The Waterbury (Conn.) Republican-American purchased Saxotech’s SaxoPress application to replace an Openpages content management app that was installed in 1996.

The 82-seat install will integrate with QuarkXPress for page layoput and QuarkCopyDesk SE for text editing. The app will also be integrated with Managing Editor Inc.’s Ad Layout software.

“The Republican-American zones its content heavily, making over the front section and local pages among four different editions and our Rep-Am.com site,” said Systems Editor Howard Fielding. “Saxotech worked with us to develop a content-driven solution that meets our needs, from story idea to finished product.”

Fielding said Tansa Text Proofing and the integration of planning, production and archiving also appealed to the paper.

The installation is expected to be complete in May.

In addition to selling its software to the Republican-American, Saxotech will also install SaxoPress at The Sun in Bremerton, Wash.

The paper will deploy the app in conjunction with Adobe InDesign.

“A committee broadly representative of our newsroom examined seven different front-end systems and unanimously selected (SaxoPress) because of its features, interface and ease of use,” said Jeff Brody, managing editor of The Sun.

The Sun is replacing a legacy system from P.Ink. Installation will be complete in May.