Knowledge Direct® LMS...
Knowledge Direct® for Corporations - your single source solution to shrinking training budgets, rising travel costs, decreased productivity, and unengaged learners!

Knowledge Direct is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Learning Management System (LMS) that enables non-technical users to quickly develop, deliver, administer and monitor web-based training in multiple languages over the internet based on Web 2.0 technology.

The Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS)...

• Provides centralized consistent training to learners anywhere in the world.

• Integrates with Human Resources systems to automatically populate the LMS with new hire information and assign a training program based on position.

• Supports blended and social learning with courses that can include scheduled live events, self-paced interactive e-Learning, discussions and social networking accounts, like Twitter.

• Empowers non-technical users to create and deliver engaging, interactive eLearning courses from Microsoft PowerPoint®.

Digitec, the developers of the powerful Knowledge Direct suite of software for rapid e-Learning have been involved in corporate e-Learning since 2000, developing for organizations including Symantec, Cisco Sytems, AAA, Parsons Brinckerhoff, LRP Publications, Novartis, CVM Solutions and others. We understand the unique needs of corporate training departments.

How Knowledge Direct can help your organization

Need an affordable alternative to instructor-led training (ILT)?

In today's economy where budget cuts are commonplace, it can be a challenge to meet your organization's training needs at a reasonable cost. Knowledge Direct is an affordable and cost-effective alternative to instructor-led training, making it a very attractive Learning Management System (LMS) for organizations struggling to meet increasing training demands with a shrinking budget.

Need to develop and deliver online training quickly and affordably?

The Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) enables rapid development and deployment of web-based asynchronous eLearning courses at an affordable price.

Need a more efficient way to train your learners?

The Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) delivers a cost effective alternative to traditional instructor-led training, eliminating costs incurred for travel, facilities, time away from work, instructors, administration and printed course materials.

Need to know what talents your employees have?

Integrated Talent Management features within the Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) help you identify your employees’ greatest assets, their talents. Through web-based reporting and performance reports, you can quickly search for learners with the greatest potential for success in a particular area based on assessment scores.

Need prescriptive learning capabilities?

Skills gap analysis assist students in determining what training is needed. The Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) offers "leap testing", which allows learners to take a pretest to ‘score out’ of modules, decreasing their overall training time, while adapting to focus on what they need to know. Administrators can also assign standard training to template-based learning paths, so that learners who share similar profiles are automatically assigned the required or recommended learning.

Need to train learners in multiple languages?

With the Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) you can deliver eLearning in 9 different languages including: English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Japanese, Italian, Chinese and Korean.

Need a solution that incorporates social learning?

Knowledge Direct integrates with Twitter, allowing your learners to discuss their shared learning objectives and interact with their peers and/or instructors, near real-time. Integrated moderated discussion forums and company Wikis within the Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) provide an additional social learning component for your learners to post discussion threads and comment on others' posts within the portal.

Need to convert existing content into interactive eLearning Courses?

Using the Knowledge Direct eLearning Platform is easy, even for non-technical users. With Knowledge Direct’s built-in content authoring tool, you can create slides of content or use an existing Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation; insert Knowledge Direct's interactive learning activities, test questions and scenarios and YouTube videos; and then Save As a Flash-based e-Learning course. The Knowledge Direct LMS is also SCORM 1.2 conformant; meaning you can re-use learning objects built in other Learning Management Systems (LMSs) which are also SCORM 1.2 conformant without modification.

Need mobile learning (mLearning) solutions?

Create courses once using our PowerPoint conversion tool and a version of the learning is automatically created for smart phones, tablets and MP3 players, allowing your learners to stay engaged, on the go! The Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) for mobile learning supports all versions of iPhone, iPad, Android, later versions of BlackBerry and all MP3 players.

Need a simple solution that does not require technical personnel?

"Keep it simple" is the guiding principle behind the Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS). There is no learning curve and no technical skills are needed to become proficient in using all areas of the system. With the use of template-based assignments, users can quickly develop and post self-paced training for their students, and then monitor their progress without the aid of programmers, database administrators, or other technical personnel.

Need Learning Management System (LMS) with Hands-free administration?

Once created, Knowledge Direct allows you to easily manage your learning programs and learners, providing built-in eCommerce, automated learner registration, a test creation wizard, and real-time monitoring of learner progress and course completions. "No show" alerts notify you when learners fail to complete courses on time and make it easy for your staff to account for individual learners’ progress.

Excellent customer service and technical support!

Digitec is known for its outstanding attention to customer service and prompt technical support, should you need it. Digitec offers two technical support options for its Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) and rapid content authoring tool: standard support to members of your training department and premium support for the learner, including Live Chat or 24/7 telephone technical support.

Standard technical support

- Digitec provides telephone support 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. weekdays, excluding holidays. Digitec's standard response time is within one business day or less.

Premium technical support

- Digitec provides telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.

We offer flexible hosting options

- Knowledge Direct is available as Software as a Service (SaaS) Learning Management System (LMS), hosted at a Tier 1 fully redundant data-center. Digitec also provides mirror site services with disaster fail-over for guaranteed up-time.

We ensure your learners will have access to their online web portal when they need it

- With the SaaS model, Digitec uses redundant network segments with automatic network fail-over. We guarantee a 99.99% up-time for your Digitec-hosted Knowledge Direct e-learning site.

LRP Publications, Novartis, CVM Solutions, and Parsons Brinckerhoff are just a few of the corporations who have found the Knowledge Direct Learning Management System (LMS) to be the right solution for their continuing education needs. View all of our corporate LMS client case studies.

If you are looking for a Learning Management System (LMS) that's affordable, quick to deploy, and easy to use, let us show you how Knowledge Direct can work for you! Contact us today for a live demonstration of the Knowledge Direct corporate Learning Management System (LMS) and FREE 30-day trial. Toll free 1-800-942-4537.