LONDON, UK— 15 June 2010 — Hitachi Consulting UK (HCUK) today announced that the success of the project team working with Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Command and the Future Brize programme has led to military commendations announced at the same time as HM The Queen’s 2010 Birthday Honours List. The individual Commendations by the Air Officer Commanding Number 2 Group were awarded to three HCUK/AMTEC individuals working on the programme team, with certificates awarded by Air Commodore Paul N Oborn CBE RAF, Programme Future Brize Director. The certificates were awarded in appreciation of the meritorious service rendered to the RAF by HCUK/AMTEC while serving Number 2 Group and is the first time that External Assistants (EAs) or third party contractors that are not civil servants, have been awarded such commendations. As part of the consulting team, HCUK completed a full turnaround exercise. The team specifically designed and implemented a revised programme governance structure to deliver Programme Future Brize and coached the RAF team in management disciplines. The new programme delivery approach is currently being adopted elsewhere in the Royal Air Force. Programme Future Brize aims to establish Brize Norton as the RAF’s centre for air transport and air-to-air refuelling operations, significantly reducing costs through the closure of RAF Lyneham. “Not only did the team provide focused and professional advice in order to put this programme onto a proper structured footing, but they also engaged enthusiastically with their RAF counterparts to provide essential, real-time support on a daily basis,” said Air Commodore Paul N Oborn CBE RAF, Programme Future Brize Director. ### About Hitachi Consulting Corporation As Hitachi, Ltd.’s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting’s client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement. For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit www.hitachiconsulting.com. About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) is a leading global technological and industrial company with total revenues of ¥10,000 billion ($102.0 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. Hitachi’s business is highly diversified, encompassing operations in the following seven segments: Information & Telecommunication Systems; Electronic Devices; Power & Industrial Systems; Digital Media & Consumer Products; High Functional Materials & Components; Logistics, Services & Others; and Financial Services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit Hitachi’s website at http://www.hitachi.com. ** Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Hitachiuk ** About AMTEC Formed in 1986, AMTEC is a leading independent supplier of consulting, specialist consulting resources and interim managers, primarily to the UK public sector. AMTEC is an accredited supplier to the public sector through the Buying Solutions framework, with uniquely broad coverage across the catalogue. www.amtec.co.uk For further information, please contact: Vanessa Land Devonshire Marketing Tel: 0870 242 7469 Email: vanessa[at]devonshiremarketing[dot]com Distributed on behalf of Devonshire Marketing by NeonDrum (http://www.neondrum.com) Nicky Denovan Tel: +44 7747 017654 nicky[at]neondrum[dot]com
Corporate e-learning products supplied in Europe by the e-learning solutions provider, Ominplex, have performed extremely well at this year’s Brandon Hall Awards in the USA.Articulate – for whose products Omniplex is the UK’s sole certified training provider – won Gold and Bronze awards for Excellence in Technology from the US-based research specialists in employee learning and development and talent management: Brandon Hall.
Articulate’s e-learning authoring tool, ‘Studio 09 Pro’, won a Gold Award in the ‘Best Advance in Technology for Rapid Authoring category’, while its Screenr product won a Bronze award in the ‘Best Advance in Social Learning Technology’ category.
In addition, Blatant Media Corporation – whose products are represented exclusively in Europe by Omniplex – also won both a Gold and a Bronze award.
The Calgary, Canada-based Blatant Media Corporation licenses the Absorb Learning Management System (SCORM LMS) to organisations for the tracking of online, classroom and practical training. It won the Gold Award in the ‘Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses’ category and the Bronze Award in the ‘Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training’ category for its Absorb LMS.
The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards, presented at the end of April, recognise and showcase the many technological advances in products for workplace learning each year. The Excellence in Learning Technology Awards are a companion programme to the long-running Excellence in Learning Awards, which focus primarily on custom content and case studies.
“As a leading provider of e-learning solutions with bases in the UK and North America, Omniplex is delighted to be distributing Blatant Media Corporation’s Award-winning LMS throughout Europe as well as acting as Articulate’s sole certified training provider in the UK,” commented Matthew Lloyd, Managing Director of Omniplex.
“These Brandon Hall Awards aim to ‘spotlight the best and brightest in online learning’ and promote excellence in learning. In the case of the Absorb LMS and Articulate’s products at least, we wholeheartedly endorse the judges’ decision,” he added.
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About the Brandon Hall Awards
In the Brandon Hall Learning Awards, independent volunteer judges evaluate submitted entries against defined criteria.
Entries are submitted online in 12 categories and are reviewed by three independent, randomly assigned judges. The judges rate the entries on specific criteria and add written comments. All entrants receive the judges’ comments as feedback.
Medal winners are selected in each category based on the judges’ scores. Winners receive one plaque per entering organisation as well as an electronic medal logo for web and print publishing. The entry fee is the only fee involved in the Awards. Winners pay no additional fees.
About Articulate
The Articulate suite of rapid development e-learning tools is based on the view that, in today’s fast-paced business environment, organisations need to empower people with expert knowledge. This means that organisations must be able to produce employee training/ learning materials quickly and effectively. In turn, this means that the tools that produce these materials must not only be able to create exceptional e-learning content but also be easy to use.
The Articulate Suite of products comprises:
- Presenter: software which allows users to add interactivity and narration to PowerPoint slides.
- Engage: templates that allow users to create rich-media interactivity including process, timeline, pyramid diagram, labelled graphic and interactive FAQ.
- Quizmaker: provides question types that go beyond the basics of multiple-choice, true/false and Likert questions to include 20 question types such as drag-and-drop questions and hot spots.
- Video Encoder: allows users to add full-motion video – including video recorded from webcam – to content in any Articulate product.
Articulate products are no strangers to awards. Among the more recent are:
- For the fifth year in succession, Articulate was named a winner in at least one category in the Best of Elearning! 2009 Awards. Articulate Presenter ’09 was named Best Presentation Tool and Articulate Quizmaker ’09 was named Best Assessment Tool. Studio ’09 Pro earned an award of excellence in the Best Rapid Development Tool category.
- Training Media Review (TMR) gave Articulate Studio ‘09 Pro four out of four stars and acclaimed it as one of TMR’s Best Products of 2009.
About Blatant Media Corporation
Blatant Media Corporation is a learning company that leverages the power of technology to provide best-of-breed software and online training solutions for clients throughout the world. Blatant Media licenses Absorb Learning Management System (SCORM LMS) to organisations and training providers for tracking of online, classroom and practical training. Blatant Media instructional design and development teams have produced hundreds of hours of interactive multimedia based training for emergency services, government and healthcare, manufacturing and oil and gas industries. Blatant Media is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Blatant Media offers software solutions and production services to help your organisation:
- Monitor employee training, experience, development and critical performance requirements
- Share an employee personal success plan to help progress towards reaching corporate performance goals and employee career advancement
- Convert critical training into engaging adult learning opportunities, including soft skills, policy, compliance and simulation training
About Omniplex
Omniplex is a leading provider of e-learning authoring, delivery, tracking and reinforcement products and services. Based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in the UK, and in Montreal, Canada, Omniplex supports clients across Europe and North America.
Further information on Omniplex can be found at www.omniplex.co.uk and www.omniplex.biz
Further information from:
Matthew Lloyd, Omniplex Ltd, +44 (0)1442 275304 / 08444 120550; matthew.lloyd@omniplex.co.uk
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405; bob.little@boblittlepr.com