New Multi-Format Content Conversion Services from AIC, Inc.

Technology offers many opportunities to present information in multiple formats. Educational publishers and institutions also face a growing need to generate electronic learning aids and to create distance-learning materials. Though built from a central source, each delivery medium requires format-specific data changes. AIC's Content Preparation Services (CPS) comes to the rescue with a low-cost alternative to dedicated in-house personnel by offering automated tools and streamlined procedures for multiple delivery methods to provide an efficient, reliable conversion process.

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Haddon Heights, New Jersey-December 4, 2002-Technology offers many opportunities to present information in multiple formats. Companies can deliver information to consumers via paper, the Web, and CDs. Educational publishers and institutions also face a growing need to generate electronic learning aids and to create distance-learning materials. Although all the information may refer back to a central source, each delivery medium requires changes to the data that can include special tagging, formatting, and editing.

Advanced Information Concepts, Inc.'s (AIC) Content Preparation Services (CPS), a new offering from this established information services company, offers a low-cost alternative to dedicating in-house personnel to the task of adapting information for new media. The company uses automated tools and streamlined procedures developed through years of formatting text for multiple delivery methods to provide an efficient, reliable conversion process.

"We have developed extensive expertise in re-purposing information for multiple audiences and delivery platforms," http://www.advancedinformationconcepts.com/dayna.html">Dayna Delmonico, CEO, notes. "We found that companies, colleges, educational and technical publishers all recognize that they need to deliver information in many ways, but they often find that the time required to customize existing files forces them to postpone the task."

AIC is known for content creation and providing media consulting services, so the company knows first-hand that adapting information can be a major effort. Many editorial projects may focus initially on paper delivery, but most will soon require supporting complementary electronic components, from straight web publishing to interactive sites and streaming audio.

AIC's time-tested expertise in re-purposing information is easily applied to information conversion projects. These processes and tools speed the effort of tagging existing text for a developer, moving editorial material to the Web or delivery platforms such as Blackboard, or outlining text for a PowerPoint presentation designed to aid educators using a textbook.

Although AIC's CPS use standardized approaches to efficiently convert data, AIC treats each project as a custom service, ensuring that the final content supports their clients' goals.

"We have built AIC on personal service, and we will continue to use that model even though many content conversion processes can be automated," Delmonico states. "The technical requirements may be the same, but each company has different objectives. We strive to accomplish each client's purpose while saving them time and money."

About AIC

Content Preparation Services (CPS) is the newest offering in the AIConcepts services set, which includes Press Test Service (PTS), providing private technology testing and evaluation offering the perfect pre-launch opportunity to identify and eliminate any problems which could adversely affect technology press reviews. AIC, Inc. has provided content and editorial services to technology and publishers and vendors and other corporations since 1992. Our staff includes top technical and business writers, editors, and product analysts in the industry. AIC clients include Anderson Consulting, BellSouth, CMP Media, Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, IDG, Motorola, TechWeb, Reed Elsevier PLC, Symantec, Washington Post, and Ziff-Davis among others.

AIC offers a full range of services to marketing departments and press/media relations representatives, including consulting; Internet and print content creation; site development, restructuring, management; and content evolution. AIC also offers in-house and virtual training and seminars for IT professionals, technology media professionals, and technology executives who need to understand the technology media industry. For more information on AIC, visit http://www.advancedinformationconcepts.com/">our website or call 856-547-3988.