Many developers want to know what makes Everest different from and better than other CBT/multimedia authoring systems. Below are a few of the features and benefits that are found in Everest, and not in any other authoring tool.
ALL other authoring tools force you to convert your project into a different, special form in order to deliver it via the Internet. That's extra work for you! After conversion, you have to retest your project to make sure it still operates correctly. And, if you discover a problem, you have to edit the original, then regenerate the Internet-format version.
With Everest, you simply post to your Internet site the very same files you would distribute via diskette or CD-ROM. It's so much easier! And, Everest is the only system that can do it.
Imagine this common scenario: you are test running your project and you spot a problem (perhaps a typographical error). With all other authoring tools, you must halt the test run, exit, start the authoring tool, make the correction, save the correction, compile/convert/compress, restart the test run, find your way back to where you left off, resume testing. That's very time consuming!
With Everest, if you spot a problem, you choose "edit on the fly", make the correction, save it, and resume testing. It takes just seconds! And, it works even if you are test running your project from an Internet site. No other authoring tool comes close to giving you this level of productivity.
Everest simply blows the doors off all other authoring tools when it comes to Internet playback speed. Everest is the only system that automatically determines the content the user needs for the next page, and silently downloads it while the user is occupied viewing the current one. When the user advances, the content (text, graphics, animation, sound, interaction, etc.) is often completely pre-downloaded and ready to go.
Everest is the only authoring system that contains an Internet Simulator. With the simulator, you can test run your project at a variety of communication speeds (conventional modem, ISDN, DirecPC, intranet, etc.) to observe its performance. You don't even need an Internet connection to use the simulator. It's a fantastic way to make sure your project performs well in all environments, and Everest is the only tool that has it.
Other systems, with their plug-in, HTML and Java requirements, consume upwards of 32 to 64 megabytes of memory to play back your project. That high memory need limits the potential audience for your projects. Everest requires the least memory: as little as 4M will do.
Everest has the most powerful features for Computer-Based Training. No other authoring system can match its built-in answer judging, testing and record keeping capabilities. After 20+ years of involvement in CBT, we have unequalled strength in this area. For CBT, Everest is the clear choice.
No salesmen, no seminars, no evaluation copies, no test drives. No limits! And, there's no need to go on faith alone: try it yourself! Download Everest Free now, and see for yourself what Everest can do, and what you can do with it.