Press Release
Element K Revolutionizes Online Corporate Education with Jive Software
Integrates Social Media Technologies into its Learning Management System
PORTLAND, OR – OCTOBER 29, 2008 – Jive Software, the pure-play collaboration software leader, today announced that Element K selected Jive’s social computing platform, Clearspace, to enhance its KnowledgeHub™ Learning Management System. Element K, a leading provider of learning solutions, delivers engaging training programs that combine learning content libraries, technology infrastructure, and administration services.
With the advent of social media technologies including wikis, blogs and social networks, Element K is revolutionizing the way it designs and delivers blended learning programs for its customers. Through Jive’s open APIs, Element K built custom integrations between Clearspace and KnowledgeHub, resulting in a seamless user experience. KnowledgeHub is the only learning management system to fully integrate social media technologies developed by Jive.
Element K now provides structured online courses with embedded social technology to engage students, promote collaboration, and capture feedback on course content. These social technologies are also available to clients to create customized learning programs. As an innovator in professional development, Element K consistently leverages the latest technologies to improve user experience and increase the overall effectiveness for customers.
“The addition of Jive’s Clearspace further differentiates KnowledgeHub in the competitive LMS market. We find the results to be extraordinary – with the new technology in place, our online curriculum has become a significantly more dynamic and interactive experience,” said Sue Rodeman, Vice President of Platform Product Management and Marketing, Element K. “Our customers also see great promise in the solution as they develop proprietary learning programs on the platform.”
“We are always thrilled when a company finds a new and innovative way to engage its customers and employees with Clearspace,” said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software. “Element K is a great example of a company that recognizes the power of social technologies and the ability to increase customer value and satisfaction through collaboration.”
Jive's flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community, are the industry’s leading enterprise-class social computing applications that combine the latest content creation tools with community-driven intelligence. Jive is the only platform that can support both market-facing customer communities and employee collaboration effectively and successfully. By presenting Web 2.0 and traditional communication tools in an intuitive and unified way, Clearspace is transforming the way companies work, resulting in better products, faster processes and a more connected workforce.
For more information about the customers using Jive Software, please visit
http://www.jivesoftware.com/customers.
About Jive Software
Jive Software is the trusted leader of the enterprise social computing market. Jive brings together employees, partners and customers in a unified collaboration system, allowing them to create better products, faster processes and improved relationships. Its flagship products, Clearspace and Clearspace Community, are used by more than 2,500 customers worldwide, including more than 15% of the Fortune 500. Jive was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit Jive Software online at www.jivesoftware.com.
About Element K
Element K delivers learning solutions for customers and partners through a tailored combination of catalog learning products, technology and services supporting the learning needs of the Corporate, Government, Education and Training Center markets. Our turnkey products include best-in-class, multimodal business skills, compliance, and IT content; as well as a robust on-demand learning management system. Custom learning programs leverage extensive experience in learning program and curriculum design and development, learning-technology integration, and learning program delivery. The company’s proven training methodologies and wide spectrum of content are delivered through a variety of formats, including self-paced online courses, vLab® hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries, and KnowledgeHub™, the company’s hosted learning management platform. Element K employs over 700 professionals. For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.
Media Contact: Rachel Petersen, Nectar Communications, rachel@nectarpr.com, 415-637-0576
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