Company History
Client Information
Ed-X Products
Company Announcements

Company History

The idea for a commercial website that gathered in-depth information about online education and distance learning opportunities was conceived in 1997 by a group of university professors, web designers and information technology specialists. There were no online search engines at the time that focused on gathering data about online classes and degree programs as well as continuing education, skills training, and certification programs. There were also few opportunities for online colleges and universities to get their message out to the rest of the world - marketing their programs to potential online learners was a difficult endeavor. Ed-X was seen as an "educational exchange" that would unify online college content with potential learners, wherever they were located in the world.

Ed-X LLC was formally incorporated in Austin, Texas (USA) in 1998. The company is privately held and has strategic development agreements with companies in Holland, Germany, and Great Britain. Ed-X currently hosts the online education content site, Ed-X: The Distance Learning Channel, and has developed software-based products that populate "shell" Learning Management Systems ("LMS") as well as integrate disparate registration and information databases at online colleges into the Ed-X exchange network.

Client Information

Since the company's inception in 1998, Ed-X has represented numerous universities with distance learning content, online colleges, and private learning content providers. Ed-X has assisted in the marketing of distance learning programs for institutions from around the world including: Connecticut State University, Golden Gate University, Herriott-Watt University (UK), National University, University of Phoenix, Kaplan College, Keller Graduate School of Management, Syracuse University, Regis University, University of Texas, Florida State University, University of North Carolina, University of Wisconsin - Platte, and Murdoch University of Australia.

Ed-X has filed several patents on its innovative agent-based exchange software. Agent-based exchanges have been developed as working demonstrations for the U.S. Army's "eArmyU" project, the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command's Knowledge Management initiative, and for organizations such as the Professional Photographers of America and regional training authorities in the Netherlands.

Ed-X always seeks to improve its service to the distance learning community. Please send your suggestions to info@ed-x.com. Should you need information about marketing a distance learning program on Ed-X: The Distance Learning Channel, please contact a sales representative at sales@ed-x.com. And be sure to visit Ed-X on a regular basis to stay informed on the best in online education news, updated distance learning course and degree information on Ed-X. A World of Learning Online.™

Ed-X Products

Ed-X has developed a complete online education solution for corporations, governmental organizations, non-profits, and content providing online colleges.

Ed-X: The Distance Learning Channel™. Ed-X's online search engine and comprehensive database of distance education opportunities (including online degree and certificate programs, skills training, and non-credit classes) was first released in 1998. The Ed-X website serves as an informational "e-source" for learners to find distance learning and online educational opportunities from around the globe.

Ed-X Online Education Gateways. Ed-X Gateways can link the Ed-X database of online education and distance learning opportunities to the websites of corporations and other organizations. The database, which is updated weekly, can populate 'empty' Learning Management System (LMS) shells with SCORM compliant or other accredited training and educational opportunities. This, in turn, reduces the cost of building content for organizations and makes LMS software useful.

Ed-X Exchange Agent™. Ed-X has developed a series of software agents that can pull data from a variety of disparate databases into an Ed-X exchange controller server. The controller server can update data (including seat count, financial transactions, course information, articulation agreements, and transcript information) in real time from online colleges or content providers and transmit requested data to an end user's web browser. The agents are non-obtrusive and do not require a rewrite of the underlying data structure. They can also be used to pull SCORM compliant courseware segments into a cohesive, customized learning module on a real time basis.

Ed-X Knowledge Information Exchange™. Ed-X's Knowledge Information Exchange ("KIE") system is a complete exchange system that unifies disparate databases using Ed-X's proprietary software agents. Formal and Informal knowledge can be retrieved from completely dissimilar database applications, delivered to an Ed-X KIE server and forwarded on to a KIE user's browser. The KIE system is bilateral so that queries and updates (seat count, tuition cost, knowledge management information) can be written back to the database without changing the underlying database structure. The Knowledge Information Exchange system offers governments and large organizations to capture, organize and deliver knowledge management in a flexible and easily implementable system.

For more information about the products listed above, please contact an Ed-X sales representative at sales@ed-x.com.

Company Announcements

Ed-X occasionally announces new products, updates to Ed-X: The Distance Learning Channel, and other items of interest. Please click on the announcements below to keep informed of the company's latest news.

Should you have any other questions regarding Ed-X, please contact us at info@ed-x.com. Ed-X is a World of Learning Online™.