MECHANICSBURG, PA, April 19, 2006 -
KnowledgePlanet, a leading On-Demand Learning provider, announced today that it has been highlighted as a market leader for learning outsourcing in a recent research study conducted by TPI, the world´s first and largest sourcing advisory firm.
KnowledgePlanet´s share of learning outsourcing clients is 16% in the United States and 14% overall , ranking the company as the market´s second most prevalent provider among participating global outsourcing giants such as IBM, Accenture, ACS, Hewitt, Fidelity and others.
"KnowledgePlanet has been providing learning outsourcing to large, global companies for 20 years," said Alan Todd, KnowledgePlanet´s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We have the experience and capabilities to support large enterprise clients, as well as the proven stability that so many organizations rely on for long-term, successful partnerships."
The TPI research study was prepared using the firm´s Prevalence DatabaseTM, representing 750 companies based within the US or with US subsidiaries with an employee base of greater than 10,000. The segment of organizations that were reviewed for the report indicated company-wide use of full-service outsourced learning, as defined by TPI to include three key areas: technology services, learning management system administration, and course and student learner administration.
KnowledgePlanet´s offerings include a full range of best-of-breed learning solutions, including an on-demand enterprise learning management suite, simulation and course authoring technologies, custom course development and training administration services. The company delivers learning solutions for organizations spanning from the mid-market to large global enterprises, such as the Convergys Corporation, Prudential Financial, Inc. and Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Continually acknowledged for excellence, KnowledgePlanet´s solutions have been recognized as industry leading in profiles and analyst reports, such as the Gartner eLearning Suites Magic Quadrant and TrainingOutsourcing.com´s "Top 20 Companies in the Training Outsourcing Industry."
Most recently, KnowledgePlanet was featured as a key player in training and development by HRO Today magazine in the publication´s Baker´s Dozen: Training and Development report. Surveying more than 35 companies that not only administer but also deliver training services to many of the largest companies, KnowledgePlanet ranked among the top 13 designated providers.
For more information about KnowledgePlanet, please visit www.knowledgeplanet.com.
About KnowledgePlanet
For 20 years, KnowledgePlanet has enabled leading companies to win by helping their workforce learn faster than their competitors. Using KnowledgePlanet´s On-Demand Learning, organizations get to market faster, provide better customer service, and adapt to business change more effectively because their employees are trained and ready to execute. By delivering millions of courses annually to corporate employees all over the world, KnowledgePlanet guarantees that its customers can learn what they need to deliver superior performance.
KnowledgePlanet Source: TPI. Market share based on the number of contracts with organizations with more than 10,000 employees, both in the US and global, March 2006.
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Natalie Khouri
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