What is WebCD?
WebCD is a new media type that combines the best of the World Wide Web and CD-ROM. As the leading hybrid Web/CD-ROM publishing tool, WebCD lets Web site owners deliver a Net-connected “Website on a disc”. By combining the portability, inexpensive storage, and rapid access times of a CD-ROM with tethered links to the Web, WebCD delivers a rich multimedia experience while avoiding the delays associated with traditional Web access. WebCD consists of two main components, the WebCD Packager and the WebCD Viewer. The WebCD Packager retrieves your Web content and relocates it to CD-ROM. You can select which content to include on the CD-ROM and which links bring you back to the live Web site by simply pointing and clicking at a graphical view of Web site. The Packager also makes it easy to integrate non-Web content onto the CD-ROM, such as multimedia presentations, software executables or any electronic content that may be too large (or too sensitive) to be placed on your Web site. The WebCD V
