Intellor Group Adds XML To Virtual Classroom Programs
Gaithersburg, Maryland - October 3, 2001 -Intellor Group, Inc., an independent knowledge exchange company that targets IT professionals, announced today that it has partnered with Crane Softwrights Ltd. through G. Ken Holman, an internationally recognized authority on XML, to provide education courses through Intellor Group's Virtual Classroom Programs. Intellor Group's partnership with Crane Softwrights Ltd. is just one of a series of partnerships Intellor Group is establishing with industry thought-leaders to deliver high quality and high value education over the Internet.
"XML is clearly an area that there continues to be a demand for knowledge," said Richard Rist, Founder and CEO, Intellor Group, Inc. "Our partnership with Ken and Crane Softwrights Ltd. represents our commitment to bring thought-leader-based programs that were traditionally only available through the brick-and-mortar classroom to anyone with Internet access."
"Intellor Group's Virtual Classroom Programs will allow us to reach people that may never have the chance to attend our traditional education programs," said Ken Holman, Chief Technology Officer, Crane Softwrights Ltd. in Ottawa, Canada. "Intellor Group provides us with an environment that enables us to use and showcase our XML-authored materials, which include the ability to automatically generate lesson plans and course materials that we will use in the virtual classroom. The team at Intellor Group worked hard to help our company mount our intellectual property in this new, exciting environment. We look forward to what the partnership with them will bring for our company."
Course Details
Title: XML in the Corporation
Description: This course successfully covers a broad spectrum of issues and perspectives regarding the use of the technologies in the XML family of standards. Facets of the technologies are introduced in sufficient detail to gain an understanding of their applicability in order to assess the consideration of these technologies when reviewing one's corporate information strategy.
As many pertinent subjects are covered to equip attendees with as complete an overview as possible to the depth afforded by the timeframe available. The problem domains in which the technology can be deployed are explored as a basis upon which the applicability of the various technologies are then assessed. Essential requirements for successful deployment of these technologies are considered. An overview of numerous W3C and other efforts related to XML gives a big picture of work underway and completed. Historical perspectives regarding how information technology strategies in a corporation have developed over the years are included as an annex to better understand how existing deficiencies are addresses by these new developments.
Schedule: November 19, 2001 - 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
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About Ken Holman
G. Ken Holman is the Chief Technology Officer for Crane Softwrights Ltd., a Canadian corporation offering OmniMark programming, DSSSL and XSL/XSLT language training, and general SGML and XML related computer systems analysis services to international customers. Holman is the current Canadian chair of the ISO subcommittee responsible for the SGML family of standards, current chair of the OASIS XSLT Conformance Technical Subcommittee, an invited expert to the W3C, former chair of the OASIS XML Conformance Technical Subcommittee, the author of "Practical Transformation Using XSLT and XPath (XSL Transformations and the XML Path Language)" (ISBN 1-894049-06-3), and has often spoke at related conferences. Prior to establishing Crane, Holman spent over 13 years in a software development and consulting services company working in the NAPLPS and SGML industries.
About Intellor Group
Intellor Group, Inc., located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is an independent knowledge exchange company focused on promoting the success of organizations' e-business initiatives in the e-Business Intelligence and Integration (eBII) marketplace through the rapid and comprehensive exchange of knowledge.
Intellor Group's unique business model connects companies seeking knowledge with vendors, experts and peers who can provide that knowledge. Intellor Group provides Information Technology (IT) users and solution providers with a next-generation learning environment that surpasses the capabilities of traditional learning methods by combining the input and dissemination power of the Internet via a community-based knowledge exchange-www.intellor.com-with real-world education courses delivered using a state-of-the-art virtual classroom, and in-depth community-based research and analysis.
For more information, visit Intellor Group at http://www.intellor.com, or call 301-208-6766, x116.