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Active E Book Compiler description
Active E-Book Compiler will allow you to create e-books in an easy and fun way Activ E-Book Compiler is a highly-featured, smart and powerful software for creating E-Books.

Active E-Book Compiler represents the best solution to create ebooks.

Here are some key features of "Active E Book Compiler":

· Incredibly easy to use
· A turnkey system that any aspiring electronic publisher can use
· Comes with complete instructions
· Unlimited E-Books: Create as many E-Books as you want.
· Royalty Free: There are absolutely no royalties or on-going fees to use the system.
· Easy Distribution: Each E-Book is a self-contained Windows program. You can distribute them on any media you like, including by Internet download, by e-mail, floppy disk, CD-ROMs, ZIP disks.
· Incredibly Easy to Use: Attractive modern Windows user interface with easy to use buttons and menus. Makes creating E-Books a snap.
· Complete Documentation: Straightforward documentation explaining every menu option - every command - and every option in the program. The documentation even covers the steps you should take before using the program. - like how to design HTML files that compile into a high quality E-Book.
· Compatibility: E-Books created using Activ E-Book use the exact same "engine" as Internet Explorer. This means total compatiblility with the worlds most popular web browser including support for HTML, DHTML, images & animations, JPEG and PNG graphics, JavaScript, VBScript, and most Internet Explorer plug-ins.
· Internet Linking: Use standard HTML features to include links to relevant web sites in your E-Book. When a user clicks on a link to a web site, the program even opens Internet Explorer giving them a chance to connect if theyre not already connected. ...And yes, you can even link to your own web site to draw traffic!
· Password Protection
· Powerful Testing Features: Test out how your E-Book would look and work with and without the correct password (assuming you have one) - switch between the 2 modes at any time with a click of the mouse. Compile or Run your E-Book in seconds for truly Rapid Application Development.
· Save your Projects: Unlike some other compilers you dont have to re-input all your settings each time you want to create a new version of an E-Book. Simply save all your settings - and continue later at any time youre ready.
· HTML Protection: Right-mouse clicking is controlled by your choice of setting in your E-Books. You can disable it completely or allow access to a limited menu (which does not include View Source). This helps protect your HTML source and stop thieves from easily stealing your valuable page designs.
· Branding: Every E-Book you create includes your name, your company name, your copyright message, and even a link to your web site - and your e-mail address or auto-responder address if you want it! (various options in the compiler, may allow you to turn off visible display of most of this info, or design your own page for it, if wanted).
· Unique Serial Numbers: Every E-Book includes a unique serial number (we call this an "ESBN" - its a similar idea to "ISBNs" used for off-line books). This gives you yet another way to keep track of, and manage distribution.
· Viral Marketing: You can create and give away free E-Books, and allow others to do the same. As word about your E-Book spreads, more and more people may distribute your E-Book, and each one becomes a Self-Replicating Traffic Generator.
· Icon Customization: Every E-Book can have its icon. The software comes with over 700 icons for you to choose from - or you can create your own unique icons in your favorite icon editor. (icon editor not included)
· Shareware-Style E-Books: Set your E-Books to expire after a set number of days or uses, unless the password is entered. Giving your users a free trial of all or part of your E-Book is an incredibly powerful tool that can skyrocket your sales.
· User Interface Customization: Turn on or off the availability of toolbars, status bars, colors, text labels on buttons, and more. Create kiosk-style E-Books. Customize the colors of "system" pages. Choose the starting screen position and size of your E-Books. You can even set your E-Books to float on top of other windows (great for instructional guides).
· Splash Screens and Start-Up Messages: Add a splash screen graphic to your E-Book and/or a pop-up message box.
· Built-in Search Engine: An extremely customizable search engine is built-in to your E-Books. If you are creating references or How To manuals, your readers will love this feature.
· Auto Installation Options: Your E-Book can prompt users when first run, and add its icon automatically to the Start menu or Desktop.
· Add-In Programs/Scripts: Kick-off external programs or files on specified events such as when your E-Book is started or closed, or when the correct or incorrect password is entered.
· File Compression: Creating really large E-Books? Youll be glad to know the latest version of Activ E-Book automatically compresses all your files when compiling E-Books. This can significantly reducing the file size and making it easy and quick for users to download your E-Books.
· Integrity Self-Check: E-Books created with Activ E-Book Compiler perform a self-test on start up. If youre planning on distributing E-Books over the Internet, youll be pleased know this gives you protection from common file corruption problems that can be caused by "noisy" modems or Internet connections.


Requirements:

· Internet Explorer 4 or 5 or 6 or later installed on your system


Limitations:

· Ebooks created with the unregistered version may not be sold

OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) is an open source Ticket Request System and email management system with many features to manage customer telephone calls and email.

The system is built to allow your support, sales, pre-sales, billing, internal IT, helpdesk, etc. department to react quickly to inbound inquiries. It is useful for people who receive many emails and want to answer them with a team of agents.

OTRS project has been tested on Linux, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS 10.x, and Windows.

Here are some key features of "OTRS":

· Agent web interface for viewing and working on all customer requests
· Admin web interface for changing system things
· Customer web interface for viewing and sending infos to the agents
· Webinterface with themes support
· Webinterface with Single sign on (e. g. HTTPBasicAuth or LogonTickets)
· Multi language support (Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish)
· customize the output templates (dtl) release independently
· Webinterface with multi attachment support
· easy and logical to use
· MIME support (attachments)
· dispatching of incoming email via email addess or x-header
· autoresponders for customers by incoming emails (per queue)
· auto convert of incoming html only emails to text/plain (to get it easier searchable)
· email-notification to the agent by new tickets, follow ups or lock timeouts
· follow up check based on references and in-reply-to header
· custom queue view and queue view of all requests
· Ticket locking
· Ticket replies (standard responses)
· Ticket autoresponders per queue
· Ticket history, evolution of ticket status and actions taken on ticket
· abaility to add notes (with different note types) to a ticket
· Ticket zoom feature
· Tickets can be bounced or forwarded to other email addresses
· Ticket can be moved to a different queue (this is helpful if emails are for a specific subject)
· Ticket priority
· Ticket time accounting
· Ticket print view
· Ticket pending feature
· Ticket bulk feature
· Generic agent to do automatically actions on tickets (based on scheduled jobs)
· content fulltext search
· ASP (activ service providing) support
· Customer Source can be used from a SQL databases or LDAP (e. g. eDirectory, AD, OpenLDAP)
· TicketHook free setable like Call#, MyTicket#, Request# or Ticket#
· Ticket number format free setable
· central database, support of different SQL databases (e. g. MySQL, PostgeSQL, SAPDB, Oracle, ...)
· a stats framework
· utf-8 support for frontend and backend
· agent authentication against database, ldap, httpauth or radius
· customer authentication against database, ldap, httpauth or radius
· creation and configuration of user accounts, and groups
· creation of standard responses
· creation of sub queue
· signature configuration per queue
· salutation configuration per queue
· email-notification of administrators
· email-notification sent to problem reporter (by create, locked, deleted, moved and closed)
· submitting update-info (via email or webinterface)
· deadlines for trouble tickets
· global TimeZone feature
· different levels of permissions/access-rights
· easy to develope you own addons (OTRS API)
· easy to write different frontends (e. g. X11, console, ...)
· a fast and usefull application

Whats New in This Release:

· Definition and administration of BP related services and SLAs.
· Enhanced classification of service and support requests by native ticket types.
· Flexible and sequential authentication against multiple sources (LDAP/SQL).
· Optimization of internal customer data administration.
· Enhanced PostMaster administration allows a system search for headers, strings, or regular expressions within the mail.
· Fully automated actions can be executed on the search results.
· Flexible password encryption [unix_crypt(), md5(), and plain()].
· OTRS 2.2 is the underlying framework to run the ITIL compliant ITSM solution OTRS::ITSM.

Inspiration is a powerful visual thinking tool that helps clarify and organize ideas and information.
Inspirations Diagram view makes it easy to brainstorm, plan and explain the interrelationships between processes, variables and events.

Use it to create concept maps, process flows, knowledge maps, flowcharts and other visual diagrams. Inspirations integratedOutline view helps create clear, concise written proposals and reports. The symbols, templates and example files in Inspiration Professional Edition were designed specifically for diagramming, outlining, flowcharting, knowledge mapping, brainstorming, systems thinking and multimedia design.

Here are some key features of "Inspiration":

· In the Diagram View you can:
· Capture ideas as quickly as you think with the RapidFire® tool.
· Add as little or as much text as you want symbols grow automatically to record your thoughts.
· Illustrate ideas and convey meanings by inserting symbols from the web or other applications using the insert graphic, drag & drop, or copy & paste functions.
· Show relationships between ideas with the Link tool.
· Explain relationships between ideas by adding text directly on the links.
· Rearrange symbols by dragging without breaking links.
· Differentiate among ideas with colors, shapes, patterns, shadows, fonts and styles.
· Bring writing power with visually integrated notes.
· Explore multiple main ideas simultaneously.
· Transform a diagram into an outline instantly!
· With the simple click of your mouse, you can transform an Inspiration diagram into a traditional hierarchical outline. In the powerful Outline View, students can quickly prioritize and rearrange ideas, helping them create clear, concise essays, reports and more.
· Use the Outline View to:
· Organize topics by dragging subtopics move automatically.
· Plan projects and track ideas using the Checklist feature. Simply mark off completed items in either the Diagram or Outline View.
· Develop topics into a written report using notes text.
· Export your outline to popular word processing or presentation programs.
· Toolbars make using Inspiration intuitive!
· Diagram Toolbar
· Outline Toolbar
· Formatting Toolbar
· Major Inspiration functions are at your fingertips with our smart toolbars. No need to memorize keyboard shortcuts or search through menu items to find features just click on the toolbar and keep working! If you do have a question or problem, our fully indexed and searchable help system provides answers to all your Inspiration questions.
· One click to word processing
· Inspirations one-click transfer instantly moves students work to their favorite word processor. After working in Inspiration to brainstorm, organize and outline, students then use Microsoft® Word® or AppleWorks® to finish the writing process and prepare their paper for publication.
· Simplified template integration
· Inspiration sparks teacher creativity with inspiring new ways to design and use templates . . . the fastest way to introduce visual learning and Inspiration to students in all subjects, including language arts, science and social studies.
· Template Wizard - Create customized visual learning activities! The Template Wizard gives teachers step-by-step help for designing templates to support any curriculum area.
· Flexible template access - Use and share templates with ease! Templates can be stored and launched from any location, making them readily available for students and teachers.
· 60+ templates - Quickly integrate visual learning into your classroom! A wealth of ideas from across the curriculum inspires students and teachers to plan, organize and create.
· Symbols at your fingertips
· Inspiration contains over 1,300 colorful, high-resolution symbols, including several hundred photographic quality images and animated symbols. Students just scroll through the floating symbol palette to find exactly the right shape to express their thoughts. And, if you want to customize your work, you can recolorize an existing symbol or import images from other applications and the Internet.
· Click here to download a PDF of the Inspiration symbol guide. To view this file you may need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader.
· Audio supports multiple learning styles
· Students can hear work read aloud or record their own words, adding a new dimension to their projects. A talking interface increases accessibility for all learners.
· Direct connection to the Internet
· You can set up live hyperlinks in Inspiration and tie the immense resources of the Internet into your diagrams and outlines. Just type in a web address and Inspiration automatically creates a hyperlink. You can also create web pages with URL hyperlinks through the HTML export function and drag & drop JEPG and GIF images into Inspiration diagrams straight from the web!
· Gather and present information from multiple sources, including documents created in Inspiration or any other application, by hyperlinking to any file.
· Compatibility with Inspiration® for Palm OS®
· Sync to and from Inspiration for Palm OS, the handheld tool to develop ideas and organize thinking. Expand and enhance diagrams created on the handheld, or transfer projects to the handheld for on-the-go visual thinking and learning!
· Support of emerging technologies
· Inspiration 7.6 offers enhanced capability with interactive whiteboards and Tablet PCs. Shape and handwriting recognition make it possible to sketch symbols and write text directly on whiteboards such as Promethean ACTIV board, so teachers can work efficiently and students can participate easily. Toolbars may be moved to the bottom of the screen for easy access by all students. See a QuickTime® movie of the new interactive whiteboard capabilities. Click here if you need to install QuickTime®.
· Web site planning made easy
· Build the bones of a new web site with the Site Skeleton® export. Each symbol becomes a separate web page, complete with appropriate hyperlinks. Inspiration even creates a site map for you.


Limitations:

· 30-day trial


Whats New in This Release:

· Inspiring new thinking tools
· Inspiration 7.6 gives students and educators broader and deeper ways to explore, organize and develop ideas.
· Visually integrated notes
· Writing power comes to diagrams! Students can start their writing process within the visual environment. By adding notes right in their diagrams, students can document research, describe content and add detailed information to projects.
· Enhanced hyperlinking
· Information from multiple sources is easy to gather, manage and present. Students can tie research and other resources into projects with hyperlinks to all types of files.
· Audio capabilities
· Tap into multiple learning styles! Students can hear work read aloud or record their own words, adding a new dimension to their projects. A talking interface increases accessibility for all learners.
· Multiple main ideas
· Brainstorm with no limitations. Students can freely explore multiple ideas simultaneously as they brainstorm, analyze and organize their thoughts.
· Inviting, intuitive interface
· Inspiration 7.6 includes an easy-to-use interface that is friendly, inviting and open.
· Quick Controls
· Manage information efficiently. Students control project notes, subtopics and recordings with a click of the mouse.
· Formatting toolbar
· Instantly change colors, fonts and styling. Handy, accessible formatting options invite students to quickly and conveniently express ideas and organize projects. Its a more natural, more inspired way to work.
· Multiple level undo
· Explore new ideas confidently. Students freely change information and add ideas, secure in the knowledge that undo and redo options are readily available.
· Improved Outline View
· Jump into easy, efficient outlining! Students effortlessly organize, prioritize and manipulate information in Inspirations enhanced Outline View.
· Simplified template integration
· Inspiration 7.6 sparks teacher creativity with inspiring new ways to design and use templates . . . the fastest way to introduce visual learning and Inspiration to students in all subjects, including language arts, science and social studies.
· Template Wizard
· Create customized visual learning activities! The Template Wizard gives teachers step-by-step help for designing templates to support any curriculum area.
· Flexible template access
· Use and share templates with ease! Templates can be stored and launched from any location, making them readily available for students and teachers.
· 60+ templates
· Quickly integrate visual learning into your classroom! A wealth of ideas from across the curriculum inspires students and teachers to plan, organize and create.
· Rapid web site creation
· Inspiration bridges the gap between students early ideas and successful web projects.
· Site Skeleton export
· Build the bones of a new web site. Students develop and organize their site concepts, then use the Site Skeleton export to instantly transform their work into HTML.
· HTML export options
· Share your diagrams and outlines. Quickly convert Inspiration projects into web content with newly redesigned HTML export options.
· Support of emerging classroom technologies
· Inspiration 7.6 offers enhanced compatibility with new technologies being used in the classroom.
· Interactive whiteboards
· Shape and handwriting recognition make it possible to sketch symbols and write text directly on whiteboards such as Promethean ACTIV board. Toolbars may be moved to the bottom of the screen for easy access by all students. QuickTime movie of new capabilities. If you need to install QuickTime, click here.
· Palm-Powered handhelds
· Sync to and from Inspiration for Palm OS, the handheld tool to develop ideas and organize thinking. Expand and enhance diagrams created on the handheld, or transfer projects to the handheld for the on-the-go visual thinking and learning!
· Tablet PCs and Wacom® Tablets
· Shape and handwriting recognition make it possible to sketch symbols and write text directly on the tablet with a stylus.
· Improved operational support
· Inspiration 7.6 integrates seamlessly into the education computing environment.
· Compatibility with Kidspiration®, Inspiration 6 and higher
· Support for multiple versions! Students can access and share any Inspiration Software document version 6 or higher. Even Kidspiration documents are compatible!
· Mac® OS X compatible
· Update your Inspiration! Inspiration 7.6 supports OS X, the latest operating system for the Macintosh®.
· Multi-user support
· Adapt and customize to match your needs! Students and teachers can easily create their own personal Inspiration preferences without altering network administrator settings.