Peregrine Systems Selects Centra Web Collaboration Platform to Help Customers, Alliance Partners and Employees Worldwide Learn.Business/Technology Editors LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002 Online Training Provides Potential Savings of $600,000 in Travel-Related Costs Over Next Six Months 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 leading provider of business software solutions for eLearning and real-time collaboration, today announced that Peregrine Systems  This article about a company does not make it clear whether the subject meets the Wikipedia criteria for . (R), Inc. (NASDAQ: PGRN), a leading global provider of Infrastructure Management software, has selected Centra's enterprise eLearning platform for use in Peregrine's virtual classroom to train its customers, alliance partners, and employees on Peregrine's Infrastructure Management software. With Centra's online training capabilities, Peregrine is able to put the most relevant content in front of a remote learner quickly and in the format best-suited to their specific learning style, business task or job situation. By offering Centra's virtual classroom training with Peregrine Education Services' physical classroom instruction and self-paced online courses, Peregrine is able to provide a complete blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used solution that will suit everyone's needs. To date, more than 350 customers, alliance partners, and employees have trained via Peregrine's virtual classrooms. Within the next six months, Peregrine Education Services estimates that approximately 1,000 additional students will learn online, saving the company, its customers, and alliance partners nearly $600,000 in travel-related costs. The interactive online training has allowed Peregrine to increase the cost-effectiveness and convenience of supporting a vast network of customers, alliance partners and employees who require fast, advanced training and information on demand. "Centra rounds out our blended learning strategy with real-time, online communication and critical features for advanced interactive training, such as robust application sharing A data conferencing capability that lets two or more users interactively work on the same application at the same time. The application is loaded and running in only one machine; however, keystrokes are transmitted from and screen changes are transmitted to the other participants. ," said Terry Bickham, Director of Worldwide Curriculum Development at Peregrine. "Centra enables us to improve productivity, accelerate the delivery of training, and support customers, alliance partners and employees more effectively -- all of which are important contributors to Peregrine's continued success and market leadership." Scaleable Software Solution for eLearning and Business Collaboration Used by more than 775 companies, government agencies, and universities worldwide, Centra's scaleable software solutions are based on CentraOne(TM), a comprehensive, thin-client Web 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. . Leveraging the core capabilities of CentraOne, Centra offers a suite of compatible, real-time Web collaboration products See collaborative software. , content creation tools, and knowledge delivery systems that can be quickly installed on-site using Centra's rapid deployment methodology, or conveniently accessed through Centra's secure, full-service ASP. Centra's products - including interactive Web meetings, virtual classrooms, and large-scale conferences - ensure universal access to users through firewalls and proxy servers, and deliver full-performance IP audio conferencing See audioconferencing. , streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. , application sharing, and dynamic multimedia over low-bandwidth network connections through a standard browser interface. "Peregrine joins a growing list of leading global customers who have realized the powerful financial and competitive benefits of using Centra's Web-based platform for eLearning and collaboration," said Tony Mark, Centra's President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "Business leaders are making enterprise eLearning a top priority, particularly as the economic climate requires companies to cut back on travel costs. Centra is committed to helping companies make the transition a successful and rewarding investment, as well as set the standard for the way that people will work together virtually in the future." About Centra Leading with an undisputed track record of helping millions of users to increase revenue and improve overall business performance, Centra provides Web collaboration solutions that enable the delivery of information in a variety of live and self-service formats, and add value through unmatched capabilities to capture interactions and content, personalize and manage this information, and instantly re-use it across the enterprise. Today hundreds of global organizations across every industry and market sector choose Centra, including ExxonMobil, Cadbury Schweppes Cadbury Schweppes plc is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in Berkeley Square, London, England, UK. Cadbury Schweppes is currently the only major international confectionery manufacturer to produce Fairtrade or organic products, which it sells through its , Citigroup, AT&T, Procter & Gamble, McKesson, Merck, Nationwide Insurance, Sysco, and Stanford University. Centra's products are bolstered by a vital ecosystem of strategic partners, including PwC Consulting, Deloitte Consulting, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen iLS, Microsoft, Siebel, Cisco, and Oracle. Headquartered in Boston's technology corridor, Centra has sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.centra.com. Peregrine Systems is a registered trademark of Peregrine Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies. |
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