Authors are now publishers. Publishers are now internet technicians:
- How do you control which Interactive Technical Manuals are delivered to whom?
- What manuals can be viewed online and then downloaded?
- How can readers be notified of content updates and bulletins?
- How are Tablet apps managed in Google Play and the Apple Stores?
- How do we do all of this without needing I.T support?
The R4i Content Distribution and Management Server (CDMS) manages the publication and distribution of Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETP) to tablet devices via the R4i S1000D Common Source Data Base (CSDB). Accessed via a Web browser, the CDMS Admin Portal enables content owners to control what publications are distributed to consumers.
Part of the R4i Product Suite, the CDMS automatically receives published publications from the R4i CSDB Server which are then staged on the CDMS Server. Administrators can then define the publication properties of the IETP, including access, online and offline viewing and update properties.
In the past, paper and PDF fulfilled the delivery requirements for most organizations. In 2015, information agility is a key requirement for technicians and crew. R4i CDMS enables publishing teams the flexibility to publish, update and revoke interactive publications directly generated from the technical publications repository.
R4i MobieTP for Android and MobieTP PLUS for iPad
The R4i MobieTP app is a royalty-free application for Android and iPad users. Mobile IETPs free technicians, operators and crews from desktop PC’s and bulky laptops at minimum cost to an organisation.
The R4i MobieTP Viewer for Android and iPad utilizes single source IETP packages generated from the R4i CSDB Server, including support for applicability. IETP packages are generated from the R4i CSDB Media Generator which are in turn ‘read’ by the R4i MobieTP on Android or iOS devices.
Optimised for small screens and large files, the native Mobile IETP Viewer is simple to use and can access content in both online and offline modes on Android and iOS devices.
The R4i CDMS resides between the R4i CSDB and the IETM end user and manages IETM package downloads and access.
The MobieTP application supports SVG graphics which are converted from CGM when the IETM is created. Referenced PDFs and multimedia files are also supported.Â
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