CBT Systems and Sybase, Inc. Extend Alliance to Include Availability of Web-based Training for Java, Web Application Development.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif, and EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 17, 1998-- Personal-Use Versions of Popular CBT Systems (CBT Systems, Menlo Park, CA) An acknowledged leader in the design and development of interactive education software for information technology training. Specializing in self-study courses that users can take at their own PCs, CBT developed a library of more than 600 titles for Titles Now Accessible Via Sybase Learning Connection CBT Systems, a leading provider of interactive education software for information technology training and Sybase, Inc., one of the largest global independent software companies, today announced that they have extended their long-standing alliance with the availability of 22 web-based interactive courses for Java and web application development. Developed by CBT Systems, these titles are accessible via Sybase Education's Sybase Learning Connection(tm), located on the World Wide Web at slc.sybase.com. Students purchase a personal-use password to access the courses, and material is delivered at the desktop using CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. Systems' LivePlay(tm) technology, which optimizes course functionality and maximizes speed of use over the Internet. "We're very excited about working with an industry-leader like CBT Systems to make these innovative, interactive education software titles available to our customers," said Joe Pulichino, vice president of Sybase Education. "These titles are a vital part of our Next Generation Learning(sm) (NGL NGL - A dialect of IGL. ) strategy, a learner-led approach that provides students the opportunity to enhance and reinforce the classroom experience with a variety of pre- and post-learning objects. "The `learning objects' are built using training content, and multimedia technologies such as Lotus ScreenCam , RealAudio, RealVideo, and ShockWave, enabling the student to prepare for a course, and for review after taking a course," Pulichino continued. "A wide variety of web-playable, self-study courses are also included. This combination allows students to fully maximize their classroom learning experience, without spending more time in the classroom, enabling a fully integrated, learner-led solution to IT training. We feel this strategy is the future of training and CBT Systems is helping us make this happen." Next Generation Learning is available through the Sybase Learning Connection website at slc.sybase.com. The delivery of the Java and web-authoring courses from Sybase's website, which is enhanced by CBT Systems' advanced LivePlay capability, provides true just-in-time, web-based training. LivePlay gives students real-time, high-performance interaction with the courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. directly from the Sybase Learning Connection website, without the need to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. content to a hard disk. "We're pleased to be able to enter into another phase of our relationship with Sybase," said Barry Stockwell, CBT Systems vice president of Strategic Partners. "This has been a very successful alliance over the years. Our joint development relationship has resulted in the delivery of a number of interactive training products on PowerBuilder topics over the last several years, most recently culminating in the PowerBuilder 6.0 curriculum. We feel Sybase Education is a premier technical training organization, and we're happy to have our courses and web-based deployment technology play a major role in Sybase's NGL curriculum." About CBT Systems CBT Systems, a subsidiary of CBT Group PLC (Nasdaq:CBTSY), is a leading provider of interactive education software for information technology professionals in business, education and government markets worldwide. The company's comprehensive library, which covers a range of client/server, mainframe, and Internet and intranet technologies, is used by the world's leading corporations to train employees to develop and apply mission-critical technologies in the workplace. For information on CBT Systems products, call (800) 387-0932, fax (650) 614-5901, or send an email to salesinfo@cbtsys.com. CBT Systems is located on the World Wide Web at www.cbtsys.com. About Sybase, Inc. Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif, Sybase, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYBS) is one of the 10 largest global independent software companies. The company helps businesses manage and deliver applications, content, and data anywhere they are needed. Sybase's products, combined with its world-class professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and partner technologies, provide comprehensive platform for delivering the integrated solutions that businesses need to be successful. Leveraging its existing strengths in enterprise data management and enterprise application development, Sybase, Inc. is focused on delivering end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for mobile and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. computing computing - computer , data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , and Web computing environments. Sybase customers represent the industries leading the global economy, with strong concentrations in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , public sector, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , health care and media and entertainment. The company's web address is http://www.sybase.com. CBT Systems, LivePlay and the CBT Systems logo are trademarks of CBT Group PLC. Sybase, Next Generation Learning, and Sybase Learning Connection are trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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