Released on: October 17, 2007, 1:37 am

Press Release Author: Upside Learning Solutions

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Fire Safety and Prevention, an eLearning course created for
Tooling University, Ohio, USA, by Upside Learning, Pune, India, won an Apex Grand
Award in the Apex 2007 Awards for Publication Excellence. The course was entered in
the Electronic & Video Publications category under the Education and Training
sub-category.

Press Release Body: Fire Safety and Prevention, an eLearning course created for
Tooling University, Ohio, USA, by Upside Learning, Pune, India, won an Apex Grand
Award in the Apex 2007 Awards for Publication Excellence. The course was entered in
the Electronic & Video Publications category under the Education and Training
sub-category.

The Apex Awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in graphic design,
editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence.
Within these, the Apex Grand Awards specifically honor outstanding work in the main
categories, which include Writing, Design & Illustration, Electronic & Video
Publications, and others. Out of a total of almost 5000 entries, 223 were evaluated
in the Electronic & Video Publications category. Eight of these won Grand Awards.

Fire Safety and Prevention is a simulation-based eLearning program targeted at
students enrolled in online classes, with the aim of reinforcing their learning
through engaging and interactive content. This was achieved by creating a
job-realistic storyline and playing it out in a factory environment resembling that
in real life. As the story progresses, students have to take decisions to resolve
problems based on the unfolding situations, and are provided with feedback
accordingly.

The Apex Grand Award is a confirmation of Upside Learning's capabilities
andestablishes the company as a competitive player in the eLearning market.
Moreover, it reaffirms the company's competence in the delivery of effective
simulation based eLearning applications, the demand for which is steadily
increasing.

Upside Learning has produced a variety of courses that demonstrate an effective mix
of innovative learning approaches, instructional value, graphical richness, and
interactive appeal - a fact that is validated by the high rate of repeat business
from partners and clients worldwide.

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Founded in 2004, Upside Learning [http://www.upsidelearning.comis a fast growing
eLearning organization, developing Content and Technology solutions in a variety of
domains. With a base of over 60 partners and clients worldwide, Upside Learning is
known for delivering high-quality solutions on time. Some of the work it has
undertaken for its customers has won international awards for designing and quality.
The company also has a very robust enterprise Learning Management System - UpsideLMS
- which enables growing organizations to manage, deliver, and track online learning
with an in-built competency mapping module.


Web Site: http://www.upsidelearning.com

Contact Details: Upside Learning Solutions
Punakar Complex, Survey No-117,
Opp. Popular Nagar, Warje,
Pune - 411052. INDIA
Phone: +91-2025236050
Email: anjali.jain@upsidelearning.com