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News-> CERTPOINT Cited as a 'Robust Learning Suite Provider' and 'A Strong Performer'
Long Island, NY, February 14, 2008- CERTPOINT, a global provider
of enterprise software for performance and learning management, today announced
a leading independent industry analyst firm, Forrester Research, has categorized
the company and its solution as a 'Strong Performer' in their February 2008 report:
The Forrester Wave Enterprise Learning Management Suites, Q1 2008. In the report,
Forrester states that CERTPOINT has grown "into a robust learning suite provider."
The Forrester Wave evaluates learning management system vendors through a 90-criteria
evaluation process. CERTPOINT received a score of 4.10 out of 5.0 for Content Management,
4.0 out of 5.0 for Product Enhancement and 4.0 out of 5.0 for Technology Partners.
As the report outlines, "with an investment from CERT (The Center for Excellence
in Research and Training), a research organization and financial backer in the United
Arab Emirates, CERTPOINT has the financial resources to continue to build out the
learning product and talent management."
"We're delighted by Forrester's "strong performer" rating. Our next generation codenamed
"RAK 7.0" will further demonstrate our forward thinking. RAK 7.0 anticipates the
needs of tomorrow's knowledge workers and the increasingly dynamic environment in
which they will need to perform. RAK 7.0 takes the concept of talent management
and knowledge transfer to new levels of intuition, mobility, anticipation, and business
accountability," said Ara Ohanian President and CEO of CERTPOINT.
According to the Forrester Report, "organizations buy LMS software to automate the
administration, tracking and reporting on classroom and online training and knowledge
related events for geographically dispersed workforces."
"CERTPOINT is gratified that after such an exhaustive, hands-on review of our product
and strategy, Forrester has placed us in our current position," said CERTPOINT CEO,
Ara Ohanian. "We are especially encouraged with many of the trends identified in
the report, such as the continued preference of customers for pure-play vendors
and the increasing importance of training channel and reseller partners. As Forrester
notes, 'CERTPOINT has the financial resources to continue to build out the learning
product and talent management' and we expect to capitalize on the opportunities
outlined in the report."
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