Newsletter, January 2002

Dear Valued Customer,

We would like to wish all out clients a happy new year. With the festive period over it might be a great idea to think of changes or updates to the content of your web site, free of charge (with our hosting and servicing packages)

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We want to let you know of some fantastic new features to enhance your web site :-

* Spherical Images
* Real Audio and Video Broadcasts
* Flash Animations

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SPHERICAL IMAGES

They say a picture tells a thousand words, However sometimes they can look a little flat. Wouldn't it be great to grab a photograph and swing it around to a different angle or zoom in on a certain item, essentially letting you take control of the camera.

Now this dream is a reality with Spherical Images, photographs that allow you to move to any part, up and down, left and right as well as zooming. They also link together so you can take your web site users on a magical mystery tour !

You can view an example of this exciting new service on our web design page, accessible by clicking on http://www.ardnet.co.uk . These images are a great idea for so many different types of web sites - for example estate agents, gardeners, night clubs and tourism attractions to name but a few.

Images cost £150 + Vat with a minimum of 2. (There may be extra charges if new sections are required on web sites.)

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REAL AUDIO AND VIDEO BROADCASTS

Using video on a web site is a great idea, However you might find it takes an age to download a movie clip that only lasts a minute or two. Real broadcasts are different - using a technology called streaming they allow the user to start viewing the video or audio clip as the rest of the clip downloads.

We now offer video production and post production as well as our video input service. We will also stream the video or audio clip. (Please note that our own hosting service allows streamed media. However sites not hosted with Ardnet may not - check with your supplier.)

Prices for streaming from a pre produced video cost from £100 + VAT and with video production from £200 + VAT


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FLASH ANIMATIONS

We are able to offer flash animations for introductions to web sites, etc. These can be a great way to animate your logos, etc. Through an alliance with a flash designer we can also offer large scale animations and cartoons to cheer up your viewers day.

Flash animations start from £100 + VAT

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FAX NUMBER CHANGE

Please note our fax number has now changed to (028) 9182 0858, Our telephone number still remains the same as (028) 9182 0073.

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THANKS VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS E-MAIL

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