New Release of Raptivity Brings Unparalleled Flexibility to Interactivity Design

Harbinger Knowledge Products today announced the release of a new version of its flagship interactivity building software, Raptivity. The new version 6.5 includes a string of features that enable more flexibility and extensibility for E-Learning course creators to design interactive courses.

The new release sports several exciting features. While some of the incorporated features are ideas derived from customer feedback, others are designed to offer greater flexibility to the interactivity templates. The two core packs, Essential and Zest now come with a new media toolbox, which allows users to add additional media such as videos, images, textbox and buttons to the interactions. eLearning course creators can now incorporate additional media objects within the Raptivity interactions for an enhanced professional look. After releasing mobile publishing in its core Essential Pack last year, this release now extends the feature to five more packs out of the total fourteen packs.

“Flexibility and extensibility have always been vital to E-Learning course creation, right from the early days of CBT [Computer-based Training],” said Vikas Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director of the Harbinger Group. “The emergence of new rich media, faster connections, near-ubiquity of laptops, devices and Internet connections has added a new meaning to interactivity in online learning. The new release sets the bar even higher when it comes to flexibility as course creators have novel and easy means to build media rich rapid interactions.”

The new customizability in the six product packs is christened ‘FlexiRaptivity’ in keeping with the theme of flexibility afforded by the new design. Seema Chaudhary, President of Harbinger Knowledge Products, commented, “What is required of a rapid development tool is constantly evolving among the course designer community. Over the last year, we have spoken to numerous customers and evaluated their feedback and request for new features. We are very pleased to announce that many of the new feature additions in this release are a result of these valuable customer suggestions.”

Features that are a direct result of customer feedback include the video support, blank template option, right to left language support, hyperlinking capability and the much awaited ability to support greater text length.

To learn more about Raptivity, visit http://www.raptivity.com.

About Raptivity

With Raptivity, users can create interactivity rapidly and add it conveniently to their e-Learning content. With interactive content, learning experiences become memorable and drop-out levels go down.

Raptivity provides a pre-built library of rapidly-customizable interaction models. These interaction models are based on best practices in instructional design. Users can customize them to create any number of variations. The content published by Raptivity is a single flash file so it fits right into hundreds of e-Learning tools and can be used anywhere. With its patented technology and open architecture, Raptivity is at the forefront of rapid interactivity technology.

Raptivity has won numerous awards in various categories, including the e-Learning Guild Platinum Award for highest user satisfaction in the simulation tools category and LearnX Award for best rapid e-Learning tool. It has also been voted number one by users in various categories usage and usability categories.

For more information on Raptivity, visit http://www.raptivity.com

About Harbinger Knowledge Products

Harbinger Knowledge Products is recognized as a global leader in interactivity solutions for knowledge-sharing applications including learning, presentation and web development.

For two consecutive years, Deloitte has named Harbinger Knowledge Products among the fastest growing technology companies in its Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific and Technology Fast 50 India programs. Red Herring named Harbinger amongst world’s top 100 private technology companies.

Harbinger Knowledge Products is a part of Harbinger Group, which serves customers in over 57 countries through its offices in Pune (India), Redmond (WA, USA), San Jose (CA, USA), Pleasanton (CA, USA), London (UK) and through its partner network worldwide.

Harbinger’s patented technology and sound thought leadership have resulted in groundbreaking products, including market-leading Raptivity, innovative YawnBuster and cutting-edge TeemingPod.

For more information, visit www.harbingerknowledge.com

Netkiller Introduces Free Setup and Support for Google Apps for Business

For a limited time integrate your business into the Google Cloud with expert setup and support for free.

San Jose, CA, Monday – July 18, 2011 — Netkiller announced this week that a service usually costing around $100 will be offered for free for a limited time. This service will include setup, support, and other perks like the Netkiller Shared Contacts App when a customer purchases Google Apps for Business through Netkiller. Google Apps for Business is one of the most reliable and secure cloud services available with 99.9% uptime guaranteed and has an annual price of $50/user. Throw in expert setup and support from Netkiller at no additional cost, and it’s one of the most cost-efficient and effective ways to dramatically streamline your company.

Netkiller ( http://www.netkiller.com ) has been one of the leading global Cloud IT integration firms for over 10 years and is a Google Apps and Postini Authorized Reseller. Going Google with Netkiller means saving time and money by avoiding expensive IT costs. When working with Netkiller, customers are working with a support team consisting of Google-trained specialists.

Join the hundreds of other customers such as Samsung, Korean Air, and Veleo by purchasing Google Apps for Business through Netkiller.

Free Netkiller Services with Google Apps for Business:
– Completed expert setup, verification, and activation of Google Apps for Business
– Setup within 24 hours
– Instructions for DNS & MX-records server configuration
– Custom logo and colors
– Custom URLs for your domain (e.g. mail.yourdomain.com, calendar.yourdomain.com)
– Configuration of sharing and security settings for your domain
– Setup unlimited users, email accounts
– Next business day support

Buy Google Apps for Business Now

To contact Netkiller sales
Call 888.589.8422 (Alt. +1 408-573-6890) or email sales@netkiller.com.

Other Netkiller Products:
– Custom Google Apps solution
– Custom Google Earth and Maps implementation
– Netkiller Cloud Desk
– Netkiller Barcode Scanner
– Netkiller Shared Contacts
– Netkiller IT Asset Management Systems
– Google Search Appliance Custom Onebox modules
– Netkiller Postini Archiving and Discovery Implementation

About Netkiller:
NETKILLER ( http://www.netkiller.com ) is an Information Technology integration firm based in San Jose, Seoul and Tokyo. The name is originated from the ‘NETKILLER (Network Trouble Killers)’ community since 1997 (25,000+ members), incorporated in 2004. NETKILLER has about 10 years history of innovation in IT and Cloud Computing.

Core competencies in several key industry sectors: Google Enterprise Solutions; Google Apps, Google Earth&Maps, Google Postini, Google Search Appliance Sales Cloud Solution; Salesforce.com CRM Service Cloud Solution; IT Asset Management and IT Service Management Service NETKILLER is a Google Enterprise Business Partner, Salesforce.com Partner (Consulting / ISV / Force.com) and Google Apps Authorized Reseller. NETKILLER currently has over 20,000 company accounts including banks, research institutions, government agencies, universities and multinational corporations worldwide.

For more details visit: http://www.netkiller.com

Press & Media Contact:
Harry Jung
Netkiller
2033 Gateway Place, Suite 500
San Jose, CA 95110 – USA
+1-408-573-6891
admin@netkiller.com
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LAN Systems Promotes Terry Hart to COO

LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta Computer Support company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Terry Hart to Chief Operating Officer.

Norcross, GA, Monday – July 18, 2011 — LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta Computer Support company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Terry Hart to Chief Operating Officer. In her new role, Hart will be responsible for organizational processes and infrastructure. Additionally, she is responsible for organizational strategic direction and will serve on the strategic planning committee.

“It is a great honor to accept this new position,” said Terry Hart, COO. “I love my job and am excited to lead the operations at LAN Systems for our continued success.”

“Terry’s hard work and dedication to the company is respected by all of us at LAN Systems,” said Mary Hester, Chairman and CEO. “Her promotion is a critical part of our strategic direction and planning. In her new role, Terry will focus on organizational improvements necessary for our continued growth. I look forwarded to seeing her blossom in her new role.”

Hart joined LAN Systems in 2008 as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. As part of the executive team, she was responsible for helping LAN Systems achieve several milestones, including Microsoft Gold Partner status and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certification.

About LAN Systems:
LAN Systems is a leading Atlanta IT Consulting firm that provides people-focused IT solutions. As technology experts, LAN Systems helps companies make the most of their existing IT investment and choose the right solutions to fuel growth. LAN Systems is a leading provider of IT Solutions for growing businesses in the Metro Atlanta. For more information, visit: http://www.lansystems.com

Press & Media Contact:
Lauren Maxwell
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
LAN Systems
6015-D Atlantic Blvd
Norcross, GA 30071
770 662-0312
lauren@lansystems.com
http://www.lansystems.com

Everlasting Monday, an eBook by Karsten Harder, Goes Global

Debut Sci-Fi Novella available at over 1,500 online sources.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday – 18 July, 2011 — Everlasting Monday…Part One, the Crown and the Devil is the first book of an eventual series of sci-fi works from dynamic new author Karsten Harder.

The plot, interesting concepts and characters makes this debut 35,000 word sci-fi novella, Everlasting Monday…Part One, the Crown and the Devil, spring to life. Lead character Haran’s everyday existence as a peasant abruptly changes when an alien ship and its occupants crash land by his village. Haran’s mind comes face to face with the alien intelligence of Terach. Haran/Terach’s story and the other interrelated stories in this novella probe the idea of our psyche, virtual identity, their possible coexistence and the dark side of this duality.

Harder shapes his character Terach with intrigue. Terach’s words grip the reader, “For a very long time I had functioned like a machine. And as a machine, every move I made was perfect…Now it was no longer a question of keeping something unpleasant from surfacing. Inside, I felt like a psychotic animal trainer who has to be the master of several ferocious animals while the circus tent itself is on fire.”

Harder, who is fluent in five languages, is a computer hardware and software expert with an interest in good stories and psychology. As an author, Harder said, “I can do social realism, but I like sci-fi because it is a very flexible frame—you can do action, comedy and tragedy within the same story.”

Harder defined his influences in writing Everlasting Monday…Part One, the Crown and the Devil. He said, “When it comes to sci-fi my heroes are people like Frank Herbert and Philip K. Dick. The latter because his books are always exciting. Something is always going on. People find out they are not who they thought they were, they are constantly running away from something—they take strange drugs and go to Mars, and so on …”

Everlasting Monday …Part One, the Crown and the Devil in eBook form, ISBN – 978-1-937520-01-4, was published on July 14, 2011 by First Edition Design eBooks http://www.firsteditiondesignebooks.com based in Sarasota, Florida USA. It will be available at Amazon’s Kindle store, Apple’s iBookstore, Barnes & Noble’s Book Nook, Border’s Kobo, Sony, Diesel and Google’s eBookstore, which supports numerous eReader devices. In addition to those outlets, Everlasting Monday was distributed in eBook format worldwide to over 1,500 other sources including libraries, schools and online booksellers.

Press & Media Contact:
Karsten Harder
First Edition Design Inc.
Copenhagen, Denmark – 2000
+45 31 20 60 60
karsten@atservice.com
http://www.firsteditiondesignebooks.com