Corel Draw 5/Corel Draw 5 CD1.iso/ventura/typeset/report.txt

Text File | 1994-09-30 | 5KB | 88 lines

@TITLE = PROPOSAL TO ACME INSURANCE CORPORATION

@HEAD LEVEL 1 = Corporate Training

The Corporate Training department at Acme Insurance has identified
an objective to re-structure the company's training materials.  Initial
estimates are that over 9000 pages of documentation will be affected.  In
addition to redesigning the layout of information, the training department
also wishes to add new sections to the training curriculum.

The training documentation is currently available in a variety of
paper and electronic formats. Much of the documentation is out of
date, with some materials dating back ten years. According to the
Corporate Director of Training, there is no way to avoid a complete
revamping of the company's training material.  Acme Insurance hired
a consultant, Ms. Joan Belden, who has designed a specific format
and process for the training documentation. Ms. Belden will become
a member of the Acme Insurance staff to coordinate the process of
rewriting the documentation.

Acme insurance currently has in-house printing and type-setting shop.
Because of shifting priorities, the training department does not have
ready access to this facility. Due to the size and nature of this
project, a decision has been made to evaluate departmental or work-group
desk-top publishing solutions specifically for the training facility.
A departmental documentation facility is expected to provide the following
benefits:

@BULLET = very quick turnaround, since there will be no need to depend
on other departments to print required documentation.

@BULLET = the ability to make immediate changes and update training
modules.

@BULLET = the ability to use existing network computers and word processing
equipment in conjunction with the new publishing equipment, and

@BULLET = the ability to incorporate the new machinery directly into
the day-to-day operations of the department.<$&Cap1[v]>

@HEAD LEVEL 2 = The TXN Solution

We recommend that Acme Insurance consider the 3544 graphic workstation
as the primary input terminal for the redesign/reformat processes
in the training facility. TXN was the first company to offer this
unique type of workstation. In 1976, we introduced the 9967 professional
computer which had the power of combining textual and graphic elements
on the same screen. Now, ten years later, after many modifications
and refinements of our original technology, we are proud to introduce
the 3544 Professional Workstation for publishing applications.

TXN now offers a variety of configurations for the 3544. The Zeus
series offers a standalone 3544 in concert with a TXN 4045 desktop
laser printer. This system can grow as your needs grow. You can connect
three 3544 workstations, or other personal computers to the laser
printer through an interface device. All loaded software is integrated
and TXN's icon technology gives any operator the freedom to <169>point
and click<170> with an optical mouse. Changing applications and calling
up works-in-progress are much easier than in MS-DOS based systems.
All TXN 3544 workstations offer an optional MS-DOS IBM compatible
co-processing environment. The following is TXN's validations for
the use of The Zeus series as a very viable solution:

@BULLET = Because TXN offers a window on the MS-DOS environment, Acme
Insurance would not have to re-key some blocks of training documentation
that exist on other disk media. In addition, operators should consider
using simple inexpensive word processing programs on personal computers
to input any new textual data. When this data is in final draft form,
the media can be transferred to the 3544, where final formatting would
begin.

@BULLET = Since the 3544 understands many MS-DOS applications programs
like dBase and Lotus 1-2-3; graphs, spreadsheets, and data base reports
can be integrated into any training documentation. This solution offers
truly flawless electronic <169>cut-and-paste<170> techniques.

@BULLET = The 3544 product offers price/performance value that would
allow new equipment placements without a significant outlay of funds.

@BULLET = The system is truly user-friendly and offers a complete
electronic desktop. The operating environment stimulates the imagination,
which adds significantly to productivity within the work-group.

@BULLET = The integrated software environment allows ease-of-use in
keeping track of all processes of the reformatting cycle. Acme Insurance
may customize any desktop specifically for the requirements at hand.