XStream
Software Launches RapidSVG™ v1.0 Deluxe
New
Deluxe Version of RapidSVG is SCORM v1.2 Compliant
and also includes support for SVG Tiny Format.
OTTAWA, Canada, December 30, 2003 -
XStream Software Inc., the leading provider of today's unmatched
E-learning, Authoring, and Administration/Tracking technologies,
has released RapidSVG v1.0 Deluxe, a special advanced
edition of RapidSVG v1.0, XStream's 100% programming-free Vector-Based
Authoring Technology employing the new Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG) browser standard. In addition
to the many features already available in the standard version
of RapidSVG, RapidSVG v1.0 Deluxe includes a number
of powerful new features, including SCORM v1.2 compliance
and support for SVG Tiny.
RapidSVG provides a programming-free
authoring environment in which developers may create and
deploy SVG web sites, graphics, animations, client-server
applications, web-based applications, and other types of
content files rich in interactivity and animations. Using
nothing more complicated than drag-and-drop actions and property
settings, developers working in RapidSVG may build
professional-level SVG content with high levels of interactivity
and animations. There is absolutely no programming involved.
Developers may easily create ready-made interactive content,
including interactive links (including links between SVG
pages, links to pop-up text/images, and links to external
SVG files and web pages), check boxes, radio buttons, combo
boxes, text fields, instruction boxes, and active validation
text fields (for entering text at runtime). RapidSVG also
includes a palette of drag-and-drop draw objects and draw
tools, which are used to visually enhance SVG pages with
lines, shapes, colors, and custom art. RapidSVG also
makes it easy to author powerful and complex animations by
allowing the developer to create animations automatically
instead of having to learn the SVG and JavaScript syntax. RapidSVG enables
the developer to instantly create any type of animation supported
by SVG. For any selected object added to an SVG page, the
developer simply needs to select the desired type of animation (Motion
Animation, Transform Animation, Color Animation, or Property
Animation) and then customize the animation by defining
various available settings (including the scope, speed, and
duration of the animation).
RapidSVG v1.0 Delux e is a SCORM
v1.2-compliant technology that enables developers to save
SVG projects as SCORM v1.2-compliant courses. Courses that
comply with the Sharable Content Object Reference Model
(SCORM) v1.2 can be deployed, managed, and tracked using RapidManager
v3.0 Release 2 (XStream's back-end administrative management
tool) or any other Learning Management System that supports
SCORM v1.2. The learning content of a SCORM v1.2-compliant
course comes in the form of a Sharable Content Object
(SCO), which is a modular, browser-launchable object
that can be reused in other SCORM v1.2 courses.
Other new RapidSVG v1.0 Deluxe features
include the Chart object (for creating and customizing ready-made
charts and graphs), the capability of saving SVG pages in
SVG Tiny format (which is a special SVG format used to display
SVG content on mobile phones and other wireless devices),
and the capability of directly editing the source code of
SVG pages.
"RapidSVG v1.0 Deluxe takes our
SVG support to the next level," says Sunil K. Sethi, XStream's
President and CEO. "Developers now have the choice of
even more powerful authoring options, coupled with support
for the SCORM v1.2 e-learning standards."
"XStream has made comprehensive SCORM support
a key element in its various technology offerings, and RapidSVG
v1.0 Deluxe is the latest reflection of this commitment," adds Mahendra
K. Agrawal, XStream's Vice President of Technology.
About XStream
XStream Software, a 5x brandon-hall.com
award winner, has designed and developed next-generation,
100% programming-free e-Learning, authoring & tracking
technologies. RapidBuilder® and RapidExam™ are
used for creating interactive Software Simulations, WBT,
Presentations, Assessments, and Certifications. Linux
Simulator™ is used to create interactive software simulations
for Linux-based applications. Performance Analyzer™ is
used for creating Performance-based Evaluations, which measure,
track, and evaluate/test users' performance through software
simulations created for Windows-based applications. LGP
Builder™ offers next-generation learning by creating
'live', step-by-step, in-application guidance along with
animated laser pointers that indicate to the user where they
need to perform the actions within the live application. LGP
Builder™ for SAP provides an out-of-the-box LGP technology
that works with any SAP module. RapidSVG™ is XStream's
vector-based SVG authoring application, which enables developers
to create SVG web sites, graphics, animations, and other
authored content. On the back end, RapidManager™ provides
full tracking and administration capability for RapidBuilder,
RapidExam, Performance Analyzer, SCORM, and LGP files, and RapidPortal™ provides
browser-based portal accessibility for complete web-based
administration and deployment of RapidBuilder, RapidExam,
Performance Analyzer, SCORM, and LGP files. XStream's products
are in use by thousands of internationally known clients
representing businesses across all market sectors.
For more information, visit www.xstreamsoftware.com or
call 613-731-9443 or send an email to info@xstreamsoftware.com.
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