Plateau Expands into the Middle East and India with EDUTECH
EDUTECH to Sell, Implement and Support Plateau's Enterprise Learning Solutions
Arlington, Va. • January 25, 2005 - Plateau Systems, a leader in enterprise software that manages learning and knowledge readiness, today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with EDUTECH, a leading provider of technology enabled enterprise wide knowledge solutions in the Middle East.
"Plateau continues to extend our global reach through strategic partnerships with industry leading learning and performance management resellers," said Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. "EDUTECH has proven its ability to successfully sell and deploy advanced technology solutions to the education sector. The joint partnership of Plateau and EDUTECH will expand the growth of learning and workforce performance solutions to rapidly growing commercial and public sector organizations in the region."
In 2004, the Middle East was the second fastest growing region in the world, and India also is experiencing high GDP growth. Both private and public sector organizations are realizing the need for learning and performance management solutions. New employees must be trained quickly, existing employees must be brought up to speed on new products and operating procedures, leaders must be identified and developed for promotion, and organizational readiness must be evaluated and continuously improved. Plateau's solutions enable these activities with a highly scaleable, robust solution that can be rapidly deployed to improve operational performance.
"Demand for learning solutions within the educational sector has been strong in the Middle East for several years," said ASF Karim, Managing Director of EDUTECH. "We are now seeing similar demand within the commercial sector, where organizations are looking for ways to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Plateau's solutions are fulfilling the needs of some of the largest, most successful companies in the world. We are excited about bringing a state-of-the-art technology to the corporate world in the Middle East and India through this partnership."
EDUTECH's sales, implementation and support personnel have undergone extensive training on Plateau's solutions at the company's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. It will begin selling, implementing and supporting Plateau's solutions in the Middle East immediately.
Interested parties should contact, Udian Patel, Head - Learning Technologies, +9714 3911030, Udian@edutech.com or Michael Jepsen, Plateau Sr. VP Sales, (703) 292-0200, michael.jepsen@plateau.com.
About Plateau: Plateau is a leading provider of enterprise software that manages learning and organizational readiness. Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) is built on Web-based J2EE architecture, and is the engine behind the largest LMS initiatives in the corporate, non-profit and government markets. Plateau's software is being used to manage learning and improve human performance at organizations including the American Red Cross, General Electric, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Air Force. Plateau is listed as a leader in LMS evaluations from Gartner Inc. and Forrester Research. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.
About EDUTECH: Edutech Middle East is a leading provider of enterprise wide Knowledge Solutions. True to the Company's mission of "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong," EDUTECH provides solutions that meet the learning and knowledge requirements of Institutions including Universities, Colleges, Schools; Enterprises in Petrochemical Industries, Banking & Financial Sectors, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Hospitality industry; Government, Military and Defense sector. EDUTECH has developed a proven framework that enables the Company design the right solution to capture, manage and deliver institution-wide/enterprise-wide learning solutions rapidly. EDUTECH has partnered with the world's leading publishers and technology solution providers in education, training and information to provide a comprehensive range of solutions and services. EDUTECH is headquartered in Dubai Media City and has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia through which the Company services the GCC and Levant Countries.
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