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Disclaimer. This presentation is meant to provide a preview of the upcoming version of MDID as of April 2003 Any feature, screen or functionality mentioned in this presentation may be modified, replaced or removed without notice in the final release
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Disclaimer • This presentation is meant to provide a preview of the upcoming version of MDID as of April 2003 • Any feature, screen or functionality mentioned in this presentation may be modified, replaced or removed without notice in the final release • The release dates mentioned are estimates and may change • This presentation may not be modified or redistributed in whole or in part without permission from the Center for Instructional Technology at James Madison University
Madison Digital Image Database 2 Overview New Features
New Features • Multiple collections and custom catalogs • Cross-collection searching • Personal collections • Enhanced user interface • Simple data exchange through XML • Distributed under an open source license with full API documentation
Cross-Collection Searches • Keyword searches possible across multiple collections • Collection admin can specify which fields are keyword searchable to enhance cross-collection search results
Individual Collection Searches • Keyword search across all fields or within individual fields of a collection • Date fields allow additional search criteria based on years or year ranges
Catalog Definition Editor • Catalogs for new and existing collections can easily be edited • Set a range of search and display options for every field
Catalog Content Editor • New catalogs allow multiple values per field • Virtually no length restriction on text fields • Specify internal and display values for date fields
Slide Sorter • Organize slides using drag & drop • Keep unwanted slides in scratch area for later use • View catalog data and annotate slides
API Documentation • Get full and unrestricted access to the Application Programming Interface documentation
Additional Features • More flexible assignment of user privileges • Simple image and data import • Personal collections • Image annotation and favorites
Database Support • Several enterprise level and open source databases supported • Other ANSI SQL compatible databases can be used by implementing a simple database connector
Release Information • Targeted release date: Fall 2003 • Supported databases • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 • MySQL 4 on any operating system • Application server requires Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with .NET • Future releases may be compatible with mono (http://www.go-mono.com/) to support Linux application servers, depending on availability of mono
Company Trademarks Microsoft Windows, .NET and SQL Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. MySQL is a trademark of MySQL AB in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned in this presentation may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Authors Andreas KnabComputer Systems Engineerknab2ar@jmu.edu Kevin HeggSenior Programmer Analystheggkj@jmu.edu Further Information Visit http://cit.jmu.edu/mdidinfo/ Email mdid@jmu.edu Information