The DocFactory platform is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework, a development and execution environment that allows different programming languages and libraries to work together seamlessly.
Microsoft .Net Framework 3 combines the .Net Framework 2.0 APIs with new technologies for building applications. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is Microsoft’s strategic presentation technology for Windows smart client user experiences. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) provides the first unified programming model for rapidly building service-oriented applications.
DocFactory implements a modular software architecture in order to be flexible, scalable, customizable, and future proof. Software modules can be easily added and integrated to support customer specific functionality. DocFactory is a data driven platform enabling functionality of the runtime systems or the rendering of publications to be steered with authored data, minimizing the need for application changes to support new brands, models, or configurations.
DocFactory is developed on a foundation of open standards for communication, data exchange, and integration. DocFactory uses component-based architecture on top of the Microsoft .NET Framework to enable communication, data exchange, and integration tasks to work seamlessly within IT environments.
While DocFactory is committed to delivering a comprehensive set of function areas out-of-the-box, Sigma Kudos understands that every industry and organization has unique needs. Rather than treating these needs as an afterthought, Sigma Kudos has devoted substantial efforts to understanding these types of need and implemented DocFactory extensibility to support them. This extensibility ranges from advanced configurability capabilities to customization interfaces for specific needs using familiar development environments.
To learn more about the development of DocFactory and Technical Information 2.0, please visit Substrate, a development project where Sigma Kudos cooperates with researchers from the Medea Collaborative Media Initiative at Malmö University.
