Interactive Global Training Tool for Business Focuses on Mexico and Brazil.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1999-- AcrossFrontiers' Two New CDs Introduce Business Travelers to Business and Social Protocols of Mexico and Brazil AcrossFrontiers International Inc. ("AFI AFI American Film Institute AFI Awaiting Further Instructions AFI Armed Forces Insurance AFI A Fire Inside (band) AFI Air Force Instruction AFI Australian Film Institute AFI Agencia Federal de Investigación ") has added two more CD-ROMs to its Global Country Series (GCS GCS Glasgow Coma Scale GCS Guilford County Schools (North Carolina) GCS Ground Control Station GCS Grand Central Station GCS Ground Control System GCS Ground Combat Systems GCS Group Communication Systems ) for business travelers. The latest additions to AFI's award-winning series, GCS: Mexico and GCS: Brazil provide essential culture- and country-specific information on living, traveling and doing business in two countries that are increasingly being targeted for business expansion. Developed for travelers conducting international business, business developers, expatriates and their spouses, AFI's interactive, multimedia training tool offers practical information on such topics as safety and transportation, as well as insightful commentary on local values, business and social customs and cultural characteristics. "GCS: Mexico and GCS: Brazil are right on time. When Dell Computer recently entered the Brazilian market in a major way, it sent a clear signal that the Latin American market continues to represent a significant growth area for global companies," said Sanjyot P. Dunung, president of AFI. "Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. is an extremely diverse region and our products offer country-specific information to help companies train their employees for successful global experiences, to work with local nationals, and to develop global diversity policies and business strategies that make sense." Managers of companies focusing on worldwide growth have quickly realized that to accomplish business goals in another country, employees must have a solid understanding of that nation's culture, customs and social and business etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they . AFI's Global Country Series CD-ROMs enable business travelers to learn how -- and how not -- to conduct business in foreign countries, preventing both embarrassment and potentially costly mistakes. Since the product is multimedia, travelers learn in a highly effective environment by watching detailed visual demonstrations and listening to straightforward narration. Each GCS product contains hours of narration, photographs, graphics and recently filmed, full-screen movies that immerse im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. travelers in a country's people, history and culture. Through a comprehensive data and knowledge engine on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). with a Web-interface, each GCS product includes listings of local schools, medical and handicapped facilities, social and sports clubs A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and has varied sports departments in several sports, working under the same umbrella organization. , and more. Both short-term and long-term travelers will find these products extremely useful. Fully interactive, GCS: Mexico and GCS: Brazil contain information on the latest trends affecting the business and social climates of these nations. Thus, unlike most training programs and guide books, travelers learn not only about the roots of a country's cultures in its early history but also the effects of recent developments, such as the move toward privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned of government enterprises in Brazil and the July 2000 election in Mexico. GCS: Mexico and GCS: Brazil are the latest releases from AcrossFrontiers International. GCS: United Kingdom was released in March, followed by GCS: Japan in September. CD-ROMs on 17 additional countries are in development for release in 1999 and 2000. Each country and culture product is developed by a team of experts with extensive in-country experience and with advanced degrees in business and the social sciences. Content is edited and further reviewed by natives of that country, ensuring a level of accuracy rarely achieved with cross-cultural products. Orders are now being accepted. Updates are available via a Web interface, and, as technology allows, multimedia content will be Web-enabled. About AcrossFrontiers International Inc. Founded in 1998, AcrossFrontiers is a leading multimedia content provider for culture and country knowledge. AcrossFrontiers' 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. , The Global Country Series (GCS), was born and launched in early 1999 to give international travelers, global businesspeople and expatriates key information on how to travel, work and live in specific countries; in-depth knowledge of culture and customs; and public service facilities of target destinations. AcrossFrontiers' first Global Country Series CD-ROM, GCS: UK, was awarded the 1999 HR Executive Training Product of the Year award in September 1999. The products, currently on CD-ROM with a Web interface, provide hours of guided interactive, multimedia, 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. ). Additional products on CD-ROM and the Internet, and for the business, consumer and children's markets, will be available beginning in late Fall 1999. AcrossFrontiers is a dynamic, multi-national organization headquartered at 211 E. 43rd Street, Suite 1400, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10017, USA, 212/370-4915. For more information, please go to www.acrossfrontiers.com. |
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