Image Co-Tracker 2.0
(C) Copyright 2000 Cogitum LC. All rights reserved

This README.TXT covers some questions regarding to general information about the product, new features, terminology, installation notes, and contact information. All the details about working with the program you can find in the user manual.

					CONTENT 				

1. General Information
2. What's New in Image Co-Tracker 2.0?
3. Terminology Used in the User Manual
4. Installation Notes
5. The status of Image Co-Tracker 2.0
6. Copyright Information
7. Contact Information
 

			   	  1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Image Co-Tracker is a tool for creating databases of images from the Internet. It automatically captures the image, the Internet addresses wherw the image has been found and where it refers, its name, and the date it is added to the database. You also can assign comments and categories to images, organize them, e-mail, export to HTML, transfer to other computers, search the database, sort, print, and more. 

Image Co-Tracker is valuable for many applications: to make the best choice while shopping, to buy real estate, to manage image galleries, and to store banner ads, pictures, or favorite comics. 

Once an image has been grabbed, you can: 

	Add textual information about the image 
	Create catalogs for images and manage them 
	Organize images into categories 
	Sort images and image information 
	Follow the link associated with the image just by clicking on it 
	Import/export databases to work with them at other computers 
	Export the database to HTML
	Send the database by e-mail 
	Control how the images and information are displayed 
	Search the database 
	Print the database 
	Delete images from the database 

You can manage the database off-line. However, to follow a link or view a page from which you have grabbed an image or the page to which the image refers, you will need an Internet connection. 


               		   2. WHAT'S NEW IN IMAGE CO-TRACKER 2.0?

1. Image Co-Tracker 2.0 allows you to store multiple databases on your computer. You simply select the database you want to work with

2. Now you can send your database to friends by e-mail

3. Databases are now transferable, meaning that you can work with them on any computer that has Image Co-Tracker 2.0 installed

4. The database can be converted into an HTML file. Now you can, for instance, publish your database at your Web site

5. The Image Co-Tracker menus have been improved to make working with databases and images even easier


 		           3. TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE USER MANUAL

Image Co-Tracker allows you to work with several databases by creating image catalogs at your computer. Each catalog can contain one database and can be copied or deleted. 

Within the image catalog, you can define groups of images and image-related information (called categories) to better organize your images. Categories can be exported/imported, sent by e-mail, published as HTML page, renamed, moved, or deleted. 

The grabbed image and certain information about it are captured automatically (such as name, Internet location and date added to the database). The user can edit this information (all except the date the image is added to the database and the Internet address where the image has been found), as well as add supplementary comments. 

Both the grabbed image and image-related information is called Image Co-Tracker records (or simply records). 

Some images can have multiple links. The image is divided into several zones, and each has its own address called URL - Uniform Resource Locator (e.g., the map of the U.S. could have 50 URLs, one for each State). Image Co-Tracker allows you to store these multiple links and retains the image map that links each address to its particular zone on the image. However, if you are editing the multiple URL it will be replaced with the single URL you entered. 

		
				4. INSTALLATION NOTES

System Requirements:
PC running the Windows 95/98/NT/2000 operating system 
Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher installed 

The CoTracker.exe program automatically installs Image Co-Tracker 2.0 on your computer. 
To install Image Co-Tracker 2.0:
1. Click on the Windows Start button, then select Run. 
2. Press the Browse button and navigate to the location of the Co-Tracker.exe program. Click on the program name to highlight it. 
3. Press the OK button to launch the installation program. 
4. If you accept the terms of the license agreement, click the Yes button.
5. If you have one of the previous versions of Image Co-Tracker (if you do not have one of the previous versions of Image Co-Tracker see item 6):
	the installation program will show you the message informing you the older version of the application has been found on your system. Click Continue.
	Click Continue in the next window. This will uninstall the previous version of Image Co-Tracker
	Click Close in the next window to finish the uninstallation process

6. Click Continue in the "Welcome" window
7. Click Next to install the program into the default folder or use the Browse... button to change it. If the installation program creates a new folder click Yes in the confirmation window
8. Click Close to finish the installation


			5. THE STATUS OF IMAGE CO-TRACKER 2.0

Image Co-Tracker is absolutely free for personal and non-commercial use. If you wish to use Image Co-Tracker for commercial purposes, contact Cogitum LC to obtain a commercial use license. We consider "commercial" purposes to refer to any of the following circumstances: 
1. If you are planning to use the product for commercial needs, including integration into your own products or systems.
2. If you are planning to use the product in your workplace for business purposes.
3. If you are planning to use this product on a business network. 


			     6. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION	

When you install Image Co-Tracker for the first time (if you didn't use the previous version) and your image database is empty you will see the tutorial image. This image is the object of Cogitum LC copyright.  


			       7. CONTACT INFORMATION

You can use the following information to contact us on any questions regarding to the product and business.

 
				Business Offers
			    marketing@cogitum.com


				Product Support
                            co-tracker@cogitum.com


		Sharing your experience with our products
                             sharing@cogitum.com


	Cogitum Web site comments and information about broken links
                            webadmin@cogitum.com


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				Phone (703) 478-3050
				Fax (703) 478-3635


 

