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CMS eBook
Hi’Ed/INT’L Monthly Meeting May 18, 2011
Agenda
• V4.4 update
• V1.1 update
• Android eText app
• eText Digital Library Initiative
• Pearson Custom Library Initiative
• Q&A
eText v4.4 Release
• Target date: June 11th
• Feature complete• Bug Fixes• Performance enhancements via
upgrade to Oracle 11g• New features:
– X & Y coordinate linking– Watermark and footer– Turkish, Traditional Mandarin, Norwegian– Accessibility enhancements
eText v4.4 Release (cont’d)
• Accessibility enhancements for sighted users:
– Full support for tooltips
– Making the accordion accessible via keyboard controls
– Identifying an explicit tab order
New Integration Scenarios
• Enhanced S11 for CCNG (eCollege)
• Two new School integration scenarios:– S15 - RUMBA equivalent of SMS
S14 for iPad– S16 - RUMBA equivalent of S8
(stand-alone for Mac/Windows)
• Updates to publishing/promotion forms with new S15 & S16 fields
Sample Watermark Screen
Content Manager v4.4
• Target date: June 11th• Additional features that are dependent
on Authoring Server v4.4 functionality:– Export Button
• Initiate export/backup directly from Authoring Server
– PDF pre-processing• “Groom” hi-res PDFs to reduce file size and
enable faster processing
– Auto-ingestion of zoom box info• Makes adding Whiteboard zoom boxes
significantly easier
New Features in iPad v1.1• Non-modal audio and audio text
sync
• Updated Pearson branding
• Enhanced offline capabilities– Offline personalizations
• User can create notes, highlights and bookmarks in off-line mode
• The most recent changes will take precedence
– Cross-reference links
New Features in iPad v1.1
• Center pages on a screen
• Manage expired book content
• RUMBA support for school
*eCollege iPad app to be added (date TBD)
Pearson eText for Schools v1.1
• Target date: August 8th
• RUMBA authentication
• Almost 300 titles now in process!
• 20 demo titles now available
• Updated eText for iPad FAQ
Android eText app
• Similar to iPad version
• 7+” tablet size
• Honeycomb or new O/S
• SMS, RUMBA and eCollege versions
• Q4 2011
eText Digital Library
• Browser-based search service that allows users to search keywords and display matching eTexts
• Search service can be accessed via web interface or inside eText
• Immediate access to subscribed titles and purchase option if not subscribed.
• Variety of search filters (i.e. discipline,author, titles etc.)
• Will also connect to Jazz in v2.0• HiEd Nursing is first client• Scheduled to be released Spring 2012
Pearson Custom Library
• First phase - Enhancement to existing Highcrest system will allow creation of eText digital delivery and print delivery.
– Also desire automated SMS/RUMBA set up
– Typical delivered through custom portals
– Delivery in Jan 2012
• Second phase - Additional offline Mac/Windows client with synch to online version.
– Delivery – First Half 2012
Questions?
Thank you!
Janet MarhefkaPhone: [email protected] our Wiki: http://cmsna.pearson.com/groups/etext/