Bechtel Corp. Builds Workforce Knowledge Using Digital Lava's Rich Media Platform.Business Editors MARINA DEL REY Del Rey may refer to:
Digital Lava Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DGLV) today announced that Bechtel Corp., one of the world's premier engineering, construction and project management firms, is using Digital Lava's rich media technology as part of the company's corporatewide initiative to capture and distribute knowledge over the Internet. Using Digital Lava's rich media platform, Bechtel has taken portions of a primer course on Rail Systems Engineering and made that content available globally to thousands of employees. For Bechtel, enabling employees to access this content on-demand provides a key competitive advantage in the burgeoning and highly lucrative rail business. Ralph Mason, a principal vice president in Bechtel's rail business, explained that he initially founded the Bechtel rail program in response to heightened demand for Bechtel project managers and civil engineers with railway knowledge and expertise. "There is a tremendous amount of rail work around the world, particularly in the United Kingdom," Mason commented, "and, because of this demand, we often find ourselves transferring talent from one business line to another. In order to provide these employees with the best introduction possible to the business, we decided to partner with the University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield is a research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. Reputation Sheffield was the Sunday Times University of the Year in 2001 and has consistently appeared as their top 20 institutions. in the United Kingdom -- one of the few universities with a highly rated master's program in the field of Rail Systems Engineering -- to design a course that specifically met our needs. "It wasn't until the Global Learning and Development Group approached us with the idea of using on-demand interactive learning technologies that we realized there was even greater potential to distribute this valuable content on a global scale," Mason explained. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dennis Morin, manager of global learning and development, Digital Lava's rich media format is particularly well suited to Bechtel's needs due to the fact that the Sheffield program primarily consists of a series of lectures by world-renowned experts in the rail industry. "The ability to capture these experts on video, synchronize See synchronization. that video with associated graphics, animations and PowerPoint(R) slides, and provide that content in the form of a fully integrated and searchable desktop presentation is particularly compelling for our workforce," stated Morin. Mike Myatt, a vice president and manager in Bechtel Civil, the business unit that includes Bechtel's rail business, underscored the importance of being able to deliver the instructional rail program on-site and on-demand. "When I was managing a high-speed rail High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions include 200-320 km/h (125-200 mph) - depending on whether the track is upgraded or new - by the European Union and above 90 mph project in Korea, it would have been great to be able to send some of my team members to the Sheffield program in London. Unfortunately, that simply wasn't feasible from a cost or time standpoint. Now, with Digital Lava, even folks in the most remote locations have the ability to benefit from this course," Myatt stated. Morin said that the company has had tremendous feedback from the employees and executive team members who have viewed the content. He also stated that with its newly implemented Learning Management System (LMS), Bechtel will be able to track and report the numbers of users who access the program online. "Bechtel is committed to migrating more of the Sheffield program into Digital Lava's rich media format over the next year," commented Morin. "The cost of utilizing Digital Lava's rich media software and services is small in comparison to the overall value of enabling any Bechtel employee, anywhere, to learn from highly credible subject matter experts in the field of railway design and construction -- literally on-demand." Bob Greene This article is about the modern journalist and author. For the personal trainer and fitness expert, see Bob Greene (fitness guru). For other persons named Robert Greene, see Robert Greene (disambiguation). Robert Bernard Greene, Jr. , 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 Digital Lava, responded: "It's extremely gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. when a company like Bechtel -- which prides itself on its global reach and enterprising spirit -- recognizes the value of Digital Lava's on-demand rich media solutions for achieving key business objectives. What we're seeing with clients like Bechtel is that there truly is an overall `return on information' that can be gained by capturing and distributing knowledge and information on a global scale." About Bechtel Bechtel is one of the world's premier engineering, construction, and project management companies. Bechtel had revenue in 2000 of $14.3 billion. With headquarters in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Bechtel has 41,000 employees and more than 60 offices worldwide. Bechtel is engaged in 1,100 projects in 66 countries, and has customers in industries ranging from airports, telecommunications, and power plants to mining and metals, petroleum and chemical, and water. Bechtel's Web site can be found at www.bechtel.com. About Digital Lava Digital Lava provides rich media software and services that enable Fortune 1000 companies to create, manage, and deliver on-demand business communications. The company's rich media technology improves the overall impact of sales, marketing, corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , and training applications by seamlessly integrating video and audio content with text, graphics, animations and Web links. Digital Lava's partners and clients include Activate, Akamai, Alcatel, Dell Computers, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. 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Such factors include unpredictability of future revenues and expenses, pricing changes, continued demand by significant customers, market acceptance of Digital Lava's products, development and shipment of products, changing economic and competitive conditions, technological developments, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in Digital Lava's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Digital Lava undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. |
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