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8th May 2008
IBM honours Giunti Labs with Top Star Award for being 'Best of the
Best'
Global leader in
learning solutions and digital asset management receives IBM Public
Sector Top Star Award.
At the recent IBM
Business Partner Leadership Conference 2008 in Los Angeles, IBM, the
world leader in information technology, recognised Giunti Labs as one
of IBM's Public Sector Top Star business partners.
Giunti Labs has joined
forces with IBM to provide clients across the globe with innovative
solutions for learning content and digital asset management. The
companies are working together to deliver solutions for national,
government and higher education.
"IBM and Giunti Labs, a 2008 IBM Public Sector Top Star business
partner, are committed to improving the health, education, security and
prosperity of citizens and nations around the world," said Pamela
Kaplan, vice president of marketing, IBM Global Public Sector.
"We are grateful to Giunti Labs for the work they are doing," said
Kaplan. "Together we are making a difference in people's lives by
delivering innovative solutions to the world's greatest challenges."
Among the Top Star qualities that IBM has cited in its recognition of
Giunti Labs are:
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Ongoing success in the
marketplace
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A unique, innovative
solution
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Its demonstration of
loyalty, and strategic commitment, to partner with IBM
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Its strong adoption of
IBM platforms and open architecture
In addition to
choosing Giunti Labs for its Public Sector Top Star award, IBM also
honoured Giunti Labs as a finalist for an IBM Beacon Award for
"Innovation Excellence in Education".
Chosen from over 725 nominations, winners and finalists of the IBM
Beacon Awards are a select group of IBM Business Partners recognised
for innovation, business value, customer satisfaction, and delivery of
what
IBM describes as ‘exceptional solutions that solve real business
problems'.
Giunti Labs' HarvestRoad Hive digital repository system manages any
form of content used in online learning, corporate training and
knowledge management initiatives.
"HarvestRoad Hive is adding to our already industry-leading product
lines, augmenting the possibility to collate, integrate and consolidate
digital assets and repositories into a seamless, efficient and cost
effective digital asset engine, mapped against enterprise ecosystem,
challenges and human capital," said Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of Giunti
Labs.
Andrea Gentili, Giunti Labs' Chief Sales & Marketing Officer commented:
"Giunti Labs' solutions support enterprise-wide performance enhancement
of core business processes via a process related, task focused digital
asset management capability. Information knowledge assets are thus
repositioned as competitive tools above and beyond the standard
employee learning processes.
"IBM's partnership with Giunti Labs, and the integration of HarvestRoad
Hive within IBM solutions, means we will be able to assist our clients
in implementing this solution in an open, flexible environment."
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Notes for Editors
About Giunti Labs
Giunti is unique in the international publishing industry.
In 1497, Giunti publishers and typographers in Florence, together with
others in Venice, began modern book manufacturing. Over the years
Giunti has built a 'historical catalogue' of huge dimensions, through a
gradual process of 'fusion' of different publishers, but also through
the creation of new brands, including Giunti Labs. Giunti Editore now
includes 20 companies in the publishing sector.
Giunti Labs, which has its global headquarters in Italy and offices in
London (UK), Frankfurt (Germany), Lund (Sweden) and in Boston (US),
provides a wide range of services, in response to any content, learning
and knowledge management need, covering:
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Content production
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Research and
development
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Technological
solutions for content, learning & knowledge management
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Architectural and
technological solutions for mobile & wireless
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Training and
consulting
Giunti Labs provides
the learn eXact® suite, Europe's leading e-learning and mobile learning
content management technology. This suite is interoperable with all
major vendor-driven and open source LMS and VLE solutions in the market
including Plateau, Oracle, SumTotal, Saba, WebCT, Blackboard, Sakai,
LRN and Moodle.
Moreover, Giunti Labs does not just adhere to the international
standards relating to the LMS/LCMS world, it is one of the
organisations that helps to determine and drive these standards:
co-writing and developing them. Giunti Labs plays a key role in most of
the international institutions for the definition of eLearning
specifications (IEEE LTSC, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36, CEN/ISSS WSLT, AICC, IMS,
ADL-SCORM and OKI).
Further information from:
Minna Leikas, Giunti Labs, +39 3489 399127
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405
