Features 

Content Management 

Unique combination of eLearning, document and content management, with built in core features of 

application server platform 

Secure federated repository for any digital object or metadata to describe any web or physical resource 

Flexible content architecture that supports multiple repositories (bureaus) per server (e.g. ASP Hosting 

for separate organisations on the one server) and unlimited category levels 

Robust repository management services, including check in/out, controlled editing, major and minor 

revisions, integrated unlimited step workflow routing 

Choice of browser (IE, Netscape, Safari) or Java swing client interface (Hive Explorer for Windows or 

Mac) 

Content Assembly into IMS and SCORM content packages, using Hive Explorer for RELOAD Editor 

(both Learning Design and ADL SCORM versions!).  See Appendix K for more detail. 

Content Package disassembly into components, converting the  manifest file  into links to content in the 

Hive repository 

Publishing HTML into components, converting relative HREF links to content in the Hive repository 

 HarvestRoad 

Hive

 Rapid Publish plug in for Microsoft Word (separate module) 

Automatic conversion to HTML or XML, using the Verity HTML Export and XML Export engines 

Running of courses from within Zip files, and automatic import of IMS/SCORM content packages 

Category browsing, simple and advanced searching across metadata and/or content 

Full content and metadata indexing 

Saved searches and publications 

 Timed Visibility  on categories, courses, content items and the relationships between content and 

courses 

Batch publishing using drag and drop interfaces with your local file system 

 Thumbnail 

viewing 

Comprehensive, separate reporting database containing all transactions affecting all entities in the 

system 

Workflow 

Flexible workflow engine that drives content through easily configurable workflows 

Any number of workflow; any number of steps in a workflow 

Any number of workflow teams, comprised of groups, roles or users 

Flexible team processing rules, including  Any ,  All  and  At Least  

Supports collaborative content construction and review 

Automatic email notification and escalation if target deadlines not achieved 

Reject to any step; reject to publisher from any step; restart from any or specified steps. 

Metadata 

Plug and play metadata schemas, plus specific support for a range of metadata standards for 

describing resources 

Full metadata mapping across schemas   end users can search using simple, configurable interfaces, 

yet perform powerful metadata searches without needing to know metadata schemes 

Copyright 

Advanced Copyright Engine (ACE), including the ability to report on content usage for the purposes of 

meeting obligations of independent auditing and license compliance 

File blocking to prevent copying of copyright materials by more than one item at a time. 

System and User 

Groups, roles and user management, including mapping user and group details to LDAP directories 

External authentication of designated users 

Flexible and customisable permissions layer   define your own permission sets (e.g., Author, Viewer, 

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