host or server?
[24]
Any additional costs,  in US funds, for indefinited support?
[25]
Any additional costs, in US funds, for future version upgrades, after any free upgrades have been used?

If cost, are any additional free versions included?
[26]
After free upgrades have been used up. This price includes additional future releases up to another full-version.
[27]
After free upgrades have been used up. This price includes additional future releases up to another full-version.
[28]
Maximum number of administrative agents/authors that are allowed, at this price level.
[29]
Maximum of security levels that are included at this price level.
[30]
iNP allows you to create your own custom security levels, so you can choose exactly what functions  each agent can/can't do. Any number of security levels can be setup, without restrictions.
[31]
Can articles be 'disapproved' by default, so that senior admin can review and edit them before they can be made public?  Yes/No
[32]
Are RSS Feeds included, so that your current news can be shown on other sites or PC's?

Are there several feed options to choose from?  Yes/No.
[33]
Is an RSS reader included, so that you can show news from other sites on your pages?   Example: Yahoo

Can the news view be customized? Y/N
[34]
Can admin enable or disable visitor comments on an application-wide basis?   Yes/No.

If visitor commenting is not available, N/A.
[35]
Can admin enable or disable visitor's from rating articles, on an application-wide basis?  Yes/No.

If visitor rating is not available, N/A.
[36]
Can templates (or drafts) be created as standards or shortcuts for article creation?  Yes / No
[37]
Are activity logs automatically kept to track important administrator activity?   Yes/No.

Example: When articles are written and by whom, when enabled or approved, when deleted, etc.
[38]
Can administrative agents have their priviledges automatically expire on a certain date?
 
Yes/No
[39]
Can admin be temporarily deactivated? (So that they can't login, but without deleting them altogether.)    Yes/No
[40]
Is a password reminder feature included, to email the forgotten password to the admin agent?

Yes/No.
[41]
Can admin suggest features for future application upgrades, from their admin area?   Yes/No
[42]
Can admin agents be allowed to edit their own profile for such settings as changed email addresses, passwords, preferred article lists settings, etc? 

Even if they can't edit the settings of another agent.

Yes/No
[43]
Can you track & preview images uploaded through the application?

Can you use shortcuts to adding them into an article?        Yes/No
[44]
Image uploading, previewing and listing. But, shortcuts are not available.
[45]
Can admin select between allowing image only uploading, or allowing all file types to be uploaded?
[46]
Can files be uploaded by admin, through the application, without FTP access?
[47]
Are basic statistics shown, such as number of views per article, number of unapproved articles, etc. - on an  application wide - with links to appropriate lists?
[48]
Can the authors name be either shown in the article lists or disabled?
[49]
Are alternate date format options built into the application?
[50]
Is paging and/or 'Go To Page' built into the admin listings?  Yes/No.
[51]
The maximum number of category and or sub-category names that can be used to organize your articles.
[52]
Example:
1= Unlimited number of categories
    - No subcategories.
2= Each category can have an unlimited number of sub-categories.
3= Each sub-category can have an unlimited number of additional sub-categories.
( Like branches, twigs and leaves.)
[53]
Can categories be temporarily disabled, so the are not shown to the public? (Or they can be kept for internal use only.)  Yes/No.
[54]
Can administration sort and filter the article listings in a number of different ways?  Yes/No.
[55]
Can articles be further related, so that links to related articles show at the bottom of the full article view? Yes/No.
[56]
When articles are related, is the reciprocal relationship made automatically?

Example: if parent is related to child, child article must also be related to parent.

Yes/No
[57]
Is there a dynamic HTML editor to use when creating articles and/or templates? So that text formating, justifications, tables, images etc. can be added to the articles online, dynamically?   Yes/No.
[58]
MS Internet Explorer recommended for use with this text editor.
[59]
MS Internet Explorer recommended for use with this text editor.
[60]
Can article summaries be defined for use in abbreviated listings, together with links to the full article?  Yes/No.
[61]
Can admin define alternate article listing viewing prefernces, for themselves only? Yes/No.
   Example: Grid format vs. Detailed article lists.
[62]
Can admin define the number of articles shown per page on the admin side? 
On the public side? Yes/No.
[63]
Can articles be pre-written with with defined publication and expiry dates? Yes/No.
[64]
Can a single article, be added to more than one category? And will the article remain a single article record? Yes/No.
[65]
Can pre-written article formats be applied easily to a new article, from entirely within the application?  Without separate cutting and pasting? Yes/No.
[66]
Can visitor comments be allowed or disallowed on a per-article basis? (So that some articles can have comments allowed, while others don't?)  Yes/No.
[67]
Can visitor ratings be allowed or disallowed on a per-article basis? (So that some articles can be rated, while others can't be rated.) Yes/No
[68]
Is there a built-in utility to allow you to quickly check if there is an upgrade to your current software available?  Yes/No.
[69]
Does the application enforce any limits to the number of artilces allowed?  Yes/No.
[70]
When selecting dates (publication, expiry etc.), is there a popup calendar to select from?   Yes/No.
[71]
Is there a built-in utility to allow visitors to search for specific words or phrases within articles?    Yes/No
[72]
Can visitors leave comments about an article? (If allowed by admin.)  Yes/No.
[73]
Can visitor's rate an article for usefulness or humor?  (If allowed by admin.)  Yes/No.
[74]
If articles can be exported by visitors, in which formats?
Example: .txt, .doc, etc. 
Yes/No
[75]
Can visitor's refer an article to a friend via the application?  Yes/No.
[76]
Is there a built-in utility to print an article?  Yes/No.
[77]
Are pages, page links, Next/Previous pages and/or 'Go To' page functions included on the public side? (Faster navigation for your visitors.)  Yes/No.
[78]
Can an image be shown as part of the summary or title, as well as in the article content?   Not just in a defined image field?

(Forces image into various views.)    Yes/No.
[79]
Can the number of articles shown, in a public articles list, be easily changed?  Yes/No.
[80]
Can lists of articles be included as part of existing pages?
 In various sort orders and means of viewing?    Yes/No.
[81]
Are there full page lists of articles, with links? (In addition to lists that can be included on existing pages.)  Yes/No.
[82]
Can scrolling news (appears to be rolling up the page) be included on a page, together with other content?  Yes/No.
[83]
Is there a news ticker (news headlines appears as if being typed) viewing option, that can be included on an existing page? Yes/No.
[84]
Is there a built-in view for archived (expired) news?   Yes/No.
[85]
Can news be shown in an orgainzed manner? (Sorted by any category  and/or subcategory names.) Are there optional ways of showing these? (Example: with or without summaries, in a tree form vs. a list of categories as links.)
[86]
Is there an article list, that can be included as part of an exisiting page, that is sorted with the most recent news at the top?  Yes/No.
[87]
Is there built-in view, that will show a list of articles, sorted with those that have had the most views of the full-article, first?  Yes/No.
[88]
Is there a means/list of highlighting specific news that you wish to feature for your visitors?  Yes/No.
[89]
Is there a built-in news list, that will appear in a column on the left or right of your other page content?   Yes/No.