Integrated Publishing System
Encyclopedia
Integrated Publishing System is a system created in 1982 for publishing multilingual literature. It was designed to run on an IBM
mainframe computer
using an Autologic typesetter.
It was thought that IBM hoped to be able to use this to increase their hold on the publishing industry, since such systems were rare at the time due to the unprofitability of publishing in many countries with poor economies. The software had been developed, despite its lack of financial viability on a for-profit basis, by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
for the non-profit publishing of Christian literature.
The system went on to have some success commercially, being used to print the Encyclopædia Britannica
.
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
mainframe computer
Mainframe computer
Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
using an Autologic typesetter.
It was thought that IBM hoped to be able to use this to increase their hold on the publishing industry, since such systems were rare at the time due to the unprofitability of publishing in many countries with poor economies. The software had been developed, despite its lack of financial viability on a for-profit basis, by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses
A number of corporations are in use by Jehovah's Witnesses. They publish literature and perform other operational and administrative functions, representing the interests of the religious organization...
for the non-profit publishing of Christian literature.
The system went on to have some success commercially, being used to print the Encyclopædia Britannica
Encyclopædia Britannica
The Encyclopædia Britannica , published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia that is available in print, as a DVD, and on the Internet. It is written and continuously updated by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert...
.