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dominKnow LCMS 5.1 Rides New Wave of User-Generated Podcast Content While Offering PENS and SCORM 2004 Compliance
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PERTH, ON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 19, 2006 -- User-generated content like podcasts are
increasingly being used as learning content inside organizations, and
dominKnow Inc.'s LCMS 5.1 is ready to host, track and deploy podcasts while
complying with the latest learning standards. dominKnow LCMS 5.1 is
available as a hosted service, priced per seat.
Time Magazine officially anointed the era of online user-generated content
when its editors recently declared You as the 2006 Person of the Year,
saying Internet content like podcasts invite "community and collaboration
on a scale never seen before." According to the PEW Internet & American
Life Project, 12% of Internet users say they have downloaded a podcast, a
population that's doubled over six months.
Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds are accessed by Internet users to
subscribe to podcasts and other forms of syndicated online content.
"Whether it's the latest forms of user-generated content or the newest ways
of sharing it across the enterprise, dominKnow LCMS 5.1 is designed to help
organizations create state-of-the-art online training," said dominKnow's
CEO Bill Beacham.
Course developers, administrators and students can now stay in tune with
changes made to courses without having to log into dominKnow LCMS 5.1. All
participants in the course life cycle can keep up with changes using RSS
developer reports.
dominKnow LCMS 5.1 supports multiple episode podcasts. Developers can
attach podcasts, netcasts, and audio transcriptions to supplement their
courses -- enabling disconnected or mobile on-the-go learning. Audio
transcription also helps ensure courses meet Section 508 accessibility
requirements. Learners can subscribe to these podcasts through the
dominKnow LCMS 5.1 system interface or other popular aggregators such as
iTunes or Talkr.
dominKnow LCMS 5.1 customers can now export training content compatible
with both SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004. The SCORM standard allows for
plug-and-play interoperability and content reusability of e-learning
content and, according to the American Society for Training and
Development, "is fast becoming the defacto e-learning technology standard
widely embraced and supported today by world-leading corporations,
universities, system providers, and content vendors."
dominKnow LCMS 5.1 also supports the AICC's Package Exchange Notification
Services (PENS) standard. PENS is an interoperability guideline that
defines the interface between authoring tools and Learning Management
System (LMS) to automate the publishing and testing of learning materials
accessed through LMS systems.
dominKnow LCMS 5.1 also offers a wide range of new advanced deployment
features that include the ability to create surveys and attach them --
along with polls -- as presentation files in learning objects.
Additionally, a new themes manager and theme supported skin templates now
separate design from presentation.
For more information about dominKnow LCMS 5.1, visit www.dominKnow.com,
email info@dominKnow.com or call 1 613 264-0096.
About dominKnow Inc.
dominKnow creates learning software and rich media content for e-learning
applications in corporate, government and non-profit organizations.
dominKnow's flagship product, dominKnow LCMS 5.1, is a feature-packed,
Web-based Learning Content Management System for creating, managing and
delivering high-quality learning. Compatible with existing IT
infrastructures, dominKnow is fast to deploy and easy to scale.
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