CD-ROM Design:
Chase Information Systems, Inc. (CIS) began creating interactive CD-ROMs in 2001, and has since been consistently perfecting this "art" of multimedia publishing. Using the Lingo programming language CIS has been able to develop leading edge CD-ROM products. In February of 2003 CIS developed a marketing/video CD-ROM for the Real Estate industry (see this product's main menu design below), as well as an interactive training CD-ROM program template for various educational purposes. Additionally, CIS has been developing an auto-updating and database-accessing CD-ROM program for products such as interactive catalogs and self-updating training materials (utilizing a web server for the updates).

In January of 2004 the newly designed Quickfinder CD-ROM program was completed and shipped to over 6,000 tax consultants throughout the US. This CD-ROM Program was created by Chase Information Systems, Inc. and included some highly advanced features such as displaying PDF documents without using Acrobat Reader, as well as advanced and sortable Note Taking and Bookmarking. This program allowed for over 20,000 pages of materials to be searched, down to and including three (3) letter words (like "tax").

CIS has been busy negotiating contracts in four interactive CD-ROM markets (click on a category to view more information):

1. Catalog CDs for selling products via self-updating CD-ROM which connects to the web for real-time processing.
   
   
2. Interactive Training CDs for easily portable, highly effective multimedia training programs.
   
   
3. eBooks on CD for placing printed materials onto a CD-ROM in an encrypted and secure manner.
   
   
4. Marketing CDs for animated, entertaining, and informative displays of company or product information.

Low-End and Mid-End CD-ROMs:
Interactive CD-ROMs can be as simple as mounting an MS PowerPoint Presentation onto a CDROM with a run-time executable (an .exe file). These PowerPoint Presentation CDs have the ability to run on a PC that does not have MS PowerPoint installed by running the PPT Projector from the CD if necessary.

Another simplistic application for interactive CDROMs is to capture a websites onto a CD. CIS recently captured the RTM Electric, Inc. website and encapsulated it onto a CD-ROM. Thus as soon as the CD is inserted into a computer, the website loads from the CD-ROM, which enables clients without Internet access (or with slow Internet access) the ability to view the website easily and effectively.

A "middle-of-the-road" (mid-range) interactive CD-ROM could incorporate Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files into a auto-starting CD-ROM (using a Director Projector file). This sort of CD-ROM is becoming more and more popular, but the drawback is that you are limited by using only Acrobat Reader on the end-user's computer. However, Acrobat is an effective medium to display printed materials (even on a High-End CD-ROMs Adobe Acrobat is utilized for this purpose), but by using only Acrobat you do not have the ability to display full animations and/or to incorporate sophisticated audio or video playback. An Adobe Acrobat CD-ROM is useful for Mid-End CD-ROM Design, but is not the most effective method of CD-ROM Design.


High-End CD-ROM Design:
On the High-End of CD-ROM Design, a fully interactive digital catalog could be placed onto a CD. This includes the capability to link to the Internet to place an order, or to print an order form, and/or to check for recent product updates via the Internet. With thousands of products for sale, and possibly large digital image files, your best bet may be a CD-ROM catalog (due to bandwidth issues on the Internet - even when your clients have high-speed connections). As well, customers with no Internet access (low-speed Internet access, or other general "issues" with the Internet) can easily access your digital CD-ROM catalog without using the Internet. Adding an MS Access Database or a v12 Database to the project adds the potential for a catalog that is very easy for your company to update and maintain.

Another High-End use of CD-ROM technology that Chase Information Systems, Inc. has been involved with is creating interactive training CD-ROMs or conference or event CD-ROMs. Training materials are collected (such as handouts, notes, diagrams - any printed materials) and these are placed into a CD-ROM program developed by CIS, incorporating audio and video as well. The end result is a high quality, training medium that is engaging and educational. Adding animations, musical introductions, and the like creates a product that can educate and market at the some time. For instance, train a sales team on specific product features, while also marketing the product to the end customer on the same CD-ROM.

High-End CD-ROM Design can include placing large amounts of virtually any training or marketing materials onto an interactive CD-ROM. Audio, video, handouts, diagrams, charts, animations, even databases can all be placed onto a CD-ROM. Note taking features, diagram displays, or the printing of handout materials are all easily accomplished via an interactive CD-ROM developed by CIS. Giving your clients and sales reps menu-driven, highly informational, and auto-updating CD-ROMs gives your company or association an edge that is not only highly effective, but is also essential in today's marketplace.

Create a marketing tool for selling real estate, or place a training manual onto CD-ROM including animated tutorials, or create an animated kiosk for a shopping mall. All of the CD-ROM programs can be menu driven, which gives the end user the control they desire, giving them the choice over what they desire to see (and when).


Enhanced DVD-ROM Design:
On the High-End of multimedia Design, a fully interactive enhanced DVD can be created. These DVDs play like a normal DVD in any DVD player, yet when placed into a computer's DVD-ROM drive, watch out! These enhanced DVDs can include various advanced features such as note-taking, bookmarking, and advanced search capabilities when used in a computer. DVDs can encompass multiple CD-ROMs due to their larger storage capacity, and thus offer more bang for the buck.

Catalog CD-ROMs:
CIS has been promoting the use of our high-end CD-ROM programming to bring about a catalog CD-ROM for various clients. Imagine your company's catalog of products and/or services contained in a digital format, and placed onto a CD-ROM. Not only can we offer much more when using this digital format, which adds to the overall value of your catalog and provides you with a higher Return On your Investment (ROI), but the costs are often less expensive as well. A catalog CD-ROM can bring the costs per catalog down to just a few dollars each, and shipping is often less expensive too.

The features available on an interactive multimedia catalog CD-ROM can stifle the imagination. Imagine, for instance, a catalog that automatically updates pricing, lists specific items as being on sale from time to time, deletes discontinued items, alters product information if incorrect information was given or if new information has become available, even adds new items to the catalog off-the-cuff! Just imagine how cost effective this would be. Imagine what an ROI like this could do for your company!
 

Training / Educational CD-ROMs:
CIS has created a number of Conference CD-ROMs for a variety of clientele, including: Nursing Associations, Doctoral Associations, and Industrial / Business Conferences. In fact, a number of the Conference CD-ROMs were actually accredited by the Associations CIS has served and thus these CD-ROMs were able to be counted as "Contact Hours" training for Nurses (after completing an exam on the CD).

Chase Information Systems, Inc. has aided various scholarly groups by quoting Design prices which have been used in grant writing. CIS is able to create highly advanced interactive multimedia CD-ROMs which can include a plethora of features. Features such as: note taking, bookmarking, sophisticated searching, audio, video, animations (including our own 3D modeling and animations), written materials, plus more. Enhanced CD-ROMs are an excellent means for disseminating information and training, as it allows for print outs to be made as well as on-line studying.

Research has proven that using a multimedia presentation greatly increases the students ability to retain the information being presented.

 
eBook CD-ROMs:
eBooks have been around for years now. CIS is able to take your written materials and place them onto a CD-ROM in such a manner as to protect them (using 128-bit encryption). eBooks allow for advanced features such as note taking and bookmarking, and if desired the user can print out the materials - all at your discretion.

 
Marketing / Edu-tainment CD-ROMs:
To create the highest level of Return on Investment (ROI), imagine killing two big birds with one cost effective stone. CIS can enable this by creating a CD-ROM which starts out as a marketing CD-ROM with animations, music, and audio, which then transitions into a menu system for digging deeper into further information. This is the track that CIS has developed for some manufacturers. The fluffy entertaining stuff at the beginning of the CD-ROM (which is bypassable) is for the end customer, while the meaty documents and diagrams which can be found via the menu system is for training their sales team (as well as more interested potential customers).

Everything from Real Estate CD-ROMs to Manufacturer's CD-ROMs, from Wholesale Distributor Catalog CD-ROMs to Company Profile CD-ROMs. You know the reality of this issue already. Go to any tradeshow, in any market, in any area of the country, and you will see a slew of CD-ROMs. We can help you by creating the uniquely shaped CDs, such as: Business Card CDs, custom shaped CDs (like a police badge or a heart), mini CDs, etc. Or we can use a full sized CD-ROM in a clamshell or cardboard case. We can also use the DVD format in the same manner. All CDs and cases can be fully printed on in full photo-realistic colors (4 or 5 color silk screen).

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Macromedia Director and Shockwave Design:
CIS utilizes Macromedia Design products to create their interactive CD-ROMs. By combining artistic graphic art elements and "lingo" programming structures Chase Information Systems, Inc. has been developing some incredibly intuitive, highly sophisticated, and aesthetically pleasing interactive CD-ROMs. Adding Macromedia Flash, LiveMotion, Adobe Acrobat, Apple Quicktime, Microsoft Media Player, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, v12 Database, plus more, CIS programs an interactive CD that has everything you can imagine included in meaningful and easy-to-use manners.

Everything from interactive marketing brochures, to auto-updating training materials, to text books, to interactive conference CD-ROMs (including audio, video, and handout materials), to product catalogs CDs that can be easily updated including an auto-updating feature (to have your catalog CD capable of price changes as well as offering product sales from time to time and ending the sales when you decide to - without having to make new CDs). Our security features include methods to keep your documents completely secure by employing 128-bit encryption and other security methods to make piracy virtually impossible.

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