Welcome to our Autumn edition of WBT NEWS.
WBT Systems' expansion continues apace with significant new deals in Europe and North America including ICON Clinical Research, Celtel, ELT, Mondi Packaging AG and University of Phoenix. In the Netherlands alone, we have signed up the following customers in the healthcare sector; Thuiszorg De Friese Wouden (TFW); Revalidatie Friesland; GGz Friesland; GGz Groningen; Medische Centrum Leeuwarden.
We are also delighted to announce partnership agreements with Halogen Software, Altia, and Liquid Knowledge. We believe these successes are testament to the quality of our solutions and our ability to deliver real benefits to our customers in the areas of Sales Productivity, Regulatory Compliance, Channel Support and Customer Service.
Other recent highlights at WBT were the go-live of the global deployment at the World Bank, our retained leadership position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant Report for e-learning suites and the release of TopClass Version 7.3.
Our series of free webcasts continues in October. We hope you'll be able to join us for these interactive sessions looking at current best practice in channel partner support and learning content management.
Finally, we hope you enjoy this edition of WBT NEWS and, as always, we welcome your comments, suggestions and ideas.
Susanne Ryan
Senior Marketing Consultant
susanne.ryan@wbtsystems.com
WBT Webcast Series for October
The next sessions in our series of free webcasts take place in October.
The first entitled "Improving Partner Sales Performance" takes place on 18th October. Eilif Trondsen, from research company SRIC Business Intelligence, and Mike Perkins of Husqvarna, one of the world leaders in outdoor power products, will discuss the importance of designing, building and executing programs that support partners and boost sales and increase productivity.
The second webcast on 25th October looks at "Better, Faster, Cheaper Learning Content: Benchmarks and Best Practices in Development and Management". Chris Howard of Bersin & Associates and Michael Sorrow from Greene Consulting will look at the learning content lifecycle from design and development to delivery and updating. Joe Pulichino, Vice President Marketing, WBT Systems, will host the webcasts.
World Bank Enterprise Learning Initiative Goes Live
WBT Systems today announced the launch of the World Bank’s global Learning Management System (LMS). This major deployment, part of the larger Knowledge and Learning Environment (KLE) project to integrate knowledge and learning in the Bank into a single point of access, is powered by the award-winning TopClass e-Learning Suite.
WBT Systems Positioned in Leader Quadrant in 2005 e-Learning Suite Magic Quadrant Report
WBT Systems has been listed in the leader quadrant in a report published by Gartner, the global technology advisory and research firm. The Gartner report reviewed e-learning suites from 18 vendors and placed six vendors in the leader quadrant. Vendors were evaluated on their ability to execute and completeness of vision
ICON Deploys WBT Solution to Track and Manage Global Training
ICON Clinical Research selects WBT solution to handle its enterprise training and compliance requirements. ICON will use WBT’s e-learning suite to provide centralised training management, delivery tracking and training auditability to meet the requirements of external regulators such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
WBT Systems´ TopClass First for Usability
WBT Systems has been ranked number one in a major research report on usability of Learning Management Systems. The in-depth survey took place over a five month period.
Halogen Software and WBT Systems to Provide Best-of-Breed Solutions for Employee Performance
Halogen Software and WBT Systems will collaborate to bring their best-of-breed employee performance and development solutions to existing clients and new customers. The companies will become sales and integration partners. This relationship has been established to help mid-sized companies address the growing need for more effective workforce management.
WBT Systems Undergoes Major Expansion in South Africa
WBT Systems announced its continued expansion in South Africa with local partner, LeadTrain. LeadTrain has already carried out a number of successful implementations of the award-winning TopClass e-Learning suite at major organisations in South Africa, including Alexander Forbes, Anglo American, Liberty Group and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
WBT Systems Enhances Functionality with TopClass 7.3
WBT Systems announces the latest production release of the TopClass e-Learning Suite. From version 7.3, the TopClass product suite is fully Unicode enabled and compliant with Section 508 which requires US Federal agencies´ electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities.
WBT Systems and Altia Announce Alliance
WBT Systems announced the appointment of Altia Consultores as a WBT partner in Spain. Altia will provide full customisation, implementation and support services in conjunction with WBT Systems' Enterprise Solutions Division (ESD).
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In this edition of WBT NEWS:
Stop Press - Customer Forum 2006The next WBT Systems' customer and partner event will take place in late Spring 2006. Time and locations have yet to be fixed but we'll let you know about the event as soon as we have more information. Watch this space.
Join WBT in London on 31st October and 1st November at the Future of General Insurance conference. Learn how WBT's high impact solutions are helping major insurance companies improve the bottom line by delivering performance support and knowledge management at the point of need. click here
Enterprise e-Learning - Trends and Innovations What is the next big thing in enterprise e-learning? What are the industry gurus predicting? In this article written for LOMA's Resource Magazine, Joe Pulichino, VP Marketing WBT Systems, looks at the latest research and shows how training, education and performance support are converging to deliver true personalized learning on demand. click here
Building the High Impact Learning OrganizationOur friends at Bersin & Associates have asked us to let you know about their upcoming workshop in Chicago on 10th October. Participants will discuss how enterprises should organize, manage, measure, and govern corporate training. The workshop, designed for CLOs and Training Directors, will outline industry best-practices and an action plan for creating a highly efficient and highly effective training organization. click here
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Canada
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