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Description

Most content teams are drowning in documents - not because they lack writers, but because their tools weren't built for the scale, complexity, or compliance demands they're actually working under. Author-it was. For over 25 years, Author-it has been the CCMS of choice for organisations where documentation accuracy isn't optional. Manufacturing teams managing hundreds of product variants across 20+ languages. Software companies decoupling their help content from product release cycles. Utilities teams where a procedure gap isn't a typo problem - it's a regulatory one. The core architecture is built around component content: Topics (individual content units), assembled into Books (deliverables), stored in a central Library. Write once, publish everywhere - to HTML5, PDF, Word, SCORM/eLearning, XML, DITA, and AION, Author-it's structured JSON format built specifically for LLM and RAG pipeline consumption. This is the AI Content Foundation angle: your structured content, already tagged, already resolved, already formatted for machine ingestion. Built-in modules cover the full content lifecycle: structured authoring (no DITA or XML expertise required), translation workflow management with XLIFF export, multi-stage Review & Approve with full audit trails, variant and conditional content management, and publishing to multiple simultaneous output formats. Customer outcomes include $3M+ annual savings and 60–70% content reuse in global manufacturing, $2M+ savings and 90% reuse in enterprise software, and ISO/508 compliance achieved unlocking government procurement. Author-it is cloud-hosted SaaS, headquartered in New Zealand, with offices in Seattle and the Netherlands. Pricing: Contact for pricing @ author-it.com

Description

MadCap IXIA CCMS is a DITA-based component content management system designed to simplify large-scale technical documentation processes. It allows teams to create structured, modular content that can be reused and published across multiple channels and formats. The platform integrates the oXygen XML Editor, giving technical writers professional authoring tools along with features like validation, style rules, and version control. Collaboration tools enable subject matter experts, editors, and reviewers to work together within a unified workflow. Contributors without DITA expertise can still create content using a Word-like web editor interface. The system supports advanced content organization with metadata, taxonomy, and flexible workflow management. IXIA CCMS also includes powerful localization capabilities, enabling teams to send translation packages incrementally and reuse previously translated content. These features help organizations reduce localization costs while maintaining consistency across global documentation. Dynamic release management tools allow teams to manage documentation for multiple product versions simultaneously. With scalable infrastructure and structured content management, IXIA CCMS helps enterprises maintain efficient, high-quality documentation workflows.

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API Access

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Integrations

Fluid Topics
Acrolinx
Amazon Bedrock
Claude
Congree
Cornerstone Content Anytime
Elastic Cloud
Gemini
Honeycomb
MadCap Flare
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Word
Moodle
OpenAI
Oxygen XML Editor
TEXTML Server
Trados Studio
XTM Cloud
Zoomin

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial
Free Version

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial
Free Version

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Vendor Details

Company Name

Author-it

Founded

2000

Country

New Zealand

Website

www.author-it.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

MadCap Software

Founded

2005

Country

United States

Website

www.madcapsoftware.com/products/ixia-ccms/

Product Features

Content Management

Audio Content
Customizable Templates
Document Indexing
E-forms
Full Text Search
Image Editor
SEO Management
Text Editor
Version Control
Video Content
Website Management

Help Authoring Tools

Collaboration Tools
Content Library
Drag & Drop Editing
Image Library
Import HTML / Word
Multi-Format Output
Offline Editing
Preview Output
Screenshot Tool
Search
Templates
Text Editor / Word Processor
Translation Tools
Version Control

Software Documentation

Access Roles / User Permissions
Automatic Documentation Generation
Collaboration Tools
Docs Web Hosting
Feedback Capture
Markdown Support
Multiple Formats Support
Multiple Versions Support
Version Control
WYSIWIG Editor
Webhooks
reStructured Text Support

Product Features

Content Management

Audio Content
Customizable Templates
Document Indexing
E-forms
Full Text Search
Image Editor
SEO Management
Text Editor
Version Control
Video Content
Website Management

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