Desire2Learn Expands Its Platform With Technologies from Cisco WebEx, ReadSpeaker, Ellucian and Automatic Sync Technologies
Desire2Learn Promotes Lifelong Learning - Incorporates Dynamic Web Conferencing, Text-To-Speech, Captioning and Transcription Capabilities
(firmenpresse) - KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ONTARIO and DENVER, COLORADO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/06/12 -- EDUCAUSE - Desire2Learn Incorporated ("Desire2Learn") announces that its strengthening its leadership position in the education industry by incorporating technologies from Cisco WebEx, ReadSpeaker, Automatic Sync Technologies (AST) and Ellucian, to further promote lifelong learning.
Within the Desire2Learn platform, the Company is now empowering its customers with Cisco® WebEx® virtual conferencing capabilities to improve collaboration capabilities, ReadSpeaker's cloud-based text-to-speech technology and AST's technologies for increasing accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing. In addition, Desire2Learn is working closely with Ellucian and their Partner Community Program to deepen the integration with its student information system.
"Desire2Learn's products help learners learn, instructors teach and extend learning well beyond the classroom," said Dennis Kavelman, COO of Desire2Learn. "By offering an open platform and enabling integrations with technology and education providers such as Cisco, Ellucian and ReadSpeaker, we're delivering on our promise to advance education globally and continue to provide rich learning experiences."
CISCO WEBEX: Together, Desire2Learn and Cisco WebEx now offer a virtual classroom environment that streamlines experiences for instructors and students. Seamless integration between WebEx Meetings and the Desire2Learn learning environment means users can utilize WebEx functionality within Desire2Learn online rooms, enabling instructors and students to collaborate more effectively.
READSPEAKER: A leader in cloud-based text-to-speech (TTS) technology, ReadSpeaker is now integrated within Desire2Learn's platform to provide users of the learning environment with the ability to listen to text content. The TTS service helps all learners expand their comprehension and allows for bi-model learning as well as ease of use with model access. The seamlessly integrated TTS feature requires no downloads and works on all supported devices and operating systems, further enabling users that would otherwise have to download and install third party installed software.
AST: CaptionSync is now integrated within the production and administration features of Desire2Learn Learning Suite and Desire2Learn Capture solutions, to support accessibility in education for the deaf and hard of hearing across its customer base. The integration enables Desire2Learn products to further support multiple accessibility standards and regulations.
ELLUCIAN: Desire2Learn is a part of the Ellucian Partner Community, a formal network of companies with extensive higher education domain expertise. This community is comprised of product and service providers that furnish proven software applications, hardware, and services that complement and extend Ellucian's software and service offerings, such as Student Information Systems.
Desire2Learn is in booth #1440, at on November 7 - 8, 2012.
About Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn is helping to transform the way the world learns. Providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire lifelong learners, Desire2Learn helps clients break down barriers to access the highest quality learning experiences, and is recognized for its leadership in accessibility. Desire2Learn is a global leader in cloud (SaaS) based learning solutions and provides an open and extensible platform to over 700 clients and more than 8 million learners in , , , and the , including the Fortune 1000. Desire2Learn has personnel in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil and Singapore. For more information or to contact us, visit: .
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