MELISSI

Melissi was born in 2001 at the University of Hull, who commissioned it to replace the ageing analogue language labs. Existing solutions at that time required extensive cabling and custom hardware, and were very expensive. The name Melissi is an anglicised version of the Greek word for bees or beehive... A company, Melissi Multimedia Ltd, was formed by the late Colin Richardson, who was Operations Manager at the prestigious Hull University Language Institute, and programmer and writer Jim Hawkins. Remarkably quickly, Melissi became a major player in the digital language lab market, attracting sales on a world-wide basis. Roger Frisby of Middlesex University, and then Chair of the Association of University Language Institutes, joined the Board and provided valuable insights and experience.

Also known as: Melissi Multimedia, Melissi Multimedia Ltd

Primary location: United Kingdom