WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, May 1, 2006 -- GeoLearning Inc.,
the leading provider of Managed Learning Services and hosted learning platforms, announced today that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has renewed the third year of a
5-year contract to provide Internet hosting and security services for the federal government´s Electronic Human Resources Integration (EHRI). The Web-based initiative, which was built two years ago and became operational in just six weeks, is hosted
at GeoLearning´s state-of-the-art Internet Data Center in Ashburn, VA.
The services contract was expanded to include the provision of back-up services and expanded program support from GeoLearning. This expansion increases the lifetime value of the contract from $7 million to more than $8.5 million over 5 years.
"We are extremely pleased that OPM has not only renewed but significantly expanded its EHRI hosting and security services contract with us," said Frank Russell, president and CEO of GeoLearning. "It is a tremendous demonstration of confidence in GeoLearning, and we are proud to be the largest provider of Software as a Service e-learning and human capital management tools to the civilian side of the federal government."
The EHRI initiative is a comprehensive electronic record-keeping and analysis system covering the entire life cycle of federal employees from hire to retirement, supporting human resources management across the federal government at all levels from employees to senior management. EHRI replaced the Official Personnel Folder (OPF) with an Official Electronic Record (OER) for some 1.8 million Executive Branch employees. Its systems integrate with other OPM eGov initiatives, including eTraining, ePayroll, eClearance and eHRIS.
EHRI benefits from the technology infrastructure and hosting environment originally created by OPM´s USALearning eTraining initiative. Developed by GeoLearning and launched in July 2002, www.USALearning.gov is powered by GeoLearning´s ASP-hosted GeoMaestroTM learning management platform, providing one-stop access to e-training services for more than 1.8 million people employed by the federal government.
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.
About EHRI
EHRI is a collaborative e-Government initiative designed to transform the way federal HR specialists and managers access human resource information and the way all federal employees access their personnel file information. As part of the initiative, EHRI provides a set of value-added products and services offered to customer agencies on a fee-for-service basis. Collectively, these initiatives help make government more citizen-centered and results-oriented in line with President George W. Bush´s Management Agenda. Additional information is available at www.opm.gov/egov/EHRI_overview.asp.
Media Contact:
Will Hipwell
VP of Marketing
GeoLearning, Inc.
(515) 222-6259
willh[at]geolearning.com