Microsoft Launches MOAC Labs Online 2.0 Beta
Consistently Good- Launch and start learning with no delays
Bellevue—October 15th, 2010—
Microsoft® today introduced MOAC Labs Online 2.0, an evolutionary improvement to the MOAC Lab Online experience launched in November 2008. Version 2.0 comes with improved lab launching rates and tines, improved performance within a lab, and improved ability to successfully complete the lab. MOAC Labs Online 2.0 will be available for all 8 MOAC Labs Online titles starting December 10th.
“2.0 is delivering exactly what our users need,” said Dan Weis, Product Manager of Microsoft Learning’s Hands-On Lab product line, “It just works. No more complexity getting into a lab, no more slow screens in the virtual machine, and easier set up.”
MOAC Labs Online 2.0 features substantially reduced system requirements for use. Users will now be able to launch a lab at 40 Kbps per user versus 300 Kbps under the current experience. Users will be able to load labs in under 1 minute versus 3 minutes currently. An ActiveX control will still need to be installed, on the first time use, to enable users to connect to the lab.
Microsoft has made improvements to the user interface based on user feedback. “These improvements are evolutionary not revolutionary,” said Dan Weis, “they are intuitive and easy to grasp. Now users can use dual monitors. Now users can run the labs at a higher resolution. We are giving users what they want.”
MOAC Labs Online has caught the attention of its users over the last two years by reducing complexity in teaching Microsoft Technologies. Microsoft Learning created Labs Online to further innovate on the practice tools IT Professionals, and novices, use to learn about Microsoft Technology.
Press Contact:
Dan Weis
Microsoft
daweis@microsoft.com