OnTap Features & Benefits
OnTap gives the PalmPilot the means to carry information that doesn't
fit in the PalmPilot's standard address, to do, schedule, and memo formats.
Feature List
OnTap is elegant and simple.
OnTap makes it easy and fast for anyone, anywhere to format and distribute mainframe and desktop data for PalmPilot.
OnTap serves individuals and corporations.
OnTap can be used independently by individuals for personal information or as part of a larger corporate information systems solution for translating and disseminating key information to a selected audience.
OnTap is a natural in the corporate environment.
Bridging the gap between corporate IS applications and PalmPilots, OnTap easily translates and automatically distributes the output from corporate information systems in PalmPilot-ready format.
OnTap is useful to publishers.
OnTap can even be used by publishers and information providers to create and distribute PalmPilot-ready content.
OnTap Features & Benefits
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OnTap displays documents using bold, underlining, fonts, and hypertext links to present and navigate your information effectively.
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The OnTap Reader is a small, fast Pilot application that makes the most of your PalmPilot's memory and computing power.
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OnTap uses a server component to create and distribute content -- there is nothing to install on the desktop. The OnTap Server is a centralized tool that greatly simplifies the installation and on-going support of OnTap-based solutions in the corporate environment.
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OnTap distributes content via e-mail, which allows OnTap-based solutions to easily integrate into existing corporate information systems. There is little additional work or training to use OnTap and no investment in hardware or software is required for IS to integrate PalmPilot into a solution -- all translation is done by the OnTap Server.
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OnTap efficiently handles document sizes to 64k characters and multiple documents are easily contained in OnTap collections.
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Create your content from simple text documents. OnTap accepts simple text files such as memos, agendas, lists, briefs, or e-mail messages and combines them into an OnTap Collection.
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Create your content from HTML documents. OnTap accepts documents formatted with standard hypertext markup language (HTML). OnTap and HTML give you powerful formatting capabilities for the PalmPilot.
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Assign categories, search with global find. OnTap supports established features of PalmPilot's ROM-resident applications making OnTap intuitive and easy to use.
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OnTap works with any desktop platform, i.e. Macintosh, Windows, and Unix. OnTap uses the standard Pilot InstallApp to move the OnTap Reader and OnTap Collections from the desktop into the PalmPilot. There is nothing new to install or support on the desktop.
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Create content for OnTap from any platform. The OnTap Server is accessible via e-mail and accepts content from any computer platform that supports e-mail. OnTap works well in mixed computing environments.
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Create content with familiar tools. The OnTap solution complements or uses existing tools that Pilot users are already using and familiar with such as the PalmPilot InstallApp, HotSync, WWW browsers, word processors and spreadsheet programs. There is little or no learning required to use OnTap.
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OnTap distributes information directly and immediately to PalmPilot users via e-mail. OnTap is an effective means of ALERTING recipients that they need to use the new information being provided.
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OnTap is cost effective. The OnTap Reader is only $39 and includes a one year authoring subscription as an introductory offer. The OnTap Authoring Subscription is $29/year. Corporate site licenses are available.