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FM::NEXUS SHIPS FIRST UPDATE TO DRAGON WEB SURVEYS 8
Thursday 17. January 2008 - Leading Survey Solution for the Modern FileMaker Platform Is Now Optimized for iPhone Delivery of Web-based Surveys
Macworld Conference and Expo 2008, beezwax datatools Booth #1235- FM::Nexus today announced the immediate availability of Dragon Web Surveys 8.2, the first update to the leading survey solution for the modern FileMaker database software platform, now optimized for the iPhone.
Now for the first time, FileMaker developers can create web-based surveys that are properly formatted for iPhone users to answer a variety of survey question styles. Beyond basic radio buttons and rankings, respondents can fill in text fields using their iPhone and even switch languages for surveys that take advantage of the multi-language capabilities in Dragon Web Surveys 8.
“Dragon Web Surveys 8 is the modern survey solution for the modern FileMaker database software platform, ” explained Vincenzo Menanno, founder and president of FM::Nexus. “Steeped in a tradition of flexibility, Dragon Web Surveys’ multi-language capabilities address our global reality, and now includes the world’s most advanced mobile digital computing and communications device. The new iPhone optimization makes surveying people on iPhones strikingly easy. If you haven’t already, Dragon Web Surveys is a really great reason to make the move to FileMaker Server 9.”
The latest upgrade, Dragon Web Surveys 8, represents a complete redesigned to take advantage of the fully integrated PHP capabilities in FileMaker Server 9. Dragon Web Surveys 8 leverages the industrial strength, standard PHP language for increased reliability and unique competitive features. Dragon Web Surveys is the only survey solution on the market that allows respondents to attach files and images with responses, and connects responses directly into any existing FileMaker solutions.
Dragon Web Surveys 8 administrators can run surveys in multiple languages, and can set automatic email notifications, as well as start and stop dates and times. Version 8 also introduced custom cascading style sheets (CSS) support, new visual reporting statistics and six new question types. The CSS support is now optimized to allow CSS-based web survey pages to display properly on the iPhone.
The design overhaul of Dragon Web Surveys 8 significantly improved traditional capabilities, such as data export, cross-tab reporting, branching logic, administrator email notification, and response validation. In addition, improved visual cuing gives administrators quick information about respondent notification, reminder and response. Enhanced image embedding makes it easy to present questions with pictures or images that can help respondents visually relate to an otherwise text-based question.
Dragon Web Surveys includes built-in support for web surveys written in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese and Chinese. Any additional language can also be added.
Availability, Compatibility and Pricing
The Dragon Web Surveys 8.2 update is available immediately, free of charge, to all currently registered Dragon Web Surveys 8 customers, directly from the FM::Nexus Web site