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CD-ROM
Development:
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 some of the most leading edge
CD-ROM series to date. Most recently CIS has been perfecting a new
cross platform template for a Continuing Education series of CD-ROMs
- i.e., built to run on both PC-based and Macintosh computers.
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Low-End Capacity : |
Embedded
MS PowerPoint to give the client more control, and easier
to distribute ... |
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Mid-End Capacity : |
Embedded
websites with autorun startups allow high-end websites
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High-End Capacity: |
Continuing
Education programs, large-scale catalogs, interactive
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Low-End
and Mid-End CD-ROMs:
Interactive CD-ROMs can be as simple as mounting an MS PowerPoint
Presentation onto a CD-ROM 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 CD-ROMs 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.
High-End
CD-ROM Development:
On
the high-end of CD-ROM development, a fully interactive digital
catalog could be placed onto the CD. This includes the capability
to link to the Internet to place an order, or to print an order
form, 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. As well, customers
with no Internet access, low-speed Internet access, or "issues"
with the Internet, can easily access your digital CD-ROM catalog
without using the Internet. Adding an MS Access
Database to the project adds the potential for a catalog that
is very easy for your company to update and maintain.
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Another high-end use is what Chase Information Systems, Inc. has
been doing for Nursing Associations. CD sets are currently being
used by Nursing Associations for Continuing Education purposes.
Association Conferences are recorded and the handout materials collected
in digital formats. These materials are then placed into a CD-ROM
interface by CIS, using the Association's logo and images in visually
pleasing and animated manners. The end result is an interactive
learning CD that nurses around the country can use to study the
materials while listening to the conference audio sessions to absorb
the information which they are required to learn. Afterwards the
nurses print and fill out an exam, which is to be mailed back to
the Association in order to earn "Contact Hour" credits.
A secure "online Internet form" version of the exam is
also available.
This type of usage could also include placing large amounts of virtually
any training information onto a CD-ROM. Video, sound, handouts,
diagrams, etc. 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.
Kiosk Projects:
Distributing
information via an interactive Kiosk is an old idea with the new
twist being the visitor's ability to interact with the Kiosk. Animated
Kiosks with video portions, text portions, Internet-like portions,
etc. can add to the effectiveness of a Kiosk. Adding the ability
for user interaction to this full multimedia production creates
a leading edge Kiosk capable of efficiently educating. CD-ROM Development
is what drives these interactive or full multimedia Kiosks. Just
ask CIS about this exciting possibility...
The
Leading Edge Method:
Distributing
digital information has never been easier: Adobe Acrobat files
(PDFs), audio and music files (MP3s and WAVs), video
(MPEGs, MOVs, RAMs, etc.), Internet-based files (HTML, Flash,
Shockwave, etc.), and just about everything else you can
think of. Chase Information Systems, Inc. can aid your company in
the creation of these media types from the existing documents that
you currently have, as well as creating the interactive
CD-ROM program. For instance placing your spreadsheets into
HTML tables, converting your Word documents into PDF files, or reducing
your WAV audio files into the MP3 format. These materials are then
placed into a CD-ROM program that CIS creates just for your company.
Chase Information Systems, Inc. utilizes every "inch"
of the CD-ROM to allow for the maximum use of a single CD. Up to
700 MB of data can be placed onto a single CD-ROM, which could include
hours of MP3 audio files and dozens of Acrobat handout or training
materials.
With the larger storage capacity of the new DVD-ROMs the potential
amount of data that can be placed onto this media is increasing
as we speak - to astronomical levels!
CIS can aid you with whatever it is you
require...
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