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Learnbuild deliver e-learning software to educational
institutions and training companies. Learnbuild leverage
two key technologies; an online resource management
product called LibraryLink and the moodle open-source
course management system.
Learnbuild have 10 University customers for LibraryLink.
They also currently offer the moodle
course-management-system to training providers and
secondary schools throughout the UK.
www.learnbuild.co.uk
Sentric Music is a revolutionary music management,
publishing and distribution company. Sentric provide
music industry services to customers, using the Internet
to dramatically reduce costs and increase the number of
customers that can be serviced. Sentric use an internet
portal to offer bands a selection of services including
royalty collection, online marketing, synchronisation
deals, distribution (itunes etc.), online sales,
industry marketing.
Sentric sign up as many bands as possible using a web
based contract. Uptake is driven by a band friendly
contract with a 90 day termination clause that awards
Sentric 20% of the revenue generated. A major catalyst
in uptake is the agreement Sentric has with the PRS (the
royalty collecting body in the UK), the PRS will pay
Sentric a minimum of £6 per gig that a Sentric band
plays, with many unsigned bands playing 100 gigs a year,
this “money for nothing” is very enticing.
www.sentricmusic.co.uk
CreativeCultures is an online marketing agency utilising
emergent technology to create brand equity for its
clients. CreativeCultures is predominantly focused on
clients in the entertainment industry, specifically in
music and computer entertainment.
CreativeCultures have developed an in-depth knowledge
of, and online presence within, various internet
communities including MySpace (and its various
analogues) and Second Life. They have undertaken successful online Marketing and PR campaigns for EMI, Warner International and Ministry of Sound.
www.creativecultures.biz
CATU Training delivers learning solutions to the
Community Advice and Voluntary sector.
There are some 22,000 community and voluntary sector
agencies in the UK. Typically these agencies are funded
for a period of time to provide advice (often using
volunteers) to their customer. With a changing
regulatory framework and a high turnover of volunteers
the training burden on these organisations is huge.
CATU have prototyped a complete online framework for the
identification of training needs, appropriate offline
and online course selection, course appraisal and
training impact assessment. This framework will support
the forthcoming NVQ in National Vocational Standards.
www.catutraining.co.uk
Easy-Web-Page are one of the few companies in the UK
addressing the need to make the Internet accessible to
people with learning difficulties, particularly those
people cannot read and write.
Easy-Web-Page offers the unique combination of
experience of the working with people with learning
disabilities and knowledge of web design and Internet
applications. Easy-Web-Page have worked on a project with the BBC and developed some video web pages to make the Disability Rights Commission's website more accessible.
www.easy-web-page.co.uk
Bluepoint develop proximity marketing and proximity
information applications that utilise Bluetooth
technology.
They have developed a unique, user-friendly customer
interface to allow clients complete control of their
Bluetooth marketing campaigns. BluePoint hardware is
small and portable, giving it an added edge over much of the competition. Clients include Manchester Central (formerlly the G-MEX Centre) and o2 Wireless.
www.bluepointcommunications.co.uk
LiveFromLiverpool is a virtual representation of Liverpool within Second Life. Second Life is web 3.0 - a 3D, virtual world that exisits on line, in which people can attend gigs and exhibitions, meet friends and even buy property. LiveFromLiverpool was set up in order to establish Liverpool as one of the most entertainment rich and culturally recognisable places within Second Life.
Thus far LiveFromLiverpool has been phenominally successful. 'Resident' brands include Cream and The Cavern and traffic regularly exceeds 200,000 visitor minutes per day. With the Capital of Culture year fast approaching and LiveFrom... planning to extend their brand-concept to other cities, LiveFromLiverpool's profile looks set to continue to grow.
www.livefromliverpool.com
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