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| | 19 OCTOBER 2020vitero GmbHA Realistic Touch to Virtual LearningWe were the first company to design a classroom and a web conferencing solution leveraging WebRTC and HTML5 technology, which the staff can use via the browsersubgroups, with the mere push of a button, to discuss specific topics. Even as vitero comes integrated with VoIP, participation by telephone is also possible. Further, card queries can be carried out in an anonymous, personalised, open, or covered way depending on how the instructor wants to conduct it. "This brings in a huge amount of flexibility to make a vivid training," remarks Dr Kempf.Real-World Learning ExperiencesIt comes as no surprise that vitero is the solution of choice for a multitude of businesses across sectors in the areas of e-collaboration, live e-learning, language learning as well as in web conferencing, e-health, and more. Dr Kempf touches upon a bevy of customer success stories. The automotive giant Volkswagen utilises vitero to train their numerous resellers, dealers and service personnel spread across locations, on their various car models both pre and post-launch. With one-on-one training not a feasible approach at all times, given its associated high cost and time delays, vitero fit the requirement perfectly for the Volkswagen Group to impart training quickly and cost-effectively. The distance factor fades into oblivion as the Volkswagen Group can conduct all training programmes easily and also provide more effective types of learning, such as just-in-time learning. On an equal note, with vitero, the learning process is easy even for personnel who are not well acquainted with computers or proficient in keyboard usage. In yet another example, an automotive company, one among vitero's long-standing customers, could go ahead with their plan of training the service personnel using the webcams in vitero even before launching the new model in the market. Dr Kempf cites an interesting scenario that showcases vitero's technological prowess. Companies in the airline sector find it difficult to conduct training in the traditional computer-based classroom method as the staff are always on the move. A leading airlines company is conducting virtual training with its staff accessing vitero through iPads. "We were one of the first companies to design a classroom and a web conferencing solution leveraging WebRTC and HTML5 technology, which the staff can use via the browser," says Dr Kempf. "They can not only listen to the trainer, but also collaborate, interact, and utilise card-based moderation techniques among others." In line with the trend of mobile learning, the company's new flexible solution, viteroinspire works independent of the device, whether it is tablets, smartphones or convertibles and is compatible with Android and iOS. Fostering Experiential CommunicationWith deep technology expertise in the area of web conferencing or synchronous live communication, the vitero team committed to creating environments that inspire learning, is taking the virtual game of learning a notch higher. It is common knowledge that what you hear and see will influence the atmosphere of communication. For example, the ambience of a traditional fireside can foster better conversations due to the more relaxed atmosphere, and this is what vitero aims to replicate. "We are enroute to making the fireside conditions possible through the graphical user interface, with the mere push of a button, to facilitate conversations that are better and easier," states Dr Kempf. The company has filed a patent recently and plans to integrate this new idea in the next versions of the product. Building on the foundation of robust growth, the future looks rosy as vitero envisions to double its employee strength and fortify its presence further in Europe. < Page 9 | Page 11 >