Upside Learning has entered into a channel partnership with TSC Innovation, a leader in visualize network wire and wireless communication, for Thailand. The partnership marks Upside Learning’s entry in this South Asian region and underlines its efforts to strengthen its partner network across the globe.

As a trusted Upside Learning channel partner, TSC Innovation will provide Upside Learning’s solutions portfolio comprising UpsideLMS, the best value Learning Management System, and Upside2Go, the revolutionary mobile learning platform, to its clients and prospects. TSC Innovation will also develop new business, deploy the system at the end client’s and provide first line support to the clients. Upside Learning will assist TSC Innovation in closing the sale through Sales, Marketing and Product support.

Speaking about the partnership, Amit Gautam, Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning, commented, “We are pleased to appoint TSC Innovation as our partner in Thailand. It has an excellent reputation in the communication field and will help us in representing Upside Learning well in this region. The combination of global expertise and solutions provided by Upside Learning and the local know how of TSC Innovation is a powerful one.”

About TSC Innovation

Located in Thailand, TSC Innovation Co.,Ltd. (Telesat) is a leader in visualize network wire and wireless communication. Since its inception in 1995, TSC’s corporate mission and commitment to excellence has been reflected in the quality of its products and high standard of service.

TSC offers quality WAN & ATM equipment, audio ” video communication, distant learning product, building automation system, security system, CCTV, business coordination and systemization, all satellite equipments and services.

Going a step beyond SCORM, Upside Learning has now integrated Tin Can API into its proprietary courseware framework for custom eLearning and mobile learning. These Tin Can compliant courses can be developed for desktops, as well as mobile devices, including tablets.

As a leading provider of world–class learning technology solutions, Upside Learning has always adhered to the latest learning standards in creating and delivering eLearning and mLearning solutions. Integrating Tin Can API into its solutions was only a natural progression for the company.

Integrating Tin Can into its proprietary courseware framework enables Upside Learning to create custom learning courses for desktops and mobile devices (including tablets), tailor–made to its client’s requirements. Clients can thereafter track and report their learners’ actions carried through these courses. These actions, defined in a simple noun–verb–object format, can help an organisation get a comprehensive view of their learners’ learning activities – be it completing a course, watching a video, taking an assessment or something as simple as opening a course. Further, these statements can be sent to any LRS (Learning Record Store). LRSs can share data and transcripts with one another, ensuring that the learners’ experiences follow them from one LRS (or organisation) to another.

At the recently concluded DevLearn 2012, held in Las Vegas, USA, Upside Learning’s integration of Tin Can API into its proprietary framework was demonstrated as a part of the Watershed showcase. Watershed is an application created for DevLearn 2012 to act as a single LRS endpoint for all Tin Can statements being generated at the event.

Future plans for the company include integration of this new standard into its other learning solutions like UpsideLMS and Upside2Go.

The flat world and the growing Internet population have put a great importance on websites as one of the primary sources of information. With more than a million websites added every year, creating a website that stands apart from the crowd and provides all necessary information to the reader is nothing less than an art. And Upside Learning has demonstrated this art by figuring 26^th on the ‘100 Highest Ranking Websites In eLearning And Learning Technology’ List.

Conducted by Now, a leading Marcomm management company, this ranking is calculated by crunching together individual rankings from Google PageRank, Moz Rank, Alexa, Hubspot’s Web grader and Compete. While this list focuses on commercial operators whose primary market is B2B learning, larger companies with specific divisions or product sets targeting the learning industry are included but only specific portions of their website have been used in the ranking.

Congratulating its in-house Marketing team on this achievement, Amit Garg, Director of Custom eLearning Solutions at Upside Learning commented, “We have always believed in valuing the time of visitors to our website and as such our website has reflected information that is accurate and to the point. Our in-house marketing team especially the SEO/ SMO experts deserve a great applause for the efforts taken to optimise our website from all perspectives. Getting listed on the top 100 websites for eLearning and learning technology is indeed a pat on the back for all of us.”

Upside Learning has always been at the forefront of learning and technology; providing innovative learning solutions to its clients, and sharing its knowledge with the global community. Over the past year the company has conducted multiple webinars, in association with Brandon Hall Group, addressing key topics in L&D. While such joint webinars will continue to figure on Upside Learning’s agenda, the company has announced today the roll out of its independent webinars series.

The series will commence with a webinar focusing on mobile learning titled,
‘No Escaping Mobile Learning’. Scheduled on 8^th August at 11AM EDT, the webinar will explore various reasons which make escaping mobile learning impossible for organisation. It will explain the key drivers accelerating mobile learning adoption, and how organisation can take the first steps towards leveraging this technology for learning. It will also give insights on how L&D departments can employ mobile technology to deliver highly productive and time–and cost–effective training to its employees.

The webinar will be co–presented by Amit Garg, Founder & Director of Upside Learning, along with Abhijit Kadle, Sr. Manager – Instructional Design at Upside Learning.

The free 45 minute webinar will be held on 8^th August 2012 at 11 AM EDT. This will be followed by a 15 minute Q&A session wherein the participants would have an opportunity to interact with the hosts.

With the worldwide market for Mobile Learning products and services predicted to grow from USD 3.2 billion (2010) to about USD 9.1 billion by 2015 (as per Ambient Insight’s September 2011 report titled ‘The Worldwide Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast and Analysis’) it’s only natural for companies dealing in Mobile Learning products and services to showcase their wares with an increased gusto. Hinged on this fact, Upside Learning too will be focusing on its Mobile Learning solutions at ASTD TK 2012 and Learning Technologies 2012.

Visitors at Upside Learning’s booth can get a taste of some of the company’s wide range of custom mobile learning offerings that include micro courses, quizzes and games, mbooks, mobile videos, augmented reality apps and custom mobile apps for different smartphones and tablets. The main attraction, however, will be Upside2Go, Upside Learning’s revolutionary platform for Mobile Learning. Designed for the workforce that is continuously on the move, Upside2Go brings formal, informal, social and collaborative learning, and performance support to one central platform – mobile. Now available on all the major mobile platforms, namely iOS, BlackBerry and Android, Upside2Go has a host of features that clients look for in a mobile learning platform. At the expo, the Upside Learning staff will be able to demonstrate various ways in which existing clients are using Upside2Go.

Also on display would be Upside Learning’s award-winning Custom eLearning Solutions and soon to be released version of its two-time Brandon Hall award-winning, best value Learning Management System – UpsideLMS. Users can expect a completely redesigned and more user-friendly interface for this stunning LMS.

ASTD TK 2012 will be held at Las Vegas, NV from 25^th to 27^th January and Learning Technologies will be held at Olympia 2, London on 25th and 26th January.

Attendees at the expos will not only get a chance to watch a live demonstration of Upside Learning’s solutions and services, but will also get to experience them first hand. The company’s representatives will be present at stand (#313 at ASTD TK and #75 at Learning Technologies) throughout the event. To pre-arrange a meeting with a member of the Upside Learning team, send an email specifying your preferred time and date to sales@upsidelearning.com

Since the announcement of its channel partnership programs for its solutions and services last year, Upside Learning has been working towards creating a strong network of partners across the globe. In the past 3 quarters alone, the company has added 4 partners in the Middle East. Strengthening these efforts further, the company has recently signed a channel partnership agreement with TRACK Learning Solutions, a learning provider of innovative eLearning solutions in Kuwait.

Track Learning Solutions is a leading provider of eLearning solutions in the Middle East. It helps Human Resources, Training & Development and IT managers to implement effective learning solutions in their organisation which improve the retention rate for their employees and increase training ROI.

Now as part of this partnership, TRACK LS and and Upside Learning will jointly assist organisation in increasing their learning and training effectiveness, and improving human performance and potential through its wide range of learning solutions and services. These include UpsideLMS (Upside Learning’s best value Learning Management System), Upside2Go (Upside Learning’s revolutionary Mobile Learning platform), custom eLearning development services and mobile learning solutions.

Fouad Mohsen, AGM at TRACK LS commented, “We are thrilled to be a part of Upside Learning’s channel partner network. Our partnership with Upside Learning, coupled with their world renowned solutions and services, dovetails succinctly with Track Learning Solutions’ suite of eLearning solutions.”

About TRACK Learning Solutions

TRACK LS holds the industry’s leading position by delivering innovative e-Learning solutions using latest technologies that is re-shaping the Training Delivery which in turn has direct impact on development of human resource within organisation. It is committed to the highest level of service and support, becoming a true learning partner to help organisation achieve long-term growth and competitive advantage through the increased performance of people.

The recently concluded expos at Las Vegas (ASTD TechKnowledge 2012) and London (Learning Technologies 2012), where Upside Learning was an exhibitor, saw hordes of visitors representing a wide cross section of the learning industry including Instructional Designers, eLearning developers, L&D Managers, CEOs and HR executives, walk in at the show to get the ‘flavor’ of the show. And the flavor, undoubtedly, was mobile learning. Not just the visitors, all the major players in the UK-EU and the US market too showcased their mobile learning solutions with a number of free sessions focused on mobile learning.

Having been in the mobile learning domain for over 3 years now, Upside Learning has developed a good understanding of the domain and its technologies. Based on this, the company has noticed and indicated some key factors which will stand as obstacles delaying the customer adoption of mobile learning:

• What is mLearning most suitable for?
• How to go about implementing an mLearning strategy?
• Which platforms / devices should be targeted?
• Which way to go – native apps, web apps, or HTML5?
• What sort of tracking requirements are there (if any)?
• How to convert existing eLearning to mLearning?
• Should new projects be developed such they work on PCs, Tablets, and Mobile Phones?

Irrespective of this, one thing that is clear, and has been observed by Upside Learning, is while mobile learning has been on the horizon for many years now, it looks like it’s time has finally come.

Upside Learning had exhibited its wide range of custom mobile learning offerings that include micro courses, quizzes and games, mbooks, mobile videos, augmented reality apps and custom mobile apps for different smartphones and tablets. The main attraction, however, was Upside2Go, Upside Learning’s revolutionary platform for Mobile Learning available on iOS, Android and BlackBerry. It is a mobile ecosystem that combines formal training, informal, social, and collaborative learning.

For more details on Upside Learning’s mobile learning solutions, visit https://upsidelearning.com/mobile-learning/

Almost 2 years after Upside Learning’s website donned a new look to reflect its new corporate identity, the company announced today the launch of its revamped website.

The new website is designed with a fresh, clean, user–friendly format which offers quick and easy access to the key sections that today’s consumers desire. New banners and crisp copy have been used to aid understanding and encourage user interaction. The main aim of the website is to help visitors get a clear understanding of what Upside Learning brings to the table, with convenient ways for prospective clients to learn about the company’s solutions and services.

Among its new features are – a floating share tab with popular social media links on all the pages, shorter forms (for requesting demos and setting up a call) on all solutions and services pages, and floating tabs on its solutions (UpsideLMS and Upside2Go) pages. A new section dedicated to the industries served has also been added.

On the technical front, the website has been developed using HTML 5 structuring, CSS, jQuery and XML.

To access the all new Upside Learning website, go to – www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning has recently enrolled in Towards Maturity’s Ambassador Programme. With this association the company has joined the league of 19 leading learning organisation to provide free industry benchmark research to improve the business impact of learning technologies.

The Ambassador Programme by Towards Maturity, the internationally recognised benchmarking practice for learning innovation, has been designed for provider companies of learning products and services focused on excellence and growth. This programme complements Towards Maturity’s work with learning practitioners, as the producers of Europe’s leading independent Benchmark Study into the impact of learning innovation on business performance. It enables providers, through supporting the study, to help with the identification and dissemination of good practice case studies, and to align themselves with Towards Maturity’s vision and values; benefiting from enhanced industry profile and credibility with clients and potential clients.

Talking about supporting Towards Maturity, Amit Garg, Director of Custom eLearning Solutions at Upside Learning commented, “Upside Learning helps organisation perform better by effective use of learning technologies. We continually innovate our products and services to stay relevant and competitive. We’ve been impressed by the industry benchmark reports from Towards Maturity, which effectively help organisation to identify and adopt best practices in workplace learning. As an Ambassador, we are proud to support Towards Maturity in its initiatives.”

About Towards Maturity

Towards Maturity is a benchmarking company that provides independent expert advice and support to help organisation use learning technologies to accelerate business performance. It leverages the data of its in-depth Benchmark Study, the UK’s largest learning technology benchmark, gathered by Towards Maturity over 9 years with over 1800 organisation.

To learn more about the company, visit https://learningnews.com/learning-companies/towards-maturity