Plateau Systems Selects WebEx Training Center Service to Power Live Training Services
SAN JOSE, CA and ARLINGTON, VA, APRIL 9, 2002 - WebEx Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEBX), the global leader in communications infrastructure for business communications on the Web, today announced that Plateau Systems, a provider of software that manages learning and knowledge processes, has selected WebEx's new WebEx Training Center to power its live training and real-time communications services. Integrating WebEx Training Center with the Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) gives Plateau's customers the opportunity to purchase - from a single source - a comprehensive technology suite to deliver and manage knowledge in ways that tangibly improve their business.
"WebEx's standards-based platform allowed us to easily and seamlessly integrate WebEx Training Center into Plateau 4 LMS, creating an end-to-end knowledge delivery and management infrastructure that is unrivaled in the industry," said Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. Plateau and WebEx are committed to a partnership that will provide our customers with the most advanced services on the market.
By integrating WebEx Training Center service with the Plateau 4 LMS, Plateau leverages the advanced multimedia communications capabilities of the WebEx platform, and its Mediatone™ technology, to provide an offering with unmatched levels of functionality, interactivity, scalability and performance. Plateau is developing modular extensions to WebEx Training Center that maximize the full process management capability of the Plateau 4 LMS and ensure automatic integration and rapid implementation of this suite.
Plateau Systems is one of the world's leading enterprise LMS providers and we are proud to have them offer WebEx Training Center services, said Subrah Iyar, chairman and CEO of WebEx Communications. Our experience as the leading provider of Web communications services has helped WebEx design a service with unparalleled levels of interactivity and functionality. WebEx Training Center is quickly becoming the standard for live training on the Web.
Plateau 4 LMS is the only enterprise-class LMS built on open, Java-based J2EE/EJB architecture. Its scalability and depth of functionality allow customers to manage, record and analyze Web collaborations and live training in ways that provide value long after the learning event occurs.
About WebEx Training Center: Based on the expanded communications capabilities of the WebEx Multimedia Switching Platform and its Mediatone™ technology, WebEx Training Center blends data, voice and video communications to create an engaging online environment that simulates face-to-face training. Trainers can interact with attendees, share streaming media modules, use live video and demonstrate applications, even passing control to attendees. After the session, WebEx Training Center's advanced recording and editing functionality allows trainers to create valuable digital libraries of training sessions.
WebEx Training Center is built on the WebEx Multimedia Switching Platform and supported by the WebEx Interactive Network, a fully redundant, high-performance private global network specifically designed for real-time Web communications. With hubs around the world and a carrier-class information switching architecture, WebEx provides a superior level of performance, reliability and security.
About Plateau: Plateau's enterprise-class software manages all of an organization's learning and knowledge on one scalable platform. Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) is built on Web-based J2EE/EJB architecture, and is the engine behind the largest e-Learning initiatives in the corporate, non-profit and government markets. Plateau 4 LMS automates the management and delivery of online and classroom learning, organizational knowledge and competencies for clients including the American Red Cross, Motorola, Union Pacific and the U.S. Air Force. Plateau is listed as a leader in LMS evaluations from Gartner Inc. and META Group. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.
About WebEx Communications, Inc.: Founded in 1996, WebEx Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEBX) is the leader in Internet infrastructure for real-time business communications. WebEx provides Web-based carrier-class communication services using its multimedia-switching platform deployed over a global network. WebEx's services enable end-users to share presentations, documents, applications, voice, and video spontaneously in a seamless environment. WebEx services are used across the enterprise in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering, and various other functions. With its modular framework and standards-based APIs, WebEx's real-time communications platform is the dial-tone for meetings on the Web. Please call toll free (877) 932-3911 or visit www.webex.com for more information.
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