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Roughly 50 mid- to senior-level executives entered the Steinberg Conference Center, comprised of about 100 deluxe hotel rooms plus teaching facilities. They were in town to attend the' Advanced 'Management […]

Multimedia courseware authoring is an application that requires competence in many core skills. Five of the six products competing in this PC Week Labs Shoot-Out go beyond that, however, to […]

In PC Week Labs' Shoot-Out of courseware authoring tools, a well-groomed but high-priced specialist eked out a narrow victory over a less focused but far more affordable tool. The two […]

Many college and university instructors today must cope with incoming students who are not fully prepared to undertake college studies. This is true in the humanities as in other fields. […]

Technology Centers Offer Faculty Training When microcomputers first began to find their way into classrooms some dozen years ago, the education community recognized that faculty training would be essential to […]

ToolBook 1.5 ToolBook's interim release brings pluses like 256-color graphics import and an OpenScript tutorial. The program is faster; however, drawbacks that seemed minor last year have become less attractive […]

By Peter Coffee ASYMETRIX CORP.'S TOOLBOOK RE-futed conventional wisdom at PC Week Labs' second 1991 Shoot-Out of applications-development tools for graphical user interface environments. ToolBook took the Shoot-Out trophy with […]

ToolBook 1.5 and Plus 2.0 are multimedia applications for Windows, which allow you to produce programs which combine text, graphics, sound and animation. With the release of MultiMedia Windows in […]

By Raines Cohen Los Altos, Calif. -- In the latest edition of his book "The Elements of Friendly Software Design," developer Paul Heckel described his ongoing battle to license his […]

ToolBook: The Future Isn't Here Yet Exploring ToolBook's luscious introductory demo applications, I'm reminded of childhood visits to 1950s auto shows. Crowds gathered around the 'car-of-the-future' displays, where futuristic engineering […]

Asymetrix Corp. TOOLBOOK 1.0 When Apple Computer Inc. released HyperCard in 1987, it was clear that Windows could not become a mainstream product without its own tool for user development […]

ToolBook:end-user programming-almost For corporate developers, ToolBook may be described as the cherry on the Windows 3.0 cake. It offers them a tool that can quickly and easily deploy new Windows […]

Click2learn claims its ToolBook Instructor 8.5 allows learning content developers to create software simulations that can automatically assess and record user performance, without the need for special programming skills. With [...]

Pros Well-designed; easy to use. Cons Limited for complex courses; few new features. Verdict A competent authoring system that doesn't require programming skills. Price as reviewed (ex. VAT) 994.99 £ […]

Pros Supports drag and drop and programming; free course delivery. Cons Lack of hands-on tutorials. Verdict Cost-effective for creating browser-accessed multimedia training courses. Price as reviewed (ex. VAT) 1,595 £ […]

Digital Video Producer has come a long way. Although the program has always employed the same basic timeline interface as Premiere, past versions of Producer were stripped down to the […]

Learning new skills is an integral part of most job descriptions, but providing employees with training is a big expense for most companies. Traditional classroom training is costly, both in […]

The Web is increasingly being used to deliver highly focused and company-specific training. With Asymetrix Learning Systems' ToolBook II Assistant 6.5, trainers and subject-matter experts can not only author courses […]

Managing students in the classroom can be a problem for corporate training managers. Managing them online also can be a problem because many computer-based training (CBT) applications lack features to […]

The virtual classroom Education is the key to a motivated and loyal workforce, but it is the first to go in a budget crisis. Rescue your training programs from the […]

Long-distance learning If training your employees is eating away at your budget and keeping people out of the office, consider building courses online. With the right software, it's a viable […]

Although online training solutions abound, it is a real challenge to centralize the delivery and management of various courses throughout an enterprise. Asymetrix Learning Systems' Librarian 6.01 is a server-based […]

SuperCede 1.2 Database Edition Beta The beta version of SuperCede 1.2, Asymetrix's uniquely interactive C++/Java development environment, adds ActiveX control integration and database access facilities without compromising its ease of […]

Adobe Premiere 4.2 Adobe Systems 1585 Charleston Rd. P.O. Box 7900 Mountain View, CA 94039-7900 800-833-6687; 415-961-4400 Fax: 415-961-3769 www.adobe.com Requires: 8MB RAM (16MB recommended; required for Windows NT); 100MB […]

As a rule, creating computer-based training (CBT) requires a special mix of teaching skills and programming experience. It's true that the best CBT applications, such as Macromedia's Authorware and Asymetrix's […]

With dynamic modification of executing code, reduced visual clutter during development and impressive execution speed, SuperCede Java Edition 1.0 from Asymetrix Corp. is an important new arrival in the growing […]

Asymetrix WebPublisher's wizards are a boon for novices, but a hindrance for pros Asymetrix Corp.'s WebPublisher allows novices to quickly build attractive World Wide Web pages, but its rigid, wizard-based […]

Asymetrix 3D F/X 1.0 Asymetrix 110 110th Ave. N.E., Ste. 300 Bellevue, WA 98004 800-448-6543; 206-462-0501 List Price: $99 Crystal Flying Fonts Pro 3.0 CrystalGraphics 3350 Scott Blvd., Bldg. 14 […]

InfoModeler 2.0 Early Access In a leap above its competition, InfoModeler 2.0 offers quality reverse-engineering of existing databases. Although there are still some problems that need work, this data modeler […]

THE BOTTOM LINE: VERY GOOD InfoAssistant 1.0 This database browser is right on the mark for users who need to access data as easily as browsing the Internet. Asymetrix's InfoAssistant […]

Although technology has all but eliminated the need for database design tools on the desktop, organizations implementing client/server applications can save a lot of trouble by using a modeling program […]

The Bottom Line: VERY GOOD Asymetrix Web 3D Web 3D lets anyone with limited graphics resources make attractive Home pages that effectively communicate. Drag-and-drop catalogs help you quickly create 3-D […]

Asymetrix 3D F/X 1.0 Asymetrix 110-110th Ave. N.E. Suite 700 Bellevue, WA 98004-5840 1-800-448-6543; (206) 462-0501 Fax: (206) 637-1504 Requires: 8MB RAM; 16MB hard drive space (more depending on configuration); […]

Multimedia ToolBook 3.0 Asymetrix Corp. 110 110th Ave. N.E., Suite 700 Bellevue, WA 98004 1-800-448-6543; (206) 462-0501 List Price: $895 Requires: 386/20 or higher; 8MB RAM; 4MB hard disk space […]