Implementation Focus on Rapid Content Development and Speeding Flow of Knowledge
Dublin, Ireland - October 30th, 2002 - WBT Systems today announced that Diageo, the World's leading premium drinks business with 25,000 employees in over 180 international markets, has begun a global roll-out of the TopClass e-Learning Suite™. TopClass was chosen by Diageo because of its leading rapid content development tools and Mobile capability for delivery of content to staff while on the move. These features decrease the time to market by allowing training to be created faster and delivered more efficiently, while the Mobile capability ensures that Diageo's mobile workforce can gain crucial product knowledge without being taken out of the field. Also important to Diageo was the strength of the partnership between WBT Systems and Atos KPMG Consulting, the solution partner for the project.
'It was important for us to choose an e-Learning solution that could be
implemented in weeks rather than months and quickly provide e-Learning
infrastructure for rapid development and delivery of content. With the
introduction of new products, time is of the essence. The TopClass e-Learning
Suite has proven to be ideal for getting a dispersed and disparate set of
employees aligned and educated on a new product.' said Deepti De Soyza,
e-Learning Manager at Diageo.
'E-Learning has been a real success for Diageo. Atos KPMG Consulting and WBT
Systems have worked jointly together as one team to ease Diageo through the
process and deliver the solution on time and within budget' said David Parlby,
Partner, Atos KPMG Consulting. He continued 'The key to our successful
partnership has been strong communication and a common desire to deliver a high
quality solution. I have been extremely pleased with the way we have worked
together on this project and look forward to building on this in the future.'
'The Diageo project again demonstrates that the TopClass e-Learning Suite is a
world-class product set which empowers organisations to rapidly capture and
disseminate knowledge on a Global scale' said Paul Dooley, COO of WBT Systems.
'Linking people to knowledge is what TopClass excels at and I'm glad to say that
we have another satisfied customer, training their employees better and faster
than ever before.' he concluded.
About Diageo
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks
business with an unrivalled collection of brands including Smirnoff, Johnnie
Walker, Guinness, Baileys, J&B, Captain Morgan, Cuervo and Tanqueray.
Diageo is a global company, trading in over 180 markets around the world. The
company is listed both on the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and on the New York
Stock Exchange (DEO). For more information about Diageo please visit http://www.diageo.com.
About WBT Systems
WBT Systems provides proven
e-Learning solutions to rapidly create, deploy, and manage on-line learning. The
company's TopClass e-Learning Suite™ is a robust web-based training platform
with over a million users worldwide across organizations such as Dow Chemical, Belgacom, Alexander Forbes, Smith & Nephew, Credit Suisse, and
Liberty Group. The TopClass® product suite enables organisations to easily
convert existing content and rapidly deploy to the web to maximize re-usability
and deliver a measurable return on investment. WBT Systems is headquartered in
Dublin, Ireland. For more information about WBT Systems please visit http://www.wbtsystems.com.
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