HAMBURG, Germany — Ppi Media last month previewed editorial management software it plans to introduce this fall.

The Web-based software, dubbed Felix, is built on Adobe Systems Inc.’s InDesign app and includes planning and control tools as well blogging and community journalism features, said ppi Media Chief Executive Officer Norbert Ohl.

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David Thurm, chief information officer at The New York Times, with Markus Feldenkirchen, chief executive officer, ppi Media U.S., at last month’s ppi Media’s user conference.
 

Ohl said ppi is introducing the software in order to complete the firm’s roster of management apps, thus allowing it to offer an integrated package of tools spanning from prepress to postpress.

“Newspapers are starting to remove system boundaries and the separation of different types of media are merging into one converged environment,” Ohl said at a meeting here to preview the software.

To that end, Felix will enable newspapers to manage how information is presented through multiple outlets, including print and electronic distribution.