WebCD wins 1997's Editors' Choice Award. Jon Udell writes, "WebCD is an
outstanding tool that I recommend highly." And we're in good company. Other
winners include Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Office97 and Lotus Domino.
"WebCD provides a set of tools for creating hybrid
Internet/CD-ROMs that feature real-time links to the Web. Users can
continuously update information and complete transactions while moving
between a CD and the Web. This is the first product where content starts on the Web and is
repurposed for CD-ROM."
"WebCD allows CD-ROM publishers to cram compact discs with HTML text and data
that is automatically linked to time-sensitive information stored on the Web."
"WebCD is an even more compelling example of how specific dynamic
components of a Web site can be combined with offline capabilities to
deliver interactive information to users without running into bandwidth hassles."
"Put your Web site on CD with MarketScape's WebCD."
WebCD is a Web Necessity. "You've got a Web site, but it's not reaching
everyone, especially those with slow or limited access. Publish your site on CD-ROM
with MarketScape WebCD. You can even add non-HTML content, such as
corporate videos and executable files, without re-authoring."
"Interactive developers and video post-production houses can capitalize on the
confusing proliferation of media by creating a third, richer publishing medium: The
Internet CD. The advantages of combining these two media to create a new
delivery mechanism are obvious."
MarketScape Inc.'s WebCD not only lets you put the entire Web site on a CD-ROM, but it also
Web-enables it by including a dynamic link from the CD back to the Internet.
Using the hybrid Internet/CD-ROM, one can obtain and store high-bandwidth
content such as video and large images without download delays. The potential
for delivering large amounts of information with greater speed than through
network connection is an attractive benefit of the technology. Those with Net access
can jump transparently from the CD to the live Web site for fresh information.