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“She picked us. She actually picked us!”

By background, Mike and I are both technical folks. We went to the same school, graduated from the same program. While we both speak conversational English (as opposed to off putting tech), neither of us has great expertise in marketing. Opinions? Yes. Expertise? Not so…

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My Favorite Questions

On our website, we invite every visitor to ask us questions. Generally, these questions are about SCORM or something eLearning related. Sometimes, though, they aren't. These questions, sometimes, are among my favorites... When you, our peeps, come up with some great questions, we'll share them...…

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Urgent vs Important vs THIS

Countless sites have discussed an important topic in time management... the important/urgent matrix. In my simplistic terms, these folks are encouraging us all to work on important/non-urgent things more than we do. Apparently we are collectively distracted by the less important/more urgent tasks. Email, I…

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Coming To Work Here

No, unfortunately this post doesn't mean we're hiring right now. But the next time we are, it would serve an interested applicant well to read this post from 37 Signals. Plenty of people know how to code and have years of experience to show for…

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Support… Access and Desire

Welcome back! Yeah, that's right, it's been nearly two months since I posted on the blog.  Pathetic, right?  Well, we've been writing a lot, it's just spread out all over the new site.  So, I'll beg your forgiveness and get on with some new writing.…

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Do you have a lead referral or reseller program?

No, we do not. We get asked about it quite a bit though. In our early years, we experimented with some formal lead referral arrangements, but they just never quite worked out nor did they ever feel right. We've given it some thought and concluded…

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We Won a Simulation Award

Check it out. We won a modeling and simulation award from NTSA. Forterra Systems entered our joint project to deliver SCORM training from within virtual words. They describe the project and award in more detail in this press release. It's fun to be recognized just…

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Tests like these…

Tests like these are why you buy the SCORM Engine. "What is that?" you might ask. This is a dashboard widget that we maintain on our big screens in the two offices. Anytime you walk through the common space, you get a quick look at…

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"Good idea, let’s add that.”

Our customers help us improve our software all the time. We regularly hear about some eccentric SCORM problem or Package Property that would help make the product better, and we strive to include that as quickly as we can. Concepts of listening and improvement, though,…

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Holiday Gifts

This is a festive time of year. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the New Year, or if you're just excited that it might snow soon, we wish you and your loved ones all the best.The other day, I was talking with a few other…

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