Pathlore Supports New Learning Software Standard for the Web.COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998-- AICC AICC anti-inhibitor coagulant complex. standard galvanizes technology for many of the features Pathlore customers expect Pathlore Software today announced it is supporting the AICC (Aviation Industry CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. Committee) standard as a way for computer-based learning software to interoperate See interoperable. over the Web with software that tracks student learning progress. This Computer Managed Instruction (CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ) software enables organizations to calculate their return on investment in training, and Pathlore has offered it longer than any existing vendor. Newer versions of its PHOENIX(r) for Windows and PHOENIX(r) Internet, due out this year, will adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. the latest AICC standard. The standard allows companies to use off-the-shelf or privately authored courseware that a adheres to the standard with the CMI engines of Pathlore's PHOENIX and other products that adopt the standard. Pathlore's new products will support the existing Version 1.8 and the new Version 2.0 of the AICC standard (which is currently in review by the AICC), allowing companies to preserve their investments in training and to manage older AICC-compliant courseware over the Internet without having to rewrite it. Bruce Duff, Pathlore's vice president of marketing, said his company is pleased to see the industry rally around the standard, which solidifies technology for many of the major features PHOENIX customers have come to expect. "The PHOENIX Family of products has supported integrated Computer Managed Instruction since 1978," Duff said. "The AICC has brought broad-based recognition to the importance of measuring training results. The combination of PHOENIX Internet and AICC-compliant courseware enables effective curriculum management and student record-keeping across a wide variety of enterprise networks including client/server, intranets and the Internet," he said. "By implementing the AICC standard, courseware developers can ensure that their courses are effective," he said. "In addition, organizations can verify that their training investment is paying off." Chief Technology Officer, Leonard Greenberg, who participates on the AICC CMI Committee, said that Pathlore is excited that the AICC is successfully promoting the standard to a wider audience. "Our customers outside of the Aviation community are recognizing that the fine work of the AICC is applicable to their industry as well," said Greenberg. CMI software organizes and manages an instructional program by helping create pre-test and post-test materials, tracking results, and monitoring student progress. CMI features track log-ins, attempts, scores, time spent, and the learner's ability to master the courseware. Features also randomize ran·dom·ize tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. test questions and enforce the order of certain sections of courseware. About the AICC Since 1993, the Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) has developed and improved upon the AICC specification which was originally developed to provide interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and choice for technology-based training in the aviation industry, an early adopter of CBT technology. The AICC standard is detailed in the document CMI001 found on the AICC Web site (www.AICC.org). It specifies a common method for CBT courses to relay results back to CMI management systems in both a traditional LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. environment and now the Internet as well. This common method enables organizations complete interoperability to mix-and-match best of breed courseware. In addition, the AICC specifies a common exchange format between CMI systems for their curriculum files, the information and access rules for the underlying course content. This exchange format allows organizations choice in buying CMI management systems since they can "plug and play" a new system. Representation on the AICC includes major airframe manufacturers and their suppliers; leading aviation-industry CBT vendors; airlines; standards making and regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. ; and aviation-related military organizations. About Pathlore Pathlore's PHOENIX enterprise products provide network-based and standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. distance learning and CBT solutions for client/server, Internet, intranets, mainframe, Windows and PC-DOS The DOS operating system originally developed by Microsoft and supplied by IBM on its PCs before Windows 95 became the norm. Up until DOS 6, PC-DOS was almost identical to Microsoft's MS-DOS for non-IBM PCs, and both versions are called "DOS." See "IBM's DOS 6" under DOS 6. environments. PHOENIX is the only training software that automatically integrates authoring, Computer-Managed Instruction (CMI), administration and course delivery to address an organizations complete training needs. PHOENIX's unique Distance Learning Environment (DLE (character) DLE - Data Link Escape, the mnemonic for ASCII 16. (sm)) provides organizations with an open platform to integrate leading training technology such as virtual classrooms with self-paced training. PHOENIX is currently in use at more than 80 percent of banks with assets greater than $3 billion, 70 percent of companies making up the Fortune 1000, as well as at major telecommunications, financial and utility organizations and government agencies. Pathlore Software, with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , delivers training solutions worldwide. Pathlore has additional offices in Alexandria, Va.; London, England; Milan, Italy; and Sydney, Australia. For more information, visit Pathlore Software's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.pathlore.com or call 614-781-0036. Headquarters are located at 7965 North High Street, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio 43235. -0- PHOENIX(r) is a registered trademark of Pathlore Software Corporation. DLESM is a service mark of Pathlore Software Corporation. All other trademarks and trade names are owned by their respective companies. CONTACT: Pathlore Software Diane Crawford 614/781-7225 dcrawfor@pathlore.com or Beaupre & Co. Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Christine LeCompte 603/436-6690 lecompte@beaupre.com |
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