Features, specifications and requirements for e-learning products (LMS EnTraS® and courses)
of Sponge Compliance
EnTraS®: General
- Multitenant-capable LMS
- System complies with the requirements of the German Data Protection Act
- Secure SSL data transmissions via the Internet
- Standardised rolls and rights system
- Available in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Slovak, Swedish and Hungarian
- Help system with a search function
- Automatic registration, enrolment and reminder e-mails, including optional escalation e-mails
- On request: single sign-on via SAML 4.0
EnTraS®: Tenant-Customizing
- Mapping of the company structure (for example, sub-tenants, organisational units, locations, sectors, departments) including rolls and rights management
- Dedicated URL for every customer, for example, https://customer.myentras.de
- Customer-specific login page, layout, e-mail texts, e-mail sender address, support information and legal notice
EnTraS®: Learner and course administration
- Dashboard with a graphical representation for a quick overview of the current status of the learning progress of all learners
- Course enrolment via enrolment profile
- Direct access to obtained certificates in the LMS outside of the course
EnTraS®: Content
- Courses according to SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004
- Tracking of learning data
EnTraS®: Reporting
- Predefined standard reports
- Tracking of changes to user data
- Reporting in various export formats: .PDF, .XLS, .CSV, .HTML, .JPEG, .PPT and others
- Reports with comprehensive filter options
- Automatic dispatch of selected reports with specification of the sending interval
EnTraS®: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Operation and maintenance of the system hardware in a data centre with a high availability guarantee
- Operation and maintenance of the LMS by Sponge Germany employees (including further development of the platform)
- Service and support (depending on the licence model) from Sponge Germany during the term, for
example, for setting up new courses and learners
Hardware requirements
- Internet connection: DSL speed or better
- Internet access via HTTPS
- Permanent internet connection preconditioned
- Screen resolution at least 1024 x 768 pixels
- Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional, depends on course content)
Mailserver configuration
- The EnTraS® SMTP server (mail server) is to be added to the white list:
- Server name: heto.digital-spirit.de
- Public server IP: 212.91.239.152
- Sender addresses of the EnTraS® system e-mails are to be entered on the white list of the customer infrastructure in order to avoid being flagged as spam (e. g. customer@myentras.de)
- It may be necessary to adjust other spam filters, particularly for quantitative admission, since some EnTraS® functions like import, enrolment or reminder runs dispatch large amount of e-mails (depending on course and user quantity).
Browser Settings
- HTTPS requires the availability of the relevant certification authorities
- Pop-up blockers must be disabled or must allow executing the learning programs
- Executing JavaScript must be allowed
- Cookies must be allowed
- PDF-Reader must be allowed
- Allow animations and also sound on web pages in internet options
- For HTML4 content: Executing Adobe Flash Player and Windows Media Player must be allowed
- Security settings of the Internet Explorer: Medium high
- The '[*.]myentras.de' or [*.]myentras.com' domain must be set up as a trusted domain in the browser
- The security settings can be managed via a central group policy, if necessary
Supported browsers and versions
- Microsoft Edge: supported are the current version* as well as the two predecessors for a maximum of 24 months after publication
- Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome: supported are the current versions as well as the four direct predecessors for a maximum of 24 months after publication. The direct predecessor is supported for more than 24 months.
* six months after publication at the earliest