Interliant and University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations UWLI Announce Comprehensive Solution for Distance Learning and Corporate Training.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1999-- New offering combines Interliant's strategic hosting services with UWLI's teaching expertise, providing corporate training solutions in addition to traditional education applications Interliant, Inc., a leading provider of secure global network-based hosting services and University of Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee Learning Innovations (UWLI UWLI University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations ), a pioneer and leader in technology-enabled instruction, today announced an alliance to offer a powerful end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. distributed learning Distributed Learning means a method of instruction that relies primarily on indirect communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing or correspondence; (British Columbia, School Act, 2006). solution. Combining Interliant's hosting expertise with UWLI's world-class teaching expertise and resources, the new solution provides a virtual learning environment for academic and corporate audiences. UWLI will provide an array of courses and programs based on Lotus LearningSpace that will be hosted by Interliant. LearningSpace is based on the Lotus Domino Internet Server, which enables users to easily tap into sophisticated collaborative databases via standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Leveraging Interliant's managed global infrastructure and unparalleled platform expertise, the joint offering provides businesses with comprehensive learning solutions and support, enabling high quality education and training. The comprehensive solution offers a set of exceptional tools, including: -- Self-paced multimedia modules -- In-depth outcome assessments -- On-line interaction between educators and students, facilitating continuous feedback and improvement "UWLI has taken a unique approach by merging the academic and corporate cultures to link technology and education," said Michael J. Offerman, Executive Director of UW Learning Innovations. "Now, with the power of Interliant's expertise in hosting distance learning applications, we can provide industry and corporate leaders with an even greater advantage -- not only by removing the barriers of time and distance, but also by adding a first-rate network infrastructure to serve as the backbone for our courses." "By partnering with UWLI, we are able to deliver a powerful end-to-end collaborative education and training solution to distributed users worldwide," said Jim Lidestri, 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. of Interliant. "Through our hosted LearningSpace solution, businesses and organizations can tap into emerging virtual learning communities and realize the full potential of high-quality, Internet-based education and training. This enables them to remain competitive in a world that demands keeping pace with an ever expanding knowledge base." About Interliant Interliant is the premier provider of hosted business solutions, focusing on superior applications management and award-winning service to enable worldwide 24x7 secure remote global access to critical applications. Based in Houston, TX, Interliant specializes in Lotus Domino-based platforms and is a Lotus Premium `Net Service Provider Alliance Partner, as well as co-developer of the Domino Instant! Host platform with Lotus. The company has a long history of delivering collaborative group solutions over extended global networks. Interliant's managed hosting services are designed to support Internet, intranet and extranet projects with a wide variety of platforms, services and support options. About UWLI The University of Wisconsin System The University of Wisconsin is the system of public universities in the state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher education systems in the country, enrolling more than 160,000 students each year and employing more than 32,000 faculty and staff statewide. is recognized as one of the top five public higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. systems in the nation and has been educating students at a distance for over 105 years. Learning Innovations was formed in 1997 by bringing together leading talent from both the academic and commercial sectors, to provide dedicated consultation and course production services to commercial clients on a global basis. UWLI provides a wealth of services and instructional content that can be designed for delivery anytime and anywhere through a wide variety of distribution channels. Interliant, Building Global Communities are trademarks of Interliant, Inc. Lotus and Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. are registered trademarks and Domino and LearningSpace are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). . All other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective owners |
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