Accordent Technologies to Host October 23rd Webinar Featuring Analyst Claire Schooley, Multimedia Experts From Intel Corporation and KLA-Tencor.

Expert Panel to Discuss the Growing Impact of Web-based Learning on the Enterprise

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Accordent Technologies will host Forrester Research analyst Claire Schooley, Intel Corporation's Wayne Waterman and KLA-Tencor's Jeff Hanley on October 23rd for a live webinar entitled "Enterprise Strategies for Collaborative Learning in a Web 2.0 World; How Web-based Learning and Training will Decide the Winners in the New Knowledge Economy."

The panel will be moderated by Claire Schooley, who will present key findings from her August research report, "Informal Learning Connects with Corporate Training Programs." The report explores how Web 2.0 technologies -- such as search, web conferencing and collaborative online content creation -- are reshaping the corporate learning process.

The panelists are Wayne Waterman, architect of one of the industry's largest streaming communications systems at Intel; Jeff Hanley -- global multimedia strategist for KLA-Tencor and independent streaming radio producer; and Mike Newman, CEO of Accordent Technologies -- the largest provider of CPE webcasting software to the Fortune 500. In the discussion, they will provide real-world implementation examples, best practices and trend insights on how learning 2.0 is emerging in and impacting the enterprise.

The event, which will be streamed live from KLA-Tencor's studios in San Jose at 11:00 a.m. PST/2:00 p.m. EST, can be viewed by registering at the following link http://www.accordent.com/forrester_webinar.

The webinar will be delivered using Accordent's rich media creation and management products. Accordent PresenterPRO(TM), the company's CDN-grade live webcasting solution, will automatically capture, encode and publish the webinar, enabling viewers to enjoy the experience from their desktops via a custom-designed interface that includes live streaming video, synchronized with slides, as well as online Q&A during the event.

Viewers who register will receive confirmation and post-event notices via custom-branded HTML pages that are automatically generated from the Accordent Media Management System(TM). During the live event, the system will track and authenticate viewers -- noting when each has logged on, when they leave and recording questions submitted to the panelists. In this way, event organizers will be able to use the Accordent Media Management System viewer reports to understand and analyze the effectiveness of the webinar.

The Accordent Rich Media Communications Suite is the only automated, end-to-end infrastructure for creating, distributing, managing and measuring the effectiveness of multimedia presentation assets. The company's rich media creation products include its flagship Accordent PresenterPRO, a live and on-demand webcasting solution with interactive features, such as polling, surveys and moderated Q&A; the Accordent Capture Station(TM), an easy-to-use, room-based appliance that enables anyone to webcast and record high-value presentations that take place every day in the world's meeting rooms, classrooms and boardrooms; and Accordent Engage(TM), a behind-the-firewall, enhanced audio webcasting system that enables multimedia webcasting from the desktop. The company's media management platform is the Accordent Media Management System, the first centralized online communications management infrastructure for ingesting, organizing, searching, publishing and securing multi-level access to Accordent presentations and other multimedia communications -- including archived web- and video-conferences.

About Accordent Technologies, Inc.

Accordent Technologies provides enterprise-wide rich media communications solutions that enable world-class organizations to inform, train and engage their audiences online. More than 1500 customers worldwide, including Unisys, JP Morgan Chase, Ford, Harvard and National Institutes of Health, rely on Accordent solutions to create, manage, distribute and measure the effectiveness of their multimedia presentation assets. Accordent has earned distinction for its award-winning products and long-standing commitment to the success of its customers and partners. Learn more about Accordent's exceptional solutions at http://www.accordent.com/.

Accordent Capture Station, Accordent PresenterPRO, Accordent Engage and Accordent Media Management System are trademarks of Accordent Technologies. Other trademarks that may be mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

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