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Adobe Connect: 3 Billion Minutes and Counting

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:13:57 +0000

In 2011, Adobe Connect reached a remarkable milestone. It delivered more than 3 billion minutes on their hosted platform. This number would be even bigger if they could add the usage numbers from their large on-premise user base.

They are set to continue this growth trend in 2012 with exciting upcoming new releases, Adobe Connect 9 and new versions of their mobile applications to further enable tablet to tablet collaboration.

Check out Adobe’s Blog for the complete post.

Defense Connect Online Nominated for the 2012 Excellence.gov Awards

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:29:34 +0000

Defense Connect Online (DCO), the Adobe Connect and XMPP chat deployment at the US Department of Defense run by the Defense System Information Agency (DISA) has been nominated for 2012 Excellence.Gov awards by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council.

Last summer based on the success of the program, DISA expanded DCO though a $90million dollar contract, possibly the largest contract in the web-conferencing industry.

To read the entire blog, please click here.

Adobe Connect Engaging Training in a Synchronous Environment

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:33:43 +0000

E-Learning Magazine, in an article by Kim Bahr and Rebecca Bodrero, highlights a case study of Adobe Connect offering engaging training in a synchronus environment. The case study highlights using economies of scale to reduce costs of travel and offering a broader range of talent and expertise across a broader audience. In this article, they summarize the techniques used to convert a four-day face to face course to a synchronous distance format, highlighting design considerations, successes, and best practices. Please check out the article in it entirety.

New Video: Adobe Connect for eLearning

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:43:17 +0000

Adobe Connect has created a fantastic new video for highlighting the features of elearning and etraining. The video is an introduction and showcases a few customers that are delivering compelling solutions using Adobe Connect.

To view the new video, please click here.

Virtual Training: Are You Engaging or Boring?

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:18:31 +0000

E-Learning Magazine has published an article, by Jacqueline Beck of Brookwood, highlighting Cloud-based virtual training allowing instructors to deliver content without being present in a classroom with the students. In order to compensate for the environment of not seeing the participants, she suggests engaging learners through the pace of your presentation, skillful use of your voice, and thoughtful employment of the features of your conferencing platform. Please check out the entire article.

Adobe in Leaders Quadrant of 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:26:05 +0000

Adobe is pleased to report that on Dec. 5, Gartner, Inc. positioned Adobe in the Leaders Quadrant of its 2011 “Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing” research report. Adobe was one of 12 Web conferencing vendors evaluated. Gartner recognizes Adobe as the most visionary web conferencing solution on the market.

To view the Adobe Blog Post for the complete article, please click here.

US Department of Defense Selects Adobe Connect in $93 Million Expanded Contract

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:38:14 +0000

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), an operating unit of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has awarded an expanded contract that includes Adobe® Connect™ Web conferencing software to enable deployed troops, support personnel, and military leaders to collaborate more efficiently across locations worldwide.

The multi-year contract is valued at over $93 million and was awarded to Carahsoft Technology Corp., a government IT solutions provider that works in partnership with Adobe Systems Federal, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adobe. It includes a one-year base period and subsequent one-year options that extend into 2015. Visit the Adobe Connect website for the complete press release.

The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) deployed Adobe Connect in August 2008 to support 5.3 million users, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, around the globe. They have users working on airplanes, ships and other vehicles that probably aren’t in your corporate fleet. Concerned about security? So is the DoD; they did their homework and chose Adobe Connect. Concerned about a standardized platform you can use company-wide? So is the DoD and they chose Adobe Connect. Curious to know who is using Connect at the DoD? The Secretary of State, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commands and all of our nation’s military branches. To learn more about how DISA uses Connect, go to http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=casestudydetail&casestudyid=569357&loc=en_us.

Your organization isn’t too large for Adobe Connect. You may have thousands of employees scattered across the globe. Every one of them has to attend meetings and constantly be trained on new products and policies. The cost of travel and time for face-to-face is too much. There has to be a better way, and there is – Adobe Connect. If you need high security, availability and quality in your corporate communications system, it’s time you explore using Adobe Connect. To learn more about how Connect can help you achieve your global communication goals, call the experts at GetConnect, www.GetConnect.com. We’re former Adobe employees and Connect is all we do. Call today and let us know how we can help you evaluate Connect.

Adobe Connect Wins ELearning 2011 Award

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:26:09 +0000

Adobe Connect has won the prestigious Elearning 2011 Award in two areas: Best Web Seminar Solution – Winner: Adobe Connect Pro. The comment by voters was that it had “Nice interface, great performance that allows in-depth learner interactions.” They also tied for Best Virtual Classroom with two other companies.

Elearning! Media Group, the industry voice of the enterprise learning and workforce technology market has announced their Best of Elearning! 2011 award-winners. Recipients are chosen by Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines’ reader community. To read the entire press release by PRWeb, please click on this link.

Please also visit the Adobe Blog for more information.

eLearning: How the Academy of Arts University Connects It’s Campus

admin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:57:21 +0000

September 13, 2011 – If you missed the presentation today, Justin Shaeffer, Director of Online Graduate Studies and Synchronus Services, with Academy of Arts University(AAU) did a presentation on how AAU uses Adobe Connect to reach over 10,000 students in more than 90 countries to deliver faculty reviews, campus expansion, Town Hall meetings, admissions interviews, showcasing student portfolios, and more… The response from this webinar has been tremendous and we invite you to watch it.

You can view a recording of the complete webinar at this link.

Please contact GetConnect for more information.

PC Magazine Names Adobe Connect “Editor’s Choice”

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:10:32 +0000

PC Magazine has named Adobe Connect as the “Editor’s Choice” with 4.5 out of 5 stars on June 29, 2011. They rated Adobe Connect as “the most capable, customizable web conferencing option available.” They were especially impressesd with its ease of use for any size business while offering customizable pods and many ways to engage your audience. While its price is slightly higher than WebEx and GoToMeeting, Connect’s scalability makes up for this many times over.

The only “con” expressed by PC Magazine was in the area of set-up and support. GetConnect’s team are experts in this area, where we are set up to add value as an Authorized Adobe “Gold Solutions” partner. Our understanding of Adobe Connect is unique, our product knowledge, technical depth, best practices know-how and understanding of Adobe operations makes dealing with GetConnect a great experience for all of our clients in all business sectors.

Please contact us for more information.

To read the PC Magazine Review in its entirity.