OverDrive Connect Creates Millions of eBooks for Pocket PC.Business Editors/Technology Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE) Sept. 24, 2001 Website content instantly converted into eBooks for Microsoft Reader Microsoft Reader is a Microsoft program for reading of e-books. The current version for desktops is 2.6.1 (Build), copyright 2000-2007, and requires Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows XP Tablet Edition - UMPC only. Version 2.1. on the fly! At the Seybold San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2001 Exhibition this week OverDrive(r), Inc. announced and is demonstrating a new suite of .NET ePublishing services that instantly convert website articles, documents, books, manuals and just about any page into attractive Microsoft(r) Reader eBooks. Websites can instantly add the benefits of enhanced offline reading for their online content with a connection to OverDrive Connect Servers. When combined with OverDrive Connect DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M , premium content and copyrighted material can also be protected on the fly using Microsoft(r) Digital Asset Server technologies. "OverDrive Connect is an extraordinarily powerful combination of services that provide all readers enhanced offline reading of web content", stated OverDrive 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. Steve Potash. "OverDrive is working internationally with book publishers, online newspapers, magazines, educational, research site, and enterprise webmasters who will be offering their communities the option to "really read" their web content offline with Microsoft Reader. Just imagine how valuable it is to have a one-click feature to save an article or reference document from the web for reading on a Pocket PC or notebook," Potash added. OverDrive Connect Servers contain software programs and intelligence to transform web page content into highly formatted eBooks and optionally deploy Digital Rights Management services Windows Rights Management Services (also called Rights Management Services or RMS) is a Microsoft Windows technology that is a form of digital rights management used for protecting documents such as corporate e-mail, Word documents, and web pages. to the content. Websites only need to add a link to OverDrive's servers. When a user selects the article, document, or any other web page content with the link on the page, OverDrive Connect Server grab the pages being viewed and instantly serve them back to the user in eBook format. The service supports adding custom cover art and banner or other advertising or branding into the instant eBook created. For a great example, please visit www.fathom.com, select an article, and select Microsoft Reader eBook. The article on the screen will be instantly delivered to your PC as an eBook in Reader format. (Requires Microsoft Reader installed). "OverDrive Connect eliminates the costly conversion of books, manuscripts, technical and reference documents, news or research information to eBook format to gain the benefits of Microsoft Reader," added Potash. About OverDrive, Inc. (www.overdrive.com) is a worldwide leader in technology services to the content industries. OverDrive is a Principal Member of the Open eBook An XML-based standard for electronic books and Web publishing from the International Digital Publishing Forum (www.idpf.org). Introduced in 1999 and officially known as the "Open eBook Publication Structure Specification" (OEBPS), Open eBook publications are not read directly by an e-book Forum (OeBF) and a proud sponsor of the 2001 Frankfurt eBook Award (FeBA). It provides secure hosting, eCommerce and Digital Rights Management services for eBook retailers both in the US and throughout Europe. OverDrive operates www.ContentReserve.com, a global wholesale digital distribution service for secure distribution of eBooks and Print-on-Demand files. With world headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio OverDrive has offices in Amsterdam and operates an eBook Technology Center in Montego Bay, Jamaica. OverDrive is a strategic partner for eBook technology for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) and Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ). |
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