Commercial publishers turn to OverDrive Systems as a provider of robust electronic publishing technology for development of CD-ROM, on-line and diskette titles.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 7, 1995--Publishing divisions of Time Warner Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), formerly known as AOL Time Warner, is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City, with major operations in film, television, publishing, Internet service and telecommunications. and McGraw-Hill are among the many publishers turning to software developer OverDrive Systems for the technology to master today's new media, including 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). and on-line services. ``With technology from OverDrive Systems, publishers have been able to quickly capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. new opportunities in emerging new media markets,'' said OverDrive Systems President Steve Potash. Founded in 1986, OverDrive Systems is a leading vendor of new media technology to commercial publishers in professional, reference, education and consumer markets. OverDrive Systems has developed hundreds of information-based titles using its three core technologies: a searchable electronic book, an interactive document and form expert system, and a lock-and-key vending system for CD-ROM. Using OverDrive electronic book technology, Time Warner Electronic Publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. is releasing an initial 36 titles as part of the Time Warner Quick Reads series. Quick Reads are based on books in print This is a resource for bookstores and libraries, but often, one cannot find it there. This can be accessed electronically from a library that has has access to it. It can also be looked at at a library or bookstore—if available. , including ``Mr. Boston Official Bartender's and Party Guide,'' ``The Book of Lists,'' and ``The Slacker Handbook.'' ``The interface, inherently unique to the Time Warner Quick Reads program, is not a traditional book page but an exciting, vibrant and active document,'' said Andrew Lerner, Director of Time Warner Electronic Publishing. ``Time Warner Quick Reads will appeal to consumers who want reference-ready material instantly accessible, functional and useable.'' Time Warner Quick Reads feature the complete text, photos and illustrations from business, self-help, entertainment, cooking and reference book titles from Warner Books and Little, Brown and Company. Titles will be on sale in book, software and record/video stores in September. With retail packaging similar to audio books, diskette-based Quick Reads will be prominently featured in counter and floor displays. They are currently available for fee-based download from commercial on-line services including the Internet. (One Internet site already engaged in marketing and product sales is Online BookStore at http://www.obs-us.com) ``With the Time Warner Quick Reads, we bring powerful navigational and search features traditionally found in professional titles to the consumer level,'' said Potash. ``The result is a series of powerful, yet simple-to-use electronic books.'' This month, computer professionals will be a keystroke key·stroke n. A stroke of a key, as on a word processor. key  stroke away from looking up 18,000 computing terms using a new diskette-based version of the comprehensive IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Dictionary of Computing Dictionary of Computing - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing . The IBM Dictionary, long considered the ``bible'' of IBM executives, computer technicians and programmers, features terms, abbreviations and acronyms from artificial intelligence to local area networks to multimedia. The OverDrive-developed title runs with DOS and Windows operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and is compatible with OS/2. ``With a proven marketplace for electronic books in 1995, OverDrive is helping it's publishing partners meet customer demand,'' said OverDrive's Potash. ``For each publisher, we build competitive products that embody that publisher's distinct market strategy.'' Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, OverDrive Systems, Inc. can be reached at (216) 292-3425 or (800) 860-7243. The company's address is 23980 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 200, Cleveland, Ohio 44122. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet address for Online BookStore, a double slash should appear between ``http'' and ``www.obs-us.com''. Also, in the contact information below, there is an ``at'' sign in the E-mail address for Steve Potash, between ``overdrive'' and ``odrive.com''. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: OverDrive Systems, Cleveland Steve Potash, 216/292-3425 E-mail: overdrive@odrive.com |
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