Planet PC’s eStream development team have collaborated with Firefly’s development team to complete an integration that will deliver Planet eStream’s media search and content delivery system via Firefly’s web based virtual learning environment.

Planet PC is an innovative market leader in the supply of video solutions for the enhancement of video based learning in the education sector. Their solutions cover the entire spectrum of creative media from content acquisition and re-purposing, right through to archiving and distribution. Their Planet eStream product is a complete content management and distribution system featuring media streaming, archiving, digital signage, IPTV, Freeview recording, lecture capture and lesson observation. This integration is one in a series of integrations with many of the market leading VLEs and Library Management Systems.

Developed with teachers and students in mind, Firefly was designed by students to empower teachers, regardless of their IT competency, and to engage and support students. Over the past 10 years, Firefly has grown to become a trusted platform used by leading schools across the world. Firefly is a fully flexible platform combining administration, teaching and learning and a shared drive for files. Firefly is designed to work effortlessly with mobile devices, allowing users to check and manage their account anywhere.

Stefan Allsebrook, Head of Sales at Firefly, said “We are delighted that Planet eStream has developed a plugin to enable integration between Firefly and Planet eStream. Thanks to the development team at Planet eStream customers will be able to search their Planet eStream archive directly from the Firefly interface. Planet eStream video content can then be previewed from within Firefly and directly embedded, without the need to manually copy and paste the embed code from the Planet eStream website.”

John Jackson, Senior Developer at Planet eStream, commented “Firefly were extremely helpful and proactive in assisting our development team in the creation of the plugin. It now gives our customers a great way to share Planet eStream media onto the Firefly environment with other learning content.”

For more information on Planet eStream: http://www.planetestream.co.uk/

For more information on Firefly: http://fireflysolutions.co.uk/