SOFTCD: SOLVING THE INFORMATION BOTTLENECK

A fundamental dilemma faced by today's professional information distributors is whether to use CD‐ROM or Web site or both. The CD‐ROM, and its successor DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), have the capacity and performance to support the quantity and quality of multimedia demanded by today's ever more sophisticated market. However the CD‐ROM has one fundamental flaw, it cannot easily be updated in a timely and cost effective way.