Conn. These programs will never replace live instructors, to be sure. But today's networking and communications technologies enable organizations to offer more training, while saving money on travel expenses and lost productivity time. Employees can access courses via networks to keep existing skills current and learn new ones from the comfort of their desktops. Microsoft Corp. PowerPoint slideware courses, along with text-based information about the company, related technologies and more. Anyone can take courses and send questions and feedback to trainers via electronic mail.
Plans are also under way to put streaming video on every desktop.
But the Web forces people to think differently. Now you can share information in a more dynamic, real-time method. With online video, everyone at 3Com can access high-quality training. The most talented presenters can deliver video lessons to users in real time. Videos can also be stored on the server for easy access.