Purdue University Selects Winnov's Cbox 3 for Distance Learning

Business Wire, May 14, 2008

Classroom recording appliance deployed at School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to increase quality of distance learning, boost student retention

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Winnov, LP, a leader in video and rich media communications products, today announced that Purdue University, named among "America's Best Colleges of 2008" by U.S. News & World Report, has selected Winnov's Cbox 3 to record classroom lectures and enhance its distance learning programs. The Cbox 3 lecture capture appliance is used at Purdue's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the nation's top ten graduate schools.

"The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Purdue is always seeking out new, innovative ways to deliver the same superior learning experience to our non-traditional and international students that our on-campus students receive," said Mark Sharp, Director of Hook Telecommunications Center at Purdue School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. "And Cbox 3 provides exactly that."

Purdue School of Pharmacy has implemented Cbox 3 to record classroom lectures which are made available online for on-campus students to review later. Through Cbox 3, Purdue also burns the same rich media classroom recordings onto CD's which are sent to international Doctor of Pharmacy students in nations lacking dependable networking infrastructures.

"We have found that more schools like Purdue University are recognizing that Cbox 3 can help meet ever increasing demands to enhance their distance and non-traditional learning programs," said Olivier Garbe, Winnov founder and CEO. "Whether a classroom lecture is viewed online or on a CD, students can take advantage of powerful features such as high resolution video of the computer, picture-in-picture video playback, and text search, which are all available immediately without the need for post production. Best of all, when viewed with the Microsoft Silverlight player, dual independent video panes and enhanced customization allow Cbox 3 to deliver an unequalled viewing experience."

Cbox 3 provides students with the freedom to review lessons anywhere, from a laptop to a portable media player without losing any aspect of the original lecture. This truly benefits everyone involved in the learning process. Sharp noted, "Our students are now watching webcasts of lectures, and our professors changed nothing in how they teach. The Cbox 3 has significantly improved the quality of our online courses, and has made my job of getting the courses out to our non-traditional and international students much easier."

About Winnov

Winnov is a leader in rich media webcasting solutions, and maker of the world's most cost effective multi-channel IPTV encoding systems. Since 1992, top universities, Fortune 500 corporations, and government agencies have relied on Winnov to capture and stream engaging rich media content. For more information about Cbox 3, visit www.winnov.com.

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