Latitude Introduces 'MeetingPlace iCreate 2.0'
November 07 2003 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Latitude Introduces 'MeetingPlace iCreate 2.0' Rich-media
Presentation & Training Product Gets Top Report Card From UC
Berkeley SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Latitude Communications , a leading provider of fully integrated
web and voice conferencing applications, today introduced
MeetingPlace iCreate 2.0(R). The new solution allows business and
education professionals to create and publish rich-media content
themselves using PowerPoint, saving significant time and money
compared to working with alternative solutions or media
specialists. Unlike other rich media content publishing products,
MeetingPlace iCreate 2.0 is an extensible enterprise-class solution
that enables users to publish animated content offline or online,
insert interactive surveys into PowerPoint, and create Flash
content from files created on Macintosh or personal computers.
Users produce PowerPoint presentations and convert them to Flash
for e-learning, sales demos and marketing communications, speeding
content production and delivery, whether shared live in a
MeetingPlace web conference or at the audience's convenience.
"After a six-month evaluation of competing solutions, we chose
MeetingPlace iCreate 2.0 to support our teaching initiatives and
ongoing migration of course content online. We found it superior in
its ability to convert content to Flash offline or online, and to
upload material created on both Macs and PCs," said Mara Hancock,
manager of the learning systems group, University of California at
Berkeley. "Our professors are creating dynamic material that
students view online before class, enabling class time to be more
interactive. We plan to also leverage the solution for online
course delivery. Using iCreate, we will save money, empower
instructors to create rich media content, and provide faster, more
dynamic delivery of course material to our students." MeetingPlace
iCreate 2.0 users also gain: -- Easy insertion of audio, video and
interactive elements -- such as quizzes, surveys and feedback forms
-- into PowerPoint slides -- Content that integrates with back-end
systems via a highly customizable platform -- Up to 90 percent
reduction in file size, easing e-learning storage and bandwidth --
Support for key learning management standards including SCORM and
AICC -- Tracking, reporting and management of online content "Using
MeetingPlace iCreate, training and marketing personnel at
PeopleSoft, Cisco, Motorola and over 100 other organizations have
significantly reduced the time and expense of creating rich-media
content for web-based training, sales presentations and other
professional communication," said Bill Odell, Latitude's vice
president of marketing. "We're pleased that enterprises are greatly
reducing the cost of producing and delivering training and
presentations using our powerful, easy-to-use Flash publishing
technology." MeetingPlace iCreate 2.0 is available as an
enterprise-licensed solution deployed on a customer's site, and as
a standalone end-user solution called the "Desktop Edition." For
more information about the enterprise product, visit
http://www.latitude.com/prod_svc/icreate/ . Latitude also today
announced a partnership with Qarbon, a leading developer of
Viewlet(R) technology and visual e-communications solutions for the
enterprise, and authorized reseller of MeetingPlace iCreate Desktop
(see
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=94464&p=irol-news
). For information, visit http://www.qarbon.com/ . About Latitude
Latitude Communications is a leading provider of fully integrated
web and voice conferencing applications that make remote meetings
as natural and productive as face-to-face meetings. Its flagship
solution, MeetingPlace, is used by over a third of the Fortune 50,
including Agilent, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Lockheed
Martin. Unlike other conferencing solutions, MeetingPlace is
deployed directly on a company's private voice and data networks,
regardless of whether the system is hosted or in-house. Through
this "on-network" deployment and seamless integration with
enterprise applications like Outlook, Notes and corporate
directories, MeetingPlace provides enterprises with unparalleled
cost savings, security and customer satisfaction. Visit
http://www.latitude.com/ or call 800-999-7400. NOTE: MeetingPlace
is a registered trademark of Latitude Communications, Inc.
DATASOURCE: Latitude Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Meg North Taylor
of Latitude Communications, Inc., +1-408-988-7251, or ; or Molly
Holtman, +1-415-442-4028, or , for Latitude Communications, Inc.
Web site: http://www.latitude.com/prod_svc/icreate Web site:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=94464&p=irol-news
Web site: http://www.qarbon.com/ Web site: http://www.latitude.com/
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