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Elluminate Launches Learning Suite, Planning Software for Online Learning
6/9/2008
Elluminate Learning Suite
The Elluminate Learning Suite is an expanded collection of Elluminate's collaborative learning tools. It includes the Elluminate Next bundle and Elluminate's flagship Live! e-learning software.
Elluminate Live! is an e-learning, conferencing, and online collaboration tool designed for use in education. It includes features like note taking, two-way interactive video, archiving and automatic indexing of e-learning sessions, various tools for teachers (timers, pop-up announcements, sorting of participants by hand raising, etc.), whiteboarding, and various other collaboration tools.
Live! also provides support for a variety of learning management systems, including Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, WebCT, and eCollege. Integration with Angel LMS is also planned for the near future. Elluminate provides an SDK called "Bridge" for integrating its technologies with LMS and portal solutions.
New Licensing Approach
Pricing for the Elluminate Learning Suite ranges from $3 to $32 per FTE student, based on enrollment at an institution. FTE pricing applies to K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and virtual schools.
Other plans are also available for more limited deployments through Elluminate vOffice and Elluminate vClass. Elluminate vOffice supports 10 to 50 concurrent users. Elluminate vClass supports 10 to 200 simultaneous participants. Pricing starts at $999 for an annual license. These packages include one license of Elluminate Next.
Elluminate is also continuing to offer a free version of Elluminate vRoom, supporting three users in a single meeting room.
Further information about licensing options can be found here.
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