iContent Continues to Gain Momentum; Adds Element K as a major Content Provider and Increases Talent Management assets to more than 25,000
Arlington, VA. – June 27, 2007 –Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing, rewarding and optimizing organizational talent, today announced that Element K®, one of the largest world-wide providers of e-learning content, will make over 2,100 course titles available through iContent. A multi-vendor internet solution for procuring, distributing, hosting and managing custom and third-party talent management content, iContent provides customers with a single point of access to nearly 25,000 content assets and resources.
“iContent will expand the availability of Element K’s premier e-learning content, specifically among business and IT professionals,” said Paul Krause, President, Element K. “Element K works to make e-Learning accessible to learners through various platforms. By partnering with Plateau, we can ensure flawless interoperability between our courses and the various learning management systems available today.”
Element K has more than 25 years of experience in designing, developing, and managing learning solutions that incorporate off-the-shelf learning content, custom content, delivery and learning administration services. The company’s online learning catalog provides a broad range of business and leadership, technology, and compliance topics. Through iContent, users can access Element K’s catalog in multiple formats. Element K is a premier provider of IT training content and works with leading technology companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, IBM and Adobe to offer authorized content and updates its courses on an ongoing basis to ensure that IT departments are current on the latest technologies and versions.
iContent is a next-generation solution for managing and delivering talent management content. Introduced less than a year ago, it provides a single place where customers can locate, store and deliver thousands of third-party packaged content offerings as well as customer-specific content. iContent speeds the availability and delivery of content while decreasing the overhead costs and frustration associated with managing and storing learning and talent management content. View information about iContent at http://www.icontentportal.com
“Adding Element K to the extensive catalog we currently offer, Plateau has established the industry’s largest single resource for e-learning courseware,” said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO of Plateau. “By partnering with leading content providers, Plateau has been able to grow iContent to nearly 25,000 talent management assets in less than a year. Coupled with our ability to manage custom and packaged content testing, administration and hosting, Plateau is addressing and relieving a cost and labor-intensive pain for our customers. With iContent, we are enabling users to focus their time and money on the actual learning process as opposed to searching for and managing content.”
Element K joins a growing list of partners who are making their training and development content and referenceware available through iContent. iContent provides access to a wide range of talent management content and resources including leadership and performance-related content, business, IT, and compliance courseware, healthcare education, online safety training, and technology-based drug and alcohol training courseware for the workplace.
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About Plateau
Plateau is a leading provider of talent management software, content and services designed to increase workforce productivity and drive business success. Plateau’s award-winning software is powering talent management initiatives across some of the world’s most successful organizations, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, the Internal Revenue Service, Capital One Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Industry analysts at Bersin & Associates, Forrester Research and other leading information and technology research and advisory firms continue to recognize Plateau’s leadership in delivering best-in-class functionality, technology and customer satisfaction. Plateau is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.Plateau.com.
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About Element K
Element K delivers learning solutions for customers and partners through a tailored combination of catalog learning products, technology and services supporting the learning needs of the Corporate, Government, Education and Training Center markets. The company’s proven training methodologies and wide spectrum of content are delivered through a variety of formats, including self-paced online courses, vLab® hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries, technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™, the company’s hosted learning management platform. Element K employs over 700 professionals. For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.
