Leading Italian ASP Selects Docent Enterprise to Expand Learning Services in Europe.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004 Reliability, Flexibility and Scalability of Docent Enterprise(TM) Helps Web Learn Drive Business and Individual Performance Docent(R) 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 :DCNT), a leading provider of integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. solutions proven to directly drive business performance through learning, today announced that Web Learn Solution, a leading learning application services See ASP and Web services. provider (ASP) in Italy, has deployed Docent Enterprise(TM) as the foundation for its hosted e-learning and performance management services in Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom. Web Learn Solution specializes in the complete e-learning delivery chain, including content, instructors, implementation, and platform solutions for enterprises and individuals. Docent Enterprise fulfills Web Learn's strategy to offer a comprehensive suite of applications that help clients align their learning activities with strategic business initiatives. With clients across Europe, Web Learn needed a reliable, secure and proven Web-based infrastructure to support learning management and learning content management in multiple languages. Docent Enterprise provides Web Learn users with a personalized, 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 experience in their local language, using an environment that is accessible on-demand, directly from their Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . As part of the solution, Docent Live(TM) enables live communication and collaboration with geographically dispersed groups, helping to reduce travel costs. Also, Web Learn anticipates that the learning content management solution will cut content development time by 50 to 80 percent through the team-based collaboration environment. Docent supports Web Learn's strong focus on delivering courseware and application services that are fully compliant with guidelines specified by the European Social Fund The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of the four European Structural Funds that provide grants to support economic development within the European Union. The ESF is the oldest one. It was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 and became operational in 1960. (ESF (1) (Extended SuperFrame) An enhanced T1 format that allows a line to be monitored during normal operation. It uses 24 frames grouped together (instead of the 12-frame D4 superframe) and provides room for CRC bits and other diagnostic commands. ). The ESF provides significant funding for programs in the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community that enhance the development of vocational skills and bolster an individual's employment potential. Docent Enterprise provides Web Learn and its clients with sophisticated tools for assessing and reporting competency levels based on ESF policies. "After an extensive evaluation of available solutions, it was clear that Docent offered the most reliable, user-friendly, and flexible solution for centrally managing thousands of domains and users, while providing a transparent, local solution," said Carlo Guarrera, marketing manager at Web Learn Solution. "As our strategic partner, Docent will play a crucial role in allowing us to help our clients rapidly improve performance and increase their competitive advantage." About Web Learn Solution Based in Milan, Italy, Web Learn Solution delivers integrated content, methodologies and solutions for the enterprise learning marketplace in Europe. For more information on Web Learn's comprehensive learning services portfolio, visit www.weblearn.it. About Docent, Inc. Docent, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCNT) is a leading provider of integrated software solutions proven to directly drive business performance through learning. Docent solutions for sales performance, product launch, channel effectiveness, customer education, compliance, ERP/CRM system implementations, and other business priorities are enabled by the industry's most comprehensive suite of business performance management applications, industry-specific content, and world-class services. Solutions are tailored to address the unique requirements of vertical markets, including government, life sciences, energy, high tech, telecommunications, financial services, retail and manufacturing. Docent outperforms the industry in customer satisfaction benchmarks, delivering compelling and measurable ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). to blue chip customers such as Cingular Wireless, Harley-Davidson, Wachovia Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Kelly Services, Eaton Corporation, D&B, Halliburton, Rockwell Collins, and Bechtel Group, Inc. Docent partners with the world's most prominent systems integrators and 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 providers, including Accenture, Exult, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Human Capital Solutions, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Deloitte Consulting. Docent is distinguished as a leader by Gartner in the 2003 e-Learning Suites and LMS Magic Quadrants, and by the META Group in the 2003 METAspectrum report on learning management system vendors. Docent is headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , with other offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.docent.com. Docent, Docent Enterprise and the marks relating to Docent products and services referenced herein are either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Docent, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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