Alchemy
Gold and Pro Version 5
Alchemy Gold & Pro 5 both
include all the same great Alchemy features, such as highly
compressed full-text indices, fast retrieval from huge databases,
profile field query, and high-performance document viewers. The
following are additional reasons why Gold or Pro can handle your
heavy-duty CD-R application.
- Multi-user Alchemy Search
engine for unlimited, concurrent use on Novell or NT
networks.
- CD-SPAN multi-user search
capability for CD jukebox and tower applications.
- Launch Application feature.
- Automatically parse, index
and store COLD, COM or image index files with
DataGrabber.
- Forms overlay design,
retrieval and printing.
- Automated image and document
file linking.
- Command line interface for
"lights-out" unattended operations.
- Optional integration with
IMR's Scan2CD or other document imaging programs.
- CD database password
protection.
- The Pro license allows
you to sell Alchemy CDs and related services.
- Start your own CD service
bureau with the #1 solution.
NEW FEATURES OF VERSION 5
- Global search across Alchemy
databases
- 250+ WYSIWYG file viewers
including HTML
- PDF indexing and viewing
- Adjacency search
- Support for new drives:
CD-RW, DVD, M-O, Jaz, Zip, PD and other drives
- Folder Profile Cards &
Indexing
- Result list customization
- Search refinement
- Search across all fields
- Sorting on result list
- Drag and drop files,
directories, or entire drives from Windows Explorer or File
Manager.
- Automated Add Files
interface: wild cards, exclude by file extensions, link
images and documents on the fly.
- Fully supports Windows 95
long filenames.
- Profile cards with file info
and user-definable data fields.
- Batch profile data entry
during Add Files operation.
- Built-in data
compressionup to 8:1 on text.
- Wizards and on-line help for
novice users.
- Indexing for high-speed
retrieval from slow CDs.
- All files are indexed and
stored in their native file format.
- Automated full-text indexing
with greatly compressed index size.
- Customize the indexing
methods by field.
- Built-in data
compressionup to 8:1 on text.
- Image indexing: view and
enter data at the same time.
- Clear database function for
database editing.
- Design custom Profile cards
and Query dialog box.
- Customize the Stop Words
list.
- Customize the Search
interface with your own logos and instructions.
- Integrated forms overlay
designer.
- Command line interface for
unattended operations.
- Optional DataGrabber
import/index module for COLD/COM.
- Optional modules to import
Kofax Ascent or INTRAFED indexes.
- Password protection of
databases.
- Delete files already on CD:
they cannot be viewed or retrieved.
ADVANCED CD RECORDING FOR
WINDOWS 95 & NT:
ALCHEMY GOLD/PRO IS FOR
THE REALLY BIG JOBS
Built-in CD-Recording at 1x, 2x
and 4x speed.
- Writes up to 99 times to one
CD.
- Does not require each session
to be closed; saves MBs.
- Eliminates ISO 9660
filenaming problems.
- No more need for special,
"staging" 1 GB hard drives.
- No wasted space (unlike drive
letter access software).
- Automatically copies all
necessary files to the CD. No separate
"publishing" steps. Every CD has exactly what
it needs.
- Buffer under-run prevention
allows copying of unlimited number of files and
directories from any accessible drive letter. The
buffer automatically adjusts on-the-fly to any file size.
- Records data across CDs
with CD-SPAN Write. No more need to worry about CD-R
capacity.
- Search and find files or
records in seconds using full-text, filename, file
extensions or user-defined data fields.
- Automatically jump to the
first hit in a text document.
Search across multiple CD sets
stored in a jukebox with CD-SPAN.
- Concurrent, multi-user
retrieval version of ALSEARCH. Copy it to any PC or run
direct from the CD.
- Alchemy document viewers
display retrieved files direct from the CD without
launching another application
- 250+ WYSIWYG file
viewers
- PDF files
- HTML files
- Images: TIF, GIF,
JPG, bitmap, WMF, PCX, and more.
- Launch Application uses
external viewer programs, such as Adobe Acrobat, AutoDesk
View and QuickView, or any other application associated
with a file type.
- One search retrieves all
linked documents and images.
- Copy and paste text and
images from the CD.
- Super print functions: print
one file, selected files, an entire search results list,
or an entire directory.
- Super retrieval functions:
retrieve one file, selected files, an entire search
results list, or an entire directory.
- Export profile field data out
of Alchemy into other applications.
Alchemy Gold or Pro Build
version 5 may be installed on one PC. Additional Build client
licenses may be added. Alchemy Gold Search may be freely
distributed on CD, but may not be sold. An Alchemy Pro license
is required for service bureaus and publishers who wish to sell
CDs containing Alchemy Gold Search & Alchemy
databases, or related services. The Pro product features
are the same as Gold.
- Windows 95 or NT
- 8 MB RAM minimum (16 MB RAM
recommended)
- 80486 or faster processor
- 25 MB on hard drive for
programs
- 8 MB temporary buffer space
on hard drive
- Supported CD recorder
- SCSI adapter recommended by
the CD-Recorder vendor
- Windows 95 or NT clients
- (optional) Netware or NT
server
- 8 MB RAM minimum (16 MB RAM
recommended)
- 80386 or faster processor
- 640x480x256 color display
configuration (for images)
- CD-ROM drive capable of
reading multi-session Mode 1 CDs
Hard disk space: requires from 5
to 25 MB space depending on the viewer configuration