The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice book came out with its first edition in 1999. Since, the book’s effective language-learning practice lessons have dominated its market. McGraw-Hill approached Interactive Works to add a complimentary CD-ROM insert to the book containing interactive e-learning exercises and practice tests. To streamline the development process, while not constraining the content authors, IW produced an "Author's Edition" version of the application. This content management system allowed the authors to easily produce, edit, and update their content.