Phoenix Life Insurance Company Selects Click2learn’s Aspen
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 6, 2003–Click2learn
(Nasdaq:CLKS) today announced that Phoenix Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Phoenix Companies Inc., (NYSE:PNX) and a leading provider of comprehensive life insurance products for a variety of wealth management needs, has selected the Aspen Productivity Suite(TM) to deliver and manage a comprehensive learning and performance initiative for its 2,500 employees across the organization.
Phoenix Life Insurance will utilize the Aspen Learning Management System (LMS) to revamp its existing training management and administrative functions, as well as to create a self-service training environment in which employees can register for courses. Initially, the company will employ Aspen LMS to manage the wide range of instructor-led training offerings presented by internal and external training providers, which address such subjects as management development, technical training courses and IT certification requirements.
Additionally, Phoenix Life Insurance is exploring options to leverage the Aspen platform in conjunction with off-the-shelf e-learning. The company also will take advantage of Aspen’s Performance Management module and 360(degree) assessment capabilities to manage job skills and competencies assessments and to drive the development of curricula tailored to meet specific job requirements.
“Phoenix has a decades-long history of creating innovative products that meet evolving needs, both for our customers and for our employees,” said Robert Loller, AVP HR Development. “We evaluated a number of learning solutions and chose Aspen because it is a very comprehensive and cost-effective platform and could be customized to our unique needs. Click2learn shares our history of innovation and commitment to employee development. We believe the integration of Aspen LMS into our environment will help us monitor employees’ skills/training needs and drive their development planning, thereby giving Phoenix a real competitive edge in our very competitive marketplace.”
About Aspen 2.0
The highly acclaimed Aspen enterprise productivity application suite enables organizations to strategically manage corporate knowledge and workforce productivity to improve business performance.
With Aspen 2.0, the brand new version of the Aspen Suite, organizations can — for the first time — enjoy a comprehensive, integrated solution for their learning needs. Aspen facilitates information management, knowledge exchange and multi-modal training, all under one platform with one seamless user experience. The Aspen 2.0 Suite consists of separate but integrated modules, including:
— Learning Management (LMS)
— Learning Content Management (LCMS)
— Virtual Classroom (VCS)
— Performance Management
— Collaboration, Knowledge Exchange & Instant Messaging
— Information Management
— Simulation Creating and Editing
— Auditing & Compliance Tracking
Whether organizations choose to deploy the entire Aspen suite, or to integrate select Aspen applications with existing infrastructure, Aspen’s standards-based (AICC, SCORM, XML, etc.) modular and open architecture is designed to lower the total cost of ownership of learning solutions.
About The Phoenix Companies
The Phoenix Companies, Inc. is a leading provider of wealth management products and services to individuals and institutions. Through a variety of advisors and financial services firms, Phoenix helps the affluent and high net worth accumulate, preserve and transfer their wealth with an innovative portfolio of life insurance, annuity and investment management products and services. With a history dating to 1851, The Phoenix Companies, Inc. has two principal operating subsidiaries, Phoenix Life Insurance Company and Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., and offers trust services through another subsidiary, Phoenix National Trust Company. Phoenix has corporate offices in Hartford, Conn.
About Click2learn
Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) is a provider of enterprise software for Global 2000 organizations seeking to capture, manage and disseminate knowledge throughout their extended enterprise. Using Click2learn’s Aspen Productivity Suite(TM), organizations can deploy highly interactive, personalized learning initiatives to achieve strategic business objectives. Many of the world’s best-known corporations use Click2learn’s technology to improve workforce performance, educate customers, and publish large volumes of learning content. Click2learn’s clients include Accenture, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Century 21, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Pfizer, Symantec, and Towers Perrin. Based in Bellevue, Wash., with offices throughout the US, Click2learn (www.click2learn.com, 800/448-6543) also is represented in Europe, Japan and Australia and India.
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 Click2learn’s e-learning solutions and competing e-learning offerings, the ability to successfully implement Click2learn’s solutions and increase revenues, the ability to successfully address technological developments and standards and the risk factors set forth in filings the Company has made with the SEC.
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CONTACT: Click2learn
Karen Peck, 425/637-1643
karen.peck@click2learn.com
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