XStream
Software Launches RapidBuilder® v3.0 Deluxe
RapidBuilder
v3.0 Deluxe Technology is both SCORM v1.2 Compliant and
508 Compliant, and it includes Enhanced Audio Capabilities,
New Options for Importing Flash™ and
Image files, and much more.
OTTAWA, Canada, January 17, 2003 - XStream
Software Inc., the leading provider of today's unmatched
E-learning, Authoring, and Administration/Tracking technologies,
has released RapidBuilder v3.0 Deluxe, a special
advanced edition of RapidBuilder v3.0, XStream's
100% programming-free simulation-authoring software. Building
on the already wide variety of v3.0 features, RapidBuilder
v3.0 Deluxe provides developers with a whole range of
extra deluxe features to further enhance the authoring experience.
XStream's RapidBuilder technology enables any developer
to create, customize, and deploy Fully Interactive, Multimedia
Simulation (.RBX) files and Project/Course (.RPR)
files that realistically duplicate the functionality of the
live Windows environment. Real-time screen interactions (including
mouse clicks, keystrokes, and cursor/mouse pointer movements)
with any desktop or web-based software application may be
recorded to instantly create tutorials, demos, and presentations. RapidBuilder files
may be edited through a feature-rich multimedia edit suite,
which includes provisions for adding appended/inserted frames,
text, graphics, pre-defined screen templates, audio files,
recorded sound clips, embedded sound tracks, video, navigational
hyperlinks, links to external files and web pages, menus,
mouse pointer animations, highlighting actions, drag and
drop actions, special visual effects, colors, shapes, combo
boxes, instruction boxes, and more. After editing, RapidBuilder files
may be saved with a high rate of compression (80-97%), and
they may be converted to a variety of popular media formats,
including EXE, AVI, ASF, MOV, MPEG, and Flash (SWF).
Files may be deployed on CD-ROM, over the Network (LANs/WANs),
and via the web (Internet, Intranet, Extranet).
RapidBuilder v3.0 Deluxe is SCORM
v1.2 compliant. It enables developers to create SCORM v1.2
courses (in addition to .RBX simulations and .RPR projects).
Courses that comply with the Sharable Content Object Reference
Model (SCORM) v1.2 can
be registered and managed with RapidManager v3.0 (XStream's
administrative management tool) or any other Learning Management
System that supports SCORM v1.2. The learning content of
a SCORM v1.2 course comes in the form of Sharable Content
Objects (SCOs), which are modular objects that can be reused
in other SCORM v1.2 courses. In RapidBuilder v3.0 Deluxe,
a SCORM v1.2 course may contain both RBX-based SCOs and Flash-based
SCOs. The multiple save/conversion options enable the developer
to save any RBX-based SCORM v1.2 course as a Flash-based
SCORM v1.2 course, save any .RPR project as an .RBX-based
or Flash-based SCORM v1.2 course, save any .RBX file as an
RBX-based SCO or Flash-based SCO, and save any RBX-based
SCO as a Flash-based SCO or a regular .RBX file.
RapidBuilder v3.0 Deluxe is also
508 compliant, meaning it fully supports the accessibility
requirements specified in Section 508 of the U.S Rehabilitation
Act. In order to be completely accessible to users with physical
disabilities or limited mobility, all of the features within RapidBuilder
v3.0 Deluxe may be accessed and manipulated using designated
keyboard keys or key combinations (instead of using the "point
and click" functionality of the mouse device). These keyboard
equivalents provide an alternative for disabled users who
may not be able to utilize the mouse device. In addition,
the technology supports the Windows Accessibility Options,
which are special Windows accessibility settings that may
be customized for keyboard, sound, display, and mouse.
Other new RapidBuilder v3.0 Deluxe features include
the capability of importing/exporting text from a RapidBuilder
file (for purposes of language translation), automatic text-to-speech
capability in the Instruction Box/Text Field, thumbnail frame
views, the ability to import Flash files, animated GIF files,
and multiple images into a RapidBuilder file, new audio options
(including saving recorded sound clips as audio files, implementing
audio interruption capabilities at the frame level, and importing
audio into a single frame [as opposed to multiple frames]),
the ability to customize shortcut keys, and additional support
for wildcard characters/patterns in the Validation Field.
"RapidBuilder v3.0 Deluxe provides an extra
layer of sophistication to our simulation and course-authoring
technology, which has already proven highly successful," says Sunil
K. Sethi, XStream's President and CEO. "The
deluxe options give developers the tools they need to elevate
their content to the next level."
About XStream
XStream Software, a 3x 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. 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. On the back end, RapidManager™ provides
full tracking and administration capabilities for RapidBuilder,
SCORM v1.2, RapidExam, and LGP files, and RapidPortal™ provides
browser-based portal accessibility for complete web-based
administration and deployment of RapidBuilder, SCORM v1.2,
RapidExam, 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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