SUNY’s Hudson Valley Community College Deploys YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and Zoom Connector

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Part of the State University of New York (SUNY), Hudson Valley Community College has deployed the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and Zoom Connector to serve its nearly 10,000 students in New York’s Capital Region.

“A number of schools in the SUNY system have already entrusted YuJa to provide a comprehensive media platform. We’re excited to have Hudson Valley Community College join the fold, and we look forward to helping them stay true to their mission of providing transformative, student-centered and high-quality educational opportunities that address the diverse needs of local and global communities,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.

Part of the State University of New York (SUNY), Hudson Valley Community College has deployed the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and Zoom Connector to serve its nearly 10,000 students in New York’s Capital Region.

The institution was seeking a platform for instructors to record lectures, as well as quickly edit and caption media. The College will benefit from a host of other unique features within the Video Platform, from Deep Visual Search technology to auto-captioning, on-demand recording, live streaming, quizzing, analytics and more.

The Zoom Connector enables the automatic import of videos recorded in Zoom to their media library for secure storage and viewing. Administrators also can create data policies to archive content based on video views, type, user and date of upload.

“A number of schools in the SUNY system have already entrusted YuJa to provide a comprehensive media platform. We’re excited to have Hudson Valley Community College join the fold, and we look forward to helping them stay true to their mission of providing transformative, student-centered and high-quality educational opportunities that address the diverse needs of local and global communities,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.

About Hudson Valley Community College

Located in Troy, New York, Hudson Valley Community College delivers high-quality education with small class sizes on an urban/suburban campus in New York’s Capital Region. Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs for nearly 10,000 students. The college is part of the State University of New York (SUNY), which is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States.

About YuJa, Inc.

YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate.

Trident Technical College Replaces Former Video Learning Platform with YuJa’s All-in-One Video Content Management Solution

SAN JOSE, Calif–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina, has selected YuJa, Inc. to replace its former Video Learning Platform, Techsmith Knowmia, after the company announced it would no longer provide enterprise education video hosting. Trident Technical College also wanted to replace the use of a number of other disparate systems with one centrally supported and maintained solution.

“We know that migrating any technology tool can be a challenge, which is why we work to make the process as seamless as possible”

With the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform, the institution will be able to leverage an all-in-one tool to record, edit, caption and distribute video, along with providing quizzing, the ability to embed videos and media into D2L Brightspace, the institution’s Learning Management System (LMS), and will have access to other tools that will increase interactivity and drive collaboration.

“We know that migrating any technology tool can be a challenge, which is why we work to make the process as seamless as possible,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer. “Our teams have been working diligently to migrate data and relink courses so instructors and students can focus on teaching and learning.”

About Trident Technical College

Located in Charleston, South Carolina, Trident Technical College is a public, two-year, multi-campus institution that provides quality education and promotes economic development in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. The institution offers more than 150 programs of study, along with an Online College and Evening College. Trident Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees, diplomas and certificates.

About YuJa, Inc.

YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate.We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto

New York-Based St. John Fisher College Engages YuJa for Lecture Capture and Media Management Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Located just outside of Rochester, NY, St. John Fisher College has engaged with YuJa, Inc. to provide lecture capture and media management solutions campuswide. College administrators were seeking to replace its former provider, Ensemble Video, which was acquired and announced it would no longer offer video content management services.

“We’re proud to offer technology integrations that enable scalable and easy to use video and media management solutions for enterprises of all sizes.”

The institution is pairing YuJa with Extron and Matrox hardware solutions, which will help deliver automated, engaging content to students. By integrating their hardware devices with YuJa, the college can publish ad-hoc or scheduled recordings for live or on-demand applications. In addition to enabling video recording, instructors can easily edit, caption, and store media in the YuJa Cloud.

“YuJa is a powerful tool on its own, but combined with our integration partners, users can easily edit content, use engagement tools and integrate with St. John Fisher College’s learning management system,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re proud to offer technology integrations that enable scalable and easy to use video and media management solutions for enterprises of all sizes.”

About St. John Fisher College

As an independent institution in the Catholic tradition of American higher education, St. John Fisher College emphasizes the liberal arts, offering programs in traditional academic disciplines as well as more directly career-oriented fields. Located in Pittsford, N.Y., seven miles outside of the city of Rochester, Fisher is composed of five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences; the School of Business; the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education; the Wegmans School of Nursing; and the Wegmans School of Pharmacy. The College offers over 35 academic majors in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, business, education, and nursing, as well as 11 pre-professional programs.

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Ed-Tech Leader YuJa, Inc. Enhances Features Across Product Offerings and Debuts a New Product in the Second Quarter

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–YuJa, Inc., a leader in enterprise ed-tech solutions, released a number of new and updated features across its suite of products, as well as announced a new product this quarter.

“Our goal is to provide robust tools to help institutions transform their classes, whether they’re in-person, online, or hybrid, with easy-to-use, dynamic solutions that engage students and empower instructors”

YuJa Engage, which was recently launched, is a student response system that enables instructors to create a more active learning experience with the incorporation of interactive quizzes and polls. Designed for education, Engage can help increase class participation and collaboration, as well as provide immediate feedback to both instructors and students.

“Our goal is to provide robust tools to help institutions transform their classes, whether they’re in-person, online, or hybrid, with easy-to-use, dynamic solutions that engage students and empower instructors,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.

In addition to the new product, the most prominent updates to other products are listed below.

The Enterprise Video Platform now has an interactive transcript that allows viewers to follow along and interact with it in real-time, as well as zoom in and download content for optimal accessibility. The Video Platform also has a new Image Cognition Analysis tool, which automatically adds metadata tags to uploaded images and generates searchable tags to describe visual content. Other updates include the ability to translate caption files into more than 25 languages and support for VR 360 images.

YuJa’s Video Conference Platform is now compatible with the Microsoft Edge browser. Additionally, the Platform saw an expansion of the gallery view to 25 users with pagination, and enhanced speaker detection to better recognize the speaker, rather than background noise. Users can now quickly toggle their audio and video sources, making it easy to participate in the discussion.

YuJa Himalayas for Enterprise Compliance has a new Active Storage Archive that allows institutions to automate data policies to reduce their active storage utilization. Further, instructors and students can now self-manage importing individual recordings from Zoom, Webex, Blackboard Collaborate and Microsoft Teams. Himalayas also had updates to improve the process of exporting large amounts of content to a zip file and to perform selective transcode management operations.

YuJa Panorama, a digital accessibility tool, now improves accessibility on any website or HTML page – even those outside of the learning management system environment – with alternative formats and other page accessibility enhancements. The Website Accessibility Tool can provide customizable accessibility features through the use of a Content Adjustments tab, such as dynamic adjustments to text spacing, font sizing, line height and more. Additionally, Panorama now offers document translation to support more than 100 languages. Panorama also now supports the Blackboard Ultra LMS.

About YuJa, Inc.

YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.

YuJa Secures Contract With Texas State Technical College to Serve Institution’s 10 Campuses With Lecture Capture and Media Management Tools

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Texas’s only public multicampus technical college, Texas State Technical College (TSTC), has signed an agreement with YuJa, Inc. to provide its Enterprise Video Platform for lecture capture and media management solutions. The college has 10 campuses throughout the state and more than 11,000 students working toward associate degrees and certificates in technical skills and trades.

“Texas State Technical College has a student-centered philosophy that focuses on technology as a ‘force to be explored and channeled by people in a productive and responsible manner for the benefit of all humankind,’”

The institution was seeking a replacement solution for Techsmith Knowmia, which sunset its enterprise education video hosting product. In addition to creating and publishing recordings, generating captions and using the quiz feature, YuJa offers the institution high functionality, ease of use, and the ability to manage and simplify workflows. The Video Platform integrates with Canvas, TSTC’s Learning Management System (LMS), and its Single Sign-On provider to provide a comprehensive education media platform.

“Texas State Technical College has a student-centered philosophy that focuses on technology as a ‘force to be explored and channeled by people in a productive and responsible manner for the benefit of all humankind,’” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re excited to be a part of that philosophy by providing necessary technology to help students learn 21st century skills that will contribute to their success in Texas and beyond.”

YuJa has a strong and growing presence across Texas, including at Dallas College, University of Texas at El Paso, Lamar University, McLennan Community College, Texas Wesleyan University, Clarendon College, Vernon College, Lone Star College, Texas State University, and others.

About Texas State Technical College

Texas State Technical College is the only state-supported multiple campus technical college in Texas. The institution aims to help the state of Texas meet the high-tech challenges of today’s global economy in partnership with business and industry, government agencies and other educational institutions.

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YuJa, Inc. Unveils Price-Match Promise: Ed-Tech Powerhouse Provides Tailored Licensing Plan to Fit Individual Ed-Tech Needs

Ed-Tech Powerhouse Provides Tailored Licensing Plan to Fit Individual Ed-Tech Needs

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–YuJa, Inc., a leader in educational technology solutions for enterprises of all sizes, announces a “Price-Match Promise,” a new offer to meet or beat the value and price of other video and media content management solutions.

“At YuJa, we understand that each institution has its own unique technology needs, and that there is truly no one-size-fits-all approach. We work to define an institution’s needs, tailor a plan to fit exactly what they need, and then provide implementation and ongoing support second to none.”

YuJa provides a suite of ed-tech solutions ranging from lecture capture to media management, live streaming, video conferencing, digital asset management, video test proctoring, digital media accessibility, digital archiving and compliance and real-time audience response systems.

“At YuJa, we understand that each institution has its own unique technology needs, and that there is truly no one-size-fits-all approach.” explained Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We work to define an institution’s needs, tailor a plan to fit exactly what they need, and then provide implementation and ongoing support second to none.”

With this promise, YuJa pledges not only to provide the best value, but to be transparent on total cost. “If you choose a major competitor who offers a verified, lower price, YuJa will give us a gift card as a thank you just for letting us know,” Arora stated.

Designed by engineers, scientists and PhDs with a track-record of deploying large-scale distributed systems, each tool within our products leverages the YuJa Cloud to deliver a high impact user experience with open standards and standards-based integrations that enable a better ed-tech ecosystem and community. Products are designed and reviewed by third-party auditors to meet accessibility laws, industry best practices and guidelines.

Learn more about our Price Match Promise.

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Messiah University Engages YuJa Inc. for Site-Wide Lecture Capture and Media Management Solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–YuJa, Inc. announces a new engagement with Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The institution was seeking an enterprise media solution that provided lecture capture, media management and a variety of tools to facilitate online and hybrid programs.

“Transitioning software tools at an enterprise level can cause a significant disruption if it’s not done with great care and precision. We aim to make the transition seamless, so instructors can continue focusing on delivering interactive lectures and content without having to worry about the back end details”

The university is transitioning from Ensemble Video, which is sunsetting its product this fall. Because instructors have content stored with the previous vendor, the ability to migrate content and metadata from that content was important to administrators. YuJa’s team is working with the institution to migrate content and metadata prior to onboarding faculty for the fall semester.

The institution utilized a trial period to determine whether YuJa could provide a complete portfolio of tools and features to meet institutional needs.

“Transitioning software tools at an enterprise level can cause significant disruption if it’s not done with great care and precision. We aim to make the transition seamless, so instructors can continue focusing on delivering interactive lectures and content without having to worry about the back end details,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.

YuJa is offering migration incentives to former Ensemble Video customers, which includes a custom-built migration toolkit, captioning credits, data migration and a support team to help relink video assets and train faculty and staff.

About Messiah University

Located in Central Pennsylvania, Messiah University is a nationally ranked, private Christian university with a student body of 3,276 undergraduate and graduate students. The University was founded in 1909 by the Brethren in Christ Church. Today, the University’s faith base is broadly evangelical and includes students and employees from a variety of denominations and Christian faith traditions. Messiah University has more than 60 off-campus study locations in 40 countries, along with more than 150 undergraduate and 30 graduate degree and certificate programs.

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North Dakota University System Extends State-Wide Contract, Adds YuJa Himalayas for Digital Compliance to Suite of Available Tools for 11 Institutions

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–North Dakota University System (NDUS) has signed a multi-year contract extension with YuJa, Inc. to provide a comprehensive media and video hosting and streaming solution, as well as to use YuJa Himalayas for Enterprise Compliance, a data archiving security and compliance solution.

“Since adoption and particularly after the pandemic struck in early 2020, YuJa has become an integral part of teaching and learning across the NDUS”

All 11 of the System’s institutions use YuJa with Blackboard, including Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University, Minot State University, Lake Region State College, Valley City State University, Dakota College at Bottineau, Williston State College, Mayville State University, North Dakota State University, North Dakota State College of Science, and the University of North Dakota.

“With YuJa, each institution of the NDUS has the toolset and flexibility to brand and create its own unique space according to need,” said Randy Wald, Operations Manager, Academic Services and Training Operations Manager at NDUS. “Since adoption and particularly after the pandemic struck in early 2020, YuJa has become an integral part of teaching and learning across the NDUS,” Wald said.

Since implementation, lecture capture, video streaming and test proctoring have been popular features across institutions. Some instructors have flipped classes, and others have automated recording their lectures and making them available for all students.

Now, NDUS institutions can use YuJa Himalayas, a storage and compliance solution that helps institutions manage large data workloads. The cloud-based tool reviews data workloads, identifying compliance issues, managing risks and enabling e-discovery scenarios, as well as helps meet the needs for institutional retention policies. Terabytes of content can be stored affordably, and deep search capabilities enable simple search and recall functions.

“Institutions in the North Dakota University System can easily manage content storage and archiving processes to archive content appropriately. Backed by the power of artificial intelligence, compliance can be automated and content can be quickly reviewed and searched as needed,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re happy to provide an all-in-one education technology solution for the entire NDUS system.”

About North Dakota State University System

The North Dakota University System is a unified system of higher education governed by the State Board of Higher Education. Organized in 1990, the NDUS staff supports the State Board of Higher Education’s mission to enhance the quality of life for all those served by the NDUS, as well as the economic and social vitality of North Dakota.

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Toronto Metropolitan University Selects YuJa, Inc. to Provide Cloud-Based Video Streaming and Hosting Solution for its More Than 46,000 Students

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ontario-based public research university Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly Ryerson University, recently engaged with YuJa, Inc. to provide a cloud-based video hosting and streaming solution.

“We’re excited to help Toronto Metropolitan University better serve students and staff as needs evolve in the educational landscape”

The University was seeking an enterprise media platform with more modern and robust features that also offers adaptability to meet evolving needs as the need for remote and hybrid learning and teaching increases. Dedicated, timely support and the ability to integrate into the university’s LMS, D2L Brightspace, also were important capabilities for the selected vendor.

The university uses its video streaming and hosting platform for both educational and administrative purposes, from lectures and course projects to large scale events, as well as to host various user-created content, recordings of live events and webinars hosted by departments within the TMU community.

In addition to the regular online lectures and workshops, with the institution’s People First philosophy, institutional leaders noted in the RFP that it became apparent that the university needed to have an excellent video streaming infrastructure to allow community members to participate remotely in workshops, lectures and live-streamed events.

YuJa meets all of the university’s needs with a scalable, comprehensive cloud-based video platform. “We’re excited to help Toronto Metropolitan University better serve students and staff as needs evolve in the educational landscape,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, inc. “YuJa’s Video Platform makes it easy to record and host content so instructors can focus on the important work of teaching their students.”

About Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly known as Ryerson University, is Canada’s leader in innovative, career-oriented education. Urban, culturally diverse and inclusive, the University is home to more than 46,000 students, including 2,900 Master’s and PhD students, 4,000 faculty and staff, and 225,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit www.torontomu.ca.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey Deploys YuJa as Lecture Capture and Video Content Management Solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ramapo College of New Jersey has deployed the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to record lectures, presentations and instructional videos that can be integrated with Canvas, the institution’s Learning Management System (LMS).

“Ramapo College of New Jersey is known for its rigorous academic goals and comprehensive instruction. The YuJa Video Platform will help the college continue to deliver quality interdisciplinary and experiential learning for students”

Formerly a Techsmith Knowmia customer, the college was seeking a solution that enabled faculty, students and staff to upload, record, edit, publish and share videos, as well as add a quiz to videos.

“YuJa is integrated into Canvas in the rich text editor within announcements, pages, and discussions, and assignments as an external tool. The YuJa integration makes it easy to access YuJa directly from Canvas, and provides added functionality, such as assignments,” the institution’s Instructional Design Center webpage states, adding encouragement to begin using the software and lauding YuJa’s ease of use for all.

To help instructors and others using the platform become familiar with tools and features, YuJa presented at Ramapo’s Faculty Development Day, hosting training on topics such as “Overview and Embedding in Canvas,” “Video Editor and Captioning,” and “Quizzes, Usage and Analytics.”

“Ramapo College of New Jersey is known for its rigorous academic goals and comprehensive instruction. The YuJa Video Platform will help the college continue to deliver quality interdisciplinary and experiential learning for students,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re excited for the college community to see everything they can do with YuJa and glad to support them along the way.”

About Ramapo College of New Jersey

As the state’s premier public liberal arts college, Ramapo College of New Jersey is dedicated to providing students a strong foundation for a lifetime of achievement. Established in 1969, the College is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. It offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and 10 part-time graduate programs. Ramapo College emphasizes teaching and individual attention to all students and promotes diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement and community involvement.

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