The Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) adoption and integration of Macromedia Breeze Government Edition, for use in training programs, has been enthusiastically taken up by users, and has come to be highly regarded by NAVAIR. Macromedia Breeze and Flash have been used to develop and deploy over 12,000 training courses worldwide, since May 2004. Web-based training enables all parts of the world to work together as needed. Macromedia Breeze Government Edition makes the geographical distinction almost irrelevant.

"NAVAIR is focused on ensuring high-quality and consistent training for every individual within the Command, no matter where they are stationed around the globe," said Mary Glotfelty, director, career development office, NAVAIR. "With a simplified authoring environment and Web-based deployment, we can provide consistent, rich media content to personnel at any geographic location. The net result is better training delivered at a lower total cost."

Users can study around schedules they create, based on their availability and study preferences. In addition, users can learn everything they need to know, without stepping outside the Web-based learning environs. No software beyond a Flash capable Web browser is needed. Macromedia Flash Players are installed in over 98% of PCs. This makes delivering training materials and resources to users very easy.

"Rich, interactive media provides true interaction between the trainer and the trainee, resulting in higher retention rates and faster time-to-knowledge," said Juliana Slye, director, Macromedia global government industry. "Leveraging Macromedia Breeze Government Edition, NAVAIR can harness the value of rich media training, add global reach, and simultaneously reduce the resource costs associated with developing training programs." The system has seen nearly instant adoption by users, with new memberships growing 10% month-to-month, compared with the number of NAVAIR users who began Breeze Government Edition.

In addition to the training and authorship benefits, Breeze Government Edition also significantly improves the ability of command staff to track the fulfillment of training requirements. NAVAIR used Breeze XML Web services and Macromedia ColdFusion software to integrate Breeze Government Edition with the existing personnel management suite to gauge the success of training programs by relevant personnel characteristics such as location and competency code.

Macromedia Breeze Government Edition, according to NAVAIR, enables any agency to create, deploy, track, and score rich, enterprise-wide multimedia training programs. Bringing the core Breeze Presentation platform in contact with the Breeze Training module, results in the creation of deployable plans, which can combine any number of video and audio formats for a memorable and enjoyable learning experience.