NORWALK, Conn., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillion Group today announced the broad availability of its digital health technology platform, which specializes in live video consultation. Turning content, people-based services and programs into scalable digital products, Zillion enables companies to realize the true potential of mobile engagement and empower consumers to take control of their health. 

Zillion's platform features face-to-face live video conferencing – including one-to-one, group and webcast scheduled or on-demand – coupled with dynamic content delivery.  Additional platform capabilities include interactive messaging, curriculum scheduling, alerts and reminders, digital workforce management and data analytics and goal tracking.

"Our goal is to empower healthcare innovators to focus on transforming care delivery while we provide the technology to make that happen. Whether that's easy integration with old legacy systems and processes or the necessary flexibility to serve the evolving needs of today's consumers, Zillion can help bring those innovations to market," said Bill Van Wyck, founder and president at Zillion.

Zillion is the technology platform that powers UnitedHealth Group's successful Real Appeal interactive, personalized weight-loss program. Using Zillion's advanced, HIPAA-secure technology architecture, Real Appeal provides real human interaction, education and entertainment, including an interactive weekly online Internet television series, group discussions and live coaching. The Real Appeal program now boasts deployment to more than one million participants in the last half of 2015, with an additional half million people committed for the first half of 2016.

"Zillion's technology platform helps our consumers receive the continuous motivation and engagement that is needed to sustain long-term health outcomes," said Greg Pederson, Chief Information Officer at Real Appeal.

Zillion's platform offers a broad suite of applications and functionality to improve consumer engagement programs—from off-the-shelf to fully customized—using the same platform engine. The flexibility of the open, API-first architecture allows innovators to build programs quickly and cost effectively. Zillion's video telehealth technology is powering health programs for health insurers, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, as well as providers with the number one goal of helping consumers take control of their health.

About Zillion Group

Zillion's highly configurable, open-source cloud platform offers a broad suite of applications and functionality used to deliver a range of consumer engagement programs.  The company is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices in Boston. For more information, visit www.zillion.com or follow us on Twitter at @Zillion_Inc.