Plateau 4 LMS Integrated with Wide Range of Enterprise Applications Across Customer Base

J2EE architecture allows customers to easily integrate Plateau 4 LMS with major ERP systems, analytical tools and other business platforms to enhance organizational readiness

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA December 19, 2003 Plateau Systems, the leading provider of enterprise Learning Management Systems (LMS), today announced survey results showing that its customer base has significantly improved business processes by integrating Plateau 4 LMS with a wide range of front and back-office enterprise applications. These integrations include every major Human Resource and Financial Management system on the market, and more than a dozen industry-leading systems for enterprise content management, authoring, synchronous learning, business intelligence and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

In a comprehensive survey conducted at Plateau's Sept., 2003 Insights User Conference, customers collectively agreed that Plateau 4's J2EE/EJB and Web Services architecture has enabled them to create advanced integrations with existing enterprise systems. These integrations align learning with other critical business processes and automate the delivery, management and analysis of enterprise knowledge. Customers reported the following successful integrations with Plateau 4 LMS:

Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS): Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, ADP, Ceridian, Lawson, and other HR systems
Financial Management Systems: Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft Financials and SAP Financials
Business Intelligence/Analytics Systems: Business Objects, Cognos, Crystal Reports, and other BI systems
Virtual Learning Systems: Centra, Microsoft Live Office (PlaceWare), WebEx and other virtual systems
Content/Document Management Systems: Documentum and other ECM/LCMS systems
Other ERP and Enterprise Systems: Performance Management, Machine Control Access, Job/Role, Workforce Management, Call Center Management and Security Management systems

Working with Plateau's Global Services Organization, customers have enhanced the Return on Investment (ROI) of Plateau 4 LMS and their other software assets by creating these advanced integrations. The integrations allow organizations to:

Measure the impact and performance of their learning initiatives in a strategic way
Automatically create curricula for thousands of employees based on job roles
Develop online collaborative learning initiatives that can be tracked and managed holistically
Alert employees in real time when mission-critical training is required
Measure and track the cost and effectiveness of all knowledge transfer activities
Restrict employee access to manufacturing machinery if certifications expire

Plateau released the first J2EE-based enterprise LMS in 2001 because we saw the value that industry standard architecture would provide our customers in terms of flexibility, scalability, and ease of integration, said Paul Sparta, Plateau's Chairman and CEO. Our subsequent work to fully support Web Services has ensured that Plateau 4 LMS will interoperate with virtually any enterprise business application in ways that tangibly improve business performance and organizational readiness for our customers.

About Plateau: Plateau's enterprise-class software manages all of an organization's learning and knowledge on one scalable platform. Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) is built on Web-based J2EE/EJB architecture, and is the engine behind the largest LMS initiatives in the corporate, non-profit and government markets. Plateau 4 LMS automates the management and delivery of online and classroom learning, organizational knowledge and competencies for clients including the American Red Cross, Motorola, Union Pacific and the U.S. Air Force. Plateau is listed as a leader in LMS evaluations from Gartner Inc. and META Group. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.

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