Common Ground can encrypt documents with the Data Encryption Standard algorithm. Because DigitalPaper documents can't be modified, the format is suitable for distributing legal documents or contract amendments. Access controls give the administrator further control over classified, proprietary and copyrighted information after distribution. The Common Ground Search program indexes DigitalPaper documents, Hypertext Markup Language text and PostScript files using Verity Inc.'s TopicSearch engine. Organizing, indexing and searching collections of DigitalPaper documents takes only seconds.
Returns are almost instantaneous.
If you publish documents online, the small size of Common Ground files translates into shorter download times and reduced bandwidth. For diskette or CD-ROM publication, you can organize, link and index DigitalPaper collections after batch conversion. Converting highly formatted documents into HTML is generally a formidable task. Common Ground's Web Publishing System automatically generates HTML pages for DigitalPaper documents, eliminating the need for special coding in most instances. Documents can hyperlink to and from conventional HTML documents.