Neusoft Actively Expands E-Learning Business

Neusosft E-Learning Seminar Held in Shanghai

On August 2, 2004 , Neusoft Group and U.S. based e-learning solution provider SkillSoft jointly held "Neusoft E-Learning Business Seminar" in Shanghai. Mr.Zhang Xiubang, vice president of Neusoft Group, Mr. Sean, director of Asia-Pacific Region of SkillSoft and more than 40 customers from enterprises and training and education institutions attended the seminar. Based on its experiences and explorations in e-learning, Neusoft joins hands with SkillSoft to bring out e-learning courseware products at this seminar.

With the high-speed development of internet technology and the acceleration of knowledge updating, building personalized learning environment is becoming increasingly important, and in such circumstances, e-learning emerges as times require. E-learning may be defined as a kind of learning and instruction activity through internet which fully leverages the communication system provided by modern information technology to build a brand-new learning environment. Featured by being convenient, fast and personalized, e-learning has powerful advantages over traditional education in the information society. Courseware, being the computer aided instruction software and support teaching material to implement and support particular courses, has provided e-learning with rich and dynamic learning resources.

Neusoft e-learning products released at the seminar include two categories. The first category consists of products jointly developed by Neusoft and SkillSoft including "SkillSoft IT Skills English Courseware and Localized Courseware" and "SkillSoft Business Skills English Courseware and Localized Courseware". The second category includes IT learning courseware and IT certification courses independently developed by Neusoft based on its many years' experience in software development.

Neusoft, as a leading IT company in China, has profound understanding of IT technology system and customer needs, and has years of experience in e-learning business field. Since 2001, Neusoft has began to apply e-learning systems to teaching in three of its IT institutes in Dalian, Nanhai and Chengdu, whose total enrollment nearly reaches 10, 000. Moreover, Neusoft set up Content Business Development Department offering total and personalized courseware to internal company and the society. SkillSoft is the largest and most experienced web-based e-learning solution provider in the world. Combining SkillSoft's rich experience in courseware development and release, the courseware products jointly released by the two companies have the following major advantages:

Firstly, the diversified forms and contents of customized courseware products and their flexible combination enable users to attain their training objectives through selecting suitable ways of training.

Secondly, in the form of multimedia, courseware products are easy to understand. The courses are comprised of dialogue, role-playing, simulation practice, pre-assessment, after-calss test and many other interactive components, and they are very accessible to the populace with unique way of teaching to satisfy different industry needs.

Thirdly, the update and release of courseware products are in sync with the world top software manufacturers and thus enables offering the latest and most authoritative courseware content to customers. Moreover, the courseware library covers IT skills and business skills and have courseware of different difficulty level for different learners.

Fourthly, all the courseware products are in compliance with AICC or SCORM standards and are able to be perfectly integrated with all international-standard-complied LMSs. Based on internet technology, the courseware can be used without installing any software. Adopting the latest audio compact technology, high-quality audio effect of the courseware is guaranteed. Occupying low bandwidth resource and compatible with internationally popular LMS, the courseware is able to track and manage every learning unit, assess learning progress of every learner.

Fifthly, Neusoft has a powerful development team and experts and consultants team.

Vice president of Neusoft Group Mr. Zhang Xiubang said that Neusoft has good IT and human resource advantages, experiences in long-term cooperation with international leading enterprises, rich implementation experience and customer resources. On the basis of all these advantages, the courseware products developed by Neusoft will not only bring latest and forward-looking technology to local companies, but also provide practical and effective courseware products to satisfy the business needs of customers.