MADCAP SOFTWARE EXTENDS CUTTING-EDGE WEBHELP FUNCTIONALITY TO USERS OF LEGACY BROWSER-BASED HELP SYSTEMS
La Jolla, CA, USA – November 3, 2008 — MadCap Software, the leader
in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Visual Studio 2005 and
Microsoft XPS, today announced the launch of its MadCap Search Optimizer and free MadCap Toolbar. The Search
Optimizer extends MadCap’s cutting-edge WebHelp search to legacy browser-based Help systems. Now authors
that continue to build their Web or intranet documentation using legacy tools—such as Adobe RoboHelp,
ComponentOne Doc-to-Help, WebWorks Publisher and Author-It—can still provide their users with the most
advanced WebHelp search in the industry.
The MadCap Search Optimizer automatically creates a WebHelp search database, which is then downloaded and
accessed by users via the free MadCap Toolbar. This enables the return of search results almost
instantaneously. With the MadCap Toolbar, users can also conduct wildcard searches—an industry
first—in which only part of the search term is known. Other advanced search features include the ability
for users of legacy browser-based Help systems to receive search results based on relevance instead of simply
by alphabet, expand or collapse the WebHelp table of contents and all dynamic Help effects, and freely remove
search highlighting, all with no additional programming required.
In addition to these advanced, industry-first search experiences, users of the free MadCap Toolbar enjoy
several other productivity features, including:
- Screen Capture using some of the more basic features from MadCap Capture.
- Personal Vault for securely storing and easily accessing confidential data, such as credit card information, passwords, and form data.
- Easy Web Search via a drop-down menu for single-click access to Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.
Availability and Pricing
Both the MadCap Search Optimizer and MadCap Toolbar are immediately available for download. The MadCap Toolbar, which runs on Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, is free for all users. The MadCap Search Optimizer is available for $449. Flare users do not require the Search Optimizer, since all of the advance search and toolbar functionality is available when using Flare and the MadCap Toolbar together.About MadCap Software
MadCap Software is a trusted resource for more than 20,000 companies around the globe for single-source, multi-channel authoring and publishing solutions designed to streamline the process of developing and delivering training content, learning and development programs, technical documentation, online Help, knowledge bases, and more. From authoring, publishing and translation, to cloud-based project and content management, to contribution and review in the cloud, you can streamline content delivery and manage the entire content development lifecycle with MadCap Software. MadCap Software’s services include product training, consulting services, translation and localization, and an advanced developer certification program. Headquartered in San Diego, California, with offices in Austin, TX, MadCap Software is home to some of the most experienced software architects and product experts in the content development industry.