AimTech's IconAuthor 7.0 Enables Creation of interactive multimedia applications for delivery on the internet; IconAuthor 7.0 for Windows 95 and OS/2 Accesses Content on Internet.NASHUA, N.H.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1995--AimTech Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise multimedia authoring systems, today introduced IconAuthor(R) 7.0, the first visual authoring tool that lets users create interactive multimedia applications for delivery on the Internet. Using IconAuthor 7.0, users can advance beyond basic development of web pages to design sophisticated, intelligent applications with a higher level of interactivity and richer content than is possible with traditional web authoring tools. Through a unique feature called Universal Media Access, these applications can access content located on a hard disk, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , database, or any server on the Internet, worldwide. "IconAuthor 7.0 addresses the growing corporate mainstreaming of both the Internet and interactive multimedia," said Andy Huffman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AimTech. "Bringing the benefits of interactive multimedia to the Internet will be useful in distance learning for existing CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. customers as well as in new interactive sales and marketing applications to help facilitate new avenues of electronic commerce." Applications developed with IconAuthor 7.0 can now deliver a higher level of interactivity over the Internet. In contrast to a web browser, which is a viewer that provides Hypertext Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. ) page turning capabilities, IconAuthor enables authors to use such interactive components as buttons, pull-down and pop-up menus, drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. capabilities, timers and combo boxes in web applications. With IconAuthor, users can create a richer level of content than current web authoring tools. Special effects for text and graphics, complete 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional animation clips, and video and audio files are easily incorporated into IconAuthor applications. IconAuthor 7.0 includes an HTML object that provides the ability to integrate HTML documents into an application. In addition, authors can re-use content already created or link to any HTML document stored on the Internet. IconAuthor 7.0 will be available within 60 days at a single user list price of $4,995. The cost to upgrade from IconAuthor 6.0 is $995. A discount upgrade price of $795 is available through December 31, 1995, for existing IconAuthor customers. IconAuthor is a powerful and flexible authoring system for developing interactive multimedia applications that can be delivered to anyone, anywhere in the world in a multi-platform environment. AimTech Corporation, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with offices in Denver, Dusseldorf, London, Nashua, N.H., San Francisco and Washington, D.C., develops and markets multimedia software products including IconAuthor and CBT(superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. : TM) Express for creating interactive multimedia applications. AimTech's World Wide Web home page can be accessed at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.aimtech.com/. -0- IconAuthor is a registered trademark and CBT Express is a trademark of AimTech Corporation. CONTACTS: AimTech Corporation David Conti, 603/883-0222 x26 E-Mail: davidc@aimtech.com OR The Weber Group Mona Pohl/Susan Breur, 617/661-7900 E-Mail: mpohl@webergroup.com sbreuer@webergroup.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion