Press Releases
A world first - ePublications that can test you! - July 2003
Please click here to download this press release in Word format.
Click here to go
back.
A world first
- ePublications that can test you!
The genesis of documents
that think
Sydney, Australia - July 2003 DNAml PTY LIMITED
(DNAml) - DNAml continues to lead innovation in the field
of electronic publishing with the release of version 3 of its flagship
DeskTop Author package based on the Digital Web Book format.
- Easy-to-use and inexpensive software
- Creates 3D page-turning electronic publications, tiny in file
size
- World-first internal calculation engine that enables Direct
Response from viewers
Practical, intuitive innovation
The inexpensive and easy-to-use software package produces documents
of small file size that may be easily emailed, made downloadable
from a website or distributed on CD (or floppy disk).
Digital Web Books are packaged either as .EXE files, that
can be viewed on PCs (Windows 95-XP) without a reader, or as .DNL
files, that require the installation of a small reader (this is
154kb in size and may be downloaded from the following link
www.digitalwebbooks.com/reader).
Users viewing Digital Web Books, navigate between pages rather like a physical
book, using a simple point and click method. Index links enable
quick access to others pages within the ePublications, while links to
email and to websites, encourage further viewer interactivity.
Examples of Digital Web Books may be downloaded from the following link
www.desktopauthor.com/samples
Zero programming experience is assumed and authors with little
PC experience and can get started quickly with in-built templates
and buttons. Fast production of professional looking electronic publications is
assisted by intuitive editing tools within the software. In addition
to extensive help resources within the package, users can further
rely on technical support via email.
The following tutorials may be downloaded in Digital Web Book format:
Any type of ePublication can be created to suit requirements online photo albums, e-Books, e-Brochures, e-Presentations, quizzes, online resumes, digital diaries, e-Cards, digital catalogues, corporate profiles, manuals and more
.
You are testing me!
The newly released forms feature acts like a "brain"
within a document. Teachers can embed direct response items within
their Digital Web Books by either requesting students to enter information (using
input fields) or select from a number of set responses (from drop-down
menus, tick boxes and multi-selection boxes).
This information may be evaluated from within the document, providing
the student with a "result" that may be reviewed and sent
to the teacher via email or to a database at the click of a button.
The unique part is that teachers can engage students from their inbox or desktop rather than via a website or with printed material. Furthermore curriculum-based learning can be reinforced by simple question and answer exercises, with the assistance of automated marking.
This newly released technology is ideal for the elearning market. Some applications that we have thought of are as follows:
- Questionnaires, tests, quizzes, exams
- Entry forms
- Application forms
- Enquiry forms
- Booking forms
- Customer feedback forms
- Subscription forms
- Membership forms
- Surveys
- Competitions
Other new features
Apart from the introduction of Eazy-Forms, DeskTop Author now has:
- New User Interface simplified, easy navigation
- In-built templates to get the author started quickly
- In-built buttons to help with simple page construction
- Full screen background option for uninterrupted viewing
of documents
- Image preview pane to enable quick previewing and selection
of images
- Multi-selection feature to assist with efficient page
layout and manipulation
- Disable feature for Print and SendMail facilities helps
further protect content
Product price and availability
DeskTop Author 3.6.7 is available from the DNAml website and costs approximately USD125.00 / Australian$195.00 per single machine license. For more information or to download a Trial version of DeskTop Author, please visit www.desktopauthor.com.
Recommended system requirements for DeskTop Author include: Windows
98/2000/ME/XP, 32 MB RAM, Pentium class processor, and 4 MB free
hard drive space.
About DNAML
In operation since 1999 and based in Fox Studios Sydney, Australia,
DNAml Pty Limited, continues to lead innovation in the field of
electronic publishing with its flagship DeskTop Author package based
on the Digital Web Book format. Building on exponential growth in
its customer base and widespread acceptance of the 3D page-turning
document format in 2002, DNAml is releasing the next generation
of the software that incorporates major new features together with
improved performance. For further information please visit www.desktopauthor.com
Contact for Media
Richard Springhall
Fox Studios Australia
Moore Park, NSW 1363
info@dnaml.com
Tel: +61 2 8353 3680
Fax: +61 2 8353 3683
|
