Comcourse Announces Learning Bridge™, The Next Generation, Low-Cost LMS Alternative
Comcourse has developed a next generation Learning Management System (LMS) that has greater functionality and usability at a fraction of the current LMS cost
Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- Comcourse Corporation announced today
that it is introducing The Comcourse Learning Bridge™, the next-generation
hosted Learning Management System. The program is being offered as an
alternative to the older and more expensive LMS programs currently being
employed by schools and colleges.
James Chellis, CEO, said “We have
spent two years developing a next-generation fully-hosted LMS, testing and
proving it." He added, “We saw that schools and universities had very limited
choices, and all of them were much too expensive. The cost for a fully hosted
LMS does not need to be $60 to $100 per enrollment. Newer technologies have
matured to a point where they are now even more effective and can reflect a much
lower price. Yet most schools are still using the old software at the old
prices. We wanted to develop a more attractive alternative."
Matthew
Sheltz, Comcourse CTO said, “We can help schools reduce their LMS costs by 50%
or more. Those savings go right to the bottom line. The LMS is robust enough to
scale to an enterprise level, and takes advantage of one of the best datacenters
in the world. In 2004, we had 99.999% uptime. That's less than five minutes
offline all year.” Mr. Sheltz added “The Learning Bridge™ is relatively quick
and easy for our developers to customize. So we can do it at no cost. We often
show customers a functional revision within a few working days after they tell
us what they want."
The Comcourse Learning Bridge™ is available today.
For schools which currently use an old LMS, Comcourse will migrate the students
and setup the courses at no charge.
For a demonstration of this
innovative program, please contact Fiachra O’Sullivan at e-mail protected from
spam bots, or David Grebow at e-mail protected from spam bots.
About
Comcourse
Comcourse, Inc. was founded in 1994. Thousands of students have
completed Comcourse classroom trainings, videos and used their related
simulations and more than 6,000,000 copies of their MCSE and CCNA study guides
are in print. Today, Comcourse partners with colleges to offer turnkey online
programs that are fully-hosted and branded for the schools. These programs
include Allied Health, Information Technology, and Business. They provide The
Comcourse Synergy Experience™ that includes the latest methods and technology in
blended online courses and course management. For more information, visit www.comcourse.com or email
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