North Dakota Agency Selects GeoLearning’s Hosted LMS Suite for E-Learning Contract

Workforce Safety & Insurance selects GeoMaestro™ LMS platform delivered Software as a Service for 10,000 users.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, December 12, 2006 -- GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of Managed Learning Services and hosted learning and performance management technology, announced today that Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) of North Dakota has selected the GeoMaestro Learning Management Suite (LMS) to deliver and manage training and performance for 10,000 users across North Dakota’s public and private sectors.

 WSI’s online learning initiative is primarily focused on delivering safety content to promote safe work environments, improve risk management and enable educational compliance. The LMS will have broad reach as it is accessed by the state’s public sector, private companies and citizens. The goal for this implementation is to create a better workers compensation system for the entire state. WSI will also leverage GeoMaestro’s domain management functionality to provide uniquely branded interfaces and distinct safety content to create a personalized learning experience for each learner.

WSI adds to the growing list of agencies in state government that have selected the GeoLearning platform, which also includes agencies in the states of New Jersey, Washington, Arizona, South Carolina and New York.

GeoLearning’s award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model means the GeoMaestro learning and performance platform is delivered entirely over the Internet, eliminating all the headaches, hassles and risks associated with traditional hardware and software implementations. The Internet-hosted learning management platform enables organizations to capture, create, manage and share knowledge to improve workforce productivity, accelerate critical business processes, and drive organizational performance. The system centralizes and automates the entire learning management process, making the administration of enterprise learning and development both effective and efficient.

WSI’s GeoMaestro implementation leverages several of the platform’s configurable features, including GeoLearning’s Dynamic Reporting Engine to transform raw LMS data into actionable analysis and meaningful measurements; the MyPlan Electronic Individual Development Tool to track and manage individual development plans; the Web-based Class & Event Scheduler to manage traditional and Web-based instructor-led training; Articulate Presenter and Quizmaker to create custom interactive content with quizzes, assessments and surveys; as well as the system’s competency & performance management capabilities.

 GeoLearning will also provide Internet hosting, security and maintenance services, and 24x7 Help Desk support for WSI’s LMS administrators and learners as part of the managed learning services contract.
  About GeoLearning, Inc.

GeoLearning is the leading provider of Managed Learning Services and hosted learning technology. The company’s products and services are used by corporations, government agencies and

non-profit organizations to manage human capital development, accelerate critical business processes and drive organizational performance. GeoLearning’s Software as a Service model means there is no hardware or software for clients to install. As a result, the company’s Web-based GeoMaestro and GeoExpress learning management platforms can be deployed quickly, allowing clients to efficiently manage enterprise-wide learning, development and knowledge acquisition. Additional information is available at www.geolearning.com.
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