Borland Software Corporation today announced the availability of a new interactive course, "RADical Web Services for e-Business," the industry`s first e-learning solution designed for enterprise customers to quickly become productive with Web services.
The new, interactive training course is offered in multimedia CD-ROM format as a step-by-step instructional program designed to enable users to rapidly learn how to develop and implement Web services applications using Borland solutions. This offering extends Borland`s e-Learning Series for Enterprise Development featuring courses on Java, Windows and Linux technologies.
IDC, a leading industry research firm, predicts that the corporate online/e-learning training market will double in size year over year and reach $11.5 billion by 2003. A recent study by Evans Data Corporation showed 70% of developers surveyed believe Web services represent the "future of Internet applications," underscoring the need for a comprehensive Web services training course.
Unlike products that are text- and graphics-based, Borland`s e-learning solutions feature rich, engaging multimedia animation, and the ability for users to test their knowledge after each lesson directly in the development environment.
"Web services deliver on the promise of the Internet as a platform for quickly and easily connecting customers, partners and suppliers," commented Manoli Rodokanakis, Country Manager of Borland Southern Africa. "Borland was first to deliver Web services solutions for the Windows and Linux platforms, and now with the first interactive training course for Web services implementation, Borland continues to provide its leadership in Web services for enterprises of all sizes."
The "RADical Web Services for e-Business" training course was written by Alain "Lino" Tadros of Kazoo Software and developed by Borland and Referentia Systems, a leader in advanced e-learning products. The courses are easy-to-follow, self-paced tutorials with hands-on exercises that are designed to teach users how to seamlessly connect applications, business processes, customers, partners, and suppliers -- anywhere in the world. The course also teaches how to leverage the latest industry-standard technologies and protocols for Web Services application development, including SOAP, XML, WSDL, and UDDI.
Web services: Delivering on the promise of the Internet
Web services are business processes that can be discovered and run over the Internet using standard technologies. By using Web services, companies can easily connect applications using standard XML formats over standard Internet protocols to virtually any client, including desktop applications, Web browsers, mobile devices, and PDAs.
Similarly, Web services easily interconnect applications from completely different hardware platforms, such as mainframes, application servers, and Web servers; Web services also support connections among disparate operating systems such as Windows, Java, Linux and Unix. Web services enable developers to build e-business applications that can connect with customers, suppliers and business partners anywhere in the world, regardless of the chosen platform or programming language.
For further information, please contact Borland Southern Africa on telephone (011) 880-1002, or fax (011) 447-6082, or visit the local Web site www.borland.co.za.
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Referentia Systems Incorporated (http://www.referentia.com/) is a leader in advanced e-learning solutions and content creation services. Referentia`s unique focus is on providing proven performance support solutions and high quality customer experience through rich interactive multimedia content. Referentia offers commercial training products to end-users and provides custom training development services to software manufacturers, corporations and government agencies. Referentia`s technology has been adopted by large organizations such as Autodesk, Inc, Borland, Seagate Software, GoldMine Software Corp and the Defence Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA). Referentia`s award-winning products and technology have been commercially proven though widespread distribution to more than 1 million users worldwide.
Borland Software Corporation
Borland is a leading provider of high performance e-business implementation platforms designed to increase developer productivity and reduce time to market for enterprise software projects. E-business implementation platforms consist of software products that allow businesses to develop, deploy and manage e-business applications. Borland is the vendor of choice for professional e-business solution providers who demand a vendor-independent implementation platform that supports rapid time to market, high productivity, performance and availability. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, with operations worldwide.
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