--- Forwarded Message from "stellamderum" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >From: "stellamderum" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'LLTI-Editor'" <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: SANS Announces New Version 9.0 of Sony Virtuoso Software Enhancing Student Audio/Video Recording Capabilities >Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 15:36:24 -0400 >Thread-Index: Acm27vhRk/LN2eoQRKOaNQZZiFiaaQ== SANS Inc. 10 White Wood Lane North Branford, CT 06471 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2009 SANS Inc. Announces New Version 9.0 of Sony Virtuoso Software Enhancing Student Audio/Video Recording Capabilities .North Branford, Connecticut..SANS Inc., the developer and exclusive licensor of Sony language learning software solutions, has just released Version 9.0 of the Sony Virtuoso Language Learning Instructional Software suite. The latest updates to this widely used instructional technology enable more flexibility for learners of spoken languages and visual languages including American Sign Language (ASL). According to Ron Remschel, SANS President, "We keep an open dialog with our customers to understand what they need to make teaching with our technology most beneficial to their students. Version 9.0 of the Sony Virtuoso software includes features that have been identified by language instructors as essential to help students gain proficiency when using the Sony language lab instructional technology." This software version includes new student recording options for both spoken and visual languages making it more flexible for instructor guided activities where the student is recording audio or video responses. Technical enhancements have also been made to provide capabilities for more intuitive system configuration and monitoring of activity within a school's PC Network. These updates speak to the needs of the IT managers at each institution that work very closely with SANS on technical compatibility within their school's network environment. About SANS Inc.: SANS Inc, Software and Network Solutions, is the developer and exclusive worldwide licensor of Sony Language Learning Software. These include the widely used technology solutions of the Sony VirtuosoT and SoloistR digital language lab software suite. This technology is the instructional choice of numerous, discerning language programs in the U.S. and around the world. SANS also provides solutions for blended and virtual language learning with SANSSpace VLE. SANS is committed to providing software solutions that, first and foremost, address teaching and learning modalities and work within the IT framework of the school or government agency using the technology. SANS products are designed and developed in the United States. More at www.sansinc.com or contact Stella Derum at [log in to unmask] . Virtuoso and Soloist are trademarks of Sony Electronics Inc. Sony Virtuoso and Soloist software incorporate SANS and Sony Technology. SANSSpace is a trademark of SANS Inc. *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************