Network Appliance Selects Tomoye
Communities of Practice Round out Blended Learning Programs
Ottawa, ON - October 22, 2007 - Tomoye, the Community of Practice Company™ (COP) today announced that Network Appliance has selected Tomoye Ecco to provide a community of practice solution as part of the company’s blended learning program. Using the Tomoye Get started community package, NetApp was able to set up the practice center in matter of weeks. California-based NetApp is a leading provider of innovative data management solutions.
NetApp is focused on delivering blended learning programs enabling employees to learn in different ways and modes, and wanted to include a solution which facilitates informal learning and collaboration on an on-going basis. Peer Connect, the community environment is aimed at developing various product and process areas through sharing best practices and ideas.
"What was appealing was the simplicity of the Tomoye solution, it is very intuitive to use," said Lys Reddy, Learning Program Manager, Network Appliance. "When we trained the first user group , they were able to set their account and use it immediately. Tomoye Ecco adds a new and much needed collaborative dimension towards creating a learning organization."
Tomoye Ecco offers much more than a portal solution or add-on to an existing system. It is a purpose-built solution designed to foster informal learning in the enterprise and empower employees to solve their own problems. Tomoye Ecco provides a powerful and scalable platform which combines proven community techniques with innovative approaches to learning to promote informal learning and training on a day-to-day basis.
For information on the Tomoye Get started community package visit: http://www.tomoye.com/GetStartedPackageDetails.html
About Tomoye
Tomoye, the Community of Practice Company, has focused exclusively on communities of practice since 1997. Tomoye communities are the engine for informal learning in the enterprise, bringing together proven techniques with innovative approaches to leveraging the insight of learners to help each other. Fostering informal learning through Tomoye communities delivers real business value — it increases productivity, creates competitive advantage and drives innovation. The community driven approach to informal learning is currently being used in leading organizations around the world including the Army, John Deere, Network Appliance, Jacobs Engineering, Bose, Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Education, Canada School of the Public Service and UNESCO. . Tomoye is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information please visit: www.tomoye.com
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