MindLeaders online training courses have gone through a reprogramming from the ground up to ensure compatibility with all web standards-compliant browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Apple Safari.

Recent advances in Internet Explorer, Flash, and other web technologies have made cross-browser compatibility possible, and the developers at MindLeaders have been working and testing for more than six months to make all MindLeaders courses, previously available only in Internet Explorer, now available across many platforms and browsers.

"Our clients who already use Internet Explorer to access our elearning courses won't see any difference in their award-winning, multimedia learning experience, but clients who prefer Firefox or Safari will now be able to use their favorite browser," said Paul MacCartney, President of MindLeaders. "It's the best of both worlds for online training."

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BALTIMORE, February 22, 2010 – RWD Technologies, LLC (RWD), a global company that develops and implements human and organizational performance solutions, today announced integration between RWD uPerform® and HP Quality Center. As a new Silver Partner within the HP Enterprise Management Alliance Program, RWD now enables organizations to combine the content generation and management capabilities of RWD uPerform with the quality assurance and software testing capabilities of HP Quality Center.

A typical application lifecycle follows a development and implementation process composed of several phases, multiple teams, many documentation outputs, and a plethora of content systems. This current way of doing business often translates to significant and redundant effort to create and manage project documentation. By introducing RWD uPerform early in the application lifecycle, organizations can save time and money via one-time capture of steps in the target application to produce both learning and testing output. One of these outputs, a test script, can be uploaded to HP Quality Center for use by test teams during current and future application rollouts.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced that it has been positioned in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems, an influential report evaluating the completeness of vision and ability to execute of vendors in the market.

Blackboard has seen significant growth in the corporate learning space where an increasing number of corporations of all sizes have adopted the company's teaching and learning platform to deploy training programs efficiently and cost effectively. In the Magic Quadrant report, Gartner "evaluates vendors based on their ability to articulate current and future market direction, innovation, customer needs and competitive forces."

The report notes that, "In 2009, we evaluated Corporate Learning System vendors for comprehensiveness of their offering. Those that presented more effective components and capabilities generally improved in the areas of analytics, learner ease-of-use and support for structured social and informal learning. The social learning platform has emerged as a key component."(1)

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ASTD's new Professional Partner program is creating buzz in the training and development industry. Three new companies have joined the recently launched program - a new initiative designed to increase training professionals’ awareness of the many tools and resources available to them that help to advance the profession, and encourage employee learning and development in organizations.

The new partners committed to connecting with the ASTD community are:

• National Conference Center, one of the largest and most technologically sophisticated meeting facilities in the world, The National Conference Center creates a friendly, manageable meeting and learning environment for every group. Conference rooms and guest rooms are grouped together in self-contained wings, providing an individual meeting community for participants. The National Conference center combines the advantages of a powerful infrastructure with the conveniences of an intimate environment.

• Hogan Assessment Systems, Inc. is a research-based consulting firm that uses personality assessments to help companies select employees, develop leaders, and identify talent.

• Development Dimensions International helps the most successful companies around the world close the gap between where their businesses need to go and the talent required to take them there.  DDI partners with companies providing a comprehensive yet practical approach to talent management that ensures a close connection of its solutions to client strategies.

ASTD Professional Partners have made a commitment to provide service and content to ASTD members and learning professionals, and will be featured in T+D magazine, online at ASTD.org, and at various ASTD events throughout the year.

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Seven industry leaders sign on for launch!

ASTD announces today that seven companies have joined its newly launched Professional Partner program. ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to the training and development field. The Professional Partner program is a new initiative designed to increase training professionals’ awareness of the many tools and resources available to them that help to advance the profession, and encourage employee learning and development in organizations.

The ASTD Professional Partner program connects the ASTD community with companies that are dedicated to helping organizations improve their performance. Inaugural partners are:

• Blackboard, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software applications and related services for learning and development. Blackboard technology facilitates successful continuing education and development programs with a comprehensive learning solution.

• Coastal Training Technologies Corp. trains the global workforce with award-winning blended learning solutions. E-learning, DVD, and instructor-led programs help achieve safety, operational, and ethics and compliance objectives.

• CPP, Inc. offers solutions to improve organizational performance  –  from team building, leadership and coaching, and conflict management to career development, selection, and retention. Best known for products like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment, CPP also offers information, guidance, and support.

• Intellum Inc. was founded in 2000 during the early days of e-learning and has grown to be an industry leader through its commitment to providing exceptional service and three proprietary e-learning tools: a fully-functional hosted LMS with low-priced monthly plans; a user-friendly course catalog; and a custom courseware authoring service.

• Learn.com, Inc., the worldwide leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity and the founder of the world wide knowledge exchange. Learn.com’s proprietary suite of solutions empowers organizations to administer every aspect of training and learning initiatives including design, delivery, tracking, and implementation.

• MHS, an internationally recognized publisher of professional assessments, is dedicated to developing and supporting tests that predict and improve human performance.

• RWD Technologies, a leading service provider with a broad range of integrated solutions designed to improve end user performance in complex operating environments. RWD’s proven methodologies, staff, and tool set provide customized solutions that help organizations optimize their workforce and technology to maintain a competitive advantage.

ASTD Professional Partners have made a commitment to provide service and content to ASTD members and learning professionals, and will be featured in T+D magazine, online at www.ASTD.org, and at various ASTD events throughout the year.

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ASTD Professional Partner News

ASTD Professional Partner News collects news releases from organization participating in ASTD's Professional Partner Program. These are news items reflecting current research and information from our partner companies.

The ASTD Professional Partner program is designed to help connect ASTD's audience, with the products and services of companies dedicated to improving the workplace performance industries. ASTD Professional Partners have made a commitment to provide service, content, and media visibility with the ASTD, and are ready to help your organization with their offerings. You can find ASTD Professional Partner information featured in T+D Magazine, online at ASTD.org, and at various ASTD events throughout the year.

*The news and opinions expressed on Professional Partner News are those of the individual partner companies and do not reflect the views of ASTD in any way.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), a global leader in education technology, today announced that it has been positioned in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems, an influential report evaluating the completeness of vision and ability to execute of vendors in the market.

Blackboard has seen significant growth in the corporate learning space where an increasing number of corporations of all sizes have adopted the company's teaching and learning platform to deploy training programs efficiently and cost effectively. In the Magic Quadrant report, Gartner "evaluates vendors based on their ability to articulate current and future market direction, innovation, customer needs and competitive forces."

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BALTIMORE, December 1, 2009 – RWD Technologies, LLC (RWD), a global company that develops and implements human and organizational performance solutions, announced today that it has been recognized for the second consecutive year as one of the Top 20 IT Training Companies by TrainingIndustry.com. TrainingIndustry.com, a leading training knowledge dissemination community, identified commitment to the IT training industry as a key factor in RWD’s selection. Geographic reach was also considered.

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 Seven industry leaders sign on for launch!

ASTD announces today that seven companies have joined its newly launched Professional Partner program. ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to the training and development field. The Professional Partner program is a new initiative designed to increase training professionals’ awareness of the many tools and resources available to them that help to advance the profession, and encourage employee learning and development in organizations.

The ASTD Professional Partner program connects the ASTD community with companies that are dedicated to helping organizations improve their performance. Inaugural partners are:

• Blackboard, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software applications and related services for learning and development. Blackboard technology facilitates successful continuing education and development programs with a comprehensive learning solution.
 
• Coastal Training Technologies Corp. trains the global workforce with award-winning blended learning solutions. E-learning, DVD, and instructor-led programs help achieve safety, operational, and ethics and compliance objectives.

• CPP, Inc. offers solutions to improve organizational performance  –  from team building, leadership and coaching, and conflict management to career development, selection, and retention. Best known for products like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment, CPP also offers information, guidance, and support.

• Intellum Inc. was founded in 2000 during the early days of e-learning and has grown to be an industry leader through its commitment to providing exceptional service and three proprietary e-learning tools: a fully-functional hosted LMS with low-priced monthly plans; a user-friendly course catalog; and a custom courseware authoring service.

• Learn.com, Inc., the worldwide leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity and the founder of the world wide knowledge exchange. Learn.com’s proprietary suite of solutions empowers organizations to administer every aspect of training and learning initiatives including design, delivery, tracking, and implementation.

• MHS, an internationally recognized publisher of professional assessments, is dedicated to developing and supporting tests that predict and improve human performance.

• RWD Technologies, a leading service provider with a broad range of integrated solutions designed to improve end user performance in complex operating environments. RWD’s proven methodologies, staff, and tool set provide customized solutions that help organizations optimize their workforce and technology to maintain a competitive advantage.

ASTD Professional Partners have made a commitment to provide service and content to ASTD members and learning professionals, and will be featured in T+D magazine, online at www.ASTD.org, and at various ASTD events throughout the year.

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