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NEWS

January to November, 2004 : It's been a very busy year. We are especially excited about all the new Flash Communication Server projects that we've been involved with over the past year. In addition to the projects that we've developed in-house (LetsTalk, Project We Say Tomato, and others), we are honored to have had the opportunity to consult on and develop customized recording and playback applications for projects with UC Berkeley's College Writing Programs; the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon; The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS); AmEnglish.com; ProActive English, among others.

In addition, we co-designed and co-taught (along with Maggie Sokolik) an online Speaking and Listening course for the Summer ESL Program at UC Berkeley's College Writing Programs. It's only November and we're already looking forward to next year!

October 29, 2004: We have launched our LetsTalk audio/video discussion forums. Stop by and listen to what others are saying and then voice your opinion in one or more of the current discussions.

April 13, 2003: We completed work on a WebCT-based course for a UC San Francisco staff training program offered through the Human Resources Department. The course is entitled UCSF Materiel Management/Purchasing Workshop.

October 29 , 2003: We have launched "Project We Say Tomato," a global language survey making use of the power of Flash Communication Server to record a diverse range of audio samples for an interactive linguistics presentation. Of course it all takes place over the web.

*September 10, 2003: We have released first our public demonstration of a custom-built application that uses Macromedia's Flash Communication Server technology to record and playback voice messages over the web.

September 8, 2003: We completed work on a WebCT-based course for a UC San Francisco online course offered through the Nursing Department. The course is entitled Gerontological Nursing Practicum/Residency.

September 1, 2003: A first version of our work on UC San Francisco's Academic Geriatric Resource Center Online Curriculum has been released.

August 23, 2003: The directors of the Summer ESL Program at UC Berkeley hired us again this year to develop their online placement test. We added several key improvements to last year's version (in terms of content and performance) and the clients were extremely satisfied with the results. It looks like we're on again for next year!

Please see our NEWS ARCHIVES for older listings.

HELP

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If you have a specific question that isn't answered on this site, please write to us at: info@duber.com.

FAQs-- (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. Can you help us set up our website?
Absolutely! We can help register your domain name (i.e., your internet address); find an ISP to host your site; design, develop and maintain your site; and make sure it gets listed with the popular search engines.

2. Can you help train us to update and revise our website on our own?
We sure can. We have lots of experience in training people in HTML design and publishing and very much enjoy leading workshops and short training sessions with individuals and groups.

3. What other services do you provide?
At duber dot com, our services pretty much run the gamut from ground-up design of new sites to the redesign and maintenance of existing sites. We are highly experienced in website development, CD ROM authoring, and video production for both academia and business. We can handle just about any coding/programming challenge and specialize in the following:

Customized HTML design
We produce quick-loading, easily navigable sites that display equally well on a variety of browsers. We know how best to incorporate Javascript (for increased interaction), Web Forms (for instruction, marketing and e-commerce purposes), and DHTML (for enhanced interactivity and performance).

Multimedia Design and Optimization
We create, revise and streamline: text, graphics, audio, video, animation, QuickTime VR panorama and object movies, shockwave applications, interactive flash animations, and PDF documents--all for distribution on the web, cross-platform CD-ROM, video, kiosk, or other media type.