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| Winning the Game! |
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| DB/TextWorks vs 11 |
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| Web 2.0 Features |
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| Full Text? |
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| Presentations in Brisbane |
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| Inmagic Training |
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| Design Workshop |
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| Melbourne User Group |
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Mini-Maxus News
(an occasional update from Maxus Australia)
April 2008
Inmagic Genie vs 3.1 Released March 2008
Genie v3.1 new features:
- Configuration changes no longer require IIS restart
- Support on query screens for hidden query boxes and default values for query boxes
- BookWhere transform enhancements
- Presto integration
- Creating and updating “taxonomies” (classification systems for organising and presenting information) that enable end users to productively browse, as well as search.
- Metatagging the information (adding “information about information”) for precision access via more powerful browsing and searching.
- Assembling special collections of information to meet particular needs.
- Periodically “weeding” obsolete information.
- Introduction to TextWorks Wednesday 23 July 2008
- Advanced TextWorks Wednesday 14 May 2008
- WebPublisher PRO Wednesday 30 April 2008
- Genie Wednesday 7 May 2008
Winning the Game of Information Management
Competition is fierce! The player numbers are increasing at an exponential rate. Information comes streaming through in various forms as it competes for our attention. We know that some of this information will be critical and others less so. The information professional is an expert at making information more useful and accessible by actively managing it, through such efforts as:
| Inmagic Presto is the technology that enables Information Professionals to provide easy access. Maxus is not only the sole supplier of the Inmagic Genie system in Australia, but is on the cutting edge as sole Australian supplier of the Inmagic Presto solution. |  |
Inmagic™ DB/TextWorks vs® 11 Released March 2008
Features in this new version include:
| Vista compatibility | Ensures that users are able to run on the latest Microsoft® operating system. |
| File checker | Allows users to verify that files referenced on the local or network directory exist. This feature is similar to the URL checker but for UNC referenced files. Helps users keep the quality of their textbases high. |
| Limited undo in form designer | Allows users to undo the last action performed in the form designer; available for specific action types such as moving or inserting boxes. |
| HTML report preview | Preview shows what a report will look like displayed in a Web environment, allowing form designers to save time and create better-looking output on the first try. |
| Ability to select form for Edit Secondary Record window | Improves the ease with which secondary records can be edited and maintained. |
WebPublisher PRO vs 11 release is scheduled for Quarter 2, and will offer the following new features:
| Windows Server 2008 | Ensures that WebPublisher PRO will run on the latest Microsoft® operating system. Older versions of WebPublisher PRO will not work on Windows Server 2008. Ensures that users are able to run on the latest Microsoft® operating system. |
| XHTML compliance | Provides improved standards compliance for Web publishing, enabling Web developers to use XHTML when writing custom Web pages. |
| Query logging | Provides the administrator with a log of the WebPublisher queries. This allows usage analysis of textbases.
Items reported will include: the query, number of records returned, time & date, and the IP address from which the query originated.
The log file will be created in CVS format, enabling analysis of the information by importing the file into DB/TextWorks, Excel or other products. Ensures that users are able to run on the latest Microsoft® operating system. |
| Next/prev highlight navigation | Highlights the query hits within the record in a search result, enabling users to find the information they are searching for more quickly. Ensures that users are able to run on the latest Microsoft® operating system. |
How to get software updates?
All users with current Inmagic Maintenance agreements will automatically receive updates to Version 11.00 of TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO as they are released. To check your status contact Maxus or your local rep.
Maintenance can still be renewed at the normal rate for up to 4 weeks after the date of expiry of your contract. Additional cost will be incurred for late renewals.
Web 2.0 Features Prize
Thank you for your feedback on the integration of Web 2 features into Inmagic software. The winner of the draw in the last issue of MiniMaxus News is Anna Gifford, Resource Centre Manager at the Australia Drug Foundation, who will shortly receive the prize (an iPod shuffle.) by mail.
Most popular choice was RSS Feeds, followed by Blogs, Tagging and Wikis.
In fact since version 10 of WebPublisher PRO Version you have been able to easily create RSS feeds for textbases that are available through the web. See the Maxus RSS tip for “how to” instructions.
TextWorks and Full Text Documents
Stephen Cayless, Infordata, Perth, WA
A number of clients have recently asked about archiving and indexing electronic documents. You may like to know that the Inmagic suite of products including DB/TextWorks and CS/TextWorks (TextWorks), Genie and Presto can full text index a wide range of electronic documents.
Furthermore, in TextWorks a large group of documents can be imported as full text as a batch, i.e., you can import multiple documents at once. For example, a group of PDF documents can be imported at the same time and a record is created for each one. Each record will include the full text (fully indexed) and a hypertext link to each document. A 3MB PDF normally takes about 5 seconds to import and index. TextWorks will then provide a very fast search facility to thousands of full text indexed documents.
Please contact Stephen (or your local Maxus rep) for any further information and how to configure and use Import Documents.
Brisbane Inmagic Users:
Do you need the ability to rapidly find, manage and act on research assets?
Does your organisation need one access point for internal and external research assets?
What’s new with DB Textworks and WebPublisher PRO? Do you know?
Resource Options and Maxus Australia invite Queensland readers to a presentation of Inmagic software where you can hear about the Inmagic software that provides solutions to all of your information needs.
Norma Tovey from Maxus Australia will demonstrate the unique features of Inmagic Presto and show you how Presto can work for you.
Jenny Hale from Resource Options will present the changes and new features in DB/TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO and provide a few short cuts and tips that will save you time and help you to get the most out of your valuable asset.
This is a great opportunity not only for YOU but also your MANAGER and IT STAFF to come along and see the Inmagic product range. Ask questions, talk to the experts and see how it can benefit you and your organisation.
Date 14th May 2008
Venue Plaza Hotel, 12 Annerley Road, W’Gabba
Time 5.45pm for 6.15pm start
Catering Drinks and finger food will be served from 5.45pm
RSVP admin@resource-options.com.au or
Tel: 07 3847 6499 by 2nd May
Maxus Training Dates
Group training sessions have been scheduled in Melbourne as follows:
Individual on-site training can also be arranged to meet your specific needs, so contact Maxus or your local rep to discuss these.
Workshop – Form Design
Do you have screens that look a bit like this:
But that you would prefer to look something like this:
Why not come to the next Maxus Workshop on Form Design in TextWorks and learn how easy it is to follow some simple guidelines and take advantage of the powerful formatting with the TextWorks form designer to make all your screens both attractive and efficient. You will also see how the new version 11.00 Undo feature makes it even easier to work with.
Date: 28 May 2008, 12.00 – 2.00 pm
Place: Lucy Jones Hall, Ground Floor 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne (The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital)
Please note this is a repeat (slightly updated) of the design workshop last run in 2004.
Melbourne Inmagic User Group
The Melbourne Inmagic User Group Committee is looking for volunteers to host and/or demonstrate at a meeting in May this year. Do you have an idea for a meeting? Perhaps you would like to share what you are doing with an Inmagic product? Maybe you don't have anything to show but would be prepared to offer a venue? If you can help out in any way please contact Gail Paxman, Jo Todd or Althea Ward.
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