iNews Publisher News Manager Lite   Self Comparison[1]
General        
Version[2] 2.5 3.5    
Release Date[3] Jul.31.06 Nov.26.04    
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    
Future Version Upgrades Included. (How Many)[8] Up to and including v3.5 Up to and including v4.5    
Email Components[9] All All    
DLLs Required[10] No No    
Active X Required[11] No No    
Users' Manual[12] Yes Yes    
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] $95 $40    
Source Code Cost[22] Included Included    
Install Cost[23] Included Included    
Support Costs[24] Included Included    
Upgrade Costs                      - After free upgrades.[25] $45 [26] $20 [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 Limited[44]    
Safe Uploading[45] Yes No    
Upload Manager[46] Yes Yes    
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.
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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 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]