Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Plateau Adds New Members to Customer Advisory Board

Learning Experts Will Discuss Current Trends at Insights Conference

Arlington, Va. - 27 January, 2008 – Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, services and solutions, announced today that learning and talent management professionals from several leading global organizations, including W.L. Gore, Zions Bancorporation, Schering-Plough, and the U.S. Air Force Air Education Training Command, have recently joined Plateau’s customer advisory board. The board, comprised of senior level HR executives representing a wide range of industries and organizations, provides Plateau executives with real-world insight into industry trends and challenges and practical guidance on the development of Plateau’s products, solutions and services.

Currently, Plateau's customer advisory board is comprised of learning and talent management professionals from 11 major global organizations, including:

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • CA
  • Capital One Financial
  • GE
  • Schering-Plough Corporation
  • Thomson Reuters
  • U.S Air Force Air Education Training Command
  • W.L. Gore
  • Zions Bancorporation

"From our inception, Plateau has focused on differentiating from other software providers by fostering a customer-focused culture within our organization,” said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO of Plateau. “A key part of doing this successfully centered on involving and communicating with customers directly, and by creating an active customer advisory board. Through their active participation, constructive feedback on strategic priorities and willingness to openly share their real-world perspectives, concerns and recommendations, Plateau’s customer advisory board has been instrumental in ensuring our ability to make customers successful, and we are grateful for (or "we appreciate") their continued support."

Advisory board members will meet at Insights 2009, Plateau’s 14th annual user conference in September to share their perspectives and exchange best practices around maximizing learning and talent management investments in a dynamic economy.

For more information about Plateau, visit http://www.plateau.com/.


###

About Plateau Plateau led the charge in transforming corporate workforces in the mid-‘90s with its award-winning learning management system (LMS) platform, which streamlined the management and delivery of learning and training across some of the world’s most respected organizations, including General Electric, the American Red Cross and Capital One Services. Plateau expanded its LMS platform, and in early 2000 delivered the industry’s first fully integrated, J2EE-based talent management platform, which allowed organizations to link learning and training with employee performance to ensure that employee goals aligned with corporate objectives. Today, organizations around the world rely on Plateau’s software and solutions to drive innovation, facilitate collaboration and connect people in ways that support the organization’s most critical business objectives. Customers and industry analysts continue to recognize Plateau as a customer satisfaction leader and for its continued leadership, vision and technology innovation. Plateau is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and has offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit http://www.plateau.com/.