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Online xTuple University Beta Opens for Enterprise Software Training
Online xTuple University Beta Opens for Enterprise Software Training
Norfolk, Virginia (PRWEB) August 29, 2014
xTuple announces the immediate availability of xTuple University (xTupleU) — an online learning center for the enterprise software open source community. During the beta period, registered users enjoy complimentary, unlimited access to all training videos on the site.
The xTupleU no-charge beta period closes October 20, 2014, at the end of the company’s global user conference #xTupleCon14. The beta includes two months of full access to the complete video library. This is all new content, published now for the first time, with more subject matter expertise added daily.
Registration for a beta account at xTupleU is open to anyone.
More and more small- and mid-sized business owners find it difficult to leave their organizations for long periods of time, even for a training class that directly impacts their bottom line. Technology-focused education’s future is online, self-guided, and video-based, and xTuple has responded in kind to the community’s expanded training requests with the launch of xTupleU.
“The xTupleU site is a perfect do-it-yourself learning opportunity for users of xTuple’s free and open source software version, PostBooks®, used by tens of thousands small- and mid-sized businesses globally,” said Pierce Tyler, vice president of xTuple knowledge management.
xTuple enjoys a reputation as extremely responsive to the open source community when it comes to improving product quality, as evidenced by the third prize-filled haxTuple bug-squashing competition. xTuple developers also lead the world among open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects in resolving reported bugs, with a close rate of over 94 per cent, according to statistics.
Current xTupleU topics range from operations to accounting and system administration to software development. Hot topics such as Business Intelligence for small to larger enterprises are covered. Both the Desktop and new browser-based Mobile Web clients are featured, as is the new xTuple Server, which both applications also share. Content includes short (approximately ten minutes or less) lessons from the entire five-day basic xTuple training course entitled “Setup, Configuration & Operations” – typically used as a refresher to in-class materials.
xTuple University features:
Custom playlists – Create and save lists of videos.
Mobile Learning – Watch from your computer or switch to tablet or smartphone.
Unlimited access – Learn what you want, when you want, from our entire library
Hundreds of Videos – Find what you need in our growing library, content added weekly.
Content Experts – Watch and learn from passionate top subject matter experts.
Instruction variety – Courses for all levels of technical skills and business interests.
xTupleU delivers a professional development foundation for users of xTuple software products (and for those in the ERP evaluation process) with self-paced courses available wherever you are, day or night. All that is needed is access to the Internet and a computer, tablet, or even a smartphone — at home, during work, at the library or your favorite coffee shop. Designed with the end user in mind, xTupleU promises to increase operational efficiency.
While an excellent supplement for the usual four- and five-day xTuple training classes, the xTupleU learning management system is not meant as a substitute for in-person, hands-on education – so xTupleU annual subscribers receive substantial discounts on both in-person classroom training and medium-form distance learning classes.
Once the beta period ends, subscribing members may choose from two options:
Basic “playlist” option, selecting blocks of training videos, which are accessible as needed at any time during a six-month period, with volume discounts available
Premium annual per user subscription, featuring multiple user discounts, and premium content at special half-off rates, including all in-class and live, distance-learning opportunities
As part of the xTuple Partner Program, value-added resellers (VARs) receive a complimentary subscription to xTupleU, and memberships for their customers are available.
Subject matter experts from the open source community are also encouraged to be involved by contributing content and providing feedback on additional topics of interest.
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About xTuple University (#xTupleU)
Designed to help you grow yourself professionally—and your business exponentially, xTupleU is the go-to resource to learn from xTuple subject matter experts who share their knowledge on wide-ranging topics —from setup and configuration to tips and tricks and deep-dive seminars. With high-definition xTupleU videos, users can get started faster, explore complex topics, answer frequently asked questions, and provide dependable training for new employees. From the warehouse to the front office, xTuple University provides ERP, accounting and CRM training materials for everyone in your organization.
About #xTupleCon14
Held in the downtown business district at the premier Norfolk Marriott Waterside Hotel and Conference Center, xTupleCon brings together a global community of open source technologists and ERP users to learn, collaborate and innovate. For 2014, attendees experience two days of in-depth pre-conference hands-on workshops, a VIP welcome reception, awards dinner, door prizes, invaluable training, and more. xTupleCon14’s week-long events run Monday, October 13, through Saturday, October 18, 2014.
About xTuple, the world’s #1 open source ERP
Award-winning xTuple, makers of the world’s leading suite of open source accounting, Corporate Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), is supply chain management software for growing businesses to control their operations and profitability. xTuple integrates all critical functional areas in one modular system: sales, financials and operations — including customer and supplier management, inventory control, manufacturing and distribution – the powerful tools to Grow Your World®.
As a commercial open source company, xTuple works with a global community of tens of thousands of professional users. xTuple gives customers the ability to tailor solutions with multi-platform support for Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile as well as flexible licensing and pricing options. Connect with the company at xTuple.com, and join the innovation conversation with the open source community at xTuple.org.
CIO Review named xTuple a top company in the forefront of tackling Manufacturing Technology challenges and impacting today’s marketplace.
xTuple Supports Innovation
From blueprints to buildouts, xTuple helps foster startups in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic technology corridor between Research Triangle, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., as a committed, passionate member of the Norfolk/Virginia Beach tech community. Learn more at xTuple.com/aboutus.
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GeriJoy and Pace University Win Pilot Health Tech NYC Award to Introduce Avatar-Based Caregivers to Mount Sinai Hospital System
GeriJoy and Pace University Win Pilot Health Tech NYC Award to Introduce Avatar-Based Caregivers to Mount Sinai Hospital System
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 03, 2014
After a highly competitive screening process, Pilot Health Tech NYC, a partnership between New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Health 2.0, announced $ 1 million in grants to fund the adoption of innovative healthcare technologies in New York. GeriJoy and Pace University are among 11 award-winning innovator/provider pairs. GeriJoy and Pace will conduct a pilot, budgeted at close to $ 250,000, to introduce avatar-based care services to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital.
“We are honored to have been chosen by NYCEDC, Health 2.0, and their panel of experts for this award, and we are thankful for our continued partnership with the outstanding team at Pace University,” said GeriJoy CEO Victor Wang. “The city of New York is a hotbed for healthcare information technology and entrepreneurial activity, and with the phenomenal support that we are receiving through Pilot Health Tech NYC, I know that GeriJoy will make a great impact on the healthcare and startup ecosystem in NYC.”
GeriJoy provides virtual care services through the GeriJoy Companion, which appears as a lovable dog or cat in a specially configured tablet device, available to an elderly person round the clock. Through the live support of GeriJoy’s remote care staff, who see and hear through the camera and microphone on the tablet, the pet talks with the older adult intelligently and compassionately about topics including family photos, news, and daily routines, providing companionship, stimulation, and family connection with no technical abilities required of the older adult.
The GeriJoy Companion reports back to caregivers to provide increased clinical insight and awareness of the patient’s condition. One of the aims of the Pilot Health Tech NYC project is to harness GeriJoy’s cost-effective, round-the-clock companionship and oversight to help mitigate danger due to delirium, the most common complication of hospitalization of older adults. Studies show that total direct healthcare costs attributable to delirium may range from $ 38 to $ 152 billion per year in the US.
“This simple to use avatar-based technology is a one-of-a-kind 24/7 companion to older adults, especially successful for dementia and delirium patients as we found in our beta pilot studies,” said Professor Jean Coppola, PhD, of Pace’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. “Families showed extreme gratitude for the virtual companionship for their loved one with the tablet-based cat or dog. Live, behind-the-scenes, well-trained staff offer families peace of mind.”
“GeriJoy has proven itself to have a major impact on quality of life for older adults,” said nursing professor Sharon Wexler, PhD, RN, of the College of Health Professions at Pace. “We are very excited to bring this cutting edge technology to older adults hospitalized at Mount Sinai Queens.”
During the pilot at Mount Sinai Queens, inpatients who enjoy their GeriJoy Companion during their hospital stay will have the option to take their GeriJoy Companion home, where, in addition to providing general companionship and oversight, it will serve as a health coach to prevent readmission to the hospital. Under GeriJoy’s new CORE (Clinical Observation, Reporting, and Evaluation) Program, GeriJoy Companions can be assigned to ask patients specialized questions about their daily behavior, tailored to their clinical risk factors. The GeriJoy CORE Program focuses on three primary risk factors for preventable hospital readmissions, which hospitals are penalized for under the Affordable Care Act: heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), and pneumonia.
For example, propping up the legs of a congestive heart failure patient when sitting is an effective way to reduce risk for further complications, and one of the questions asked by the GeriJoy CORE Program of heart failure patients is, “Have you been propping up your legs when you sit down?” The data resulting from these friendly coaching conversations are analyzed by GeriJoy and reported to clinicians such as registered nurses or care managers, who use the insight from real-time alerts as well as weekly summaries and trends to better evaluate and mitigate risk factors for hospital readmission. PricewaterhouseCoopers reports that preventable hospital readmissions cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $ 25 billion annually.
Pace and GeriJoy were originally introduced through Pilot Health Tech NYC’s matchmaking events in 2013. Pace had already completed a pilot study investigating the therapeutic and quality of life benefits of the GeriJoy Companion for the elderly, using resources from a Verizon Foundation grant it received to support innovative technologies. The study, entitled “I Am Dougie, Your Virtual Service Dog: An Intervention to Address Loneliness in Older Adults,” was conducted with home-bound seniors at Henry Street Settlement in Lower Manhattan. Findings included “improvement in speech, attitude, outlook, and behavior” of the older adults, who were originally “apprehensive,” “uncooperative,” and “belligerent.” Results were presented at the Aging in America 2014 conference and published in IEEE LISAT (Long Island Systems, Applications, and Technologies) 2014.
“Victor Wang, whose genius created the GeriJoy, has been listening to our feedback and continuously improving upon his amazingly creative and insightful technology which uses a tablet computer to connect isolated older adults with live human responders 24/7,” said nursing professor Lin Drury, PhD, RN, of Pace University’s College of Health Professions. “In our upcoming Pilot Health 2014 project the virtual service dog not only serves as a companion, but as a good natured health coach.”
About GeriJoy
GeriJoy Inc. was founded by MIT researchers Victor Wang and Shuo Deng to improve quality of life for seniors and caregivers through friendly technology. The GeriJoy Companion, their flagship service, is a virtual, talking pet that is backed by GeriJoy’s worldwide team of 24/7 care staff. These dementia-trained remote caregivers guide the pet’s speech to provide elders with the experience of having an always-available conversational companion and friend. In addition to improving mental health for elders, the GeriJoy Companion provides peace of mind and valuable care management insight for family members and caregivers, through the web-based GeriJoy Family Portal. GeriJoy has been recognized by organizations like AARP, TEDMED, and the US Senate as a leading innovator in senior care. For more information, please visit http://GeriJoy.com.
About Pace
A private university, Pace has campuses in Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, N.Y., enrolling nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in its Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Education, School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. The gerontechnology research team at Pace University is led by a multidisciplinary group of professors including Sharon Wexler, PhD, RN, and Lin Drury, PhD, RN, with the College of Health Professions; and Jean Coppola, PhD, with the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. Together, they combine computer science and information technology with public health and geriatric nursing expertise along with students who learn through working with providers in New York City such as Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, where Wexler is also on staff. For more information, visit http://www.pace.edu.
About Pilot Health Tech NYC
A program designed to dramatically increase innovation and collaboration within New York City’s health technology sector, Pilot Health Tech NYC is a partnership between New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Health 2.0 that pilots and advances new health technologies by partnering early-stage companies with key New York City healthcare service organizations and stakeholders. The Pilot program provides a total of $ 1 million annually to fund at least 10 innovative pilot projects in New York City. Now in its second year, the inaugural class of 10 Pilot companies has already raised over $ 150 million in private investment since winning. For more information, please visit http://PilotHealthTechNYC.com.
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Saint Leo University Offers New Computer Science Degree Starting Fall 2011
Saint Leo University Offers New Personal computer Science Degree Beginning Fall 2011
Saint Leo, FL (PRWEB) November 14, 2011
Starting this fall, students at Saint Leo University have a new choice for jump-beginning their careers in personal computer science—one of the most essential fields in today’s growing information economy. The Florida liberal arts university has established a cutting-edge pc science degree, housed in its Department of Computer Science and Data Systems.
The department is part of the Donald R. Tapia School of Business, which is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.
“The computer science degree program is an thrilling outgrowth of Saint Leo’s robust foundation in technologies education,” says Dr. Vyas Krishnan, department chair.
Expert Faculty
Saint Leo professors have the highest level of academic and market understanding. Several come to Saint Leo from best positions at high-tech pioneers such as Texas Instruments, IBM, the U.S. Air Force, and noteworthy banks, insurance organizations and educational institutions around the world.
Ultra Modern Facilities
Pc science students take classes in the new, $ 12 million residence of the Donald R. Tapia School of Company. The 47,921-square-foot facility, which opened its doors in fall 2011, provides students state-of-the-art personal computer labs for the study of laptop or computer science and related topics. All students taking classes in the new house of the Donald R. Tapia School of Organization also enjoy the advantages provided by classrooms with Wise boards and video conferencing equipment. “We are empowering students to not only maintain pace with technologies, but shape it,” explained Dr. Krishnan.
Future-Proofed Curriculum
The curriculum for the B.S. in laptop or computer science emphasizes historically crucial core information, as properly as forward-thinking theory and ideal practices. The plan was created based on recommendations from leading standards-creating organizations in educational and scientific computing.
Specialized Study
Advanced courses include: Applied Data Mining, Software program Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Plus, an Details Assurance specialization is available to students interested in personal computer forensics, penetration testing, and World wide web, intranet and network security. These focused courses prepare Saint Leo’s graduates to impact society in a range of extremely technical positions, such as: computer software engineers, laptop or computer support specialists, database administrators, internet developers, IT security analysts and systems integrators.
Unlimited Career Opportunities
Jobs in pc science are consistently ranked among the most in-demand and leading paying of all fields. Money magazine, in reality, lately named “software program architect” the ideal job in America. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that personal computer science jobs are amongst those projected to grow the fastest among 2008 and 2018.
Beyond Laptop or computer Science
Moreover, Saint Leo University continues to offer the B.S. in personal computer data systems, or CIS. That program prepares future business managers to oversee the buying and administration of technologies within businesses or other workplaces.
The B.S. in personal computer science, provided at Saint Leo’s conventional campus outside of Tampa, Fla., is one of numerous degrees the university has introduced in the past couple of years. Other new locations of study contain: undergraduate degrees in sociology, psychology, liberal studies, and international hospitality and tourism management via Saint Leo’s online plan, and a B.S. in psychology at Saint Leo’s standard campus.
About Saint Leo University
Saint Leo ranks as one of the top universities in the South, according to U.S. News & Globe Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” list. Saint Leo’s classic liberal arts campus, situated 30 miles north of Tampa, educates more than 1,900 students. Total enrollment across its campus, continuing education centers, and on the web programs exceeds 15,000. One of the oldest Catholic universities in Florida, Saint Leo University ranks as one of the nation’s ten leading providers of greater education to the military, and is a nationally recognized leader in on the internet education.
To understand more about Saint Leo University’s computer science degree plan, visit:
http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Enterprise/Undergraduate-Degree-Programs/Bachelor-of-Laptop or computer-Science-Degree
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