Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Trivantis Corporation Announces Agreement in Principle to Acquire Flypaper Studio, Inc.

Brings Leaders in eLearning and Digital Signage Markets Together

CINCINNATI, OH – Charles J. Beech, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trivantis, the company behind the successful Lectora eLearning brand, today announced the Company’s agreement in principle to acquire its partner Flypaper Studio, Inc., providers of the leading Flash content creation and digital signage platform. The announcement was made during the welcoming remarks at Trivantis’ 2011 Lectora User Conference. The transaction combines Trivantis’ deep expertise and relationships in the eLearning industry and the new markets offered in Flash and Digital Signage markets served by the Flypaper platform.

Beech will continue as Chairman and CEO and Don Pierson will remain as President of Flypaper Studio and will be appointed Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of Trivantis Corporation.

"This is a great opportunity for Trivantis and Flypaper Studio to explore new markets, not only in the eLearning business, but also in the rapidly expanding digital signage market," said Beech. “We’re also looking forward to tapping into Flypaper's impressive expertise, and I am particularly pleased to be working closely with Don, who is an innovator and industry thought-leader."

"Our partnership with Trivantis has been a great success, so this combination seemed like a natural evolution of our relationship," said Pierson, President and Founder of Flypaper Studio. "As a result, Flypaper Studio will make the most of Trivantis’ impressive sales and marketing resources. While the Lectora brand is well known in the eLearning space, the Flypaper brand is equally known in the digital signage space. We are excited for the marriage between these two areas of expertise."

For additional information or to learn more about the Lectora brand or Flypaper Studio, please visit www.Trivantis.com or www.Flypaper.com.

About Trivantis Corporation
Trivantis Corporation produces Lectora, the world’s leading e-Learning software, used by most Global 2000 companies. Lectora is sold in over 70 countries and is offered in six languages. Trivantis Corporation also develops CourseMill learning management system and provides Custom Development Services. The latest release by Trivantis includes Snap! by Lectora, easy-to-use PowerPoint plug-in e-Learning software that rapidly converts PowerPoint to Flash. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trivantis Corporation also has offices in Boca Raton, Paris, and London. Website: www.Trivantis.com. Trivantis, Lectora and CourseMill are trademarks of Trivantis Corporation.

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About Flypaper Studio
Flypaper Studio, Inc. is the developer of Flypaper, the leading Flash content creation platform. Flypaper empowers programmers and non-programmers alike to create, edit, share, track and reuse high-impact Flash and video content. Users benefit from hundreds of already available templates and components, or can create their own quickly and easily, with no prior development experience. Output from the application rivals the interactivity and quality of custom Flash development, but in a fraction of time and cost typically associated with such projects. For more information, visit www.Flypaper.com.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Lectora Inspire Wins Bersin & Associates Learning Leaders Award for Product Innovation

Continues the Trivantis commitment to lead the eLearning market

CINCINNATI, OH – Trivantis Corporation, provider of world-class publishing technologies and services for multimedia eLearning, today announced that Lectora® Inspire eLearning software for authoring and content creation won a Bersin & Associates 2011 Learning Leaders Award in the “Vendor Innovation in Learning and Talent Management” category. Bersin & Associates presents this prestigious award to solution providers offering new and innovative ways to improve learning and talent management. Lectora Inspire, unveiled in August of 2010, offers a revolutionary combination of power and capability for creating eLearning that includes Lectora®, Flypaper™ for Lectora, Camtasia® for Lectora, and Snagit® for Lectora in one full-featured product.

The well-respected research and advisory firm, Bersin & Associates specializes in enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. The company’s research-driven Learning Leaders Program recognizes innovation and excellence in critical areas of corporate training and talent management. Bersin & Associates awards organizations that develop and implement unique approaches to learning resulting in significant business improvement.

“Trivantis deserves recognition for strategically collaborating with other leading providers and seamlessly integrating their products,” said David Mallon, principal analyst for Bersin & Associates. “With Lectora Inspire, developers get much more than a package deal – the tight integration across platforms and ‘round trip’ editing eliminates the need to switch back and forth among programs. Users can create courses faster and more efficiently.”

“We’re pleased to receive this prestigious Learning Leaders Award from Bersin & Associates. We already knew Lectora Inspire would change the eLearning category, and client feedback confirmed this belief. Now, this award offers even more evidence that Lectora Inspire raises the bar in creating engagement and interaction in eLearning,” said Peter Bray, Chief Marketing Officer for Trivantis. “With one integrated authoring environment, customers can capture, record, and create eLearning content with unmatched power, ease-of-use and value.”

Trivantis forged strategic partnerships with leading companies to include best-in-class product capabilities in an integrated eLearning authoring environment. By partnering with Flypaper Studio, an award winning Flash content creation platform, Lectora Inspire includes a custom version of its Flash creation tool, Flypaper for Lectora. Flypaper enables eLearning developers to create and edit Flash content at a fraction of typical development time. Working with TechSmith Corporation also made it possible to offer Camtasia for Lectora and Snagit for Lectora with Lectora Inspire. Training professionals can use the integrated solution to create and edit screen recordings, screen captures and videos. Lectora Inspire also includes the well-known features and benefits of Lectora Publisher, plus new enhancements for ease-of-use.

Companies around the world continue to realize the benefits of Lectora Inspire. “We are a global company. It is critical for us to standardize our tools and processes for training development across the globe,” said Andy McGuire, Director of Global Learning & Development at Cummins Inc. “To accomplish this goal, we chose Lectora Inspire. With its ease of use and power, Lectora Inspire has become our primary eLearning development tool for internal as well as external development.”

Lectora Inspire bridges the gap between authoring and publishing and the tasks related to creating multimedia content for eLearning courses. Typically authors have multiple applications and projects open on the desktop and must take extra steps to export, import and maintain file versions. The value of having these excellent tools in an integrated eLearning authoring environment provides a new level of time and cost savings for training organizations seeking to develop eLearning courses at an accelerated pace.

To download a free 30-day trial of Lectora Inspire or to view a live demonstration, please visit www.trivantis.com/lectora-inspire.

About Trivantis Corporation
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Trivantis Corporation provides world-class publishing technologies and services that enable the creation, distribution, and management of multimedia eLearning content. Designed to help overcome the technical barriers traditionally associated with electronic publishing, Trivantis solutions provide educators, the business sector, and government agencies the ability to create and publish high-quality content with multi-platform publishing capabilities. Trivantis Corporation produces Lectora, the world’s leading eLearning software used by most Global 2000 companies in more than 70 countries and all five branches of the United States Military. Trivantis also creates CourseMill, a world‐class learning management system for deploying, hosting, and tracking eLearning content. Website: www.Trivantis.com. Trivantis, Lectora and CourseMill are trademarks of Trivantis Corporation.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Trivantis Introduces Lectora Inspire

Latest elearning tool features industry-leading screen capture, screen recording, Flash animation technologies

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Trivantis Corp., provider of world-class publishing technologies and services for multimedia elearning, today announced the release of Lectora Inspire - a revolutionary, robust authoring tool that includes Lectora®, Camtasia® for Lectora, Snagit® for Lectora, and Flypaper™ for Lectora in one fully-featured product. Lectora Inspire enables users to create, record, and capture content with unmatched value, power, and ease-of-use.

"This is truly the most exciting product release by Trivantis in a decade," said Ben Contra, Trivantis executive vice president. "We continually listen to our client feedback and monitor trends in the elearning industry which prompted us to develop Lectora Inspire."

Through a partnership with TechSmith Corporation, developers of Camtasia Studio® and Snagit® screen recording and screen capture solutions, Lectora Inspire includes customized builds of these proven products called Camtasia for Lectora and Snagit for Lectora. With the integration of these tools, Lectora Inspire enables users to easily create and edit screen recordings, screen captures and videos to make elearning courses engaging and interactive.

Trivantis has also partnered with Flypaper Studio, an award winning Flash content creation platform, to deliver a custom version of its’ Flash creation tool, Flypaper for Lectora. Flypaper enables elearning developers to create and edit Flash content at a fraction of typical development time.

Through these strategic partnerships and the integration of these products, Lectora users can now accomplish any elearning development task.

"Lectora Inspire includes powerful, proven screen capture, screen recording, video recording, and Flash creation products that save both time and money because it includes everything you need in one tool," Contra said.

Lectora Inspire also includes the well-known features and benefits of Lectora along with an easy-to-use enhanced launchpad and video help agents. Large graphic icons and helpful directions for getting started enable users to get up and running quickly.

"Trivantis realized that there was a void in the elearning market for an authoring tool that was not only easy-to-use, but which also contained everything a developer needs for any aspect of elearning development. Lectora Inspire fills this void and brings about a new evolution in authoring tools," said John Blackmon, Trivantis senior vice president of authoring products.

To download a free 30-day trial of Lectora Inspire or to view a live demonstration of the new product, please visit www.trivantis.com/lectora-inspire.

About Trivantis Corporation
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Trivantis Corporation provides world-class publishing technologies and services that enable the creation, distribution, and management of multimedia elearning content. Designed to help overcome the technical barriers traditionally associated with electronic publishing, Trivantis solutions provide educators, the business sector, and government agencies the ability to create and publish high-quality content with multi-platform publishing capabilities. Trivantis Corporation produces Lectora, the world’s leading elearning software used by most Global 2000 companies and all five branches of the United States Military. Trivantis also creates CourseMill, a world‐class learning management system for deploying, hosting, and tracking elearning content. Website: www.Trivantis.com. Trivantis, Lectora and CourseMill are trademarks of Trivantis Corporation.

About TechSmith Corporation
Founded in 1987, TechSmith Corp. provides practical business and academic software tools and services. TechSmith solutions enable users to capture, record and enhance digital content from their computer screens so they can share information and knowledge in compelling multimedia formats, and allow others to observe, analyze and learn from their experiences. TechSmith products are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. Visit http://www.techsmith.com for more information. Camtasia, Camtasia Studio, Snagit, and TechSmith are registered marks of TechSmith Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

About Flypaper
Flypaper Studio, Inc. is the leading Flash Content Creation Platform that empowers programmers and non-programmers alike to create, edit, share, track and reuse high-impact Flash and video content. The Flypaper platform allows anyone to edit and manipulate components without touching programming code. Through an SDK that converts Flash elements into Flypaper Components, Flash Programmers can create components, which can be edited and reused. Output from the application rivals the interactivity and quality of custom Flash development, but in a fraction of time and cost typically associated with such projects. For more information, visit www.flypaper.com.