LEARN2.COM, BEYOND.COM PARTNER TO SELL LEARNING PRODUCTS TO GOVT. AGENCIES.Learn2.com Corp., the White Plains, N.Y., provider of e-learning solutions and IT training products, and the government division of Internet software superstore Beyond.com have forged a two-year agreement under which Beyond.com will sell Learn2.com self-paced e-learning courseware to federal government agencies. Learn2.com estimates the volume of government purchases through the agreement will be at least $3.5 million over two years. Under the pact, Learn2.com training courseware will be added as a line item into Beyond.com's GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. schedule and will be incorporated into government bids as the "Beyond.com Deluxe Training Library." The library consists of 57 Learn2.com learning titles, including Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 97 or 2000, the Internet, Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. , and PhotoShop. Clients will have the option of selecting Internet, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , Video, or LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. delivery of training courseware. Beyond.com currently has software delivery agreements with the Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department , Internal Revenue Service, Patent and Trademark Office, Dept. of Defense, and National Imaging and Mapping Agency. "This contract and relationship is very strategic for our company," says Kevin Riley  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , executive vice president of Sales and Marketing at Learn2.com. "Beyond.com has enjoyed a lot of success in the federal market this year receiving multimillion dollar contracts with high profile agencies. Our product line-up coupled with Beyond.com digital download capabilities will allow government agencies to have an end-to-end solution for their employees' software and training needs." "We are pleased to partner with Learn2.com," adds Steven Cooker, vice president of Government Sales for Beyond.com. "Learn2.com's high-quality courseware will strengthen our Internet based training offering and provide us with a complete selection of productivity-enhancing training tools and products for our government clients." Learn2.com is a leading maker of online advanced learning and training. The Learn2.com suite of products, which includes more than 1,200 training titles, allows interactive multimedia and animated courseware to be accessed instantly on the Web. The courses are also delivered on CD-ROM, LAN and video. |
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