NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2006 — Horizon Wimba announced today the immediate availability of Course Genie 2.0, which allows users to more easily build rich media content such as Flashcards and Wimba audio files, export Microsoft Word(TM) documents to new formats, and quickly create interactive content such as questions, media files, and pop-ups.

This new release of Course Genie 2.0 features:

— Course Genie Flashcards
— New header styles for adding HTML, Javascript, Java applets, and other code directly into Word documents
— Tables for easier editing of quizzes, pop-ups, media, and metadata
— Export to Blackboard quiz format in addition to export to WebCT quiz and QTI formats
— Improved SCORM export allows Course Genie to report directly to grade books and tracking tools in Moodle, WebCT CE 6.0, Vista 4.0, and Blackboard
— Removal of initialization process

Creating new methods of interactivity is the focus of Course Genie 2.0. Course Genie Flashcards are a perfect tool for studying and creating engaging K-12 instructional content. Able to be created from a single document, Flashcards play in a Macromedia Flash interface, allowing educators – and even students – to create a wide range of material for student exercises. Instructors create the lively content in Word, save it in Course Genie, and view it in Flash from within their online course.

Additionally, new Course Genie styles (cgHtml and cgHtmlHeader) allow users to add HTML, Javascript, and other code into their Word documents in order to create even richer course content. In fact, several institutions are already exploring the idea of inserting Wimba Voice Boards directly into their Course Genie material.

"We wanted to make Course Genie more engaging," said Tommaso Trionfi, CEO of Horizon Wimba. "Course Genie has already proved itself to be an easy course creation tool for faculty of all technical abilities, and this new release broadens the range of interactive content that can be created. Any user can now construct Flashcards, insert a variety of code, and more easily edit interactive features – all within their existing Word documents."

In addition to the new Flashcards, all of Course Genie’s interactive content – including questions, media, and pop-ups – are now built inside tables within Word for easier editing. Also, improved SCORM export allows Course Genie to report directly to the grade books and tracking tools in Moodle, WebCT CE 6.0, Vista 4.0 and Blackboard.

Finally, the improved SCORM export from the new SCORM tab within Course Genie allows users to export multiple Shareable Content Objects (SCOs), allowing users to use CMS/VLE navigation for their course content.

About Horizon Wimba

Horizon Wimba develops collaborative software applications addressing the diverse needs of the emerging online education market. Its software enables institutions to take advantage of the multitude of advances in the Internet and Internet-based technologies while also enhancing their course management systems. The Company’s virtual classroom solution enables educators to teach and meet live online, its vocal collaboration technologies add oral content directly into course content, webpages and assessments, and its content authoring software allows users to quickly and easily convert Microsoft Word(TM) documents into webpages. With simplicity and power, Horizon Wimba adds new dimensions to online, accessible education, enriching the learning experience for both students and instructors.

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