Cornerstone to distribute Cegos Group’s off-the-shelf e-Learning modules and course bundles in Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States

LONDON, 24 June 2010 -- The Cegos Group today announced that it is partnering with learning and talent management software leader Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. to distribute off-the-shelf e-Learning modules and course bundles to Cornerstone clients. The e-Learning content will be available to organisations in Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States.

Cornerstone’s award-winning, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based learning and development platform provides organisations with a single point of access to e-Learning delivery, instructor-led training administration, virtual classroom, content management, and knowledge management capabilities. Cornerstone’s integrated talent management suite also includes solutions for compliance, employee performance management, succession planning and enterprise social networking.

The Cegos Group operates within 30 countries, trains more than 200,000 people worldwide every year and has a library of more than 200 e-Learning modules available in 12 languages. Through the partnership, Cornerstone has the exclusive rights to distribute e-Learning training modules developed by topic experts in all areas of skills management and development to its European and U.S clients. Topics range from management and leadership, sales and marketing, and purchasing, to individual and collective effectiveness, project management, finance, and more.

According to Jacques Coquerel, Chairman of the Cegos Group, “The Cornerstone OnDemand platform is a well recognised leader in its market. Besides, Cornerstone’s flexibility, accessibility and ease of deployment make it the perfect tool to distribute our online and blended training solutions in our local and international markets.”

“Our first priority is to address our clients’ needs,” added Vincent Belliveau, EMEA General Manager for Cornerstone OnDemand. “Of course, our customers will still be able to access their existing multimedia educational solutions, tailor-made or off-the-shelf. However, some of our clients asked us to help them find new, relevant content offerings. In order to satisfy our clients’ request, we partnered with the Cegos Group. As a matter of fact, the Cegos Group’s impressive catalogue of high quality courses and localised content perfectly matches our clients’ requirements.”

This alliance between Cornerstone OnDemand and the Cegos Group will complete the existing partnership between Cegos and digital publishing (Web-based language training) and ENI Group (online computer and desktop application instruction).

For more information about Cornerstone OnDemand, visit http://www.cornerstoneondemand.co.uk/. To read Cornerstone OnDemand’s talent management blog, visit http://www.cornerstoneondemand.co.uk/blog. To follow Cornerstone OnDemand on Twitter, visit http://twitter.com/cornerstoneinc.

About Cegos

Cegos was set up in 1926, and is now an international leading player in professional training. In 2009, the company generated revenues of €168.5 million. Its consultants have expertise in all areas of skills management and development, including human resources, management and leadership, performance and organisation, individual and collective effectiveness, sales and marketing, project management and the deployment of large-scale training systems all over the world. In 2009, Cegos provided training to more than 200,000 people worldwide. Cegos operates from 30 countries and employs a staff of 1200.

About Cornerstone OnDemand

Cornerstone OnDemand empowers people around the world with on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software and services for connecting, developing and performing in the workplace. Cornerstone’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based solutions span the workforce lifecycle, including onboarding, learning, social networking, compliance, performance, compensation and succession planning. The company also provides extended enterprise solutions to help organisations to better train and collaborate with customers, vendors and resellers. Available in 16 languages and supported by global, 24x7 customer care, Cornerstone is used by more than 3.5 million active subscribers in 141 countries. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has international offices in London, Paris, Munich and Tel Aviv.

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Press Contacts:
Cegos
Jérôme Aubry, Cegos, +33 1 55 00 96 64, [email protected]
Catherine Bonjour, Cegos, +33 1 55 00 93 22, [email protected]

Press Contact:
Cornerstone OnDemand
Sinead Reynolds-Berti, Cornerstone OnDemand, +33 1 77 32 19 65, [email protected]
[email protected] Ahad, Technology PR (for Cornerstone OnDemand), +44 (0) 7908 725212, [email protected]