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On the e-learning wayBy rajesh, Section Computer Gupshup
Pune, January 11: In a bid to take e-learning to new heights, Pune-based Harbinger Group, a global provider of software products and services, has gone in for a tie-up with the US-based GeoLearning Inc, a leading provider of managed learning services. The alliance will allow Harbinger to bundle up its unique technology for rapid and interactive content creation with GeoLearning's comprehensive learning and performance management offerings.
In January 2006, Harbinger launched the Raptivity software -- the world's first rapid interactivity builder for e-learning. Since its launch, the software has gone on to achieve market leadership, and currently commands 76 per cent global market share. The other players in this space are Articulate Engage, Respondus Studymate and Intiva.
The alliance with GeoLearning will allow Harbinger to build on the strengths of the Raptivity software. Says chairman and managing director of Harbinger, Vikas Joshi, "Raptivity has already won users in 12 out of the Fortune 100 companies and has clients like Cisco, Bank of America, HSBC and John Deere among others. Our alliance with GeoLearning can increase the reach and popularity of this software by approaching previously untapped opportunities for interactive elearning." He said the company is keen on going in for other alliances to increase the penetration of the software.
Harbinger also announced the launch of the latest Raptivity 4.0 version, which allows trainers to track the learner's progress during interaction. Says Joshi, "Continuous innovation in this product and an effective digital marketing strategy has ensured a wide reach for our product within a short time, ensuring that our users are spread across 25 countries." To meet the increasing business requirements of the company, Harbinger will also be adding 500 square feet to its current facility immediately. "We are also setting up another office at Pashan at an investment of Rs 2 crore and with a capacity to seat 200 people. While we plan to recruit 100 more employees, taking our headcount to 300 by end of this year, the plan is to grow to 500 people by end of 2008," said Swati Ketkar, executive director of Harbinger. The company has reported revenue of Rs 15 crore this fiscal, indicating a growth of 40 per cent at the group level. The product business, which contributes 35 per cent of the group's turnover, grew at 150 per cent, contributing substantially to overall growth. "We expect our product business to contribute almost 50 per cent of our revenues next fiscal and with the market only emerging, we expect this contribution to increase even further," Joshi added.
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