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One of the first products that I have come across designed exclusively to take advantage of the built in capabilities of Windows Vista, it is a presentation system that separates the roles of presentation designer and presenter. It is being targeted explicitly at advertising/design firms and the major case study is Jet Blue and it’s agency. There is a long video available on their website here

The notion of separating the presentation design process and putting it in the hands of a professional is interesting and promises to finally liberate us from the usual PowerPoint bullet slide jail and cheesy clipart. I also like the ability to do an image search on the web to steal borrow graphics to snazz up your presentation, something I do all the time, as well as the non linear ‘flypaper'’ media/idea sorter. I do have a rough time imagining that ad agencies will embrace a Windows only product so intimately tied to the Vista internals that is unlikely to ever be ported to OSX.

Sign up for the beta when you visit. If you get to play with it, let me know what you think.