epiplex500 is designed for an organisation's Training-Content Authors and business process managers - enabling them to create and deploy automated documentation, simulations, training materials and Contextual live in application support for all mainstream windows based software applications.
epiplex500 provides a collaborative authoring environment where multiple authors and developers can store competed learning materials for later deployment to end users.
epiplex500 also provides Electronic Productivity Support Systems (EPSS) by deploying an EPSS client on each end user machine. This provides access to all learning materials and as well as context sensitive or Just-in-time help through easy to follow Task 'Cue' cards ensuring high levels of competence for all employees.
Using the Epiance award winning 'capture' technology epiCaptiva simply records the steps and functions of the tasks within a software application and generates a variety of desired simulation and document types including:
Audio-Visual Simulation (Playback, Practice and Test modes) in the following formats:
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- Web Based (DHTML) - SCORM® Compliant
- Flash Movie (.swf) - SCORM® Compliant
- Workflow based |
Documents (Software Documentation, User guides, System procedure guides, Training manuals, Training slides, Task 'Cue' cards) in the following formats:
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- Flash Simulation outputs
- Microsoft Word (.doc)
- PDF (.pdf)
- MS PowerPoint (.ppt)
- XML (.XML DocBook Compliant) |
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- Online Assessments (HTML)
- 'Cue' cards for practice on Live Applications
- Task 'Cue' Cards for context sensitive help (HTML) whilst completing a task live in an application
- Online Web Presentation |
Why is epiplex500 Enterprise Edition so unique?
epiplex500 increases productivity by delivering unprecedented speed and accuracy. This is achieved through epiplex500's depth of
capture - meaning that higher levels of application information, structure, control and details are incorporated into the finished output. This substantially reduces the need for extensive editing and re-working by the subject matter experts or content authors.
epiplex500's unique collaborative authoring environment ensures that all the authoring and content files are stored in a centralized repository and provides Version control capabilities are also provided by this repository. A predefined e-mail workflow takes care of notifying all the stake holders the latest status updates of development activities, thus ensuring smooth communication flow across various functional divisions in an enterprise.
epiplex500 is available in multiple language output sets including; English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Malay, Arabic, Hindi, Kannada and Hebrew and others. Though the base document template is available in English, epiCaptiva provides the flexibility to create/edit the templates in the language of your choice.

epiplex500 shadows actions performed by users on any major computer based application. A subject matter expert records the
best practices step by step. These recorded actions are translated into what we call "capture files", creating step by step instructions
that include snapshots or screen grabs. Customers can quickly and accurately capture vital knowledge for publishing to a variety of simulation and document outputs. Epiance sophisticates 'capture' technology ensures that all elements of a particular task - Menu selection, mouse movements, typing, drop down lists - are comprehensively captured with unprecedented speed and accuracy.
Store: Once a task is completed and recorded, the information is stored. epiDOCX provides the usual options for saving and
storing work. The captured and stored files can now be used many times without the need to recapture each of the business processes
or tasks again.
Develop & Edit: In this mode epiplex500 provides authoring tools that allows multiple authors and developers in an organisation
to review, compile, sort and sequence the captured files into the desired output. A single capture file may be used to generate multiple
simulation outputs and documents in the form of Software Documentation, End User Manuals, Product Manuals, Testing Guides, User
Guides, Sign Off documents, Training Course Manuals, etc in multiple languages. In editor mode, all the tools are provided to add
annotations like callouts (Help Bubbles), sticky notes, text and graphical boxes, arrows, lines and Audio / Video elements. Rich editing
features, templates and multi-language support enable rapid generation of simulations e-learning and documents that can be deployed
in numerous ways across the organisation.
epiplex500 Content Management Server (ERMS): provides a web-based application that facilitates collaborative authoring
development protocols for a content development team. This ERMS Content Management Server provides:
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- A central repository that stores all epiplex authoring files and output
- A source control and configuration management system to manage multiple versions of files.
- An integrated workflow management system that notifies through mail when files of interest are checked into ERMS. |
Publish: Once editing has been finalised, Simulation, e-learning and Document Outputs can be published in the following formats:
Simulations and e-learning
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- DHTML - SCORM® Compliant
- FLASH - SCORM® Compliant |
Documents
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- Microsoft Word (.doc)
- Acrobat Reader (.pdf)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt)
- Online Web Documents (.HTML)
- XML (DocBook Compliant)
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Online Assessments
Live Application 'Cue' Card Guides
Task 'Cue' Cards for context sensitive help (HTML)
Online Web Presentation
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