General
General: Can I get statistics for usage, etc..?
- Yes, YAWC keeps track of the number of conversions made
General: What are the savings to me of using your product?
From internal research we believe there are savings of:
- Time
- Users
- Developing a document in Word for YAWC can be x.x% quicker than developing in Dreamweaver and Frontpage
- Administrators
General: What are your product offerings?
- YAWC ProTM - A plug-in for Microsoft Word for Windows, which allows you convert Word to XML/HTML on the client PC.
- YAWC OnlineTM - YAWC Online is a fast, reliable solution which is ideal for institutions that have many different people developing content for a website. The conversion process is completed on a centrally managed online server.
- YAWC ServerTM - YAWC Server will be released in 2006 and will be a stand-alone version of YAWC Online for Intranets.
General: What specification PC does a user have to have? RAM, processors, and memory?
- There are no specific hardware requirements, other than Internet connectivity. You require Microsoft Word 97 or higher on Windows, or Word 98 or higher on MacOS
General: Is YAWC only available for English or is it multilingual?
- The YAWC Word template has its menu in English, but it works on all language editions of Word, not just English. We can localise the menu for you if required.
- The YAWC Online website pages are in English, but it will accept Word documents generated in any language edition of Word.
General: What are your development plans for YAWC?
- YAWC Online is continually being developed. We have a dedicated product development team who are continually updating it. We will be adding support for new interaction types, and additional output formats, such as accessible PDF, and Braille encoding.
- YAWC Server will be released in 2006 and will be a stand-alone version of YAWC Online for Intranets, which you can install within your own IT infrastructure.
- YAWC Pro will be supported, but is no longer being actively developed, as we believe that the client-server architecture is more beneficial for most organisations.
General: Does YAWC comply with Accessibility standards? What level of WAI?
- YAWC produces accessible HTML output that conforms with Level 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, v1.0 (WCAG). Conformance with Level 3 of the guidelines is also possible, with some extra training for authors.
- WCAG conformance is a requirement of the UK Special Educational Needs Disability Act (SENDA)
- Note that there are some technical incompatibilities between SCORM and WCAG conformance that affect the behaviour of HTML interactions.
General: What is YAWC?
- YAWC (Yet Another Word Converter) is a user-friendly tool that allows website content mainainers to convert Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents into web pages in a single click.
- YAWC is ideal for organisations in which many different people contribute website content. This fast, reliable, product is among the most user-friendly and cost-effective website maintenance solutions currently available.
General: What is YAWC Online eLearning Edition?
- YAWC Online eLearning Edition transforms elearning content in Word or Powerpoint documents into web pages for instant publication. Using a pre-defined HTML template, the content is converted to a consistent and professional standard, which also supports WAI accessibility.