DigitalThink Launches Its New Industrial Strength E-Learning Platform at the ASTD International Conference & Expo
DigitalThink, Inc., (NASDAQ: DTHK) the top provider of e-learning business solutions to Global 2000 companies, announced today its participation in and sponsorship of the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) International Conference and Exposition, the leading industry event linking people, learning and performance, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, June 2-7. DigitalThink will also formally introduce and demonstrate the industrial strength of its completely updated, next-generation DigitalThink E-Learning Platform.
Selected as the exclusive sponsor of the ASTD pressroom, DigitalThink will host a press conference announcing the new DigitalThink E-Learning Platform Monday, June 4 at 6:15 p.m. at the Convention Center in the Valencia Foyer followed by an exclusive press reception.
Strategic partners KPMG Consulting, the American Bankers Association and Zyman Marketing Group will join DigitalThink in booth 609 at the conference to demonstrate the unique value of their solutions and services built on the powerful DigitalThink E-Learning Platform. EDS will also exhibit at the ASTD Expo and will showcase its comprehensive Digital Learning solutions powered by DigitalThink.
DigitalThink will feature demonstrations of the new DigitalThink E-Learning Platform and each of its powerful components. DigitalThink representatives will be available to highlight the industry’s first truly open, completely integrated e-learning environment and management system, showing how it is easier than ever before to develop, launch and manage enterprise e-learning initiatives that produce meaningful and measurable business results.
“This conference gives us the opportunity to demonstrate how our next generation DigitalThink E-Learning Platform will help our customers improve their employee retention, sales force effectiveness and customer satisfaction issues,” said Josh Bersin, vice president of technology product management for DigitalThink. “We have been very successful in helping more than 350 globally-dispersed companies improve their overall business effectiveness, including companies like Charles Schwab, Circuit City and GE. And with the development of our completely re-architected E-Learning Platform, this is only the beginning.”
Attendees and members of the media are encouraged to join Robert Todd, learning experience architect at DigitalThink, on Sunday, June 3 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. as he leads a discussion in the Learning Technology Forum on the topic of “The Future of E-Learning Technologies.” Bill Pai, an e-learning evangelist at DigitalThink, will also speak in the Financial Services Forum, which is jointly sponsored by DigitalThink and its strategic partner the American Bankers Association, at a presentation entitled “Training Frontline Personnel: New Ways to Use the Internet,” on Tuesday, June 5 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Attendees and members of the media who are interested in learning more about DigitalThink’s new E-Learning Platform are also encouraged to attend DigitalThink’s “Hands-on Learning Labs” on June 5, 2001, in room 304F.
The DigitalThink E-Learning Experience
DigitalThink e-learning business solutions are created using an innovative blend of technology, learning strategies and creative expertise that consistently win awards. Courseware, reporting and analysis capabilities, comprehensive learning management and other e-learning business solutions are built on and deployed from its powerful DigitalThink E-Learning Platform, which allows for rich interactivity, engaging content, measurement capabilities and powerful learning management via the Web. DigitalThink’s E-Learning Platform also allows for the inclusion of tutor support with every course – actual subject matter experts available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer questions, review submitted exercises and provide feedback, all via the Web. And DigitalThink’s E-Learning Platform easily integrates with other enterprise software applications such as ERP, CRM and third-party “behind-the-firewall” learning management systems to achieve the greatest possible efficiencies across systems.
About DigitalThink
DigitalThink, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTHK) is the top provider of e-learning business solutions to Global 2000 companies, delivering measurable business results through its award-winning content and powerful DigitalThink E-Learning Platform. The company’s completely hosted, 100% Web-based solutions are tightly aligned with strategic business objectives, provide a highly engaging learning environment, and include powerful learning management tools to measure learning effectiveness and return on investment (ROI). From workforce development to sales force effectiveness to customer acquisition and retention, DigitalThink e-learning has delivered bottom-line benefits to smart companies such as Charles Schwab & Company, Circuit City, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Bank, EDS, The Gallup Organization, GE Capital, KPMG Consulting and Sun Microsystems.
