Vistacast and Triveni Digital Enable Delivery of Video Training Keeping Distance Learning Standards
Las Vegas — April 24, 2006 — NAB2006 — Triveni Digital Booth #SU1999 —
Vistacast and Triveni Digital are collaborating to use data broadcasting technologies for a video training application. The application addresses the challenge faced by the distance learning industry of how to reach learners on-the-go with rich multimedia digital content. Vistacast’s vLearning™ software product, in combination with Triveni Digital’s SkyScraper™ content distribution system, and various software components including the SkyScraper Library Builder content publishing system, enables the deployment of video training and corporate communication systems to learners untethered to the Internet.
Triveni Digital will market Vistacast’s vLearning application as part of the SkyScraper EDU turnkey solution. A technology demonstration is being held in Triveni Digital’s booth #SU1999 at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention from April 24-27, 2006.
“In response to the strong distance learning trend to extend the reach to students on-the-go with video content, Vistacast is committed to support the distance learning industry with products and services that will enable content providers to reach their learners anywhere, anytime and with any digital content.” said Jose J. Carrasquillo, president & CEO of Vistacast. “This collaboration between Vistacast and Triveni Digital will facilitate enterprise and education content providers to easily deliver informative rich multimedia content and assessment materials to their learners, retain current learning management systems infrastructure and maintain investment in SCORM standard materials. Vistacast’s vLearning software solution ensures security of content and provides the best end user management. vLearning gives great convenience to the learner since it will play the content in several platforms including iPods.”
“As colleges and universities move toward a greater multimedia and blended media learning experience for their students, there is a greater need to transport and manage compelling content beyond traditional text-based systems.” said Dr. Jacques Dubois from Brevard Community College. “Under the concept of a “Virtual Campus,” students and faculty must utilize existing Learning Management Systems (LMS) and web-based services that range all the way from dial-up to high-speed broadband. While these systems will continue to serve the greater learning community, things are changing. Video based content is now a necessity, not a luxury; students want to consume content “anywhere, anytime”; and faculty and administrators look for greater reach – meaning serving more students with more material. vLearning and Triveni Digital solutions meet these needs.”
“Our collaboration with Vistacast squarely addresses the key flaw in most of today’s distance learning systems – either the content cannot be delivered conveniently and quickly, or the content is of poor quality due to bandwidth restrictions.,” said Mark Simpson, president and CEO of Triveni Digital. “By combining our content distribution technologies with Vistacast’s powerful vLearning software within the SkyScraper EDU product suite, we can significantly enhance the distance learning experience. This is an example of Triveni Digital’s recently redoubled emphasis on collaboration with premiere application partners to extend our content distribution solutions in key market segments.”
While the system works equally well over satellite or “terrestrial datacasting”, also known as “data broadcasting”, it is a transport technology utilizing available bandwidth from the digital TV (DTV) spectrum from the local broadcaster and can reach students with a digital over-the-air signal within a 50-75 mile radius of the TV tower. Triveni Digital’s system is a proven means of content distribution that provides both high bandwidth file transfer as well as streaming media. A key advantage of datacasting is the concept of “one to many” enabling all receiver sites to obtain the data at the same time, and at the same cost. By combining Triveni Digital’s SkyScraper datacasting platform with Vistacast’s specialized vLearning software package for distributed learning, enterprises and colleges can meet students’ learning needs for high quality video, “anywhere, anytime,” and all within reach of their local administrator.
About vLearning
Vistacast’s vLearning enhances learning performance with effective blended multimedia content delivery and management. The integrated software solution empowers content providers to offer any type of digital content to reach the learners anywhere they are located, while enhancing the learning experience.
vLearning is focused on managing and providing a training experience that includes full multimedia, video, audio, text, and rich simulation at lower cost than current solutions. The system is designed to have a software module that runs on the administration server interfacing to the Learning Management System (LMS) and another that runs on the student device. The learner is able to receive synchronous or asynchronous training. It keeps track of student learning behavior, and later reports to the administrator upon connection to the LMS.
About SkyScraper EDU
Data broadcasting applications are created and deployed with the versatile SkyScraper™ content distribution platform. Using the platform as a base system has allowed a number of PBS stations to deliver high quality education material. SkyScraper EDU is a combination of system tools and features enabling educational materials, including live lectures, to be delivered conveniently and economically to schools, training centers, and even home computers, giving both students and teachers top quality support for both self-paced and interactive learning. Features enabled by SkyScraper EDU for advanced distance learning and training applications include playback of classes, live video stream delivery, creating virtual classrooms, content on demand, and connectivity to existing learning management systems.
About Vistacast
Founded in 2003, Vistacast is an industry leader in software, services and technologies for distributed digital content. The company offers products and services designed to empower people on the go through great software — any time, any place and on any device.
About Triveni Digital
Triveni Digital, Inc., a subsidiary of LG Electronics, develops systems that provide for the management and distribution of data and metadata in digital television streams. Triveni Digital's products for DVB SI, ATSC PSIP, data broadcasting, stream analysis and monitoring are renowned for their ease of use and innovative features. Working with leading industry partners, Triveni Digital employs an open and standards-compliant approach to the digital television market. Visit
http://www.TriveniDigital.com for more information.
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Media Relations for Triveni Digital
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