Version 5.0

NetDimensions Releases Enterprise Knowledge Platform

Hong Kong (CH), February 2008 - NetDimensions has announced the release of Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) 5.0, the latest version of its flagship offering. Building on existing capabilities, the 5.0 release will enhance EKP with support for SCORM 2004 and with accessibility improvements, including a new Application Programming Interface (the Portal Toolkit API) that permits the creation of custom satellite sites that are catered to specific user communities, yet transparently make use of sophisticated EKP services.



Ray Ruff, Chief Information Officer at NetDimensions, points out, "Today, we're revealing new and significant enhancements in accessibility, resource management, and usability, as well as major courseware interface and customer-requested improvements. That's great news for our customers and other organizations eager to provide their employees with the best learning management system possible for ongoing training for sales, service, certification, and compliance purposes."

There are also new Resource Management upgrades that make it easier to manage educational facilities. Upgraded features include the ability to identify instructors qualified to lead a particular course, as well as resource booking and scheduling.

The new coupon-based payment mechanism allows administrators to allocate pre-paid coupons to learners for specific courses, while examination enhancements now allow instructors to create assessments with time limits for individual questions.

"Taken as a whole, the upgrades represent an important developmental milestone for EKP. This new release will help training managers make more informed decisions and allocate resources more productively than ever before while offering new options for conducting assessments and providing access to users", Ruff noted.