Plateau Systems Expands European, Middle East and African Presences with Allos
Major Partner to Sell, Implement and Support Plateau's Integrated Learning and Performance Management Solutions
Arlington, Va. and MILAN • November 21, 2005 - Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Allos, one of the top resellers and service providers of learning and workforce performance management in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Allos has more than 24 years of experience, working with human capital management solutions and has had expertise in deploying all of the major learning and performance management systems.
"We were drawn to Plateau because of its deep functionality; flexible and reliable technology and impressive track record of successful implementations," said Roberto de Rossi, president, development services, human resources at Allos. "With significant experience in this field ourselves, we look forward to combining our expertise and raising the bar on what is currently available to EMEA organizations in the area of learning and performance management."
Based in Milan, Allos has strategic consultants and implementation experts throughout Europe and South Africa. Allos consults with organizations to determine business objectives and delivers comprehensive learning and performance implementation and hosting services to speed customers' time-to-benefit. Allos' enterprise-wide customers include Astra Zeneca, Eni, Eskom, Gruppo Monte and Paschi Siena, among many others.
Allos chose to partner with Plateau because of its superior customer service track record and software capabilities. Plateau's Web-based software provides best-in-class learning and performance management that allows organizations to develop capabilities, monitor performance and optimize talent. Plateau is the leader in global enterprise customer satisfaction and has already successfully deployed its software in multiple languages and currencies worldwide.
"We have been very impressed with the caliber of Allos' personnel and their knowledge of the learning and performance management market," said Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. "By combining Allos' strong sales and world- class implementation capabilities with our best-in-class software, we are enabling EMEA companies to very quickly increase their workforce productivity and maximize operating performance."
Plateau is aggressively expanding its European, Middle East and African presence. Recently, it announced the hiring of industry veteran Don Hernandez as vice president of EMEA sales. Mr. Hernandez will be establishing Plateau's European headquarters in London, hiring regional staff and managing channel partnerships. By adding Allos to existing resellers Learning Well in Scandinavia and EDUTECH in the Middle East, Plateau provides local sales, implementation and support services to companies throughout the EMEA region.
About Allos: Allos has been working in the European market for the last 24 years and more recently developed its business in South Africa; besides its permanent staff, Allos leverages an extended network of partners and consultants to design, develop and implement learning solutions for companies planning to use new solutions in the human capital management process. Allos is based in Milan, with offices throughout Europe and the the lower continent of Africa. Allos' customers include major public and private organizations of several market sectors: Finance, Health care, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Energy, High Tech and Mining, among others.
About Plateau: Plateau is a leading provider of adaptable Web-based software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent to increase workforce productivity and business operations performance. Plateau's software is being used by some of the world's largest, most successful enterprises, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, Internal Revenue Service, and Wendy's International. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Va. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.
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