This easy-to-use toolkit helps subject matter experts and other users easily create build-to-order solution information centers by aggregating and customizing existing content without needing specific information development skills. The information centers produced by the toolkit are ready to deploy locally or over a network. The toolkit is a Windows® desktop application built with the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) technology.

How does it work?

The toolkit provides an intuitive GUI that helps users create custom solution information centers by aggregating existing materials from various sources. Features include drag-and-drop visual manipulation of the navigation tree, instant previewing, automatic packaging, feed rendering support in information centers, and more. The toolkit implements its features through a set of Eclipse plug-ins running on the Eclipse RCP platform.

Yong Rong Hou is a staff software engineer at IBM® China Development Lab. He graduated in 2004 in computer science and joined IBM as a software engineer for IBM User Technology. Mr. Hou has worked on several projects as a developer and project lead.

Jie Zhang is a software engineer for IBM User Technology. He graduated in 2005 in software engineering and joined IBM at the China Development Lab. Mr. Zhang has worked on several information development and user assistance projects.

Xu Dong Wu, a student intern from Nanjing University, contributed to this project with innovative solutions. Mr. Wu will graduate in 2008 with a degree in engineering.