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McGraw-Hill DiscoverEcon

E-learning environment for college economics courses using McGraw-Hill's top-selling textbooks

Dr. Gerald Nelson, entrepreneur and professor of economics, is author of the DiscoverEcon textbook supplements published by McGraw-Hill.

Challenge

In 1999, Dr. Gerald Nelson asked Pixo to port the existing DiscoverEcon software to the web. At that time the software was a Windows CD-ROM application written in Toolbook. McGraw-Hill distributed editions of DiscoverEcon with only two textbooks because of the cost and time required to create a new edition for each book.

Solution

Pixo built a framework for efficiently publishing new DiscoverEcon editions on the web and on CD. The framework lets artists and programmers collaborate to rapidly create and combine images, slideshows, quizzes, glossary terms, and pages into each new textbook supplement. Because the framework streamlined the development process, McGraw-Hill published six new editions in less than two years.

Services Employed

Custom Programming

A successful project needs more than good programming: requirements gathering and analysis, user interface design, testing, documentation and training. That's why Pixo provides full life-cycle development.

Data

We founded Pixo as a database programming company and have delivered hundreds of database systems to our clients.

Web Design & Development

Pixo builds websites that people enjoy using because the functionality is straightforward, the aesthetics are appealing, and the design is built on a thorough understanding of user needs, current trends, and technology.