| CBT Authoring Systems |
[Allen Communications Manager's Edge] | [Allen Communications Quest] | [Asymetrix IconAuthor] | [Asymetrix Librarian] | [Asymetrix ToolBook II Assistant] | [Asymetrix ToolBook II CBT Systems Edition] | [Authorware 5 Attain] | [iXL's Learn] | [Vuepoint PLS]
According to Allen Communications, "Manager's Edge™ 2.0 Net Edition helps trainers organize and deliver online learning activities and collect critical performance data-all in one easy-to-use, visual environment. Whether you launch training from CD-ROM, LAN, WAN, corporate intranet, or from an Internet server, Manager's Edge provides a centralized learning repository-a "training central"-for the delivery and tracking and your online learning. With Manager's Edge, learners have easy access to assigned course activities, and training administrators can manage and collect data for both online learning and traditional training methods such as classroom lectures and videotaped instruction. Online content can include tutorials, tests, electronic documents, simulations, and the list goes on. Manager's Edge 2.0 gives you the tools you need to centralize all your training and the power to take it enterprise wide."
According to Allen Communications, "Since its initial release in 1984, Quest has become the premier software product in its class and the defacto standard in many training arenas. Its visual development environment simplifies the authoring process, while its underlying power gives trainers unlimited options. Quest is a breakthrough authoring tool, built by instructional experts to enhance the creation of interactive training and education applications using an approachable, reusable and extensible object-oriented architecture. This powerful architecture provides the flexibility to move seamlessly between WYSIWYG screens and design levels, and between authoring and run-time views. It also gives developers postage-stamp representations of actual frame layouts at the "big picture" design level. FastTracks™, libraries of pre-built screen layout, buttons, and interactions speed up the development process and can be customized to increase long-term productivity. With two versions of Quest, you can take advantage of all these features using 16-bit Quest Net+ or 32-bit Quest 6.0."
According to Asymetrix, "For course developers and multimedia professionals creating interactive training applications, IconAuthor Net Edition is the most powerful icon-based multi-platform solution for creating engaging, robust interactive learning applications for CD-ROM, network, and Internet delivery."
According to Asymetrix, "Librarian is an advanced learning management system for centrally controlling all your learning activities, including course delivery, learner access, collaboration and performance tracking. Because Librarian is built on an open architecture, it can manage a variety of learning materials, including online learning courses, traditional CBT titles, customized training -- even offline content, such as instructor-led classes or book assignments.
Furthermore, "Asymetrix ToolBook II Assistant lets you create and deliver effective training and educational courseware quickly, easily, and economically. Whatever distribution method you choose -- the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, or CD-ROM -- Assistant helps you deliver online learning lessons wherever and whenever they are needed.Assistant is the solution for professionals who need to provide training and exchange knowledge through interactive learning applications and want to create them using the same techniques they use when creating standard office documents. Using Assistant's intuitive drag-and-drop interface, trainers, educators, human resource managers virtually anyone with information to convey can author effective courseware.
According to Macromedia, "About their latest product, Authorware says, "Authorware Attain is the leading visual rich-media authoring tool for creating Web and online learning applications. It allows training developers, instructional designers, and subject matter experts to develop trackable learning applications and deploy them across the Web, LANs and CD-ROM. Authorware 5 Attain is part of the Attain Enterprise Learning System of integrated, open, scalable, learning tools and technologies."
According to iXL, they have "developed a suite of online services designed to facilitate the development and publication of interactive training courses for the Internet. Our approach allows clients to work with a full team of experienced developers to produce and implement courses quickly and cost effectively. By offering multiple course modules that plug into standard delivery systems, iXL provides services that can be used to deliver continuing education credits or certificates to those who complete courses. We provide all of the services needed to create effective, interactive training applications, complete with streaming video and audio. The result – time and cost savings, increased competency and retention for the trainee, and a seamlessly integrated, powerful learning product."
According to Vuepoint, "The Performance Learning System (PLS) enables you to train more people, in more locations, faster, better, and at a lower cost. PLS automates and fast forwards the process of learning with the help of three integrated components: PLS Learner enables any number of individual or groups of employees in multiple locations to access learning on demand; PLS Creator empowers trainers to create and distribute learning easier and faster than ever before; PLS Administrator automates enterprise-wide management tracking and evaluation of learning."