ORLANDO, FLORIDA – September 10, 2014 - Option Technologies International, LLC, a leading provider of audience response systems, has announced the release of OptionPower 5.0, an upgrade to their flagship OptionPower software application that adds polls, surveys, electronic voting and other interactive functions to PowerPoint presentations.
The OptionPower 5.0 release includes support for Windows 8.0 and 8.1 as well Office 2013. It includes several major enhancements, including a new SQL database (MSSQL 2012). The product now includes support for 16:9 (HDTV aspect ratio) slide layouts and an updated roster module that allows users to activate and deactivate participants individually.
OptionPower systems are used by client organizations for electronic voting, adult learning, market research and group interaction. The system gathers data from proprietary wireless keypad hardware along with browser equipped devices and immediately tabulates and analyzes results.
OptionPower 5.0 extends the ease of use and functionality of the system and adds the ability to combine input from different audience response devices, including keypads, smart phones (iPhone & Android devices), and tablets. The web-based Virtual Base Station Module now supports broadcast of slides and other presentation materials along with tabulated polling results in real time. Other enhancements include new display screens, reports and polling slides in the Council Voting and Decision Support Modules.
“We are extremely excited about the release of OptionPower 5.0,” says Mark Fite, President of OTI. “This is the most powerful and reliable version of OptionPower to date. We have migrated to the latest versions of Windows and Office and added more features to all seven Add-On Modules. Customers will love the power, flexibility and user-friendliness of this release.”
