CyberCE, Inc Organized to Bring Distance Learning Concept to the Healthcare Industry.Business/Technology Editors KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 Business Concept Is Based on the Success of Using Centra 99 at the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. A new company called CyberCE, Inc., has been formed to compete aggressively in the healthcare distance learning market segment. The company's primary focus will be online healthcare knowledge sharing delivered using the latest in live Internet-based eLearning and collaboration technology from 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 genesis for the company grew out of a successful Physicians Executive MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration program established at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville three years ago. One key element to the success of the program was their ability to attract MBA candidates from around the country by providing weekly classes on the Internet using Centra's voice-enabled, highly interactive eLearning application. Today, Centra 99 delivers live collaboration and continuous learning to any Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . It allows students, wherever they are located, to use the Internet or intranets to participate and collaborate in live, instructor-led group coursework. Also, it enables colleges and universities to replicate a dialog-based classroom to deliver critical peer-to-peer collaboration where class members can learn from experts and each other by verbally discussing issues and sharing their diverse experiences and opinions. Dr. Don Lighter, President & 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 CyberCE and several members of the board and management staff are involved in this program and its success. Lighter comments, "Professionals are all under tremendous pressure these days to keep abreast Verb 1. keep abreast - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" keep up, follow trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the with a huge information base, more stringent performance criteria and less time to secure continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and knowledge sharing. The PEMBA program at UT has convinced us that live distance learning initiatives using technology from Centra holds tremendous potential for not only delivering information but doing it in a way that creates an effective learning environment." In addition to the healthcare learning system, CyberCE will also offer a product adapted to the needs of managing a widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms sales organization. About CyberCE, Inc. CyberCE, Inc., is a distance education company headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, formed to improve the quality of health care through rapid and timely access to information for practitioners and consumers using the latest technology. Our vision is of a health care delivery system in which all stakeholders have equal and open access to the information necessary for delivery of the highest quality health care services. The use of technology to achieve this goal will be the company's core competence Core competence Primary area of expertise. Narrowly defined fields or tasks at which a company or business excels. Primary areas of specialty. . CyberCE, Inc., (www.cyberce.net) has developed two distinctive Web sites designed to host courses, meetings and events. Physicians will find pertinent materials at www.MDPresents.com and nurses will find the same at www.RNPresents.com. 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, ExxonMobil, Nationwide, Compaq, Standard Insurance, Sony, and 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, Europe and Asia. |
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