School Monthly MeetingCMS Digital Delivery

February 2012

Jane StanhopeProduct ManagerCMS Digital Delivery

Today’s Agenda

• eText v4.5 Release– Deployed Feb. 18th; – Release Notes on NEO

• Upcoming Releases– Android v1.1– eText v4.7– iPad and Android v1.2– PCL– Teacher Educator Library

• iBook Comparison Demo

eText v4.5

• Release Saturday, Feb. 18th

• Release Notes on NEO• Identified and resolved hot fixes:

– Flash version detection• Issue: v4.5 supports Player v10.1 or higher• If user has Flash v10.1 or earlier, they will be alerted and

directed to download v11.1 • Clear browser cache

– CD ROM Flex libraries• Issue: Flex assumed internet connection for library

access• Fix will embed all required libraries

Upcoming Releases• Android v1.1

– QA continues– Planned release in early March

• eText v4.6– Internal release only (CERT3) to support PCL work– Scheduled for end of March

• eText v4.7– Planned for Late Spring or Early Summer– Will include some customer-facing features but mostly server-

side work– Include new federated services

• iPad & Android v1.2– Three new versions each– To be deployed prior to eText v4.7– Support for new hotspot types and federated servers

Pearson Custom Library (PCL)• Integration Goals

– Automated publishing process - about 2 days to create an eText– Create eTexts from PDFs stored in HighCrest– Dedicated Viewer, CM and Authoring servers (PROD3)– Automated subscription preparation and publish via RUMBA– Sale of eText/PCL products via Pearson’s Comergent

eCommerce Server– Access via HighCrest (“PCL”) Bookshelf– Subscribe to full title or individual chapters (each a book)– Release to PROD this summer after v4.7

• v4.6 release (only to CERT3)– Includes eText server enhancements to integrate with HighCrest– Needed for integration testing planned for end of March

Teacher Educator Library

• For creating and managing a collection of books

• Library with search, browse, and purchase

• Phase 1 planned for Summer 2012 release

iBook Comparison Demo

• Created to show iBook interactivity using existing eText features– Pop-up images– HTML widgets: image gallery, flowchart– Videos and animations– Practice questions

• Demo titles– Biology Chapt. 27: Animal Systems– PH Geo Chapter 1

Questions?

• PPT will be posted on eText NEO site

• Next meeting: Monday, March 26 3:30pm EST

Jane Stanhope617-671-3457