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Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce
development and productivity, announced today that Fastenal Company
(NASDAQ:FAST), the largest fastener distributor in the nation, with
headquarters in Winona, MN, has selected the LearnCenter®
platform to deliver on-demand blended training to its employees.
“We needed a solution that would extend and
enhance the training and development of our team members by providing
on-demand training that was available 24/7, featured self-directed
learning and self enrollment in addition to our instructor led
curriculum. Using LearnCenter we can manage both aspects of our blended
learning initiative within one solution, LearnCenter,”
said Dr. Peter Guidinger, Director of the Fastenal School of Business.
“We researched many vendors, but selected
Learn.com because we wanted a solution provider with a good track record
of successful implementations and upgrades. Learn.com’s
strong belief in exceptional client service and addressing the needs of
its clients meshed well with our company. Learn.com took the time to
know our business and didn’t try to sell us
software. We were impressed with LearnCenter’s
all in one feature set that included talent, learning and content
management without having to buy or integrate additional modules. Key
features for us were the testing and survey engine, development plans,
reporting features, as well as the solution’s
configurability, flexibility and considerable functionality,”
added Dr. Guidinger.
About the LearnCenter Platform
Built on Learn.com’s award-winning Learning
Management System (LMS) technology, the LearnCenter platform has grown
into the industry’s leading and most complete
Talent Management Suite (TMS). The LearnCenter platform manages the
entire pre-hire to retire lifecycle by creating a cost effective, high
quality training, development and measurement environment designed to
empower users with visibility into and control of their career planning
while providing management with real-time business intelligence.
Learning Management, Performance Management, Content Management, Online
Authoring, Succession Planning, Collaboration, e-Commerce, Portal
Authoring and more are included within one solution, with one interface
and one partner – Learn.com.
About Fastenal Company
Fastenal sells different types of industrial and construction supplies
in the following product categories: threaded fasteners and
miscellaneous supplies; tools; metal cutting tool blades and abrasives;
fluid transfer components and accessories for hydraulic and pneumatic
power; material handling; storage and packaging products; janitorial,
chemical and paint products; electrical supplies; welding supplies;
safety supplies; and metals, alloys and materials.
As of February 29, 2008, Fastenal operated 2,186 stores in the United
States (all 50 states), Canada (all provinces), Puerto Rico (multiple),
Mexico (14 states), Singapore (one location), Netherlands (one
location), and China (one location) selling to the general public. The
Company operates 13 distribution centers located in Minnesota, Indiana,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, Washington, California, Utah, North
Carolina, Kansas, Ontario, Canada; and Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Additional
information regarding Fastenal Company is available on the Fastenal
Company World Wide Web site at http://www.fastenal.com.
About Learn.com
Learn.com® is the worldwide leader in
on-demand workforce development and productivity with more than 50
million end users around the globe. Our broad suite of Software as a
Service (SaaS) applications can fully automate the pre-hire to retire
lifecycle within any organization. Learn.com’s
unwavering commitment to understanding client needs, goals and
objectives allows us to partner with our clients to increase business
performance. The Learn.com family of solutions includes the
award-winning LearnCenter® learning and
talent management suite, the WebRoom™ Web
conferencing suite, the CourseMaker Studio®
Authoring Tool, Mentor® EPSS and the 1,000
title Learn2® online course library. For more
information please visit www.learn.com
or call 954-233-4000.
Learn.com, its logo, LearnCenter, CourseMaker Studio, Mentor and Learn2
are registered trademarks of Learn.com. All other trademarks are
respectfully acknowledged.