PowerPoint and Presenting Stuff

Macromedia Breeze 5 is Improved

Friday, July 22, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:30 am

Online meetings are a reality, with a cheaper, more feature-rich version of Macromedia’s server-based training and conferencing tool. Whether it’s right for you, though, depends to a large degree on just how remote your works are. When we first looked at Breeze it was still little-known, despite having reached version 4. Since then, the training and meeting tool has gained a dedicated following, with the likes of Intel, Epson, Sony and the FBI on its books. The idea is to take advantage of global broadband to save your remote workers the chore of meeting in a single central location.

Articulate Announces Rapid E-Learning Studio

Tuesday, July 12, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:00 am

Articulate has released the Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Second Edition that combines two powerful products into one integrated package with everything you need to rapidly create e-learning courses from PowerPoint and develop custom quizzes, assessments, and surveys. In addition to Articulate Presenter 5, the Rapid E-Learning Studio includes Quizmaker 2. Articulate is also running a special offer until July 15, 2005, which bundles Articulate’s Rapid E-Learning PowerPoint Template Kit as part of the Studio.

More info can be found on the Articulate site.

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Tagged as: Add-in, Articulate, eLearning

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Relational Presentations

Tuesday, July 12, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 8:55 am

What if a speaker could jump around not only within a single slideshow but between hundreds, or thousands, or even tens of thousands of slides? Could I create an environment with ultimate freedom, where every possible slide is available at the click of a mouse, anytime, from anywhere?

Robert Lane explains more about Relational presentations.

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Tagged as: Robert Lane

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Macromedia Extends Leadership in Interactive E-Learning

Saturday, July 9, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:30 am

Integration of Breeze and Captivate enables easy creation, distribution, and presentation of e-learning simulations for virtual classrooms. Macromedia, Inc. announced the close integration of key e-learning products Macromedia Breeze and Macromedia Captivate 1.01, enabling one-click publishing and full tracking of engaging interactive training simulations within Breeze virtual classes and self-paced training courses. Together, Captivate and Breeze can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of software skills instruction, corporate software rollouts, and help-desk applications.

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Tagged as: Adobe, Adobe Connect, Breeze, Captivate, eLearning, Macromedia

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Ontra Presentations for FOX

Friday, July 8, 2005, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:30 am

Ontra Presentations, a multimedia software and services company, announced the signing of the FOX Broadcasting Company, a unit of FOX Entertainment Group, as a client. The creator of such esteemed and popular television shows as American Idol, 24, The Simpsons, and Arrested Development, FOX Broadcasting Company is the latest major television network in succession to join Ontra. The deal will see FOX using Ontra Presentation software as their presentation platform when presenting to major advertisers during the 2004/2005 advertising Upfronts and beyond.