ROCHESTER, NY – January 26, 2010 – Element K® has been included in the 2009 Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems report, published by Gartner, Inc¹. The report evaluated several learning systems. According to the report, “social software tools, reporting and analytics, support for metrics relevant to the business, engaging content, and ease of integration are key.” After a complete evaluation of Element K’s on-demand learning management system (LMS), KnowledgeHub, Gartner positioned the company in the Visionaries quadrant.

“Element K is committed to delivering the right mix of learning assets to clients. Our KnowledgeHub LMS provides the seamless integration of collaboration and customization options integral to the success of organizational learning initiatives. We are pleased at the Visionary status from Gartner, and feel this further demonstrates our forward-thinking position in the industry,” said Sue Rodeman, VP of Platform Product Management & Marketing.

KnowledgeHub contains a complete set of collaboration tools – wikis, blogs, discussion forums, and virtual classrooms – placing learning directly in the hands of users. Since collaboration features are tightly integrated into the LMS, learners can access training delivered by Element K, as well as content published by peers, within a comprehensive and highly accessible social learning portal. KnowledgeHub also makes administration of collaboration tools simple.

As a SaaS (Software as a Service) solution, KnowledgeHub can be set up in days or weeks, regardless of organizational size, with no costly software to install. Easy to implement, secure, and customizable, the LMS provides multiple administrator roles and grouping, as well as robust reporting options and credentialing functionality to assign development paths down to the individual level. The LMS is available in 12 languages, used by over 3 million learners around the globe.

“We are in the business of innovation. As the learning industry evolves, Element K remains ahead of the pack in helping learning professionals integrate new technologies into their programs. Our fully blended approach to learning, coupled with KnowledgeHub's collaboration features and its ability to play almost any type of content, provide the tools needed to promote knowledge acquisition both in and outside the traditional learning paradigm,” said Rodeman.

¹2009 Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems is available for purchase from Gartner here.

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Element K
For almost 30 years, Element K has provided clients with learning solutions to develop their employees, enable their partners, and educate their customers.  Element K offers content collections that include e-Learning, e-Reference, instructor-led, and blended materials to provide learning and performance support in topic areas ranging from management skills to information technology skills to workplace compliance.  We also provide custom learning program design, course development, and deployment.  Element K enables learning delivery with flexible delivery technology, including the KnowledgeHub LMS and ContentHub Integration Server, and a broad set of administrative and advisory enablement services.

Element K is headquartered in Rochester, NY and employs over 700 professionals.  For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.

Element K Contact
David Snider
Senior Director, Marketing
(585) 214-6327
dave_snider@elementk.com