Pleasanton, CA (USA), November 2011 - Toolwire, a provider of experiential-learning technologies, has announced that it has been named a finalist for the Red Herring Global 100, a prestigious list honoring the world's most promising private information-technology companies.
Toolwire now delivers experiential-learning solutions to over 133 countries. The company's biggest achievement in the past year has been its large-scale development and deployment of Toolwire Learnscapes, which have been used by over 500,000 students and employees across multiple institutions and subject disciplines in 71 countries. In total, students will log over 100 million minutes of usage on Learnscapes in 2011.
"I am not surprised by the rapid adoption of Toolwire's experiential-learning technologies. The demand for effective training programs and technologies is now greater than ever", comments Jane Hart, founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT).
"Massive shifts in the global economy have accentuated the need in today's marketplace for highly skilled, workforce-ready employees, and Toolwire is leading the way in developing innovative learning solutions to meet this demand."
Toolwire's learning solutions have received considerable recognition in recent years. Most recently, Toolwire's partner, the University of East London, was shortlisted by the eLearning Awards for "Best learning game, simulation, or virtual environment" for its Toolwire Learnscapes designed for undergraduate law students.
Earlier this year, Toolwire was awarded two Gold Medals by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) for "Learning Technologies Solution" and "Instructional Designer" of the Year.
"Toolwire is greatly honored to be shortlisted by Red Herring for their Global 100 List. For almost a decade, there has been considerable excitement about potential applications of immersive learning environments for learning and training", comments John Valencia, Toolwire's CEO and President.
