WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Jan 5, 2012) - Apprio, a leading provider of specialized technology solutions, particularly for the health, defense and homeland security markets, and Jigsaw Meeting, a platform for live virtual classrooms, announced they will partner to provide virtual training solutions to government clients.
The Jigsaw Meeting application will provide a fully web based online virtual classroom platform that allows Apprio clients to hold meetings, training, reviews and education sessions. These virtual sessions allow government clients to save expenses by reducing travel and hotel costs associated with in-person meetings and training.
"We are excited about our partnership with Jigsaw Meeting as it gives an added dimension to our government technology offerings," said Darryl Britt, president and CEO of Apprio. "Our clients can now utilize the Jigsaw Meeting platform to deliver rich, media-based interactive training to their members. This is not only a great educational tool but provides our clients with a huge cost savings as well."
"Our partnership is a natural fit with Apprio since the software, solutions and business processes they develop require training to allow their clients to optimize these new programs. Our virtual platform provides a collaborative and accountable tool that provides huge benefits for both parties," said Josette Fleszar, President and CEO of Jigsaw Meeting.
About Apprio
Apprio is a provider of specialized technology solutions, particularly for the Health, Defense and Homeland Security markets. We provide innovative IT and program services in Healthcare IT, Emergency Response Management, Defense and Financial Management. Apprio delivers the methodologies, discipline, and thought-leadership provided by the large integrators, with the cost structure and collaboration offered by smaller firms.
Apprio built and currently supports the Federal Government's Disaster Medical Information Suite (DMIS), an EHR & Situational Awareness solution used to manage medical care during federal disasters and designated national security events such as the Gulf Oil Spill, Haiti Earthquake and Hurricane Ike. www.apprioinc.com
About Jigsaw Meeting
Jigsaw Meeting offers a unique platform that transforms the learning environment from a one-way connection to a multi-media platform that allows complete interaction. The Jigsaw Meeting platform effectively blends the convenience of online with the strength of live education resulting in better participation and performance.
The company's platform provides the ability to simultaneously run
- Live streaming videos
- Prerecorded videos
- PowerPoint™ presentations
- Collaborative noteboards
- Interactive whiteboards
- Surveys with immediate results
together in a single system that allows instructors to choose what tools are most effective for giving their students the best learning experience.
The Jigsaw Meeting application provides a fully web based virtual (online) system that allows people from around the world to hold interactive online classes, sessions, trainings, reviews, and other communication connections as deemed appropriate. The Jigsaw Meeting platform does not require an executable download to participate in a session which helps to avoid many security concerns.
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