Centra Software and CBT Systems Announce Strategic Partnership.LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1998-- Market Leaders Join Forces to Add Live Training Capabilities of Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. (tm) Enterprise Learning System(tm) to CBTCampus Enterprise Training Platform Centra Software, the leader in enterprise software and services for Web-based learning and collaboration, and 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 , a leading provider of interactive education software for information technology professionals worldwide, today announced plans for a strategic development and joint marketing partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies plan to add the ability to access Centra's 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. Symposium from within CBTCampus(tm), 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' comprehensive enterprise training platform. The partnership is designed to enable learners to access Symposium's live interactive online learning and collaboration environment easily from within CBTCampus. By adding Symposium to the CBTCampus environment, the companies' plan to jointly market one of the industry's most robust and comprehensive online solutions for live leader-led, self-paced, and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. technology training. "Corporations everywhere are seeing a dramatic increase in the demand for effective enterprise-wide training, particularly in the area of technical skills development and certification," said Leon Navickas, Centra Software 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. . "Our agreement with CBT Systems positions us to uniquely address this demand with a total learning solution tuned for enterprise deployment and cost-efficiency." "Adding access to Symposium's live-leader led training capability through CBTCampus demonstrates the power of CBTCampus as an open, extensible enterprise training platform," said James J. Buckley, president and CEO of CBT Systems. "Symposium's live collaboration tools A collaboration tool is something that helps people collaborate. The term is often used to mean collaborative software, but collaboration tools were being used before computers existed, a piece of paper can for example can be used as collaboration tool. and virtual classroom capabilities uniquely complement the CBTCampus learning architecture and bring a compelling new dimension to our comprehensive training environment. We're pleased to be working with the recognized leader in enterprise-class learning and collaboration." Total Enterprise Learning Solution Symposium is the first software-only solution for delivering live interactive training and collaboration and self-paced learning to employees, business partners and customers via corporate intranets and the Internet. Symposium uniquely combines Web-based audio conferencing See audioconferencing. , live application sharing A data conferencing capability that lets two or more users interactively work on the same application at the same time. The application is loaded and running in only one machine; however, keystrokes are transmitted from and screen changes are transmitted to the other participants. , real-time feedback mechanisms, and a range of collaboration tools in one, accessible, easy-to-use delivery and management system. A total enterprise learning solution, Symposium features registration and assessment systems that can link to established information databases. CBT Systems' CBTCampus is a powerful, integrated training platform designed specifically for complex enterprise environments. With CBTCampus, training administrators can distribute courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. and related training materials, as well as communicate with students over an organization's mix of networking schemes, including LANs, WANs, and intranets. In turn, learners are able to access courseware and associated materials wherever they're located and whenever they need it. The CBTCampus platform features sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, administration, assessment, and tracking tools for training administrators, and easy-to-access curriculum planners and course descriptions for learners. At the heart of CBTCampus is CBT Systems' comprehensive library of more than 620 certification-level interactive IT education software titles. By enabling users to access Symposium seamlessly within the CBTCampus learning environment, students will be also be able to access live leader-led instruction and real-time group collaboration See collaborative software. . CONTACT: Centra Software, Inc. Ellen P. Slaby, 781/994-1068 eslaby@centra.com OR CBT Systems Cindy McCaffrey, 650/614-5962 cindy_mccaffrey@cbtsys.com |
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