August 28, 2007

IBM Publishes "Using THESIS content with IBM Lotus WCL or LMS"

Columbia, SC – A briefing on "How to use Thesis Professional with the IBM Lotus learning software (LMS's) along with recommendations / best practices and considerations" is now available for IBM Learning Management System (LMS) users on IBM developerWorks.

Dan Spielman, Consulting IT Specialist with IBM, stated in the document "It is very common for organizations to use the Microsoft Office Suite to build and maintain training materials...Organizations want to leverage these materials and repurpose them for self-paced, web-based training.  More importantly these organizations want to minimize the effort and training required to repurpose these materials...Often times an authoring tool builds single learning objects and have no ability to assemble multiple learning objects into a single course.  In other words, these tools can only create single lesson courses...THESIS from HunterStone provides the ability to turn Microsoft’s (Office) materials into learning objects as well as package multiple learning objects into a single course with multiple lessons and testing instruments.   This document discusses how to use the THESIS Professional eLearning tool with the IBM Lotus Learning Management System V1 or IBM Lotus Workplace Collaborative Learning V2."

The THESIS product family provides four application options that help an organization create SCORM eLearning objects from virtually any type of lesson content file.  It is a suite of eLearning tools utilizing SCORM standards and integrates with Microsoft Office enhanced with PurePage.  THESIS is available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, Danish, Dutch, and Arabic.

IBM customers can download a 15-day trial evaluation of THESIS Professional at www.GetTHESIS.com

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About HunterStone
HunterStone is an innovative provider of eLearning and IT tools for Microsoft environments. The company designs, implements and maintains business applications that help organizations increase productivity and decrease operating costs. In addition to its THESIS eLearning software, HunterStone develops knowledge management systems and services for collaboration, migration and conversion within email environments. HunterStone is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in ISV and Information Worker proficiencies.  Headquartered in Irmo, South Carolina, privately held HunterStone has offices in the United Kingdom, Tasmania, and international resellers in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Mexico.  For additional information about HunterStone and its products, please visit www.HunterStone.com or www.GetTHESIS.com.