Northboro, Mass., February 8, 2002 - IntraLearn Software
Corporation, the leading supplier of configurable e-Learning applications, and StreamTrain.com,
a leading developer of training applications, announced today that e-Learning is
gaining significant momentum among franchise organizations. Under a partnership
agreement, StreamTrain.com offers franchises comprehensive online training services
and applications running on the IntraLearn software platform. Together, the companies
deliver complete e-learning solutions that enable franchises to quickly initiate
high quality knowledge transfer over the Internet. Six franchises have already signed
agreements: Dunhill Staffing Services, Handyman Connection, Heavenly Ham/ Paradise
Foods, Two Men and a Truck, Select Team and Champion.
"To offer premier customer service, expand sales, enter new markets and build corporate
branding, top-notch training programs must be in place. The obstacles for geographically
dispersed franchises have been training's exorbitant travel costs and loss of productivity
and time. Online training is the perfect answer. e-Learning solutions from IntraLearn
and StreamTrain.com ensure franchises a fast path to solving their training requirements
by turning their training material into effective online courseware and drastically
reducing delivery costs," said Peter Banhazl, Executive Vice President, IntraLearn.
David Green, Vice President, Streamtrain.com, explained, "e-Learning answers the
unique training challenges facing franchisers: Maintaining consistency, ensuring
quality standards, controlling costs, satisfying increased demand, helping franchisees
deal with a changing workforce, controlling liability, updating information in the
field and fulfilling continuing education requirements. StreamTrain.com and IntraLearn
help franchisers meet these challenges by making training available instantly, 24/7,
and providing a powerful audit capability to certify who has completed certain courses
and how they did. e-Learning can lead to better franchise performance and increased
sales."
IntraLearn and StreamTrain.com provide all of the vital elements needed to guarantee
a comprehensive and cost-effective Internet- or intranet-based franchise training
solution. StreamTrain.com offers support for course creation and conversion, instructional
design, customized graphics, administration and reports, installation, training
of corporate staff, and consulting. IntraLearn offers a complete, front-to-backend
online learning management system (LMS), integrating instructional design tools,
courseware authoring tools, database technology for managing, measuring, tracking,
verifying, reporting, testing, and certifying, and security and e-commerce capabilities
for commercial training providers to sell courses over the Internet. StreamTrain.com
adapts the IntraLearn platform to the needs of each franchiser. To contact StreamTrain.com,
call 678-481-3040.
IntraLearn Software Corporation was founded in 1994 with headquarters in Northboro,
MA. IntraLearn is the leading supplier of configurable e-Learning software platforms
for midsize enterprises. With subsidiaries in London, Athens, Singapore and Hyderabad,
India, IntraLearn software is distributed worldwide through authorized IntraLearn
resellers and learning service providers to more than 500 major organizations serving
2.5 million learners. IntraLearn is a member of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Program. For more information, call (508) 393-2277.