iRise has a standalone edition for $6,995, it is still expensive compared to Axure. But for individuals or smaller shops that are working with a client who uses iRise it could be a viable alternative. Also, according to their website they are doing a trial of an on-demand version of iRise which I am assuming would be priced a lot less than the enterprise version.
To me, the biggest advantage of iRise is the ability for the interaction designer to create a fully interactive, data rich simulation. Before iRise if we wanted an interactive simulation we needed to find a developer to build a test environment. We have had a lot of success using iRise simulations in our usability lab. Recently we have also started sending the simulations to the training department. They repurpose the simulations for class room and web based training while the actual system is still in development. One important feature of iRise is the ability to import spreadsheet data into the simulation and then manipulate that data using the simulation. This is great if you are simulating conditional logic, search functions, CRM data, etc. Steve Schang Interactive Design Group | eCommerce | Wachovia Corporation ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
