Element K Offers Interactive Services to Clients and Resellers Featuring Cisco WebEx Online Meetings

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning solutions provider Element K has partnered with Cisco to deliver WebEx(TM) offerings, including the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, the Cisco WebEx Training Center Online Classroom, and the WebEx Event Center. These applications combine real-time desktop sharing with phone conferencing, so learners receive the full benefit of live instruction.

Clients using Element K's KnowledgeHub(TM) LMS will have access to the WebEx Training Center Online Classroom product as an integrated virtual classroom option. Including Cisco WebEx Training Center within KnowledgeHub enables organizations to manage online, classroom, and virtual classroom training from one place, and provides learners with a single interface for all of their training needs.

Cisco WebEx solutions comprise a suite of on-demand collaboration, online meeting, Web conferencing, and videoconferencing applications. These integrated applications offer Element K clients a variety of powerful learning options:

• Virtual classrooms with chat, audio, video, screen and document sharing, breakout groups and other interactive elements
• Recordable online classroom session for future playback
• Easy virtual classroom scheduling, reporting, and access directly from KnowledgeHub

Whether it's formal instructor-led training classes, seminars, workshops, or part of a blended learning solution, Element K understands the value of live interaction in a training program. "We're pleased to support our clients with a wide range of Cisco-enabled live event features. By enabling this set of traditional and virtual resource management tools, and integrating live, interactive elements into KnowledgeHub, Element K can reduce an organization's administrative burden while significantly improving the student experience," said Sue Rodeman, Vice President of Platform Product Management and Marketing at Element K.

Element K's commercial training center partners will also benefit from the Cisco WebEx solutions.  Through Element K, these businesses will be able to license the interactive WebEx offerings for their classrooms quickly and easily. They are not tied to any vendor-authorized training programs, nor do they require associated program fees, so there are no real barriers to adoption. As always, training centers can feel confident that they have chosen an exceptional and supportive learning partner when using Element K.

Cisco WebEx solutions bring people and information together to speed the decision-making process and accelerate innovation. The applications are delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS), helping to enable greater business productivity and faster responses to market changes while taking advantage of the Cisco Collaboration Cloud to provide highly secure, reliable, high-quality collaborative experiences.

"Cisco WebEx solutions introduce a new way to expand your collaboration practice," said Chris Jones, director of Worldwide Channels, Cisco Collaboration Software Group. "By selling Cisco WebEx products and becoming a Cisco WebEx Authorized Channel Partner, Element K has made an investment to offer customers solutions that connect entire business ecosystems, drive costs out of existing business processes, and lead those customers on the path of business transformation."

Find More Information Online:

http://www.elementk.com/products/knowledgehub/features/virtual-classroom

http://elementkcourseware.com

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10352/index.html

http://webex.com

About Element K

With nearly 30 years experience in training and development, Element K provides learning solutions that enable organizations to develop employees, support partners, and educate customers. Our clients benefit from broad online and classroom content collections, custom learning program design and development, flexible on-demand delivery technologies, and administration support services.

As a group company of NIIT -- a global talent development corporation operating in 44 countries -- Element K has unmatched global reach and efficiency. The company employs over 700 professionals and is headquartered in Rochester NY. For more information, please visit http://www.elementk.com.

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