 |
 |
|
1
December 2011 Columbia, SC – Pinneast.com, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seamless Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SLSX) (www.seamlesstech.com) today announced it has been awarded two Delivery Orders to design and develop training and online courseware. The orders were received after technical, cost and past performance evaluations of Pinneast’s proposals for developing the Human Resources Core Competencies Training and the Human Resources Administrative Functions Course. Each project totals 80 hours of online courseware (160 hours total) and requires Pinneast to perform a task analysis for 30 plus Army tasks, develop complete lesson plans, prepare storyboards and then create the actual online courseware for delivery over the Army’s Saba LMS. The effort will employ over a dozen writer-developers, instructional designers, graphic artists, project managers and programmers and is expected to take up to 18 months. These awards come as part of Pinneast’s strategic role as a contract team member for the Army’s distance learning IDIQ contracts. Since 1998 they have won 17 contract delivery orders totaling $5,330,527 and in their latest contractor ratings have been rated “exceptional” (5 out of 5). Over the past several years the size and frequency of awards has been increasing and with their latest wins their current backlog is $1,604,990. Pinneast’s role as an Army contractor is expected to continue to grow with their recent Team win on the Army’s latest Distance Learning omnibus contract. This assures their ability to continue to receive delivery orders under the contract which covers 2012-2016. No expected value has yet been announced. However, the 2006-2011 program was initially funded at $483m. Pinneast is focused on improving performance through human capital development and experienced in helping organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The Pinneast team consists of instructional designers, media development/ audio-video specialists, programmers and project managers. They have been developing online education and training courses since 1994 and have a wide variety of products and services including custom development, learning management software, and hosting.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
October 2011 Columbia, SC – Pinneast.com, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seamless Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SLSX) (www.seamlesstech.com) today announced it signed a strategic partnership agreement with Saba (NASDAQ: SABA) the premier provider of people systems that combine learning, people management and collaboration technologies. Under the agreement Pinneast will gain access to Saba’s market-leading solutions that help mobilize and engage people to drive new strategies and initiatives, align and connect people to accelerate the flow of business, and cultivate individual and collective know how to achieve exceptional results. Pinneast will also become part of Saba’s partner ecosystem providing its unique content design, development, and integration skills, while sharing marketing opportunities across Saba’s customer base. Saba’s customers include major global organizations and industry leaders in financial services, life sciences and healthcare, high tech, automotive and manufacturing, retail, energy and utilities, packaged goods, and public sector organizations, including 51 percent of the Fortune 100. Saba Partner Connect, Saba's global partner program, fosters highly collaborative relationships with carefully selected partners. Saba partners leverage access to Saba best practices and technical insights, in-depth product training and information resources, and comprehensive sales and support programs to help fuel success. In addition, content solution providers who join the Saba Partner Connect program are also automatically enrolled in the Saba Content Connect program which enables them to present their solutions and expertise to the Saba customer community. Pinneast is focused on improving performance through human capital development and experienced in helping organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The Pinneast team consists of instructional designers, media development/ audio-video specialists, programmers and project managers. They have been developing online education and training courses since 1994 and have a wide variety of products and services including custom development, learning management software, and hosting.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
September 2011 Columbia, SC – Pinneast.com, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seamless Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SLSX) (www.seamlesstech.com) today announced it is again a featured sponsor for the SumTotal TotalConnections Conference. This year’s conference is to be held in Orlando from October 17th-20th and will feature presentations of interest to the worldwide learning and education communities including: Mobile Content, ROI in Learning Management, Training the Extended Enterprise, and the Business Value of Social Learning. Pinneast representatives will participate in numerous of the 40-plus breakout sessions and will be a part of the features Solutions Showcase. Over 400 learning and talent management professionals from business, industry and government are expected to attend the event which is held at Orlando World Center Marriott. More information is available at http://www.totalconnection2011.com/index.html. Pinneast is focused on improving performance through human capital development and experienced in helping organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The Pinneast team consists of instructional designers, media development/ audio-video specialists, programmers and project managers. They have been developing online education and training courses since 1994 and have a wide variety of products and services including custom development, learning management software, and hosting. SumTotal Systems, Inc. is the global leader in strategic human capital management (HCM) solutions that provide organizations with a new level of visibility to help make more informed business decisions and accelerate growth. Recognized by industry analysts as the most complete solution, SumTotal provides full employee lifecycle management, including a core system of record, from a single vendor for improved business intelligence. As one of the pioneers in human resource software starting in 1985, SumTotal’s proven history in learning management, talent management, and workforce management solutions has consistently paved the industry with innovation and best practices focused on helping customers achieve more from their strategic human capital investments. With more than 3,400 customers and 43 million users worldwide, SumTotal has increased the performance of the world’s largest organizations including Amazon, CBS, Sony Electronics, AstraZeneca, Amway, GKN, Seagate, Aetna, Citigroup, DaimlerChrysler, Delta Air Lines, Harley-Davidson, Microsoft, Novartis, PNC Bank, Rolls-Royce, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Bancorp, and Vodafone.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
June 2011 Columbia, SC – Pinneast.com, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seamless Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SLSX) (www.seamlesstech.com) today announced it has designed and developed a web-based Courseware Management System for the development of online courses for a major online university. The system links the university’s instructional designers with Pinneast’s media developers and allows both Pinneast and University Program Managers to manage the online curriculum development process. The system is an initial web presence for “Pinneast Education” and allows the uploading and sharing of course documentation and finished media files while tracking design and, development activities, as well as finished deliverables. Features of the new system include role-based permissions allowing Program Managers to create users and courses, and then assign them to academic terms based on when they must be delivered “live” online. Instructional designers are allowed to create individual lessons upload lesson documentation, and download finished files. Media developers are notified when lesson documents are ready and then upload finished lesson files. Automatic notifications and reminders alert users of items ready for their action and help organize the workflow and allow mangers to focus on quality and process improvement instead of managing individual activities. Since the system was implemented it is already saving many hours on a weekly basis and its reporting features enable more streamlined billing and acceptance procedures. Over 28 courses consisting of nearly 200 lessons were loaded in the first month alone and an additional 200 lessons are planned for the next academic term. Pinneast is focused on improving performance through human capital development and experienced in helping organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The Pinneast team consists of instructional designers, media development/ audio-video specialists, programmers and project managers. They have been developing online education and training courses since 1994 and have a wide variety of products and services including custom development, learning management software, and hosting.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 January 2011
Pinneast announced today that George S. Riggs of Miami, Florida has been appointed to its Advisory Board. Mr. Riggs is an investment banker focused on strategic and specialized corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the middle market and manages the South Florida operations in Miami for The McLean Group based in McLean Virginia. The appointment was made to bring his demonstrated his entrepreneurial expertise and abilities in the areas of corporate finance and development, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and information technology to help Pinneast increase its business operations and presence in the online education industry. Mr Riggs has additionally consulted with the U.S. Department of State, The Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, SAIC and numerous federal agencies, and contractors, as well as public and private domestic and international companies and institutional investors in his 20 years in progressively increasing roles of responsibility in start-up, management, corporate finance, business development, marketing and sales. His entrepreneurial experience includes corporate finance and development as the co-founder of Safe Air Solutions, Inc., a software development and value-added reseller of life safety and risk mitigation solutions for Homeland Security. In addition, he was co-founder and Managing Partner of 3D Engineering & Design, Inc (3D) which sold emerging software and hardware products as a regional distributor for Cyra Technologies, Inc.; and 3D partnered with Berkeley Engineering and Research (BEAR) and multiple A/E channel partners to develop proprietary and value-added risk mitigation and assessment software and services in the petroleum and process industries. Mr. Riggs was recently nominated and served on the Entertainment Subcommittee as subject matter expert for IT Florida, the Governor’s Select Committee formed to encourage the development and attraction of IT businesses in the State of Florida. He has also served on the R&D Committee of The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and consulted with technology incubators and graduate programs at the University of Miami and the University of California at Berkeley. According to Brian Popken, President of Pinneast, “We are delighted to have added George Riggs to our team and he will be an integral part of our leadership as we continue to build on our growth strategies for Pinneast and its expansion in the online education market. With George’s assistance we anticipate making some strategic announcements in the near future.”
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 September
2010 Columbia, SC – September 3, 2010 –Pinneast.com, Inc. today announced it has begun design and development of a series of 10 lessons to train Reserve Component Soldiers to become personnel staff officers (S-1) in the U.S. Army’s battalions and brigades. The lessons are projected to contain a minimum of 40 hours of Web-based training and will be designed and developed by Pinneast to include new responsibilities and processes for military pay operations, as well as duties on the joint and combined battlefield. The training is being developed based on a task analysis and lesson plans that were previously developed by Pinneast and will incorporate multiple levels of interactivity including software simulations. The deliveries will be made as part of Pinneast’s participation in a defense contractor team for the United States Army's Distributed Learning Education and Training Products (dLETP) program, under the leadership of Karta Technologies, Inc. Karta, now wholly-owned by NCI a leading DoD contractor. Karta serves as the prime contractor for the team and the contract is estimated at $483 million over the next five years. The dLETP program is part of the Army's continuous effort to maintain high-quality training for all of its troops to meet the constantly changing needs of the Army and the Nation while at war. As part of the Karta team, Pinneast provides distance learning products and services in support of the troops whenever and wherever training is needed.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 March 2010 Columbia, SC – March 31st, 2010 –Pinneast.com, Inc. today announced it has begun the development of instructional media for an additional 28 courses for a leading online university. The project kick-off marks the 30th academic term in which Pinneast has partnered with the university. Since early 2003 Pinneast has been the provider of development services for over 500 undergraduate courses consisting of nearly 5,000 lessons. The courses themselves include 100 to 500-level instruction and subjects such as Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Education, Health Services, Legal, Marketing, Psychology, Sociology and others. Pinneast is focused on improving performance through human capital development and experienced in helping organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The Pinneast team consists of instructional designers, media development/ audio-video specialists, programmers and project managers. They have been developing online education and training courses since 1994 and have a wide variety of products and services including custom development, learning management software, and hosting.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 November
2009 Pinneast.com, Inc. announced it has delivered a series of training modules with localizations in 9 languages for a global corporate insurance company. The modules include translations into German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Thai, and Chinese. All were done using SumTotal Systems’ ToolBook authoring Suite in order to allow the customer the option of maintaining the courses internally. The training will become part of the client’s global training curriculum and delivered via SumTotal System’s enterprise Learning Management System Because Pinneast also operates the SumTotal Content Integration Laboratory for certifying courseware operation in the SumTotal LMS, Pinneast was able to pre-test the courseware for operation on a version of the LMS identical to the client’s environment, and even recommend patches and upgrades to help their system properly deliver the courseware in a multi-lingual environment.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 May 2009 For a third consecutive year Pinneast was a
sponsor and featured presenter for the SumTotal TotalConnections
conference. This year’s conference held in Orlando from May 12-14th
featured 5 keynotes and over 45 session breakouts, user group meetings
and roundtables. Pinneast’s president, Brian Popken presented a
session on e-Learning project management that discussed how to align
learning with business objectives, optimize project results and
minimize risks. The presentation laid out specific steps e-Learning
project managers need to take in order to incorporate principles
of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) into Learning
Management System and e-Learning courseware projects, and provided
examples of tools that can be used to initiate, plan, control, and
implement eLearning initiatives. A copy of the presentation can
be downloaded by clicking
here. Several hundred attendees representing numerous Fortune
500 companies such as H&R Block, American Cancer Society, Children’s
Hospital and Health Systems attended and participated in lectures
and discussions on topics including content authoring, performance
management, and metrics and reporting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 January 2009 Pinneast.com, Inc. has completed courseware
conversion and integration of over 200 courses for Canon, USA as
part of their upgrade from the Pathlore Learning Management System
to SumTotal’s TotalLMS. The project required rebuilding the custom
course structure and SCORM communications template utilized by Canon
on their existing courses, as well as upgrading them from SCORM
1.2 to SCORM 2004. The modified courses were then tested for proper
functioning and communication with the SumTotal Learning Management
System before being returned to Canon for loading to their new SumTotal
LMS installation. In order to complete the conversion and testing
in less than 3 weeks and enable Canon to meet their schedule for
making the courses available to their training population, Pinneast
used a combination of U.S.-based and offshore programmers. This
enabled work to often continue nearly around the clock and helped
to keep Canon’s costs to a minimum. As a result the project was
delivered on time and under budget. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30 June 2008 Columbia, SC – June 30, 2008 –Pinneast.com, Inc. today announced it has begun design and development of a series of 10 lessons to train Reserve Component Soldiers to become Army Human Resources Specialists. The lessons are projected to contain a minimum of 67 hours of Web-based training and will be designed and developed by Pinneast to include new responsibilities and processes for the Army’s implementation of the new Defense Integrated Military Human Resource System (DIMHRS). The training is being developed even while the system is being finalized, tested and fielded. This means that Pinneast is doing the instructional design based on an analysis of a variety of resources, then integrating the new processes with those contained in existing lesson plans.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 December
2007 Columbia, SC – December 13, 2007 –Pinneast.com, Inc. today announced it has begun development of a comprehensive series of web-based training courses for Unisys covering their global Solutions Delivery Framework. The courseware will consist of a minimum of five
modules and over 20 lessons including and Overview, Project Planning,
Risk Management, Scope and Change Management and Project Cadence.
The lessons themselves will be highly interactive and part of an
overall blended curriculum that will additionally feature live classroom
sessions as well as coaching.
About BMC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 July 2007 The deliveries were made as part of Pinneast’s participation in a defense contractor team for the United States Army's Distributed Learning Education and Training Products (dLETP) program, under the leadership of Karta Technologies, Inc. Karta is the largest privately-held defense contractor headquartered in San Antonio, TX. Karta serves as the prime contractor for the team and the contract is estimated at $483 million over the next five years. The dLETP program is part of the Army's continuous effort to maintain high-quality training for all of its troops to meet the constantly changing needs of the Army and the Nation while at war. As part of the Karta team, Pinneast provides distance learning products and services in support of the troops whenever and wherever training is needed. According to Pinneast's President, Brian
Popken, a retired Army officer, "Pinneast is honored to have
the opportunity to be a part of the dLETP program. It’s both exciting
and a privilege to be able to work with Karta and the Army teams.
Our past experience on Army contracts of this type dates from 1997
and includes developing hundreds of hours of custom training and
distance learning. We look forward to continuing in developing high
quality training for our soldiers." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 August 2006
Columbia , SC , August 31, 2006. Pinneast.com, Inc. ( www.pinneast.com) and SumTotal ® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the largest provider of talent, learning and business performance technologies and services, have partnered to provide content solutions for business and industry. Through its partnership with Pinneast, a leading developer of custom-e-Learning solutions, SumTotal is providing the critical capability of testing content interoperability to ensure global enterprises maximize the business benefits and ROI of their learning systems. Under the agreement Pinneast will operate the SumTotal Content Alliance Portal (CAP) and Content Integration Lab, which will ensure seamless interoperability of custom and pre-packaged e-Learning courses with the SumTotal Enterprise Suite for Business Performance Management. The portal, which is enabled by Seamless’ Merchandizer™ e-Commerce software, allows self-directed interoperability testing of e-Learning courses. Pinneast provides portal access at an advertised cost of $10,000 per subscription. More information and access to sign up online as a subscriber can be found by going to the SumTotal website at http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/alliances/index.html and clicking on the “SumTotal Content Partner Program” link, or by going directly to: http://mgrmz0764h.merchandizer.com/sumtotalcontentalliance.asp, Through secure access to SumTotal’s hosted LMS platforms, online education and training companies can troubleshoot and self-certify their learning content based on mutual support of industry standards. While testing their content, they will have access to AICC and SCORM testing tools, SumTotal product documentation, and technical support for the lab environment. Additional troubleshooting, support, and consultation are available through Pinneast, assuring independent, 3rd-party verification services. SumTotal has intentionally structured this program with a third party, Pinneast, to independently assess prospective content providers and validate the interoperability of content created for the SumTotal platform and ensure all content is certified as AICC/SCORM compliant. Pinneast will also resell SumTotal content authoring software to subscribers through the e-Commerce portal, including the popular ToolBook™, TotalLCMS, and TotalAccess software. They will additionally continue to be SumTotal’s exclusive agent worldwide for supporting the Content Developer's Software License Kit, including the legacy Docent LMS and Outliner products. “We feel Pinneast offers a value-added service for content providers around not only content integration but also content development; Pinneast is a leader in its field,” said Sheri Miller, director of OEM/Channel Development for SumTotal . “We value our long-term relationship with Pinneast and the services they bring our customers around the globe.” Brian Popken, Pinneast’s President, stated “Our continuing partnership with SumTotal is unique in the e-Learning industry and is significant because SumTotal’s Learning Management System comprises over 40% of the installed licenses in the commercial e-Learning market. As a result of Pinneast’s established reputation for premier technical skills, a number of their largest clients already require that new courses be tested first in our lab before they are installed on their network. We are very proud of our ability to provide this kind of service to SumTotal’s Alliance partners and installation base. ABOUT SUMTOTAL SYSTEMS ABOUT PINNEAST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 May 2006
Columbia, SC--April 21, 2006 -- Harvey Singh, current President of Instancy, and an internationally recognized visionary and authority on learning technology, has joined Pinneast as a member of its advisory board. According to a Memorandum of Understanding Mr Singh, former Chief Learning Technology of Centra Software, will advise Pinneast on its learning technology. Pinneast will also partner with Instancy to add Content Management and authoring tools to Pinneast's Learning Management System. Pinneast's President, Brian Popken, states that, "This
is a significant addition to the capabilities we offer our customers
because it gives us the ability to scale the number and level of
functions according to the customer's needs, while allowing them
the ability to add functions as their needs and budgets grow. The
implications are tremendous, because we can now attract and retain
a broader range of customers, including those who will ultimately
want a feature-rich learning system, but may not yet be ready to
invest in a system costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. "Additionally, we are very excited about adding Harvey
Singh to our Advisory Board. His contributions to the e-Learning
industry are legendary, particularly with respect to his role in
shaping industry standards and as an architect of some of the best
known learning systems used worldwide." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 April 2006 Columbia, SC--Apr 21, 2006 -- Pinneast.com, Inc., a
subsidiary of Seamless Technology Inc. (OTC: SLSX - News ;www.seamlesstech.com), announced that its
President will be a featured speaker at an industry summit attended
by leading consumers of e-Learning services and products. The Chief
Learning Officer (CLO) Summit held April 23-25, 2006 in Palm Springs,
California, provides a forum in which industry leaders offer valuable
insight into the strategic developments in training through a proactive
series of keynote presentations, conference sessions, interactive
think tanks and one-on-one meetings with leaders in training technology.
At the summit, Brian Popken, President of Pinneast.com, will present
the company's vision and capabilities for increasing business performance
and describe how "3rd wave" technology supports strategic business
goals through e-Learning technology. According to Popken, 3rd wave
technology is the latest evolution in e-Learning software, and builds
on 1st and 2nd wave technologies that focused on reducing costs
and making knowledge more widely available. He will demonstrate
specific examples of how Pinneast's software products give businesses
the ability to provide "knowledge on demand" and enable them to
attract and retain customers, increase sales channel performance,
reduce support and fulfillment costs, and meet strategic objectives.
As part of its 3rd Wave capabilities Pinneast is rolling out new
offerings that integrate Learning and Content Management Software,
as well as template driven authoring tools that enable the rapid
development of SCORM compliant courseware in standard web, tablet
PC or mobile formats. 8 December 2005 Columba, SC – Dec. 8, 2005—Pinneast.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Seamless Technology Inc. (OTC: SLSX - News ;www.seamlesstech.com), today announced it has been selected as part of a defense contractor team for the United States Army’s Distributed Learning Education and Training Products (DLETP) program. The award was announced by Karta Technologies, Inc. (Karta), the largest privately-held defense contractor headquartered in San Antonio , TX . Karta will serve in the position of prime contractor for the team and the indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract, which is estimated at $483 million over the next five years. The DLETP program is part of the Army’s continuous effort to maintain high-quality training for all of its troops to meet the constantly changing needs of the Army and the Nation while at war. As part of the Karta team, Pinneast will provide distance learning products and services in support of the troops whenever and wherever training is needed. . According to their President, Brian Popken, a retired Army officer, Pinneast is honored to have the opportunity to be a part of the DLETP program. “It’s both exciting and a privilege to be able to work with Karta and the Army teams. Our past experience on Army contracts of this type dates from 1997 and includes developing hundreds of hours of custom training and distance learning. We were also offered and have accepted a position on our team’s contract steering committee and look forward to applying our experience in developing high quality training for our Soldiers.” “Training is a key ingredient of combat readiness,” said retired Army Maj. Gen. and Karta COO Ken Guest , “Karta put together a great team for the DLETP program and winning this gives us a great opportunity. An important part of this is the chance to support our Nation and its great soldiers.” Other members of the experienced and innovative team are strategic partners, CACI, SRA, and IBM, each of which has industry-leading experience in distance learning and information technology best practices. Other members who will contribute their unique skills include Allen Interactions, Carney, Coastal, CollabWorx, Eagle Systems, FC Business Systems, Information Experts, Ngrain, SIMmersion, SumTotal, The Logistics Company, Thomson NETg, and Visual Purple. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 November
2005 Columbia , SC -- Nov. 28, 2005 —Pinneast.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Seamless Technology Inc. (OTC: SLSX - News ;www.seamlesstech.com), today announced it will sponsor the American Society for Training Development (ASTD) TechKnowledge Conference and Exposition. The annual event, held this year in Denver , CO from January 31 st to February 2 nd 2006 , connects e-Learning industry practitioners in industry, business, and government with the industry’s leading suppliers. The theme of the show is “Maximize Your Learning Technology,” and Pinneast will exhibit it’s end-to-end e-Learning solutions that showcase how it has come to be ranked among the top companies in the e-Learning industry. In addition to the exhibit respected authorities in the field will guide attendees through Designing, Building, Delivering, Facilitating, and Managing e-learning applications. This is the first year Pinneast has sponsored the event. According to their President, Brian Popken, “Pinneast has chosen to both exhibit its capabilities and provide sponsorship because this conference in particular is a good match for Pinneast’s skills in delivering end-to-end e-Learning solutions. For years, Pinneast has been partnering with Fortune 500 companies to help them select the best technical and design approach—one that enables them to optimize human potential in a way that maximizes business performance. TechKnowledge’s theme of ‘maximizing learning technology’ is at the core of what we do. We understand how to match even the most extreme technical requirements with sound instructional design to create effective e-Learning programs. This is something that most of our competitors don’t have the capability to do.” More about the TechKnowledge Conference and Exposition can be found on the ASTD website at http://www.astd.org/astd/Conferences/TK06/TK06_Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 June 2004 In a cutting-edge example of innovative programming, Pinneast’s Adaptive Learning solution provides a reusable SCORM 1.2 complaint template complete with pooled pre- and post tests, as well as dynamically-presented course lesson modules. The reusable template provides a learner-centric focus that reduces training time, improves retention and helps organizations solve the real world problem of implementing adaptive learning within a commercial, standards-based learning system. Developed through a unique partnership with AEC, an Ontario-based custom content developer, Pinneast has developed a solution for clients who want to minimize the amount of time learners spend in a training session. Because most commercial, standards-based Learning Management Systems do not fully support an Adaptive Learning Environment, Pinneast’s approach was to develop a standards-based, reusable course “template” using internal programming to assess individual user knowledge, and then dynamically present only those course materials needed to achieve mastery. Metadata and course CMI functionality are entirely SCORM 1.2 compliant, yet the course functionality implements much of the adaptive learning functions of advanced SCORM standards that are not yet available with commercial Learning Management Systems. The initial use of the template was to package AEC content for use by Symantec within their SCORM 1.2 compliant Aspen Learning Management System, by SumTotal Systems. Click here for more information on Pinneast’s Adaptive Learning Solutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 May 2004 Compliance training for the health care industry is now available online to individuals or organizations at www.healthcare-u.com. This low-cost training alternative is ideal for any size organization and enables them to meet mandatory HIPAA training requirements—even in Spanish. Pinneast has blended e-Learning with e-Commerce to make training scheduling, attendance and record keeping simple. The unique offering enables web-based training, testing and certification through any one of 56 courses covering the new HIPAA regulations. The most popular course, “Requirements for Health Care Workers” is available in Spanish. Continuing Education Courses will also soon become available. Users can sign up with a credit card and then access courses tailored specifically for their health care profession. The curriculum is endorsed by a leading health care compliance law firm, Fleischer and Associates, and includes comprehensive testing to ensure knowledge retention. When users achieve a passing score they are provided with a printable certificate and the results are stored to their transcript. Organizations can also license features of the system that enable reporting and administration functions for trainers and HR professionals. Click here for more information on Pinneast’s Health Care Training Solutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 March 2004
Pinneast, already SumTotal Systems exclusive partner for their content Integration Laboratory and support to 3rd party content developers, have expanded their relationship to include providing service to SumTotal clients as a subcontractor, testing of the soon-to-be-released SumTotal Enterprise Suite 7.0, and consideration of other joint ventures. Pinneast has operated the Content Integration Laboratory for what was then Docent since June 2002. In that role, Pinneast has provided testing, certification, and integration services for 3rd party vendors wanting to install their courses on the Docent System. In March 2004 Docent and Click2Learn merged to form SumTotal Systems providing technology to boost business performance for 600 of the world's best-known enterprises, including Microsoft, Cingular Wireless, Vodafone, United Airlines, Lucent, Albertsons, Accenture, Cendant, Harley-Davidson, Wyeth, AT&T, Wachovia and D & B. Pinneast and SumTotal have agreed to continue to Pinneast’s Content Integration Lab services and have since signed multiple agreements for consideration of ventures to provide software and services that will expand SumTotal’s existing client base. For proprietary and competitive reasons, details of the agreements are not currently available. Pinneast has also agreed to be part of the beta test group for the soon-to-be released SumTotal Enterprise Suite™ 7.0 and is the exclusive reseller for the Software Developers Kit. Click here for more information on the Content Integration Laboratory or other SumTotal Solutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 October 2003 RealCast Corporation, a provider of on-demand high quality streaming video, and Pinneast.com, Inc. an e-Learning solutions provider based in Columbia , SC announced that they have integrated their technologies to provide streaming video “webinars” for e-Learning. The integration combines the learner, reporting, and course management capabilities of a Learning Management System with the on-demand communications of next generation streaming video. The result is the ability to organize live, recorded and web-based courses and deliver a blended learning solution. The initial launch of the integrated technology is being made on October 31 st, at the Third Annual International Conference on Mobile Health being presented by the International Mobile Health Association and hosted by The University & Community College System of Nevada Health Schools, The University of Nevada School of Medicine, and the Nevada State Health Division. The companies plan to offer online training resources for the health care community. A full curriculum of HIPAA training is also being made available. According to company representatives the ability of the system to organize, deliver and report on streaming video communications and training over the Internet will produce significant benefits for organizations and individuals. Users can sign up for and view webinars, take online courses and tests, then receive certificates of completion. This can dramatically decrease training costs compared to traditional methods. Costs for travel, instructors, and lost job time are eliminated. Because the site is available 24 x 7 by anyone over the Internet it makes healthcare training affordable and scalable, eliminating the barriers of time and place. The system is also available for use by training managers to provide an affordable, “pay as you grow” solution complete with individualized course catalogs and company-level reports. Available and planned resources include a catalog of online courses, a content authoring tool, and support services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 June 2003 Pinneast.com, Inc. a leading provider of technology and distance learning (eLearning) solutions that allow companies to operate and grow their businesses more efficiently and improve employee productivity, today announced they have completed development of “ HIPAA Compliance Certification Program”, a new and effective interactive multimedia Internet solution for educating physicians and staff in healthcare organizations on HIPAA regulations. The interactive courses are designed with a learner centric focus, intuitive lesson plans, engaging content and experiential exercises to create an engaging and cost effective method of educating healthcare employees on the requirements of HIPAA. The courseware is an affordable and scaleable web-based solution that eliminates the barriers of time and place while ensuring a healthcare organization's ability to document compliance with the training requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Topics covered include Covered Entities, Protected Health Information, Individual rights, Use and Disclosure, Business Associates, and Penalties and sanctions. The HIPAA Compliance Certification Program courseware is designed for all employees in all healthcare organizations under the government mandate requiring HIPAA training. This includes hospitals, health systems, long term care, home health care, ambulatory care, physician practices and groups, health plans, managed care organizations, HMOs, pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare entities. To help maintain a high level of motivation in the program, the courseware uses multimedia and interactive elements to make the entire program attractive, engaging, entertaining, and simple to use. Students are empowered through a well-designed interface that facilitates easy navigation. Completion certificates are available for users who complete the course. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 March 2003 The InnoVision Technology Awards Advisory Board recently announced that Pinneast.com, Inc. was among the finalists in their awards program. The InnoVision Technology Awards, which honor innovation and technological excellence, recently received more than 35 entries in various award categories. Pinneast’s nomination for development of the learning Management software Sensa © earned this distinction. The software enables teachers and trainers to make education available online and maintain records of course progress. The system is designed to enable smaller business and organizations to reduce training costs an maintain compliance and certification records at a fraction of the cost of similar applications.. According to awards officials, selected finalist entries ranged from learning management solutions, to educational software that allows students to respond to teacher inquiry via computers, PDAs, cell phones or IR remotes, to technology that protects soldiers and aviators with optical communications gear, to a paperless web invoicing system. A common thread among these honored entries is each organization’s demonstrated commitment to excellence through the innovative development, application or utilization of technologies way that results in a positive impact on an organization, its community or industry. Finalists included:
The breadth and scope of entries this year demonstrates the continued growth of technology….,” commented Amy Robichaud, InnoVision Advisory Board member and Practice Development Manager for Deloitte & Touche, InnoVision’s founding sponsor. “We are pleased to continue this popular program and look forward to bringing together business and technology leaders to honor this year’s finalists and winners,” she added. Founded in 1999, the InnoVision Technology Awards program is designed to recognize and honor leadership in innovation and technological excellence, as well as to provide a platform for local business and community leaders to communicate and collaborate with one another. Through its awards program and series of technology forums, InnoVision plays an integral role in the focused efforts to establish the new technology-based economy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 January 2003 Docent, an e-Learning industry leader and provider of business performance management systems and Pinneast.com, Inc., have partnered to provide content solutions for business and industry. Through its exclusive, strategic partnership with Pinneast, a leading developer of custom-designed interactive eLearning solutions, Docent is providing the critical capability of testing content interoperability to ensure global enterprises maximize the business benefits and ROI of their learning systems. Under the agreement Pinneast will operate Docent Content Integration Labs (DCI Labs), which will ensure seamless interoperability of custom and pre-packaged content with the Docent Enterprise software for Business Performance Management. Docent has intentionally structured this program with a third party, Pinneast, to independently assess prospective content providers and validate the interoperability of content created for the Docent platform and ensure all content is certified as AICC/SCORM compliant. Pinneast also becomes the exclusive agent for selling and supporting the Docent Content Developer's Software License Kit. The Content Developer's Software License Kit provides content developers with a full functioning version of the Docent Enterprise software. This program provides content developers with a license for the Docent platform software that will enable them to build courses that are interoperable with the Docent Enterprise system. The Content Developer's Software License allows content developers to develop, test and troubleshoot content for complete compatibility with the Docent LMS and CDS platform. According to Jon Meyer, Vice President for Productivity Point International, a market leader in blended learning, "Docent's Labs' certification and AICC/SCORM services programs through Pinneast has enabled Productivity Point International to respond quickly to our customer's needs and make more sales. Pinneast's responsiveness and technical skills are world class and we now have the ability to deliver high quality, interoperable content that helps our customers realize maximum returns from their investment in the Docent LMS." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 March
2002 Pinneast's success is based in part on the strength of our strategic partnerships. We firmly believe that by working together we can do even more to help our collective customers to achieve meaningful business results and further leverage their investments in e-Learning. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 January
2002 Pinneast has recently renewed its teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman Information Technology Division to develop interactive training programs for the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) under a multi-year Department of Defense contract. Called the Army Training XXI contract, it is a multi-year, multi-million dollar omnibus agreement designed to provide the Army with easy access to e-Learning and training service providers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 January
2002 Pinneast, a provider of custom designed e-Learning content and services, today announced it has been nominated for recognition at the 1st Annual Information Technology Pillar Awards for its development of the Sensa TM Online Registrar for integrating, managing, and measuring corporate learning. The system does this by providing the infrastructure necessary to organize and deliver web-based training, as well as manage instructor-led training and resources. It is the result a research and development effort that Pinneast began in January of 2001 to expand its range of e-Learning products and services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 January
2002 Pinneast, a leading e-learning solutions provider to Fortune 500 companies, has announced Return on Investment results for Dow’s enterprise level e-learning System. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 October 2001 Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise-class software that manages learning and knowledge processes for organizations, and Pinneast, a provider of custom designed e-Learning content and services, today announced an alliance that will offer customers a wide range of e-Learning services - including a Learning Management System with industry-leading architecture, tailored e-Learning content, technical support and systems integration. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 September
2001 Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the world's leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for eLearning and collaboration, today announced that Pinneast, a leading provider of custom designed eLearning content and services, has joined Centra's Partner Program and eLearning ecosystem. Working together, the two organizations will coordinate to combine Centra's standards-based software solutions for creating, organizing, managing and distributing enterprise knowledge assets with the Pinneast's content design and support services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 March 2001 Pinneast.com, Inc., a leading eLearning Solutions provider to Fortune 500 companies, has been selected by Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HWP) to provide implementation and help desk services for their enterprise-level Learning Management System. Hewlett-Packard Company - a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services - is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to all. The purpose of the agreement is to enable Hewlett Packard to rapidly roll out a global LMS while ensuring a “seamless” transition to the new system. This is because the LMS supports critical business functions for training, certification, productivity and compliance. Pinneast --based in West Columbia, SC – began the project by providing Hewlett Packard with system and database engineers to support the customization, installation of their LMS. Because of the complexity and scope of the project, Hewlett Packard also selected Pinneast to provide a 24- hour-a-day, five-day-a-week e-learning help desk. This service enables Hewlett Packard to begin using the new system without delays— and also begin realizing an immediate return on their investment-- while allowing time to train users and internal staff on system functions and operating discipline. To provide real-time maintenance, administration and support for the LMS, Pinneast’s e-Learning Help Desk has been provided direct Virtual Private Network (VPN) access to Hewlett Packard’s multiple LMS servers positioned around the Continental United States. Users across the globe have direct access to the desk via a direct e-mail link on the LMS and a 1-800 number “hotline.” Help Desk technicians who were trained in both the LMS functionality and Hewlett Packard’s internal operating discipline provide direct support to trainers, administrators, and end users-- enabling Hewlett Packard to rapidly and efficiently publish, organize, access and report on training. In addition to providing Hewlett Packard these “turnkey” Tier I and II online training services, Pinneast technicians also identified Tier III LMS software issues which were passed to the Pinneast and Hewlett Packard technical support teams for resolution. “Hewlett Packard chose Pinneast because they offered a professional services program that was backed up by help desk support. We needed global support on our e-learning initiative and Pinneast has a track record in supporting large rollouts," said Larry Lee of Hewlett Packard's Educational Services Worldwide. “Pinneast’s experience in supporting e-learning initiatives with companies like Dow Chemical and Nortel was a tremendous benefit in overcoming obstacles presented to our learners." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Copyright ©2004. Pinneast. All rights reserved. |