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PENS (Package Exchange Notification Services) is a content update notification protocol standard created by the AICC (Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee). Using PENS, a content system notifies the server that a package is available for collection. The content system can be an
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content management system A content management system (CMS) is computer software used to manage the creation and modification of digital content (content management).''Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy''. Ann Rockley, Pamela Kostur, Steve Manning. New ...
. A PENS compatible server then collects and processes the package, which can use existing content packaging formats, such as AICC course interchange files,
SCORM Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based electronic educational technology (also called e-learning). It defines communications between client side content and a host system (cal ...
1.2 and SCORM 2004. The PENS server could be a learning management (LMS) or content management server (CMS) system. Finally, as the content is processed, the server can automatically inform the developer or other systems of workflow progress or report any problems via messages which can be sent by HTTP or email. Since 2014 AICC has dissolved and transferred all of its documents to ADL. Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee


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Official ADL websiteGithub repository of all AICC archived documentsCMI010 - Package Exchange Notification ServicesAGR011 - CBT Package Exchange Notification (as part of an archive containing multiple documents)
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