2-Feb-06
New uses for an 'old' workhorse
As part of our phased roll-out of our ciSUITE: v2 functionality, ciSUITE: is being put to new use as a content engine and data gathering tool for interactive CD-ROM's.
Combining
our extensive experience in Content Management with an equally wide
knowledge of CD-ROM development, Creative Intersection is now
successfully using various modules in ciSUITE: to gather and leverage data for use on interactive CD-ROMs.
Options abound when a CD-ROM project starts down the road of using
dynamic data to create or maintain disc content. Some examples of how ciSUITE: can be used with CD-ROM's include:
- Gather information for industry capabilities database CD-ROM's ... Using ciSURVEY:
to allow individuals or companies to enter data which can later be
converted to a format which can be used on the CD-ROM to allow search
and display of information.
- Create a "flat" version of a website using custom "grabber" functionality added to ciSUITE:
... Data can be entered into a templated shell by relatively unskilled
staff, resulting in low cost of data entry with high consistency of
design - the flat website is then placed on CD, along with an
appropriate interface.
- Live data to keep a CD-ROM "alive" long after its normal Use By date ... Live data, managed by ciSUITE:
can be inserted into the CD-ROM presentation when used with an
internet-enabled computer - resulting in a seamlessly updated content
experience.
- Product database and/or catalogue ... using ciCART:
means maintaining product information is simple, and the data can be
converted straight into a format which the CD-ROM can use - including
images, category referencing, and even stock availability (through live
data integration)
So, if you're considering using a CD-ROM to send out information to
your existing or potential customers, why not consider how you could
use ciSUITE: to make life a little simpler.
Contact us and we'll throw some ideas at you!
[see also v2 functionality list for details]