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Fully Functional Trial Version
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The trial version of WebCompiler works in exactly the same way as
the licensed version, so you can see whether it meets your needs
before paying for it. If others don't offer a trial version ask
yourself why. |
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Support
for all modern HTML
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WebCompiler
presentations re-use the Internet Explorer browser (V4 or above)
that is on the end-users system, so with a few minor exceptions
supports any HTML that IE itself can. Note that there are
a lot of HTML Compilers out there that make a feature of not needing
IE. Well how many PCs in your target audience don't have IE4
or above nowadays? And what compromises do they have to make
in order not
to need IE, what don't they support?
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special HTML coding or structure required |
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You
don't need to put all your HTML in one directory or anything daft
like that. If your website works on your local disk it will almost
certainly work just as it is when compiled with no changes. |
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Powerful
Searching
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WebCompiler presentations can optionally include very powerful searching
capabilities. Searching for occurrences of a word across 1,000
HTML pages can usually be achieved in under a second on a P2/400.
Wildcards (* and ?) are supported, as are AND, OR,
NOT and parentheses (), allowing construction of
very powerful searches. The results of the searches can be presented to the user using
a user-defined page that will maintain the look and feel of
your presentation. |
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Source
File Protection
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It is not
possible to view the source HTML. The source HTML is NEVER
copied to disk or placed in the browser's cache. (If you are
looking at alternatives make sure they don't just copy all the
HTML to a temporary folder and delete it when they have finished,
very insecure!).
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Authenticode
Digital Signature Support |
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WebCompiler
presentations support Authenticode
Digital Signatures. You can sign your presentation to assure
your customers that what they download really does come from you
and has not been altered or tampered with in any way. Signing
can be performed automatically as part of the compilation
process.
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Software Passport Support
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WebCompiler presentations can be wrapped in the
Silicon
Realms product
Software
Passport to provide industrial strength Digital Rights
management and sophisticated e-commerce capabilities. Specific
support is built in to WebCompiler to allow you to leverage the
capabilities Software Passport offers. |
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Expiration
Options
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Presentations
can be date-limited or limited by number of days since first
run, or by number of times run., You can specify a particular page
to be shown after the presentation has expired, presumably to advise the
user how to get a newer version. Expired presentations can be
unlocked with a name/code combination.
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Command
Line Compiler
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You can run the compiler from the command line, or a batch file, or
call it from a program of your own. It can be implemented
as part of an e-commerce solution where compilation occurs as
part of an e-commerce transaction. Compiler Options can be changed
for each compilation by simply modifying the plain text file that
they are contained in.
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Dual-key
cryptography
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WebCompiler
presentations support forms, but there has to be some way
of getting the data the end user enters back to the presentation
creator securely. WebCompiler (optionally) uses industry
standard dual key cryptography with 128 bit keys making the
transmission of sensitive information by e-mail just as secure
as a secure web site.
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Password
Protection
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You can protect
individual pages of your presentation, or complete directories,
and require that access needs a username and password combination.
This combination can be the same for all users, or different username/password
combinations can be used for different users.
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Built-in
Installer
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Once you
have your presentation in the end user's hands it would be nice
to be able to install it on his system. WebCompiler has it's
own built-in installer that you can call from a page in your
presentation, which will install your presentation, provide icons
for it in both the Start menu and the Desktop, and also provide
an Uninstaller to allow the user to easily uninstall your
presentation
should he wish to.
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Autorun
File Generation
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WebCompiler can optionally write an autorun file that will cause your presentation
to execute automatically from a CD as soon as it is inserted
(assuming the end-user hasn't disabled that capability on his
system).
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Feedback
Capability
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WebCompiler
fully supports Forms. The results of data entered into those forms
can be e-mailed back to the presentation creator (securely
if encryption is selected).
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Kiosk
Mode
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Kiosk Mode
removes all the user interface controls and makes it impossible
to break out of on Win9x systems. Ideal for point-of-sale use
or in other public places.
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Interface
Control
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Almost all
aspects of the look of the interface can be controlled,
from Windows sizing through to the presence or absence of user
interface controls such as menus and toolbars.
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Runtime
Caching
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Accessing
multiple separate items such as an HTML page and all the graphics
etc. that it references can take a long time on a slow device
like a CD. WebCompiler has sophisticated caching built-in
to speed up page loading significantly.
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Foreign
Language Support
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The interface
of your presentation can easily be translated into languages
other than English
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Branding
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You can specify
your own Icon to use for your presentation. This icon will
also be used by the built-in installer and therefore appear on
the user's desktop and in his Start Menu if you choose to use
use it.
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System
Locking
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The userid
and password that you supply for protected parts of your presentation
can be locked to a particular system, protecting your intellectual
property.
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