EpicEdge and Viviance New Education Announce New Online Solution for Project
e-Planning and Managing Projects Course Launches in December, 2000.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – EpicEdge, Inc. (AMEX: EDG), a leading
e-business professional services provider, and Viviance new education Inc.,
the premier global online Education Service Provider, today announced their
new web-based platform for delivering interactive project management
training in a performance improvement environment.
The first course on the platform, e-Planning and Managing Projects, is a
conversion of EpicEdge‚s most popular instructor-led course in project
management fundamentals. Taught to over 50,000 project managers worldwide
over the past decade, the course will launch online in December, 2000. The
announcement was made today at the Gartner U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2000, the IT
Industry’s largest strategic executive conference, offering business leaders
a look at “The Future of IT ” Today.
The platform, designed and developed by Viviance new education, sets the
industry benchmark on how learning and on-the-job performance methodologies
are delivered via the Internet. This solution has a unique emphasis on:
collaboration, interactivity, community and personalized access to critical
content. The e-Planning and Managing Projects course provides the
flexibility of just-in-time learning with modules tailored to the student‚s
personalized learning path. The product contains leading-edge
performance-based assessment tools and labs, online mentoring by seasoned
EpicEdge project management consultants, an online library of resources and
Web communities of practice from ProjectConnections.com, and is customizable
by clients with their own best practices content.
“Our customers want to see real performance improvement by their employees
on the job, not just hours of employee training completed,” stated Sarah
Jane Militello, chief marketing officer for EpicEdge. “e-Planning and
Managing Projects provides the performance support to help project managers
not only gain the knowledge in a cost-effective and flexible way, but also
apply what they‚ve learned on the job with the help of extensive resources
and expert mentors.”
“This is a breakthrough solution that extends the impact of learning and
training activities through the Web,” commented Doug Reid, Viviance new
education chief executive officer for North America. “The combination of
Viviance’s innovative, award-winning educational design and EpicEdge‚s deep
expertise in project management allows us to deliver the most effective
performance improvement product available anywhere for creating project
management proficiency in the workplace. “
About EpicEdge
EpicEdge (http://www.epicedge.com/) delivers successful e-commerce solutions
by utilizing its proven methodologies, talented technologists and creative
teams, strategic alliances, project management expertise and performance
measurement tools. EpicEdge’s professional services support customers
through all phases of implementation including strategy development and
creative, information architecture and design, e-commerce application
development, legacy system integration, project management and training, and
Web site and application hosting. As a Sun (NASDAQ: SUNW) service provider
and strategic partner with iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, EpicEdge offers
flexible consulting and technology solutions that address emerging needs and
help clients to focus on performance improvement through measurement and
assessment.
About Viviance New Education Inc.
Viviance new education is the global online Education Service Provider (ESP)
serving business, consumer and student markets within the eLearning
industry. Our goal is to partner with our customers helping them realize
their eLearning business vision and opportunity for a competitive advantage,
market leadership, or even a new revenue channel. We deliver custom
eLearning environments specific to your content and your learner‚s knowledge
and certification needs. We are a global company serving the eLearning
market in over 11 countries: Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain,
United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Canada and the United States. For
additional information please visit our web site at www.viviance.com or call
(toll free in the U.S.)
1-877-4-NEW-EDU. (639-338)
About ProjectConnections.com
www.ProjectConnections.com is the leading source of practical project and
team management know-how on the Web. The site offers access to a wide range
of resources including: highly-practical “how-to” information about project
and team management skills and processes · forums where participants can
interact with peers and experts to share experiences and get answers to
their questions a marketplace that includes a bookstore, a comprehensive
buyer’s guide, and storefronts from leading vendors in the field. The
company’s services include public and private customized access to
ProjectConnections.com site resources; unique “community of practice” tools
and processes for private high-value knowledge exchange within a
corporation, and online expert services for just-in-time coaching and
project assistance. Our mission is to enable corporations to provide a rich,
always-available learning environment for their managers and team members to
enhance project performance and delivery. ProjectConnections.com was
launched in December 1999 and is based in Los Altos, California.
About Gartner Symposium/Itxpo
The four worldwide Gartner Symposium/Itxpo events are the IT industry’s
largest strategic executive conferences, offering business leaders a look at
“The Future of IT Today.” The 2000 U.S. Symposium/Itxpo, October 12-14, in
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, features more than 215 in-depth strategic
technology sessions on issues ranging from e-business to supply chain
management and information security. Keynote presentations will also feature
no-holds-barred interviews by Gartner analysts of some of the IT industry‚s
leading executives.
For more information, call 1-800-778-1997, or visit the
Gartner Web site at www.gartner.com/events.
Contact Info
Sandy Flora
Communications Manager-North America
Viviance new education
200 East 6th Street Suite 206
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-481-1595 X36
Fax: 512-481-9525
sflora@viviance.com
www.viviance.com
Sandy Flora
Communications Manager-North America
Viviance new education
200 East 6th Street Suite 206
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-481-1595 X36
Fax: 512-481-9525
sflora@viviance.com
www.viviance.com