BISCUE LS: FAQ

“LS” is an acronym for "Learning Spot."

We have decided on this name with the desire to provide platforms that a variety of organizations, including companies and academic institutions, can use to build and offer proper environments for learning.

“BISCUE LS” consists of the flat-rate libraries of e-learning and m-learning, which can be used by smartphones and tablets, as well as PCs.

Based on the terms and conditions of a contract, the users, designated by a client, can use any course any number of times without additional fees during the period of the contract.

“BISCUE LS” is a service where people of an organization or a group can equally take a predefined number of courses, such as 100 courses or 500 courses. Because the use of courses can be reviewed through the use of monthly reports, it is suitable for the building of a learning atmosphere in an organization.

“BISCUE e-Learning” is a system where learning progress is controlled by using the LMS (Learning Management System).

As an optional service, the LMS can be added to “BISCUE LS.”

Special package prices are offered for the “100-course type,” the “500-course type” and the “All-course type” for every 100 accounts.

The price for “BISCUE LS” for domestic use in Japan is 420,000 yen (tax excluded), the unit course price per user being 42 yen (tax excluded) in this case.

For global use inside/outside of Japan, the price will be quoted based on the price for “BISCUE LS” with additional charges calculated depending on the regions where the services will be used.

Please refer to Price Guide for more details.

Prices for the number of accounts or courses that are not listed on Price Guide will be quoted separately. Please contact us by using the inquiry form.

“BISCUE LS” contains the flat-late libraries of e-learning and m-learning designed for domestic use in Japan.

“BISCUE LS Global” provides the same service but is specially designed for global use inside/outside of Japan. By using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) that covers the entire world, we will deliver our courses under optimized internet conditions.

“BISCUE LS Global” provides services that support worldwide businesses, and they can be applied in the following cases within multinational corporations.

• When staff training is implemented to enhance communication among people in order to promote businesses in Japan.
• When representatives in Japan go through training to try to strengthen communication through the global network.

CDN (Content Delivery Network) of “BISCUE LS Global” covers the entire world including Asia, Oceania, North and South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

The CDN is constantly being improved with the development of everyday technology, and expanding coverage so that any courses can be delivered to any place in the world under optimal internet conditions.

Presently, “BISCUE LS Global” is being provided in 8 languages that include English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese and French.

We have started providing these multilingual services with the intention of covering as much of the world population as possible. In response to demands, we are planning to further expand the language variety.

In order to meet the requirements of customers in the market, “BISCUE LS”offers the following optional services.

• Preparing a course lineup especially designed for our client's HRD (Customization of BISCUE e-Learning courses or the integration of the client's original courses, among other things)
• Setting up the learning and cloud computing systems especially designed for our client (Customization of BISCUE LS and LMS platforms)
• Supporting the next generation of SCORM, xAPI (Tin Can API), as well as the SCORM1.2 and 2004-conformant systems
• Integrating the LMS, competency management, and other operational support
• Integrating a digital manual for performance support that is closely linked to human resources development
• Providing services for creating a learning atmosphere in an organization that leads to the building of a learning organization

We will be quoting the price for each optional service.