NEXUS
NEWS - 2005
QAD expands e-Learning offerings with IntraLearn XE
 
Company chooses IntraLearn to address
increased customer and employee training needs

Northboro, MA, June 28, 2005 -- IntraLearn Software Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of Microsoft technology-based e-Learning software applications, announced today an agreement with QAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: QADI), a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, to license IntraLearn XE. QAD chose IntraLearn XE to help them address increased customer and employee demand for a centralized e-Learning system that could measure and track user progress and course completion.
In looking for an e-Learning system, it was important that the system not be a hosted solution; be highly scalable and feature rich; and be able to manage content that was self-created, imported, or repurposed from multiple sources. IntraLearn offered that in a single, turnkey system that was less expensive than other systems.

“Many of our customers needed to be able to verify training, so we needed to provide better tracking to support their needs,” said Jim Kirkley, QAD’s Chief Technology Officer. “IntraLearn’s architecture supported multiple portals, which is important to us since we plan to offer customers the option to have their own custom portals.”

“Our customers need to establish that users of our software are certified for compliance purposes. They also ask us to customize our existing e-Learning courses so they can provide more relevant training. Through IntraLearn, we gained the benefit of providing custom learning environments to our customers, while keeping things simple from a system management perspective. The flexibility of the IntraLearn system has allowed us to attach a number of specialized reports to the system that provide our executives with the real time status of internal and external learning initiatives.”

Evan Lenson, IntraLearn Software Corp. Vice President of Business Development, said, “We are very pleased to have been chosen by QAD to give them the e-Learning infrastructure that can manage the training needs of their employees, business partners, and customers.”

About QAD
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers, and partners to make and deliver the right product at the right cost and the right time. Manufacturers of automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial, and medical products use QAD applications at approximately 5,200 licensed sites in more than 80 countries and in as many as 26 languages.

About IntraLearn
IntraLearn Software Corporation of Northboro, MA is the leading provider of turnkey e-Learning applications for the corporate enterprises, academic institutions and non-profits. Along with operations in the UK, Brazil, Singapore and India, IntraLearn software is distributed worldwide through authorized IntraLearn resellers and Learning Service Providers to more than 1,300 major organizations in 17 international languages. IntraLearn is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with both ISV and Microsoft Business Solutions proficiencies.

 
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