Nautos – Software for efficient standards management

Nautos software can be customized and easily integrated into our customers’ systems and supports central processes such as finding, requesting, managing and monitoring standards. 

Customize your standards management process with Nautos as you wish by selecting the right software variant for you.

What can Nautos software do?

Find

Powerful search options direct your quickly and easily to the requested standards:

  • search by document identifier,
  • free text search and,
  • classifying fields.

More precise results can be achieved with additional metadata. With Nautos software, it is also possible to customize search queries and result displays to meet the specific needs of your company.

Request

Once you have found the right standards in your search results, you can request them directly in Nautos. The request is then checked and a decision is made on its implementation. After approval, the order is processed and external procurement takes place. The standards are then included in the open Nautos system with the correct licences.

Integrated order management with centralized order management and request management prevents multiple orders.

Monitor

Efficient functions ensure that the right people in the company are informed about relevant innovations and succeeding standards.

The software:

  • provides regular information about updates,
  • allows you to mark your own and assigned favourites lists and share favourites lists with people and/or groups.
Manage

Management made easy! Thanks to Nautos’ intuitive user interface and clear design, administrative tasks can be carried out effortlessly:

  • easily manage users,
  • adjust the system behaviour settings,
  • view statistics.
Record

Of course, with Nautos it is possible to integrate your own documents and add existing data records or enter new data records.

The software also offers functions such as:

  • using your own document fields,
  • labelling of internal documents
  • and separate search options for internal company data.

What makes Nautos unique is its flexibility. The software also permits the integration of content from other providers and thus meets the specific needs of your company. This works because Nautos is an open system and is nevertheless secure.

Check and release

A new Nautos module is in planning and will include functions that are currently only available in our discontinued e-NORM software.

This module will make it possible to guide company standards or customer specifications through an internal check and release workflow. The workflow can be designed flexibly, both in parallel and sequentially. In the future, this will enable Nautos to efficiently manage internal standards and customer-specific requirements and ensure that all necessary approval processes can be complied with.

Nautos software in comparison

Nautos software offers two customized solutions: Basic for basic requirements and Pro for advanced functions (available soon).

Basic

Planned functions

Pro

Your own data records and documents

Management of users (groups), roles

Management of lists of standards and monitoring

Notification of changes

Order management with internal requesting

Purchasing of documents via the software application

Statistics

Basic

Key figures such as standards frequency, update status and compliance rates

Advanced

All statistics as offered in Basic and other statistics such as standards change history, user activity and risk assessments

Editor for watermarks and annotations in documents

Full text search and PDF splitting

Own roles

Own data fields and structure

Link management

Multi-client capable order system

Add optional Nautos modules according to your needs

In addition to the standard Nautos features, you can select the additional modules you need and implement them in your systems effortlessly. This provides a customized solution to streamline your work. Select the modules according to your requirements.

Nautos Online Hosting Module: A cloud solution for document management

Nautos now offers you a new online hosting module - the perfect cloud solution for secure access to your documents, independently of your IT, anytime and anywhere. 

Nautos module ReqIF converter: Convert XML-based documents to ReqIF.

The latest Nautos module is an XML-based format for exchanging requirements. It enables you to use standards content in your requirements management systems in a granular way.

Nautos API Metadata Module: Query metadata on standards ad hoc at any time.

The API metadata module enables you to access current standards data directly from external applications and to automatically submit customer-specific search queries to Nautos.

Let us provide you with customized information

Contact us and arrange a customized Nautos product presentation for your company. Our team will be happy to help you with joint planning. We can also arrange a free 30-day trial for you. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

  • Our software allows you to centrally research and retrieve standards, regulations, company standards, customer details and your own specification documents. You can access these documents anywhere, any time, and immediately see whether they are valid and can be opened.

  • Reap the benefits of an integrated workflow: When an order request is submitted, the software automatically informs the user who is responsible for processing the order and displays the current processing status. Procurement at the push of a button allows shorter processing times – quick document access increases efficiency.

  • Licence management enables companies to control access to documents and thus realize cost synergies in the procurement and provision of standards. The prerequisite for this is that the documents acquired by the company are available in Nautos and that the reproduction rights are granted via a network licence for the respective document, set of documents or collections.

  • Thanks to a clear document icon, Nautos users can see at a glance whether a required standard is already available in the system. This helps to avoid duplicate purchases and utilize resources efficiently. In larger companies in particular, the centralized overview enables better control over existing standards and targeted new orders.

  • Yes, users can set up monitoring for relevant standards and regulations and are automatically notified of changes and updates. Monitoring can also be transferred or extended to other colleagues. 

  • Nautos can be seamlessly integrated into your existing IT infrastructure and can be conveniently used as software as a service via a web browser. Relevant user data can be easily imported via CSV files. With our optional Nautos module Single Sign-On (SSO), user data is even automatically integrated into the system, eliminating the need for manual effort.

    We also offer a selection of additions:

    • Online hosting
    • ReqIF converter
    • and API metadata

    These modules enable flexible integration and offer interfaces that are customized to your requirements. Find out more.

  • Yes, Nautos is a flexible, open system that can be seamlessly adapted to future requirements.

    The software can be added to further company locations at any time. Find out more about our General Terms and Conditions for IT Services.

    Nautos offers various options to customize the software to your needs:

    • Range of interface functions: Choose between Nautos Basic and Nautos Pro – according to your requirements. Find out more.
    • Breadth of information in the collections: Customize access to collections according to your needs. You can choose between packages ranging from Basic to Pro and Premium. Find out more.
    • Depth of metadata information: Ensure you have all the relevant data record details and choose from Basic to Premium. Find out more.

    Expand the potential of your standards management solution with our services:

    • Nautos Learning – our e-learning platform provides you with additional support.
    • Nautos Standards Manager – our service for all administrative tasks relating to the procurement, provision, updating and licence management of your standards.
    • Nautos BEST Collection – the document data pool with the entire body of German Standards, organized in packages that you can select according to your needs.
  • Nautos ensures that your company always has access to the latest standards, which increases process reliability and assists with certifications and audits. This ensures stable and consistent standards management without the need for special audit preparations.

  • Nautos reduces the inadvertent use of outdated or invalid standards. Documents are clearly labelled, making it easy to identify whether a standard is current and valid. The software also proactively provides information about document changes.

  • We attach great importance to the protection of your sensitive data and are constantly working to adapt our security processes and standards to growing data security requirements. Initial certification of Nautos in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 27001 is planned for 2025.

  • We offer comprehensive training options so that your employees can use Nautos effectively. This includes our Nautos e-learning courses as well as detailed instructions and assistance directly in the software.

    For individual training needs, we also offer customized online web training courses that are specifically tailored to your requirements.

  • Yes, comprehensive subscription offers are available for standards documents that can be seamlessly integrated into Nautos. The BEST Collection provides an insight into our document data pool. Choose between single-user and multi-user licences and the right product package for your needs. Find out more.

  • Nautos is only available as a cloud solution. As a result, you benefit from regular updates, fast implementation times and reduced demands on your IT resources. We manage maintenance and data backup centrally so that you always have the latest, secure software.

    If you have special requirements for an on-premises solution, we would be happy to advise you on alternatives within our cloud environment.

  • Yes, Nautos is fully scalable and adapts to the requirements of necessary changes in your company.

    For specific questions, or to plan a customized product presentation or for a customized offer, please contact us at any time using our Contact form

    General information can be obtained
    y email: normenmanagement@dinmedia.de
    or by telephone: +49 30 58885700-50.

    Our standards management sales team will be happy to help you.

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