History

Applied Courseware Technology, Inc., incorporated in 1988, is based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Between 1992-95, the Company provided highly sophisticated instructional design and courseware development services using state-of-the-art learning technologies. In the process, the Company produced several in-house software applications to automate the complex procedures inherent within instructional analysis, curriculum design and development, and performance management methodologies.

The Company’s experience suggested that there was a great need for a fully integrated software tool that could analyze, design, plan and distribute enterprise-wide learning solutions to support employee performance. It was felt that the ideal tool should use an open architecture, be easily re-configurable, support multiple departments across an organization and be applicable across all industry sectors. In 1995 the Company completed a market research initiative to assess the marketability of this concept.

The research revealed that this type of high-end analytical tool was desired by organizations where mission critical tasks were routinely performed and where either system failures or human error were costly. The need was particularly evident in corporations and organizations that operated in highly regulated industries such as aerospace, defence, nuclear and healthcare.

In 2002 ACT completed development of Integreator2 (I2), a robust, web-enabled, multi-platform database configuration and usage application. It is extremely easy to use and is expandable to suite a wide variety of system requirements. At its core, I2 has an open API for which programmers can use to plug-in their own functionality. I2 can interface with any database supporting JDBC 1, and can leverage the power of the database itself.

ACT is currently focused on building channels of distribution into the corporate training market in North America and Europe. This effort will include strategic co-development partnerships geared for the custom-development of industry-specific versions of Integrator Professional.