Halogen Software and Element K Team Up on e-Learning

Chicago, IL, ASTD Conference, Booths 307 and 233 —May 17, 2010 — Halogen Software today announced it has partnered with industry leader Element K to provide joint customers quick, hassle free access to thousands of best in class online courses and virtual labs (vLabs). The companies have successfully completed content integration and certification, so that all Element K e-Learning content will run and track flawlessly in Halogen eLearning Manager.

Award winning Halogen eLearning Manager is the first solution to deliver performance-based learning. It enables managers and employees to align learning activities with performance gaps, goals and career plans, then verify training effectiveness in terms of improved performance. By working with Element K to make sure their content integrates seamlessly with eLearning Manager, and runs and tracks flawlessly every time, Halogen has made it easier for their customers to support employee coaching, training and development, using proven and powerful e-learning materials.

Element K customers considering Halogen eLearning Manager can quickly and easily make full use of their existing and new e-learning libraries. Learning and Development teams get plug and play set-up, automatic updates, easy integration of courseware in existing learning content catalogs, and real-time content tracking and reporting.

“We recognize that for our customers, our award-winning e-Learning content is part of a bigger focus on learning, development and talent management, and Halogen’s commitment to performance-based learning made them a natural fit to partner with,” said Dan Cleveland, SVP Business Development,, Element K. “Interoperability is extremely important to Element K – it means our customers can implement and maintain our solution with confidence. Working with Halogen, we’ve done extensive testing to make accessing our e-Learning content simple and painless.”

“Having proven, fingertip access to Element K e-Learning within the Halogen Talent Management Suite is an immense value-add for our clients as it supports a more strategic, closed loop approach to development and learning management,” said Donna Ronayne, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Halogen Software. “We are pleased to be working with an industry leader like Element K to deliver the content our customers need to drive talent management and corporate performance.”

About Halogen Software
Halogen Software is recognized as a market leader by industry analysts and strongly endorsed by the thousands of HR professionals who use their Talent Management solutions. The company offers a complete suite of web-based products that automate, simplify and integrate performance appraisals, 360 degree feedback, compensation management, succession planning and learning management. Halogen’s offering makes HR best-practices accessible to companies of all sizes and its healthcare, education, manufacturing, public sector, financial services and! professional services specific suites meet the unique needs of these industries. Halogen is consistently recognized by the industry and its customers for its exceptional implementation and support services, and has won multiple awards for its corporate leadership and product innovation, including HR Technology Product of the Year. For more information, visit www.halogensoftware.com.

About Element K
For almost 30 years, Element K has provided clients with learning solutions to develop their employees, enable their partners, and educate their customers. Element K offers content collections that include e-Learning, e-Reference, instructor-led, and blended materials to provide learning and performance support in topic areas ranging from management skills to information technology skills to workplace compliance. We also provide custom learning program design, course development, and deployment. Element K enables learning delivery with flexible delivery technology, including the KnowledgeHub LMS and ContentHub Integration Server, and a broad set of administrative and advisory enablement services. Element K is headquartered in Rochester, NY and employs over 700 professionals. For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.

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