The new FrameMaker 7.0 includes a server module and XML tools that can automatically reformat the same document for delivery in various forms, such as an HTML Web page or a Palm handheld document.

Frame has a very different logic. Using Word you normally format your document as you write your text. With Frame you first define your layout, your headings, your paragraph etc.

Those are plain unstructured FrameMaker documents, containing complete specifications. Often, the layout contains predefined paragraph and table formats. Our approach to extract specification data ...

The new FrameMaker follows several recent moves by Adobe to expand into the server arena. In January, the company released software for managing images throughout a corporate network.

If XML, PDF, and other formats, including HTML, are part of your publishing needs, FrameMaker 7.0 is a no-brainer.

Adobe FrameMaker Version 7.0 is available for US$799. It can run on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP operating system and earlier versions of Windows back to Windows 98.