XStream
Software Wins the "Worthy of Note" Award in the Excellence
in E-Learning Awards Program
OTTAWA,
Canada, September 28, 2001 - XStream
Software Inc. announces today that its innovative technology,
simulation-authoring software, RapidBuilder® has
received the "Worthy of Note" Excellence in E-Learning
Award.
RapidBuilder is XStream's powerful Simulation
Tool that enables any developer to easily build Interactive, Multimedia
Simulations that realistically duplicate the functionality
of the live Windows environment. Developers may record
screen changes and real-time interactions with the Windows
desktop, including mouse clicks, keystrokes, and cursor/mouse
pointer movements. The recorded simulation may then be
enhanced through RapidBuilder's feature-rich multimedia
edit suite. Customization options include provisions for
adding text, graphics, audio files, recorded sound clips,
embedded sound tracks, video, navigational hyperlinks,
links to external files and web pages, mouse pointer animations,
special visual effects, colors, shapes, instruction boxes,
and more. The simulation may then be generated in a variety
of different media formats, including RBX (RapidBuilder's
native file format), EXE, AVI, ASF, MOV, MPEG, and Flash
(SWF). Simulations may be deployed on CD-ROM, over intranets,
and over the Internet as a Flash (SWF) file, as a video
file, or by using the RapidPlayer runtime player and browser
plug-in. In addition, the developer may build RapidBuilder
Projects, which are courses comprising a series of RapidBuilder
simulations (.RBX files) that are linked together. Each
.RBX file represents a lesson containing topics and sub-topics.
Projects may be managed through RapidManager™, the back-end
(SQL Server-based or Oracle-based) administrative management
tool included with RapidBuilder. It enables a system administrator
to control user access to courses as well as track users'
progress through lessons and topics.
"XStream is very proud of this achievement,
and we are honored that RapidBuilder has been recognized
in this way by brandon-hall.com and Online Learning magazine," says Sunil
K. Sethi, XStream's President and CEO. "It represents
further validation of RapidBuilder as an effective e-Learning
tool."
The Excellence in E-Learning Awards have
been presented by brandon-hall.com and Online Learning magazine.
Now in its fifth year, the awards program (formerly the "Brandon
Hall of Fame Awards") showcases exceptional work in the e-Learning
industry by providing feedback and benchmarking to entrants
in an overall effort to help advance the e-Learning industry.
As they have each year, the winning entries pushed the bar
higher than the year before. This year, there were a total
of 103 entries submitted in the Custom Content and Innovative
Technology categories, which were evaluated by over 90 judges
with expertise in instructional design and online or multimedia
training.
The 64 Custom Content entries were assigned
to specific sub-categories based on topic: online vs. CD-ROM
and budget. There were six Gold Award winners and eight Silver
Award winners. For the 39 Innovative Technology entries,
there were three Gold Award winners, eight Silver Award winners
and thirteen Worthy of Note Award winners. In addition, there
were Customer Satisfaction Gold, Silver, Bronze and Worthy
of Note Award winners in the categories of Authoring Tools,
IT Course Content Providers, Learning Management Systems,
and Live E-Learning Tools.
"We're excited about the depth of the award
winners this year," says Brandon Hall, Ph.D., lead
researcher for brandon-hall.com, and chairman of the Excellence
in E-Learning Awards Program. "These companies are making
huge strides in advancing e-Learning, and we're really starting
to see some high-quality content being created with the tools
that are out there."
About XStream
XStream Software is an innovator in the
computer simulation, eLearning, and knowledge management
domains. Its first two products, RapidBuilder® and RapidExam™,
are already in use by a growing base of clients. RapidBuilder
captures real-time interactions between users and OEM software
applications to create tutorials, product demos, and courseware
with minimum time and effort. A powerful compression technology,
paired with a multimedia edit suite, allows customers to
create high-end, interactive demos and learning tools in
minimal time. RapidExam then enables customers to create
equally fast and feature-rich competency and/or certification
exams - a perfect way to close the training loop. LGP Builder™ is
our Live Guided Practice (LGP) technology that enables developers
to create and provide guidance to users in real-time within
the 'live' applications they are using. Users are provided
step-by-step multi-language instructions (in audio or text
format) along with animated laser pointers that indicate
to the user where they need to perform actions within the
'live' applications they are using.
For more information, visit www.xstreamsoftware.com or
call 613-731-9443 or send an email to info@xstreamsoftware.com.
About brandon-hall.com
The awards program is chaired by the leading
authority on e-Learning, Brandon Hall, Ph.D. Dr. Hall is
the CEO of brandon-hall.com and author of the groundbreaking Web-Based
Training Cookbook. Since 1992, brandon-hall.com has
been providing independent expert advice in the form of published
reports and phone consultations on the tools of e-Learning:
LMS, LCMS, authoring tools, content providers, and any other
tool that helps organizations develop successful e-Learning
solutions. Dr. Hall participates regularly as a featured
speaker in conferences such as ASTD and Online Learning.
He earned his doctorate in educational psychology and has
served on the faculty of San Francisco State University's
Multimedia Studies Program.
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