NetMasterClass choose LockLizard DRM to protect elearning courses
Released
on: November 11, 2008, 7:46 am
Press
Release Author: Locklizard
Industry:
Internet
& Online
Press
Release Summary: NetMasterClass choose LockLizard DRM to secure
their online training courses, preventing intellectual property
theft whilst increasing their bottom line and opening up new revenue
streams.
Press
Release Body: “In recent years, education and training
have increasingly been delivered by electronic means,”
said Dr Trevor Mathews, Chairman of LockLizard.
“What started 20 years ago with television courses and
VCR services has become much more sophisticated and much more
packaged today. Distance learning courses are now so advanced
that in some cases a live instructor is no longer needed, and
examinations to follow training can also be taken electronically.”
NetMasterClass,
a leading Cisco Certified Learning Partner, has protected its
Cisco training courses using the LockLizard DRM
service in order to make them readily accessible and deliverable
over the Internet, whilst remaining secure against intellectual
property theft. “We had previously had the unfortunate
experience of seeing our training materials posted on public web
sites, effectively giving away the work and expertise that we
had used to create new and novel training techniques, and you
cannot operate a training business in that kind of environment,”
commented NetMasterClass.
“Now
we are able to deliver on-demand, 24x7 training to customers globally
when and where they want it. And without having the underlying
worries about what will happen to our proprietary materials.”
Whilst
DRM has been seen as a negative addition in the music and video
industries, DRM in the online training industry has been welcomed
with open arms by many users. The reasoning behind this is that
when you are paying upwards of $1000 for a course, you do not
want to see others bidding $5 for it on auction sites.
Using
Lizard Safeguard or Lizard Protector, publishers
of electronic training materials can protect their intellectual
property published in the PDF or HTML formats. Courses can be
made available for a specific length of time or number of uses,
and the number of prints can be limited or prevented altogether.
Publishers can now price their courses according to the functionality
enabled or limitations imposed, offering more attractive options
to customers. Better still, updates can be delivered instantly
over the web without fear of them getting into the wrong hands.
“Looking
forwards,” said Dr Mathews, “We
can see that there will be a rapid and significant move towards
complete electronic delivery of training, course materials, lectures
and notes, without a physical instructor ever needing to be present.
The pressures that the current recession is bringing on the need
to increase manpower effectiveness and reduce overall costs are
going to accelerate the use of computer based training and education
systems, always provided that the content can be adequately secured
so that only those who have actually paid for the courses are
those who benefit from them.
All
of our publishers have noticed a significant increase in their
bottom line and many have been amazed at the new revenue streams
that have opened up, whilst at the same time benefitting from
reduced costs in terms of overheads and distribution. A win-win
situation if ever I saw one.”
About
LockLizard
LockLizard
is a DRM vendor that produces document security, pdf security,
elearning security, ebook security, copy protection, and web content
encryption products that use DRM technology to protect information
from intellectual property theft. Our DRM software prevents copying,
printing, screen grabbing, and sharing of information without
the use of insecure passwords. http://www.locklizard.com
Web
Site: http://www.locklizard.com/elearning-copy-protection.htm
Contact
Details: Locklizard, Ayr, Scotland, 0870 766 9379 support@locklizard.com
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