Giunti Labs expands further – in Spain and South America

Having recently opened a North American office in Boston, MA, Giunti Labs, Europe's leading vendor of e-learning and mobile learning content management solutions (LCMS), has expanded its international presence still further by moving into the in Spanish and South American markets.

This move has been prompted by the launch of the Spanish version of Giunti Labs’ learn eXact LCMS platform, along with the opening of its Spanish website and the appointment of Stefan Whitefield as its Sales Manager for Spain and South America.

“Public organisations, higher education institutions and privately held companies in the Spanish market are starting to implement their strategies of human capital development and learning content production,” said Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of Giunti Labs, “Our learn eXact LCMS Suite is the world’s leading e-learning and mobile learning content management technology.

“It is installed in more than 100 university, corporate and industry e-learning content production centres. Our international clients include Gucci, AstraZeneca, Scania, Volkswagen and Ericsson. Localising such worldwide experiences into the Spanish market with key partners is our main target over the next six months.”

To launch its presence in Spain, Giunti Labs was in evidence at Expo eLearning 2007 held in Barcelona, from 22nd to 24th March. It will also be presenting at the Salon Capital Umano in Madrid, from 17th to 19 April and the Online Educa Madrid conference in Madrid, from 7th to 9th May.

Stefan Whitefield, Sales Manager of Giunti Labs for Spain and South America commented: “At these events, we are presenting our vision for learning, along with our e-learning and mobile learning suite, learn eXact.”

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About Giunti Labs

Giunti is unique in the international publishing industry.

In 1497, Giunti publishers and typographers in Florence, together with others in Venice, began modern book manufacturing. Over the years Giunti has built a ‘historical catalogue’ of huge dimensions, through a gradual process of ‘fusion’ of different publishers, but also through the creation of new brands, including Giunti Labs. Giunti Editore now includes 20 companies in the publishing sector.

Giunti Labs, which has its EMEA headquarters in Italy and offices in Milton Keynes (UK) and in Boston (US), provides a wide range of services, in response to any content, learning and knowledge management need, covering:
• Content production
• Research and development
• Technological solutions for content, learning & knowledge management
• Architectural and technological solutions for mobile & wireless
• Training and consulting

Giunti Labs provides the learn eXact® suite, Europe's leading e-learning and mobile learning content management technology. This suite is interoperable with all major vendor-driven and open source LMS and VLE solutions in the market including Plateau, Oracle, SumTotal, Saba, WebCT, Blackboard, Sakai, LRN and Moodle.

Moreover, Giunti Labs does not just adhere to the international standards relating to the LMS/LCMS world, it is one of the organisations that helps to determine and drive these standards: co-writing and developing them. Giunti Labs plays a key role in most of the international institutions for the definition of eLearning specifications (IEEE LTSC, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36, CEN/ISSS WSLT, AICC, IMS, ADL-SCORM and OKI).

About Giunti Labs’ learn eXact® suite
Giunti Labs’ learn eXact is an e-learning and mobile learning content management system (LCMS) that enables users to create, manage and deliver content based on learning objects, XML, standards and international specifications. It delivers learning content to location-based mobile devices, interactive TV and wearable computer devices.

Further information from:
Angus Turpin, Giunti Labs, +44 (0) 7733 365063
Minna Leikas, Giunti Labs, +39 3489 399127
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405