Centra's Live eLearning Solution Helps BenefitPoint Lower Cost of Delivering Training.Business/Technology Editors LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 Centra (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CTRA CTRA Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association CTRA College Terrace Residents' Association CTRA Canadian Telecommunications Resellers Alliance CTRA Committee To Restore America ), the leader in software and services for live eLearning and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the business collaboration, today announced that BenefitPoint has standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. on Centra 99(TM) enterprise software for the delivery of live, Web-based training to insurance brokerage, carrier, and consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . BenefitPoint is the leading eCommerce infrastructure company for the employee benefits industry, connecting carriers, brokers, employers, and employees for the more efficient distribution and management of group insurance and financial products. With live eLearning capabilities from Centra, BenefitPoint is lowering the cost to train customers on BenefitPoint products and services without sacrificing the effectiveness of traditional, face-to-face training. The ability for BenefitPoint staff and their customers to meet online, interact, and speak to each other in a secure, shared environment reduces the need for training-related travel. "BenefitPoint is the central nervous system for the employee benefits industry, so we need to effectively train people from different venues within the employee benefits industry, particularly insurance carriers and brokers and consultants," said Ceil Tilney, BenefitPoint's Director of Education Services. "With Centra's training capabilities, we can connect our customers with our in-house product experts during training sessions. Questions are answered immediately, with participation from everyone involved. This means we can provide training that truly meets our customers' needs." In addition to delivering training to their customers and partners, BenefitPoint also has adopted Centra99 for internal employee training sessions, including live sales and account management meetings on the Web. This gives employees shared access to information and training on all of BenefitPoint's products and services. Tilney anticipates that the internal deployment of Centra99 will cut 67% off the company's cost of training. Customers can expect to see substantial savings as well, she says. Most Complete Solution for Live eLearning and Internet Business Collaboration Centra99 is the most scalable, extensible and easily deployed enterprise-class Web application for virtual classrooms, online presentations and Web meetings. Centra's voice-over-IP capability, shared workspace environment, and intuitive interface enable live conversation and real-time human interaction over the Internet. Unlike text chat, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , and screen sharing screen sharing - Audiographic Teleconferencing , Centra99 offers significant advantages in highly structured interaction with the functionality and universal connectivity required to support important business processes in globally dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. organizations. "We welcome this opportunity to work with a company which shares our commitment to developing Internet-oriented solutions to meet the information demands of today's high-velocity business environment," said Leon Navickas, Centra Chairman 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. . "As the group insurance industry continues to evolve, products and services like those from BenefitPoint and Centra will help the industry stay connected, and stay on top, with important information and skills." About BenefitPoint BenefitPoint, Inc. delivers the leading Internet-based employee benefits infrastructure for the distribution and management of group insurance and financial products. As the central nervous system of the employee benefits industry, BenefitPoint provides a complete set of b2b services enabling benefits professionals to manage the entire group health insurance and benefits lifecycle. Building on the existing industry relationships among carriers, brokers, employers, and employees, the BenefitPoint solution combines the efficiency of the Internet with the established distribution model of the insurance industry to eliminate paper (saving everyone time and money), to make it possible to deliver more products and services (giving everyone more choices), and to make better information available (enabling everyone to make better decisions). The company, headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA, can be reached at (415) 837-4120 or at www.benefitpoint.com. BenefitPoint, Inc. is privately held. About Centra Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA) is the leader in software and services for live eLearning and Internet business collaboration. Centra's solutions include Centra 99, an enterprise Internet application for virtual classrooms, online presentations and Web meetings; and the innovative CentraNow Web meeting service. Centra's customers include Fortune 1000 companies such as American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , ExxonMobil, Nationwide, Compaq, Standard Insurance, Sony, and MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. Worldcom. Centra has business and software partnerships with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Consulting, Microsoft and Global Knowledge. Headquartered in Boston's technology corridor, Centra has sales offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. |
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