ANC Rental Taps Click2learn to Train Associates at Alamo and National Car Rental.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001 Through Click2learn, One of the Nation's Largest Auto Rental Companies Gives Workers Round-the-Clock Access to Professional Development Programs ANC ANC abbr. African National Congress ANC African National Congress: South African political movement instrumental in bringing an end to apartheid ANC n abbr (= Rental Corporation (Nasdaq:ANCX), the parent company of the Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. and National car rental brands, has tapped e-Learning powerhouse Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) to create a corporate e-Learning hub to serve its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. employee base. The initiative will allow ANC Rental to roll out performance and learning programs in a wide range of company procedures and policies to thousands of associates at approximately 300 airport rental locations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The initiative, which will be rolled out over the course of four years, will be accessible to employees via computers at rental locations and at the ANC Rental Corporation's corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale. ANC Rental's initiative is based on Click2learn's industry-leading skills and competency-based learning management system (LMS), the Aspen Learning Management Server. The scaleable platform provides a single point of management for all the company's performance and learning program activities -- including instructor-led learning events and meetings, self-directed courses, InterWise virtual classroom technology, and personalized e-Learning content and courses. By moving to e-Learning delivery and management of their performance and learning programs, ANC Rental will make performance and learning much more accessible to its geographically dispersed workforce. In the past, the company's 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week operations have made it challenging to deliver traditional classroom-based performance and learning programs. By incorporating e-Learning as part of its blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used strategy, the company will be able to train employees on new programs and policies more quickly and efficiently. ANC will also use the program to conduct e-Meetings. In addition, managers will be able to analyze employees' skills, identify gaps and assign specific information to address those skill gaps. As performance and learning assignments are completed, Click2learn's Aspen LMS will allow ANC Rental to assess how well an individual, a division, or the workforce as a whole understands company systems and policies. The result provides the company with a constantly updated inventory of the skills and knowledge of its workforce. "With Click2learn's Aspen Learning Management Server, ANC Rental will be able to significantly improve their performance and learning system by integrating online content, virtual classrooms, and traditional instructor-led training. At the same time, they'll improve the learning experience and better track results," said Kevin Oakes, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Click2learn. ANC Rental has opted to host its learning platform with Click2learn, reducing IT requirements for system maintenance and updates and taking full advantage of Click2learn's learning technology integration expertise. The company's e-Learning initiative covers the option to deploy other components of Click2learn's recently announced Aspen platform, designed to offer end-to-end e-Learning solutions and manage richer, personalized learning. The full Aspen suite, currently in beta, will ship commercially in early September. About ANC Rental ANC Rental Corporation (Nasdaq:ANCX), headquartered in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , is one of the world's largest car rental companies with annual revenue of approximately $3.5 billion in 2000. ANC Rental Corporation, the parent company of Alamo (http://www.alamo.com/)and National (http://www.nationalcar.com/) has more than 3,000 locations in 66 countries and employs approximately 19,000 associates worldwide. About Click2learn Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) is a provider of enterprise software for Global 2000 organizations seeking to capture, manage and disseminate knowledge throughout their extended enterprise. Using Click2learn's Aspen Enterprise Learning Platform, organizations can deploy highly interactive, personalized learning initiatives to achieve strategic business objectives. Many of the world's best-known corporations use Click2learn's technology and award-winning content development services to improve workforce performance, educate customers, and publish large volumes of learning content. Click2learn's clients include Microsoft, Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. It is made up by two independent but closely cooperating companies, Fidelity Management and Research Corporation (FMR Co. , Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. , Symantec, Prudential, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. 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Based in Bellevue, Wash., Click2learn (www.click2learn.com, 800/448-6543) operates offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe, and Japan. This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including information contained in this document where statements are preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions. For such statements, The Company claims the protection of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, market acceptance of Click2learn's e-learning solutions and competing e-learning offerings, the ability to successfully implement Click2learn's solutions and increase revenues, the ability to successfully address technological developments and standards and the risk factors set forth in filings the Company has made with the SEC. Click2learn and Aspen are trademarks of Click2learn. All other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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