POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Marist College, a leading college of the arts and sciences noted for its leadership in the use of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process, today announced a new pilot program to enhance the school's e-learning offerings. Through its close partnership with IBM, Marist has chosen Interactive Video Technologies' (IVT) MediaPlatform(TM) to power this effort.

"Through Marist's close partnership with IBM, and after an extensive audit of the leading webcasting providers, it was clear that IVT's MediaPlatform was the only offering that had the flexibility, reliability and personalization capabilities that we need to design, implement and maintain our online learning environment," said Josh Baron, Director of Academic Technology and eLearning, Marist College. "At Marist we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to enriched learning through the use of new technology. IVT's MediaPlatform offers our faculty, staff and students a unique e-learning experience which provides the opportunity to interact with the content and, in some cases, even a real person."

Marist College has had a long standing partnership with IBM which has enabled the institution to be a trendsetter in the e-learning space. IBM worked closely with Marist to assess, develop and deploy IVT's MediaPlatform. Marist currently utilizes MediaPlatform to create online undergraduate and graduate courses, while also supplementing many of the school's in-class courses. Additionally, Marist is using MediaPlatform for administrative applications such as faculty training and HR education.

IVT's MediaPlatform is a complete webcasting publishing platform that enables organizations to broadly produce, manage, distribute and monitor live and on-demand webcasts. MediaPlatform includes components that enable easy production and powerful distribution of webcasts featuring streaming video, PowerPoint slides, Flash animation, audio, and screen captures.

"At IVT we take pride in our ability to meet the ever-changing communications needs of leading webcasting innovators, such as the team at Marist," said Greg Pulier, founder and CTO, IVT. "We understand that reliability through every step of the webcasting process, partnered with outstanding client service, is imperative to making online learning a real success."

About Marist College

Marist College, recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes, and Barron's Best Buys in College Education, is noted for its leadership in the use of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Founded in 1929, Marist's 180-acre campus overlooks the Hudson River in the heart of the historic Hudson Valley, midway between New York City and Albany, the state capital.

For more information, please visit: http://www.marist.edu/ About Interactive Video Technologies (http://www.ivtweb.com/)

Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) is the leader in corporate webcasting, providing the most comprehensive and scalable solution for the production, management, distribution and monitoring of live and on-demand webcasts. IVT products enable Global 2000 companies to deliver interactive, online communications to customers, channel partners, investors, sales force and employees. For more information on IVT, please visit http://www.ivtweb.com/

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CONTACT: Tim Massie, Public Affairs Department of Marist College,
+1-845-575-3000, timmian.massie@marist.edu; or Anne Sweeney of Matter
Communications for Interactive Video Technologies, +1-978-499-9250, ext. 228,
anne@matternow.com

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