ON DEMAND COLLABORATION HITS MULTIMEDIA DESIGN MARKET.QMIND, Inc. has unveiled the multimedia industry's first "on demand" Design Collaboration Platform An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. . Following the leaked memos from Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. and Salesforce.com Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is an on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution vendor. History Origins Salesforce.com was founded in 1999 by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff. , the QMIND announcement adds to the increasing buzz around "on demand" software. The QMIND Design Collaboration Platform enables geographically distributed teams to collaboratively author and produce rich, interactive multimedia content. The Internet-based platform, which requires no software to install, is targeted at project teams within corporations and creative agencies who create e-learning (Electronic-LEARNING) An umbrella term for providing computer instruction (courseware) online over the public Internet, private distance learning networks or inhouse via an intranet. See CBT. , marketing, and advertising content. QMIND offers the hosted platform on a monthly per user subscription basis. QMIND, a startup (STARTing UP) "At startup" means when the computer is first turned on or when a program is first loaded. See Startup folder. in Portland, Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. , is a pioneer in collaborative multimedia authoring solutions. Today's announcement is the company's first public statement on the Design Collaboration Platform. Prior to today, the company has been quietly selling the platform to multimedia design agencies since September. In the product release announcement, 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. Michael Berkley stated that, "QMIND is generating a lot of grassroots excitement because it alleviates very real pain in the creative process that until now has been unaddressed. Producing storyboards, programming Flash content, streamlining the review and approval process, and managing projects with teams spread among different organizations and around the world -- these were costly challenges our customers once faced. Now they are no longer challenges. " Commenting on the significance of the recent news out of Microsoft, Berkley notes: "Microsoft's move to an on demand model clearly underscores their belief in the market's acceptance of hosted, subscription-based software. People are realizing that hosted software vendors like QMIND who leverage high-performance data centers are fully equipped to protect the security and privacy of corporate data and assets." QMIND can be found ON the World Wide Web at http://www.qmind.com. For more information, call 877/722-5645. |
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