Boston – May 19, 2010 –
John Alonso, Co-founder and CTO of OutStart, will present “Mobile
Learning for
a Mobile Workforce” to the attendees of the STARS Workshop in San
Antonio on
May 25. Public safety professionals,
including members from local, state and federal law enforcement, will
learn how
mobile
technology
can provide invaluable training and refresher information to officers
and other
public safety individuals while deployed in the field. The workshop is a collaborative effort by
federal and state agencies from across North America. Collectively
these agencies are
responsible for Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) training for
more
than one-million criminal justice professionals in North America.
The STARS Workshop takes place from May 23-26 in
San Antonio, Texas. The hallmark of the conference is to provide
practical information and tools capable of being used and implemented
immediately upon the attendees return to work. Mr. Alonso is an
educator and frequent speaker on learning and knowledge-sharing
technologies; his resume includes more than 25 years of experience with
software development and over 10 years as an instructor.
Quotes
Bob Morris, STARS
Workshop Chair
“Criminal
Justice practitioners work irregular hours spending more time in the
field than
in an office environment. Delivering
mission critical training to these professionals remains a challenging
and
daunting task. Learning content delivered
via mobile devices, in short lessons, significantly improves on-demand
training
opportunities, increases officer-safety awareness, and simultaneously
minimizes
fiscal impact.”
John Alonso,
OutStart CTO
“Mobile
learning is less about a device, and much more about reaching the right
content
anytime. The characteristic of mobile
that changes everything, is that you can count on individuals always
having
access. They don’t need a specific
device, or a specified place … their phone is always with them. This,
coupled
with simple systems that allow for effective development and delivery,
enables
abilities that we have never seen before. Mobile
workforces, like in law enforcement,
are best positioned to reap these benefits first.”
About OutStart
At OutStart, we’re out to solve a big
problem. Most organizations posses a wealth of underutilized collective
intelligence around their products, services and processes. This
underutilization negatively impacts employees, customers and partners,
costing
precious time and money while hindering performance. Said simply, “what
your
people don’t know will hurt you.” OutStart’s social business software
and
learning systems act like a lifeline: connecting people to the
know-how,
creativity and learning they require to be efficient, effective and
agile.
Since its inception in 1999, and
backed by leading venture capital firms, OutStart has matured into a
profitable
and rapidly growing company with an impressive range of customers who
are
surpassing expectations and delivering exceptional business results. The
company
is honored to have customers like Autodesk, BB&T, Boeing Company,
BT, CVS
Caremark, DIRECTV, EDS, General Dynamics, Internal Revenue Service,
McDonald’s,
MetLife, Prudential, Australian Defence Force, U.S. Navy, UK Ministry of
Defence, Verizon Wireless and Yum! Brands. To learn more about
OutStart,
visit the company on the web at www.outstart.com. You can also read the blog at http://blog.outstart.com
and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/outstart.
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