RWD Technologies Delivers Custom eLearning Portal to Vodafone UK; Portal Provides Sales Force with Access to Courseware for Employees and Learning Assessment Tools for Managers

Business Wire, Oct 27, 2004

BALTIMORE -- RWD Technologies, Inc., a company that provides software, systems integration, and outsourcing services to improve training and organizational performance across the enterprise, announced the delivery of an eLearning portal for Vodafone UK. RWD Technologies designed, built, and delivered the custom online learning portal, which is currently being used by members of Vodafone UK's corporate sales team. The learning portal is designed to provide a fully self-managed learning environment supported by detailed competency and skills management tools, full access to the latest information and training on sales strategies, new products, services and technologies, and gives managers the ability to keep track of employees' capabilities with online assessments.

In addition to designing and building the portal's infrastructure, RWD worked with Vodafone UK to create assessment tools and eLearning content for the learning portal. Within the portal, custom content is delivered to employees based on their specific job roles and requirements, so that employees have access to only the content and courses that are important to their jobs. The portal also administers assessment tools, which make it possible to assess the skill and competency levels of employees. Managers can then use the portal to check on the progress of employees. RWD will continue to work with Vodafone UK on an ongoing basis to add content and increase the functionality of the portal.

Craig Needham, eLearning manager, Vodafone UK, said, "We required a solution that would enable us to organize information for our employees across multiple sites. Rather than buying a generic off-the-shelf solution, we chose RWD because they provided a tailored, industry-specific solution and approach. RWD worked with us very closely in a consultancy role to develop the entire learning portal project around our business processes. Now, using laptops equipped with Vodafone 3G Mobile Connect data cards, the Vodafone sales force in the UK has high-speed, secure access to the online Vodafone Sales Academy - anytime, anywhere."

Beth Ann Pelegan, division director of the Applied Technology Solutions Group, RWD Technologies, said, "We are pleased to have had the opportunity to deliver the eLearning portal to Vodafone UK. Our goal was to design, deliver, and host a completely custom, flexible Web portal environment that could support the core competencies of Vodafone end users by providing access to well-organized content."

About RWD Technologies, Inc.

RWD Technologies is a professional services organization composed of three operational divisions: Applied Technology Solutions integrates enterprise-class software systems, develops custom applications for pharmaceutical and other regulated industries, and provides global blended eLearning solutions; Enterprise Systems provides support services to organizations that utilize SAP, PeopleSoft, and Oracle systems and has developed software products to train end users of these systems; and Performance Solutions engages in lean consulting and vehicle launch support services to the automotive industry and reliability improvement to the railroad industry, and human performance improvement services to the petroleum and chemical industries. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Japan and Australia, RWD serves major multinational corporations throughout the world. For more information, visit: www.rwd.com.

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