Pathlore unveils new Learning Management System

Pathlore, has announced the availability of its new Pathlore Learning Management System (LMS).

Pathlore LMS 5 is claimed to be the first LMS to deliver distributed content management, enabling access to and tracking of learning content across and outside an enterprise. This new, patent-pending technology is designed to address the strategic business needs of companies and make the rapid delivery of ROI (return on investment) a reality.

The web-based architecture is based on a modular approach that allows the functionality of Pathlore LMS to be scaled both up and down to meet the needs of everyone from the largest, most sophisticated enterprises to those organisations that are just starting to transition to e-learning.

"Pathlore understands the e-learning marketplace," said Cushing Anderson, program manager for market analysts, IDC. "E-learning customers need a solution that can be adapted to their changing needs. Pathlore's large customer base and years of experience have been built into a system that can be configured to meet the requirements of the most complex organisations in the world, as well as those just beginning to adopt e-learning."

Pathlore LMS 5 includes web-based design centres that allow users to configure the LMS, including customising the user interface, personalising the system and adopting the product to meet their unique business rules. The ability to configure the entire LMS via web-based controls allows organisations to customise and maintain the system themselves without expensive resources such as programming experts or database administrators.

In addition, mobile access for users is an extremely important facet of Pathlore LMS 5. Phone Self Service (PSS) enables mobile users to access training course information and self-registration using the telephone.

Pathlore LMS 5 features the new Pathlore Content Bridge, a patent-pending technology that allows the LMS to manage, track and integrate content from third-party content portals, content from other divisions of a large enterprise and content located on different servers as Pathlore LMS.

"The Pathlore Content Bridge is a commonsense solution to the highly complex problem of distributed content management," said Paul Dickerson, e-learning manager of PNC Regional Community Bank (RCB) in the USA. "What impresses me the most about Pathlore is its desire to understand and meet the needs of real users with real business challenges."

"Pathlore has taken a unique approach to solve a problem and break down some significant barriers that often inhibit the ability to deploy e-learning," said Tom Pedersen, director of professional services for SkillSoft. "The Pathlore Content Bridge allows us to offer unprecedented flexibility to our mutual customers to manage content regardless of how it is distributed."

"Pathlore LMS 5 will engage everyone in the extended enterprise with the content they need, in the way they need it, by giving each employee unmatched global access to e-learning via the world wide web and the telephone," said Steve Thomas, president and CEO of Pathlore. "The fact that Fortune 100 companies have already begun to widely use and benefit from our LMS is a testament to the time we spent listening and responding to the needs of the marketplace by helping businesses solve some of their toughest learning challenges."

February 21st, 2002