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Doing Business in the eLearning Arena – Technology Perspective

Doing Business in the eLearning Arena – Technology Perspective. What’s for today ?. Who is Arel ? e-Learning Standards Live or On-Demand? Video or not? Technologies to notice Summary. About Arel. Founded 1988 NASDAQ (1994) symbol: ARLC IDL and e-Learning technology provider since 1997

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Doing Business in the eLearning Arena – Technology Perspective

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  1. Doing Business in the eLearning Arena – Technology Perspective

  2. What’s for today ? • Who is Arel ? • e-Learning Standards • Live or On-Demand? • Video or not? • Technologies to notice • Summary

  3. About Arel • Founded 1988 • NASDAQ (1994) symbol: ARLC • IDL and e-Learning technology provider since 1997 • Established USA subsidiary, Arel Inc. Feb. 1998 • Acquired W2COM, IDL solutions provider, Aug. 2000

  4. Key Customers - Corporate • Lucent Technologies • AT&T Wireless • Volkswagen of America • BMW • CARS Canada • Shoppers • NationsBank • Royal Bank of Canada • First Union Bank • Toronto Dominion Bank • Royal Bank of Scotland • CIBC • Anheuser Busch • Owens Corning • Charles A. Hayes • Amway

  5. Key Customers - Public & Education • Public: • State of Texas • Texas Technical College • State of Ohio • Education: • Kellogg Community College • Washington University • Bob Jones University • Aquinas College

  6. Arel IDL Financial Performance Revenue ($ million) CAGR: 333% • Arel became profitable in Q1 1999

  7. Major E-TrainingComponents Content E-Training Technology Network Infrastructure Services

  8. CONTENT is the largest market segment, But SERVICES is the Fastest growing CAGR: 83% U.S. Internet-Based Training Market Growth By Market Segment Revenue ($ billion) (Source: International Data Corporation, 2000)

  9. e-Learning standards SCORM Are standards forming ? Standards for what ? Which standard is complete ? Which will win ? Is it good for me ? IMS AICC IEEE

  10. What is included in an e-Learning solution suite ?

  11. Integrated solution and standards SCORM Standards are coming But slowly There is no standard content now Integrating technologies is expensive Go for integrated and demand standards IMS AICC IEEE

  12. Live or On-Demand? Raise hand to ask the expert now! Live - Interact with others Live – effective, engaging, immediate feedback On Demand – any time, whenever I want New - Traceable Interactive On-Demand Immediately ready On-Demand MIX !

  13. To video or not to video? No question about it’s effectiveness ! Is bandwidth available? Is it coming? Implementation organization-wide The business perspective – for technology providers for service providers and operators Pricing perspective

  14. Total U.S. Revenues for IDL Comparison by Sector $ Million Source: Frost & Sullivan, 2001

  15. Broadband focus

  16. To video or not to video? No question about it’s effectiveness ! Is bandwidth available? Is it coming? Implementation organization-wide The business perspective – for technology providers for service providers and operators Pricing perspective VIDEO !

  17. Terrestrial networks and video conference ISDN Printer ClassControlUnit (CCU) MCU Instructor LessonControlUnit (LCU) Spotlight IRUs VirtualClass Recaster Encoder Subject MatterExperts (SMEs) IP Network Spotlight Media Server Spotlight H.323 Campus & Web Server ApplicationServer Learning Manager Database MediaServer SpotlightOn-Demand

  18. Unicast–any network enabled networks Instructor Internet / Intranet Recaster Scaleable Robust Bandwidth friendly Load balanced

  19. DNA, NLB, CLB (Network, Component Load Balancing) HTTP, HTTPS (Firewall and proxy friendly, secure ) XML ( eXtensible Markup Language) Multicast, Unicast - enabled SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol ) .NET Technologies to notice

  20. On- demand for any-time any-place access Integrated SME approach Familiar video-enabled model Accreditation Live – expert access value, not an e-book What creates a valid business case? – a feeling of value

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