Latitude Consulting Group Announces Ready Solutions 2005 Extended Enterprise Learning Management System

SALINE, Mich., Sept. 29 -- Latitude Consulting Group today announced the release of the Ready Solutions 2005 Extended Enterprise learning management system (LMS) with enhanced certification and enrollment features. Administrators using Latitude's Ready Solutions 2005 LMS can quickly and easily make changes to courses and certifications using its flexible and robust web-based interface. The extended enterprise architecture allows flexibility in defining the structure of large partner and client networks to manage channel certification and training programs.

The Ready Solutions architecture allows organizations to control access to different features and handle different learning requirements for different users. A rules-based certification engine allows complex logic to define course prerequisites and certification requirements based on job codes, previous course work and certifications, and performance data. Ready Solutions can manage programs to suit the varying training and certification needs of different individuals and organizational units. For example, certification requirements for an individual with one job code may be different than another code or may differ according to performance data, such as booked sales.

Another key feature set includes interest lists and auto-enrollment. Employees and/or managers can add course offerings to an interest list, which creates a queue of courses. When course offerings become available, either online or at facilities in their geographic location, employees are automatically enrolled in the courses and are then notified by e-mail, with the option to drop the course.

"Latitude's Ready Solutions 2005 LMS saves time for both the training program administrators and the employees," said Jeff Walter, president, Latitude Consulting Group. "If desired, administrators can use interest lists and auto-enrollment to 'set and forget' training objectives on a routine basis. Combined with scalability exceeding 300,000 users, a multilingual interface and a powerful certification engine, Ready Solutions 2005 extends the advantages of a centralized LMS globally to subsidiary companies and potentially all business partners."

Built on Microsoft .NET and SCORM compliant, Latitude's Ready Solutions 2005 LMS is available in Baseline and Extended Enterprise editions. The Baseline edition packages core LMS functionality, including a full range of course catalog, administrative, progress tracking, enrollment, and reporting capabilities, into an entry-level solution.

About Latitude Consulting Group

Latitude Consulting Group, Inc. is a senior technology consulting firm that helps the extended enterprise direct and manage challenging, information- driven channel partner networks. Latitude designs and delivers channel portals, B2B applications, and the Ready Solutions(TM) learning management system for high-impact sales readiness, channel/client management, and certification programs. Many Fortune 100 companies (Microsoft, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, and Ford) leverage more value from their channel partners through Latitude business partner portals.

Headquartered in southeast Michigan, Latitude has developed a reputation for delivering high-quality e-business solutions, on time and on budget. Latitude Consulting Group can be reached at 888-577-2797, info@latitudecg.com , or http://www.latitudecg.com/ .