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17th June 2009
Giunti Labs
launches state-of-the-art Enterprise ePortfolio software
Giunti Labs, a leading online and mobile content management solution
provider, is launching a state-of-the-art set of Portfolio and Skills
management modules as part of its new learn eXact Enterprise LCMS
Suite. The products - currently known as 'eXact Portfolio' - are being
unveiled for the first time at the ePortfolio conference (
http://www.epforum.eu/
) being held in London from 22nd to 24th June.
Fabrizio Cardinali, Giunti Labs' CEO, will discuss ePortfolios during
his keynote speech to the conference on 22nd June. The speech covers
'Blending new generation skills, portfolio and learning content
management systems for personalising learning in Europe - and surviving
both the global crisis and increasing competition'.
Developed by Giunti Labs Scandinavia, the new system includes a full
skills management application and deals with topics such as
apprenticeship, validation scenarios and peer ratings. According to Ola
Badersten, Managing Director of Giunti Labs Scandinavia, the new eXact
Portfolio software has been successfully trialed in 30 municipalities
in Southern Sweden and is now also in use in a leading mobile
telecommunications company.
"For corporates, eXact Portfolio provides a system for traditional
skills management, gap and training analysis, succession planning and
performance management," said Badersten. "The academic sector uses the
ePortfolio methodology for students as well as for skills management of
staff.
"Local government uses the software's capabilities for skills
management, ePortfolio methodology, skill validation processes,
monitoring apprenticeships, monitoring employability, lifelong learning
perspectives and even Swedish language training for immigrants," he
added. "The software is also enabling various bodies such as employment
agencies, social welfare, educational bodies and the immigration agency
to communicate with each other, to monitor learners' progress."
According to Andrea Gentili, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for
Giunti Labs: "Already, we are seeing a great deal of interest in the
new eXact Portfolio product. Corporates appear to be more interested in
using the system for gap analysis, training needs analysis, assessment,
peer review, job appraisals and succession planning; the education
sector sees it as helping with accreditation and storing learners'
grades as well as managing staff's skills and competency portfolios;
while the public sector is majoring on lifelong learning, skills
validation, local and regional training needs analysis, employability
perspectives and communications between various agencies to monitor
learners' progress.
"On a strategic level,
eXact Portfolio is about identifying, charting and monitoring personal
skills," he added. "Ultimately, the vision is for each person to have
one ePortfolio account which is used from that person's first day in
school until their retirement - and, perhaps, beyond."
Giunti Labs' new eXact Portfolio is:
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An 'enterprise class'
system - built on the key principles of modularity, scalability,
integration, interoperability and so on.
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Highly configurable -
without any previous programming experience. This allows users to
configure the system to different workflows and target information.
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Able to deal with any
kind of 'learning entity' such as apprenticeships and skills/ job
profiles.
A 'Rich Internet Application'.
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Compliant with
international standards.
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Fully SaaS enabled.
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Multilingual in the
sense that its localisation engine can produce ePortfolios in any
language.
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About eXact Portfolio
eXact Portfolio is the new ePortfolio Management System of the learn
eXact suite. It can be integrated with other components of the learn
eXact suite for skills gap analysis, competency management, digital
repository and learning content management and mobile learning.
eXact Portfolio can be used alone or interfaced with any third party
eLearning LMS/VLE, HR and recruitment software to achieve high degrees
of personalisation in students' and employees' e-learning experiences.
eXact Portfolio provides powerful tools for collecting personal
information and demonstrating individual growth, achievements and
learning performance over time and within organisations.
eXact Portfolio empowers learners to record, edit and share:
eXact Portfolio
provides tools to customise the creation of ePortfolios and create
dynamic views to be shared for supporting professional development,
planning personalised learning paths or applying for a job.
eXact Portfolio is based on the IMS specification for ePortfolios (IMS
ePortfolio) and the guidelines of the EPICC (European Portfolio
Initiatives Co-ordination Committee) Project.
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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
