Asymetrix announces record sales in online learning products; Sales soar under new Internet direction.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1997--Jim Billmaier, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Asymetrix Corporation, announced at a company meeting that sales in Asymetrix online learning products went up an impressive 65 percent in 1996, and are looking even better based on Q1 earnings for 1997. "Based on Q1 sales, the increase in sales of online learning products will no doubt exceed last year's performance," Billmaier told his employees. Fortune 500s and government create worldwide online learning centers The lead position of Asymetrix Corporation in the online learning arena is a direct result of Fortune 500 corporations, educational institutions, and government organizations realizing the financial and competitive benefits of using Asymetrix products to author effective learning applications and deploy them over the Internet. A recent International Data Corporation (IDC) report stated that distance learning via the Web will be the fastest-growing segment of technology-based training in 1997. Forward-looking companies are ramping up now to take advantage of the effectiveness and cost-savings of online learning. Asymetrix has recently added to its client list Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. , TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc , Ernst & Young, Amdahl, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Energy, AT&T, Eastman Chemical, Tandy Corporation Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which is best known for purchasing and giving its name to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based RadioShack Corporation. , and many other government and educational institutions. The company's strong Internet focus and early entry into the training market has further strengthened Asymetrix's lead position. Asymetrix entered the training market when it created a special computer-based training See CBT. (application) Computer-Based Training - (CBT) Training (of humans) done by interaction with a computer. The programs and data used in CBT are known as "courseware." (CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. ) version of Multimedia ToolBook, its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. . "We were fortunate to discover early that many of our customers were using our multimedia products to create computer-based training," said Chuck Ellison, senior vice president of sales at Asymetrix Corporation. "So, we created a unique product specific to their training needs, and sales have been on an upward curve ever since. Our competitors that chose to remain focused on general multimedia are now realizing that maybe they too should have made the move." A complete approach to online training The Asymetrix ToolBook II solution includes more than innovative software for the Internet. Asymetrix recently expanded its training and support department to create a Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. Division that offers everything from basic software support and training to custom-built applications for clients. "Companies today are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. innovative solutions tailored to their corporate goals," said Steve Martino, vice president and general manager of Asymetrix's Professional Services Division. Asymetrix can provide a company with literally anything it needs to solve its training problems. "We can provide advice on which product a company should buy, build custom applications for a company, or train a company's employees so that they can build sophisticated applications on their own," said Martino. "A company's applications can be deployed locally or globally. We simply listen to the client to determine the specific requirements and provide the information the client needs to make the right choices." The ToolBook II solution The new Internet-ready ToolBook II products provide the most comprehensive solutions for creating, distributing, and managing Internet-based training. The ToolBook II family includes a scaleable line of authoring tools: ToolBook II Instructor and ToolBook II Assistant, and the world's premier course management system: ToolBook II Librarian. The line is rounded out by a complete range of worldwide training and consulting services. ToolBook II covers the spectrum of computer-based training needs more completely than any other product on the market today. The two authoring components serve the different skill levels and needs of training professionals. ToolBook II Assistant is the easy-to-use training solution that any trainer can use to create high-impact training quickly and easily without programming. ToolBook II Instructor is the high-end professional CBT solution that the National Software Testing Labs recently described as the best product on the market for creating computer-based training. Assistant and Instructor let users create Internet-based courses that can be managed by ToolBook II Librarian, the revolutionary Internet course management system. Librarian lets you track, test, and evaluate student progress on a global level. Together, the products in the ToolBook II family provide the most comprehensive training solution available. Asymetrix organizes world-class learning conference Asymetrix Corporation also announced that its On-Line Learning '97 Conference will be held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center from September 8-10, 1997. Training Magazine, which covers all aspects of training, management, organizational development, motivation and performance improvement, will be a sponsor of the event. This year's conference features tentative keynote speaker James Burke James Burke may refer to:
in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, . Also featured is Tim Berners-Lee (person) Tim Berners-Lee - The man who invented the World-Wide Web while working at the Center for European Particle Research (CERN). Now Director of the World-Wide Web Consortium. Tim Berners-Lee graduated from the Queen's College at Oxford University, England, 1976. , who invented the World Wide Web in 1990 and started the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). ). Patrick Naughton, the founding member of the original Java Project Team at Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , will also speak. Jim Billmaier, president and CEO of Asymetrix, formerly of Sun Microsystems, will moderate the event. Bob Gill Bob Gill can refer to:
Address: Connecticut, USA. , specializes in network and workgroup operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and will address the trends of this growing market. The On-Line Learning '97 Conference is scheduled to be linked to the MASIE Center's On-Line learning & Training '97 Conference being held during the same time frame in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. , marking the first time two major learning conferences have been electronically linked together. How to register to attend or exhibit Conference attendees can register for the show by requesting more information from the Asymetrix Web site at http://www.asymetrix.com . Interested parties can register for the conference and make hotel reservations directly with Flying Colors, the Asymetrix conference registration company, by dialing (800) 956-2336 from within the continental US and (312) 494-3070 from outside the continental US. When booking your reservations, you can take advantage of special conference airline discounts offered by American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, the official air carriers of the conference, as well as a discounted car rental program offered through Flying Colors. Companies wishing to exhibit can contact Maier and Associates either by telephone (425) 402-8471 or by sending an e-mail directly to connies@seanet.com . About Asymetrix Corporation Asymetrix Corporation is a leading developer of easy-to-use Internet authoring and development tools for online learning, Web publishing, and business-critical applications. Asymetrix, a privately held software company based in Bellevue, Washington, markets to customers and clients around the world, including leading corporate, government, and educational institutions. Asymetrix Corporation, 110-110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004-5840. -0- Asymetrix and ToolBook are registered trademarks and ToolBook II, ToolBook II Assistant, ToolBook II Instructor and ToolBook II Librarian are trademarks of Asymetrix Corporation. Asymetrix and ToolBook are registered in the USA and in certain other countries. All other company and/or product names are the property of their respective owners. Asymetrix International Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Contacts Singapore Australia Japan Mark Christie Elizabeth Knight Wendy Williams 97b Amoy St. 236 Balaclava Balaclava fought between Russians and British during Crimean War (1854). [Russ. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 25–26] See : Battle Rd. 110-110th Ave. Singapore 069917 Caulfield North Bellevue, WA 98004 Tel: 65 3249200 Victoria 3161 Tel: 206/637-1526 Fax: 65 3249300 Australia Fax: 206/637-1650 Tel: 61 03 9500 1333 Fax: 61 03 9500 1344 Europe Gary Cutress 225 Marsh Wall Docklands, London Tel: 44 171 454 1061 Fax: 44 171 454 1062 CONTACT: Asymetrix Corp. Dennis L. Sullivan or Ann Bagley 206/637-2458 206/637-5859 denniss@asymetrix.com annb@asymetrix.com Web site: http://www.asymetrix.com |
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