Nashua, New Hampshire-based AimTech Corp has introduced IconAuthor 6.0 for Windows, the latest version of its icon-based authoring system. It features cross-system file format compatibility, improved animation functions and database accessibility using SQL. Users can create interactive multimedia applications or enhance existing applications by incorporating text, graphics, audio, video and databases into applications. IconAuthor can access relational databases such as Oracle, Informix, Ingres, Sybase, and Microsoft Access. The IconAnimate function has a new user interface and offers Windows-Motif cross-system support. IconAuthor supports fractal images, contains a new text editor, and offers improved printing capabilities; it is shipping now at $5,000.
