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Vasont Systems was born from its sister division, Progressive Information Technologies, when they recognized a need in the marketplace for a content management system that would give organizations the ability to create content once, repurpose and publish it to electronic, print, and Web formats.

Since Vasont was initially developed as a project for one of Progressive Information Technologies’ clients in 1992, it has evolved into several applications to provide diverse organizations with a system that best meets their needs.

Follow the progression of Vasont Systems in the timeline below. (Read more information about Progressive Information Technologies’ company history.)

Dorland's Medical Dictionaries 1992
The Company began to develop a content management system for WB Saunders' flagship product, the Dorland's Medical Dictionary. This software enabled WB Saunders to better manage, organize, and repurpose the content of the dictionary to multiple spin-offs and to publish them in print, CD, and Web formats.

 

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  1994
Enhancements were made to the content management system developed for the Dorland's Medical Dictionary. The system could now accommodate a project for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) to manage the content of its electrical engineering standards.


 
  1997
Realizing that its content management system created for the WB Saunders and IEEE projects had developed into a product that could manage and repurpose any type of content, the Company launched its TARGET 2000 Content Management System at the Seybold Seminars in San Francisco, where it was selected as one of the show's "Hot Picks." Data analysis and modeling, DTD writing, consulting, and training services were added to support the software clients.


  2000
The Company celebrated its 50th anniversary in the information management and publishing services industry.

The inaugural Users' Group Meeting was held in New York, NY.


 
Best Places to Work in PA 2001 2001
The Company was selected as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania."



 
Vasont 2002
The Company launched the seventh version of its TARGET 2000 Content Management System and changed its name to the Vasont Content Management System to better reflect the continuing enhancements and significant new features to the software.

The first Vasont Hosted Content Management System was sold! This new model allowed clients to implement Vasont in a SaaS (software as a service) method.

Advent Publishing Systems became the Company's first international client and partner when Advent chose Vasont to manage its documentation for its ACS publishing system.

The Company was named to ContentWorld's content500® Plus list of top Internet content technology leaders.


 
  2003
The Vasont SG Content Management System was unveiled to address the fundamental content management needs of small groups with limited resources.


 
Vasont Systems

2004 EContent 100
2004
Progressive Information Technologies announced that its Vasont content management software applications and service offerings would now operate under the name “Vasont Systems,” a sister division of Progressive Information Technologies. The new name better reflected Vasont’s range of applications and services and was a result of the product’s exceptional growth and increased brand recognition in the content management software market.

Vasont Systems was named to the 2004 EContent 100 list of "companies that matter most in the digital content industry." Compiled by EContent magazine, Vasont Systems was chosen as a "stand-out company" in Content Management.

The Vasont Universal Integrator was introduced, a new extension of the Vasont Content Management System, to provide a tight integration with leading XML editing tools.


 
  2005
Vasont Systems releases Version 10 of its Vasont content management software that included enhanced document and digital asset management capabilities so users can more easily manage structured, unstructured, and multimedia content all in one repository.


 
2006 EContent 100 2006
Vasont Systems was voted the first runner-up in the "CMS Idol" competition at the Gilbane Conference on Technologies for Content Applications.

For the second time, Vasont Systems was named to the EContent 100 list - EContent Magazine’s list of "companies that lead the digital content industry."

To meet the growing needs of DITA users, Vasont Systems included a standard DITA setup with its content management system.


 
KMWorld

2007 EContent 100
2007
Vasont Systems unveiled its biggest release ever of its flagship content management system - Vasont Version 11 - that included a brand new user interface and made content management easier than ever to use.

KMWorld, publishers of information on content, document and knowledge management, named Vasont Systems to their list of "The Companies to Watch in 2007."

Third time's a charm! EContent Magazine once again honored Vasont Systems by naming us to their EContent 100 list of "the best and brightest digital content companies."


 



2008-2009 EContent 100
2008
Formalized as “Vasont University” in 2006, Vasont Systems’ rapidly growing training program took off in 2008 with a 53% increase over 2007 in training delivered to clients and prospects.

For an astounding fourth time, EContent Magazine's panel of judges selected Vasont Systems to their EContent 100 list of "the most important companies in the digital content arena." Thank you!


 
  2009
Vasont Systems introduces its next major release of the Vasont Content Management System. Vasont 12 focuses on project management and collaboration solutions.

The Vasont Users' Group celebrated its 10th anniversary!


 
  2010
The Company celebrated its 60th anniversary in the publishing services and content management industry.


 
     
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