New e-learning Academy unlocks training potential at Atmel

 

Oslo, Norway - 10 March 2010 – Edvantage group, an e-learning company and Managed Learning Service provider, has launched an e-learning academy “Atmel Academy” for Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of capacitive touch solutions and microcontrollers.

Atmel® has implemented Learning Gateway; Edvantage group’s SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) based Learning Management System, which offers selected product courses to meet identified needs in product training across the Atmel business for employees, distribution and sales representatives.  Atmel is also using Learning Gateway for accessing all sales, product and marketing training resources throughout the organisation. In addition internal product and sales training e-learning programs are developed using Edvantage group’s SaaS based Authoring Tool, CourseBuilder.

“With the implementation of the Atmel Academy, employees throughout the Atmel organisation can access product training faster and more efficiently than before. In addition we are providing just-in-time training to our sales force, maximizing our product launches”, said Alf-Egil Bogen, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Atmel.

“Atmel, with is highly skilled internal training team , has implemented new and innovative ways of using Learning Gateway  and CourseBuilder, that they will benefit from in the years to come”, said Thomas Berglund CEO of Edvantage group.



About Edvantage group
Edvantage group is a Managed Learning Service company providing a single-source for corporate e-learning solutions. The company combines industry expertise, learning systems and software, content and customised services to help clients develop employee skills and improve performance. Edvantage group serves local, multinational and global organisations from offices throughout the Nordic countries, Benelux and the UK.

About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of capacitive touch solutions, microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, non-volatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets. Atmel® is a registered trademark of Atmel Corporation.

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Edvantage group Norway
Thomas Berglund
+47 23 28 11 00
contact@edvantagegroup.com