Information Builders selects LearnLinc virtual classroom among competitive solutions
LearnLinc becomes Information Builders' internal training Standard, substantially reducing travel and classroom training costs.
Mentergy™, Inc. (NASDAQ-SC: MNTE), a leading global provider of blended e-Learning solutions, today announced that Information Builders, the leader in Web business intelligence for real-time information delivery, has selected the company's live virtual classroom product, LearnLinc®, as its standard for distance training throughout the United States. Information Builders selected LearnLinc over other distance learning competitive products for its powerful virtual classroom training features including audio, control of content, rich interaction with students, breakout groups, plus testing and assessment. Information Builders is also currently using LearnLinc to train its system engineers worldwide on technical product information and best practices.
"As we were reviewing online training technologies, it was clear that LearnLinc was the superior software package," explains Kim Choice-Scudder, senior technical training specialist and LearnLinc manager at Information Builders. "Blending LearnLinc with our established traditional classroom training and computer-based training is a fantastic three-pronged solution that allows us to strategically educate our employees faster while reducing the costs and overhead associated with travel, additional classroom training, and pulling employees away from their offices. With LearnLinc, we are able to have very interactive "live" training sessions, we can record the sessions and deliver the training right to the employees' desktop."
LearnLinc 6.0 provides the most comprehensive and flexible learning environment available to deliver Web-based training. LearnLinc takes the interaction of a classroom experience and transforms it into a live virtual class with features that are easy for students and instructors to use.
LearnLinc 6.0 New Features and Benefits
LearnLinc 6.0 includes competitive enhancements and improvements based on feedback
from customers:
- Thin Client Download (2MB)
- Sync2Async Record/Edit/Playback Feature
- 2-way video enhanced e-Learning
- Enhanced interface that is easy to use
- Enhanced Instructor Power Features
- LearnLinc Meeting Features
About Information Builders:
Information Builders turns data into business information for real-time delivery to the extended enterprise. The company's WebFOCUS product enables organizations to leverage the power of the Internet to reach employees, partners, suppliers, and customers, to deliver interactive and actionable information to the point of business. Cited by GartnerGroup as a "rock of business intelligence," Information Builders' award-winning technology has successfully provided quality software and superior services for 27 years to more than 11,000 customers sites, including most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City, the company employs 1,900 people worldwide, has over 350 business partners, and generated revenues exceeding $300 million in 2001.
About Mentergy:
Mentergy, Inc., a subsidiary of Mentergy, Ltd. (NASDAQ-SC:MNTE), formerly Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GICOF), is a global e-Learning company, providing e-Learning products, consulting, and courseware development services for large enterprises. With over 21 years of expertise in the learning industry, Mentergy assists businesses worldwide to make a cost-effective shift from traditional learning to a blended e-Learning approach. Mentergy, Inc. is comprised of the Allen Communication Learning Services division and the LearnLinc Live e-Learning division. www.mentergy.com
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