Welcome to the December
2004 edition of WBT NEWS, WBT’s online newsletter.
2004 was a landmark year for WBT Systems. We substantially
exceeded our targets and continued our expansion with new
offices in Canada, San Francisco and the Netherlands. We
secured major deals with world leading companies including
Husqvarna, Ryanair, FirstPlus, Alexander Forbes and BI, and
welcomed additional staff to our offices in Europe and North
America. This year WBT was also listed by Gartner in the leader
quadrant of its Magic Quadrant reports on both e-Learning Suites
and Learning Management Systems.
In 2004, we launched TopClass Version 7, ran our WBT
Best Practice Forum in October and published the results of our
research on e-learning Best Practice for Financial Services.
On the partner side, we signed important new deals with
organizations as far a field as Australia and India. And
finally, we were honoured to receive the ICT Company of the
Year award 2004 and first place in the e-learning/Learning
Management Systems (LMS) category at the prestigious HR
Technology Excellence Awards
2005 promises to be even more exciting! It’s also our tenth
anniversary. From humble beginnings as a technology start up
in 1995, today WBT Systems provides an integrated offering
combining leading-edge technology, consulting services and
tailored vertical solutions.
We hope you enjoy this edition of WBT NEWS and, as always,
we welcome your comments, suggestions and ideas regarding the
content of WBT NEWS.
Susanne Ryan
Senior Marketing Consultant
susanne.ryan@wbtsystems.com
Learntec 2005
WBT will be taking part in this year’s Learntec
exhibition in Karlsruhe in Germany. You can locate us at Booth
322 in the Gartnerhalle exhibit area. If you plan to be there
and would like to meet with a representative, please get in
touch with Knut Rollig from our German office at knut.rollig@wbtsystems.com
Major Thought Leadership Event Highlights Key Industry
Trends
The WBT Best Practice Forum took place in Dublin in
October. The event saw record attendances with increases three
fold on the previous year with participation from WBT
customers, partners, prospects, and leading analysts.
Delegates travelled from the US, Canada, UK, China, Russia,
Chile, Sweden, Belgium, and the Netherlands to attend the
event. Pictured below is Grant Cook of Bayer Healthcare addressing the Forum.
WBT Systems Announces Partnership with Vertex
WBT
Systems announces its partnership with leading business
process outsourcing company, Vertex. WBT now provides an
enterprise learning solution to meet the training needs of
Vertex clients, including leading names such as Powergen
Learnet Appointed Reseller in India
WBT Systems
has concluded an agreement with Learnet India to resell the
TopClass e-Learning Suite in India. Based in Mumbai, India,
Learnet is one of the leading e-learning solution providers in
the subcontinent and has a track record of successfully
delivering solutions across a number of industries, with
specific focus on Banking, Educational Services and Insurance.
WBT Systems Takes Top Honour at HR Technology Excellence
Awards
WBT Systems has been awarded first
place at the prestigious HR Technology Excellence Awards in
the e-learning/Learning Management Systems (LMS) category. The
awards, which honour best of breed technology for the HR
industry, were handed out at a ceremony held at HRTech in San
Francisco. Over seventy organisations from all over the world
applied across five categories.
Canadian Securities Institute and WBT Systems Announce
Strategic Alliance
WBT and Canadian Securitites Institute have
joined forces in a strategic alliance to provide financial
services institutions with total elearning solutions. The deal
brings together two world leading companies with complementary
capabilities: CSI’s extensive content library and custom
development skills and WBT's learning management and content
delivery solutions.
WBT Systems Announces Strategic Partnership with Global
leader in Performance Improvement
WBT has signed a
significant partnership agreement with BI®, a business
improvement company. Under the terms of the agreement, BI will
use WBT’s award-winning TopClass e-Learning Suite to manage
and deliver training internally and also as the platform for
its interactive learning solutions, a core component of the
company’s overall business improvement and integrated
communications programs
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In
this edition of WBT NEWS:
WelcomeThe WBT Team has been expanded with a
number of new appointments.
 We are delighted to announce the
appointment of Michael Brennan, ex-IDC analyst and e-learning
industry consultant. Mike joins WBT Systems as Financial
Services Enterprise Consultant. Mike is an industry expert
with in-depth knowledge of how companies can derive maximum
benefit from e-learning and performance management. You can
contact Mike on michael.brennan@wbtsystems.com.
 Henry Williams joins the US Team to
build on the Financial Services industry focus. Henry has a
proven track record in working with the financial services
industry. He has previously worked with companies such as SABA
and Oracle.Henry can be contacted at henry.williams@wbtsystems.com.
 Deidre Roy has joined as a key member of
the US sales team. Formerly, Deidre was a top account manager
at THINQ Learning Solutions and has previous experience with
Oracle. You can contact Deidre at deidre.roy@wbtsystems.com
 Richard Veal joins the UK team as an
Enterprise Consultant. Richard brings with him years of
experience in e-learning in both Australia and the UK. Working
with organisations such as the Royal Australian Navy, Channel
4, the UK Department of Transport and the office of the Deputy
Prime Minister, he has a wealth of knowledge in the
implementation of learning management technology and content
development best practice.You can contact Richard at ricahrd.veal@wbtsystems.com
There have been a number of new appointments at our Dublin
Headquarters. Pictured above are new joiners to
the Enterprise Solutions and Development Teams.
From left to right Peter Beyer, Charlie
Reid, Elaine Barry, James Sheil, Margaret Sharpe and Richard
Kingston.
WBT Systems
Block 2, Harcourt Centre
Harcourt
Street
Dublin 2, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 417 0100
Fax: +353 1 478 5544
WBT Systems, UK
Ireland House
150-151 New Bond
Street
London W1S 2TX, UK
Phone: +44 207 243 8873
Fax: +44 207 243 3083
WBT Systems, Germany
Theresienstraße
6-8
D-80333 Muenchen
Germany
Phone: +49 89 288 90-499
Fax: +49 89 288 90-45
WBT Systems, Netherlands
Friesestraatweg
215
Postbox 70154
9704 AD Groningen
The
Netherlands
Phone: +31(0)6 20 425 445
Fax: +31(0)6 20 425 447
WBT Systems, USA
Reservoir Place
1601 Trapelo
Road
Waltham, MA 02451, U.S.
Phone: (781) 250-6100
Fax: (781) 684-8033
Web: http://www.wbtsystems.com/
If you have any comments or suggestions, please email wbtnews@wbtsystems.com.
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