imc Express is an AI-driven authoring tool that automates the creation of your content to a large extent.
The product has been on the market since 2021 and has since attracted hundreds of notable customers.
For more information, visit our website at https://www.scheer-imc.com/en/express

Many successful companies around the world have now recognised the advantages of imc Express and use it to quickly and easily create inspiring content.
These customers include BMW, Lufthansa, B/S/H, Deloitte, UNIQA, Sky, swisscom, UBS, PWC, Vodafone, VW, BASF, Bosch, Festo, Mazda, NRL and many more. Our customer base is constantly growing.

The system requirements for using imc Express are quite user-friendly and simple. Whether you are creating content or accessing it, here are the basic requirements:

Current web browser: To use imc Express, you need a current web browser. We recommend Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari in their latest versions.

Websockets: The imc Express editor requires the use of websockets. This enables fast and up-to-date communication between your web browser and the server.
For more information on websockets and how they are used in imc Express, visit the following link: https://help.imc-express.cloud/en/websockets

Please note that system requirements are subject to change, so it is always advisable to check the current requirements on the imc Express website.

Simply put, imc Express is an online tool that runs on a central “cloud” platform. All our customers use this platform, so they always have access to the latest version of imc Express. You don't have to worry about software updates, because the system is automatically kept up to date.

The advantage of this approach is that you always have access to the latest features and enhancements. It's as if we're constantly sharpening the tool you work with in the background – without interruption or additional effort on your part.

Is a staging system required?

One thing to keep in mind is the presence of a so-called “staging” system – a kind of twin of the live system on which changes can be tested. For conventional software applications that can be installed on individual computers, you can set up a test environment like this. However, this is not possible with our cloud-based solution imc Express, because there is only a central installation. All changes we make are therefore immediately visible and usable for all users.

Can I install imc Express on premise?

We would also like to point out that there are no so-called “on-premise” installations of imc Express. This means that the software is not installed locally on your computers or your company's servers, but runs exclusively in the cloud. This enables us to provide you with the latest version at all times, and relieves you of any maintenance or software updates.

We hope that this explanation helps to clarify the concept. And don't worry – for you as a user, all this means one thing above all: you can be sure that you will always have the best and latest features available for your work with imc Express!

Yes, content created with imc Express fulfils the WCAG 2.1 AA requirements. More information can be found here.

Yes, we make sure that content created with imc Express is well understood by screen readers and other assistive technologies. More information can be found here.

The software's automatic object recognition is predefined and not adaptive. If the object recognition should ever fail to recognise an image sufficiently, you can always help yourself by adding your own tags or deleting tags.

Airis is the AI that is always at your side in imc Express. It helps you to review and optimise existing content. In addition, Airis can also create new content – including complete learning modules. These can be adapted and further developed according to your requirements at any time.

imc Express uses the powerful AI models from OpenAI as its Airis to efficiently generate and optimise content. DALL·E is used to create high-quality images.

Alternatively, Azure AI can also be used, but we strongly recommend OpenAI.

The reason: OpenAI not only offers superior language processing and more creative expression, but also better overall performance.

OpenAI's models are faster, more accurate and consistently deliver higher quality results. Thanks to continuous development and state-of-the-art AI architecture, users benefit from optimised efficiency and more natural content – in both text and image areas.

Yes, imc express is designed so that all employees can access and use the cloud service. The number of simultaneous accesses to imc express is determined by the imc express version you have purchased.

The minimum term for an imc express account is 1 year. The most favourable for customers and therefore recommended is a term of 3 years. After that, the imc express contract will automatically continue to be renewed unless the contract is cancelled in good time.

To release your licence for other users, we recommend closing the browser window. Alternatively, you can actively log out. 
If you are inactive in imc Express (no mouse movement) you will be logged out automatically after one hour.
Your licence will then be released automatically (after 10 minutes at the latest).

This (still) works for certain functions, but it is not advisable, as it is technically and also licensing-wise not intended that a user is logged into the system more than once. In future, it will no longer be possible for the same user to log in more than once at the same time.

Users can authenticate themselves using various methods. Among them are: Microsoft Login, ILS Login, Google Login or even Facebook Login.

Only authenticated users can log in to imc Express. Login is therefore preferably via Single-Sign-On (SSO via OpenID). In the rare cases in which SSO is not possible, imc manually records the users in question and then the login can take place by entering a user name and password.

imc Express offers an enterprise-wide solution for learning content creation. There are three core options for user administration:

1. Integration with imc Learning Suite (ILS): When imc Express is used with ILS, user administration can be performed centrally within ILS, reducing administrative overhead.
2. Integration with corporate SSO: When imc Express is integrated into the corporate network via a single sign-on (SSO) solution, user administration can be efficiently managed through the corporate identity management system. However, it is still possible to manage certain users directly in imc Express via the local user administration.
3. Manual user administration: Users can be manually set up and managed directly in imc Express.

Generally, a user can only see their own content and the content that has been shared with them.

However, a user can also have the role of a content manager. This allows them to view and edit all content in the company.

Please contact the imc Express product support if you want to assign the role of content manager to users in your company.

imc Express uses 256-bit TLS/SSL encryption and at least 2048-bit RSA encryption to protect data. This technology is used to encrypt network traffic between all services used.
All data stored with our cloud provider (data@rest) is encrypted using AES-256, a secure encryption protocol that provides a high level of security.

For more information on security, please check the "Security Policy" document here.

Data processed by ExpressGPT is submitted via the OpenAI API.
This data is not used by us or openAI to train OpenAI models or to improve OpenAI's service offering.

More information is available here.

Our imc Express software has been developed from the ground up with a strong focus on data protection to ensure the privacy of our users. This means that both Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default are implemented in our software.
Privacy by Design has been integrated into the development process of imc Express by taking data protection measures into account from the very beginning. This means that data protection aspects such as data security and transparent data protection guidelines have already been taken into account in the design of the software.
In addition, imc Express also takes privacy by default into account, which means that privacy-friendly settings and measures have been implemented by default. Our software is configured to automatically protect users' privacy and users do not need to take any additional measures to protect their privacy. This ensures that our users' privacy is respected from the outset and their data is safe and secure.

imc Express meets a wide range of data protection and data security standards, including the requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The tool has been specifically designed to fulfill the highest security standards while providing users with full flexibility in content creation and management.

You can find more information here.

You can use images from the media library provided, but also images directly from your computer. To do this, simply drag and drop the graphic files into your story.

Yes, you can upload your own videos to the media library and use them in your contents. imc Express will automatically create subtitles for you and translate them into all the languages you need.

When importing Powerpoint, all texts are extracted from the Powerpoint and included in your imc Express content. Elements such as charts, tables and graphics are not included.

Please note, however, that you can easily import individual graphic elements of your slides or even entire slides via the clipboard at any time.

You can import content from Word documents or PowerPoint documents into your imc Express content via the user interface or simply by dragging and dropping.
Furthermore, you can easily insert data from various sources into your content via the clipboard.

You can delete elements via their context menu. However, to delete elements, you can also use the keyboard shortcut displayed in the context menu at any time.
This shortcut is also a very good way to quickly delete many elements in succession.

When importing a Word document, the structure of the entire document is analysed and taken into account during the import.
Therefore, all headings, text and also images are imported.

Specific elements of a Word document, such as tables or smartart, may be ignored and skipped during import.

The import of documents is limited to a maximum file size of 500 MB. In addition, documents with more than 10,000 words will not be imported.

Since the number of available graphics can become very large, there are several ways to organise them. These include filters on graphics from certain contents, your own graphics, but also graphics that have certain tags. Professional tip: Your graphics are automatically tagged when imported into imc express and you can also edit and expand these tags yourself. These tags make it immensely easier to find the graphics you want.

imc Express pursues a flexible, customer-oriented product strategy without a fixed roadmap. This strategy enables a fast and effective response to technological developments and customer requirements, especially in the area of rapidly advancing AI. The focus here is on continuous improvement and quality to ensure an optimal user experience.

Currently, it is very easy and quick to create questions with single and multiple answers (multiple choice / single choice). However, imc express is constantly being developed further more interaction types are already planned!

There are several ways to make imc Express content interactive.
These include single choice / multiple choice questions, flipcards, hotspots in images and the link functionality via which you can, for example, link to or embed videos, or link to or embed other external content.

Every content in imc Express can be automatically translated into other languages. Please select the tab 'Languages' in the settings menu, specify the required languages and put them in the desired order. The main language for the content must always be at the top.

The contents of your imc Express content are automatically translated into all content languages in the background. More than 75 languages are currently supported in imc Express, including German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese and Russian. (To name just a few ;)

The complete list of all languages and speakers can be found here.

The user interface is currently available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. We are working on adding new languages on an ongoing basis.

There is no need to select the language in the user interface. The language that is stored for your user is automatically used. If a language is stored for your user that is not yet supported by imc express, the interface of imc express will be displayed in English.

imc Express offers a state-of-the-art automatic voiceover feature. For each language, different speakers are available to customise and personalise the content.

The voiceover feature is supported by advanced artificial intelligence technologies from Amazon Polly, Azure AI Speech and OpenAI Text To Speech. These systems seamlessly convert text into spoken language and provide a natural and engaging listening experience.

However, it is important to note that pronunciation may vary depending on the speaker. Especially with technical terms, the spoken pronunciation may not always meet expectations. Currently, there is no way to teach the speakers a specific pronunciation, e.g. by using phonetic transcription.

Nevertheless, it is encouraging to see that the quality of text-to-speech results is continuously improving. Due to the rapid development of the underlying AI technologies, it is to be expected that the quality of automatic soundtracks will continue to increase in the future.

imc express tries to present the content as balanced as possible. The presentation depends primarily on the hierarchy of the elements, but also on the order and, for example, the amount of text to be presented. Here, imc express delivers great results and will become better and better as this smart presentation is continuously improved. Furthermore, in one of the upcoming versions there will be the possibility to explicitly 'keep' content together and mark it as belonging together.

Yes, this is possible. To do this, you can define any background images at the level of a heading (H1, H2 or H3). These are used 'smart' and automatically within the corresponding chapter of imc express.

imc Express offers you a carefully curated selection of fonts that are specifically tailored to the requirements of our users. These fonts have been selected to ensure optimal readability and excellent design in your contents.

Please note that adding your own fonts is currently only possible under certain circumstances. By focussing on a selected range of fonts, we can offer you a consistent user experience as well as stable and reliable functionality.

The following fonts, among others, can currently be used in imc Express: Lato, Arimon, Noto, Montserrat, Open Sans, Poppins.

You can find more information here.

No, this is not possible. imc Express is a standard product for which the same contractual conditions apply to all customers.
You can find a detailed explanation here.

No service level agreement is concluded for the use of imc Express.
All information about the imc Express Service Level can be found here.

Contents can be output in a wide variety of formats.

The main focus is on interactive formats for different learning platforms. These include

• SCORM 1.3 (2004)
• SCORM 1.2 (2001)
• xAPI (version 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 and 1.0.3)
• HTML5

These formats can be downloaded or, depending on the learning platform, transferred directly (Easy Media Upload with ILS) or via PENs, for example.

In addition, content can be output as an eBook, Microsoft Word or (for checking translations) Microsoft Excel.

Content can also be shared with users as a website at any time.

Please note that not all output options are always available depending on the configuration.