Agilent Technologies Selects KnowledgePlanet to Drive Enterprise Human Capital Management Worldwide.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2001 KnowledgePlanet Implementation Spans Agilent's Global Extended Enterprise KnowledgePlanet, a Human Capital Management enterprise software company, announced today that Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) has selected and begun implementing KnowledgePlanet's Human Capital Management Solution for its global workforce development initiatives. The hosted solution, scheduled for full deployment this August, will deliver online learning to Agilent and its extended enterprise, including 48,000 employees and 2,000 customers in more than 40 countries. Agilent is estimating that KnowledgePlanet's learning solution will provide significant cost savings compared to current legacy systems. By shifting its focus from classroom-based training to online learning, the company expects to reduce employee travel, logistics and training administration expenses while improving time to productivity and workforce performance. Agilent will use KnowledgePlanet Learning(SM) to deliver technical and product knowledge across all international business units, as well as track certificates of compliance. Additional learning initiatives to be launched through KnowledgePlanet Learning(SM) include the delivery of training materials related to its Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. implementation, customer education, and environmental health and safety training for ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. certification. "As a driving force in the Human Capital Management industry, KnowledgePlanet provides a foundation for the development and delivery of our learning strategy," said Elizabeth Ambrogi, Learning Technologies Manager at Agilent Technologies. "We selected KnowledgePlanet not only for its robust learning and competency management functionality, and extensive business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in services, but also for its business integrity and overall commitment to providing customers with a competitive advantage through people." Agilent's deployment of KnowledgePlanet will integrate course content from its life sciences, communications, semiconductor products and electronic products business units into a unified learning management system. Agilent will also use KnowledgePlanet's Content Developer's Kit to enable standards-based content authoring, integration and management for both custom and third-party content. For soft skills and other "off-the-shelf" training programs, Agilent will leverage the KnowledgePlanet MarketplaceSM, which provides access to thousands of learning objects from third-party content providers. "We are proud to team up with Agilent," said Alan Todd, 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 KnowledgePlanet. "Agilent's use of our Human Capital Management application suite to drive development of its expanded enterprise, and our business process outsourcing to handle training administration, is a testament to the completeness of our product, the breadth and quality of our services, and the scalability of our hosted solution." Later this year, Agilent plans to implement more Human Capital Management system modules, including KnowledgePlanet PerformanceSM, which will enable employees to link individual learning events to specific company goals and objectives. For example, personal development plans, 360 assessments and competency assessments will help facilitate individual employee development that is in alignment with the overall business goals and objectives of Agilent's global extended enterprise. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies is a global, diversified technology company focusing on the communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare industries. Agilent operates four business units to serve its high-technology customer base: test and measurement, semi-conductor products, healthcare solutions, and chemical analysis. The company's 48,000 employees and facilities in more than 40 countries serve market leading customers in over 120 countries. Major product development and manufacturing sites are located 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. , China, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom. For more information regarding Agilent Technologies visit www.agilent.com. About KnowledgePlanet KnowledgePlanet provides human capital management solutions for Global 2000 companies seeking to achieve a competitive advantage through people. KnowledgePlanet's rapidly deployable solutions substantially and measurably maximize the return on invested human capital for customers and partners. The company's customer base includes leading global corporations such as Avon, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Chevron, Cracker Barrel This article is about the restaurant-and-store chain. For the unrelated company marketing cheeses bearing the "Cracker Barrel" trademark, see Kraft Foods. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. , 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. , General Motors, Glaxo Wellcome, Hershey Foods, Marsh McLennan, Morgan Stanley  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. Dean Witter, Nike, Northwestern Mutual, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Zurich Financial. KnowledgePlanet has offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) with headquarters based in Reston, Va. and London. For more information, visit our website at www.knowledgeplanet.com or call 800/869-5763. |
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