ADC Selects click2learn for Global Enterprise e-Learning Initiative
For Immediate Release
BELLEVUE, WA, October 9, 2000 – click2learn.com, inc. (NASDAQ: CLKS), the
open e-Learning Network, today announced that ADC (NASDAQ:ADCT), a leading
global supplier of fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration
services for broadband multi-service networks, has selected click2learn’s
Ingenium learning management system as its backbone for a company-wide
e-Learning initiative.
ADC, The Broadband Company(tm), selected Ingenium for its flexibility and
scalability, as well as its ability to support ADC’s self-service and
prescriptive training models. ADC will use Ingenium to track and manage
instructor-led and online training for more than 20,000 learners.
With Ingenium, ADC will be able to integrate skills-gap analysis with
personalized training curriculums for each employee. ADC will use
click2learn’s innovative XML-based application integration solution,
Ingenium DUIT, to integrate their e-Learning initiative with SAP.
“As the telecommunications industry continues to rapidly evolve and grow,
ADC must provide employees with the opportunity to advance their knowledge
and expertise needed to ensure company success,” said George Mack, Director
of People and Organizational Development with ADC. “click2learn’s Ingenium
learning management solution gives us the best platform for building
e-Learning initiatives that all ADC employees around the globe can access
easily.”
“ADC’s selection of click2learn reinforces why over four million users now
learn through Ingenium – scalability, flexibility, and the most highly
sophisticated learning management features backed by the industry’s most
experienced e-Learning solution provider,” said Kevin Oakes, President and
CEO of click2learn.com. “With Ingenium, ADC can confidently build an
e-Learning infrastructure that will scale to meet their learning needs.”
About click2learn.com
click2learn.com (NASDAQ: CLKS) provides an open e-Learning network
consisting of e-Learning content, learning management, and authoring and
publishing tools. By developing a powerful and full-featured outsourced
platform for e-Learning, and partnering with market-leading content
publishers, click2learn.com provides customers with an Application Service
Provider (ASP) model that gives organizations instant access to a vast and
constantly improving e-Learning Network. Customers of the e-Learning
Network enjoy access to thousands of the industry’s best courses, and use
browser-based publishing and learning management tools through a
custom-configured site that looks and feels like the organization’s
intranet. For company-specific content, clients are provided with access to
click2learn.com’s expert development group using the Rapid e-Learning
Development System (ReDS), an ASP-based environment used to develop high
quality, custom content quickly for distribution on the network.
In addition to an outsourced solution, click2learn.com is a leader in
providing internal e-Learning implementations. The click2learn.com
enterprise e-Learning initiatives includes the market-leading Ingenium total
learning management solution, and the acclaimed ToolBook II Instructor and
Assistant authoring tools.
About ADC
ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC’s fiber optics, network equipment,
software and integration services make broadband communications a reality
worldwide by enabling communications service providers to deliver high-speed
Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses. ADC
(NASDAQ: ADCT), has annual sales of over $2.8 billion and employs more than
20,900 people worldwide. ADC’s stock is included in the Standard & Poor’s
500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications,
Inc. at www.adc.com.
Contact Info
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 for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results
predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of
future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements include market acceptance
of internet based training and the click2learn.com learning portal, the
ability to successfully implement click2learn.com virtual universities and
strategic relationships with content providers and other web-based
companies, the ability of those relationships to result in increased users
and increased revenues and the risk factors set forth in filings The Company
has made with the SEC.
