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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software |
| Headquarters | Chantilly, Va., United States U.S. |
Key people | Roy Haythorn (Executive Vice President of Operations) |
Number of employees | 120 (2008) |
| Website | meridianksi.com |
Founded in 1997, Meridian Knowledge Solutions is a software company based in Chantilly, Va., that provides a learning management system, also known as a LMS, for delivering and tracking training via the Internet. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Visionary Integration Professionals, a Calif.-based technology and outsourcing firm. In the fall of 2009, IT Training magazine ranked Meridian as the fifth-largest LMS/LCMS provider globally in terms of revenue behind SumTotal, Saba, Plateau and Mzinga[1].
Corporate History
In 1997, Jennifer Beers, David DeVaux, Elizabeth Harris, Malcolm Patel and Paul Somerville founded Meridian KSI, now known as Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC. The five founders developed and sold LMS software originally branded as Meridian Knowledge Centre to capitalize on a market for e-learning as well as knowledge management. The focus on the latter differentiated Meridian from its LMS competitors and helped the organization to win a number of high-profile contracts with organizations such as the FBI in the early 2000s[2].
In 2006, Meridian's co-founders agreed to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Visionary Integration Professionals.
In 2008, Beers, DeVaux, Harris, Patel and Somerville left Meridian to pursue other interests.
Noteworthy
Gartner, Inc. has positioned Meridian in the “visionaries” quadrant of the 2008 and 2009 “Corporate Learning Systems Magic Quadrant“[3].
In 2008, Chief Learning Officer magazine awarded Meridian a Gold Award for "Excellence in Customer Service" for the company's work in reducing the cost of training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Meridian's LMS became the foundation for CBP's Virtual Learning Center[4].
Partial List of Products
Learning Management Software
- Meridian Global LMS is a learning management system for delivering and tracking trainig via the Internet.
- Meridian Anywhere Mobile LMS is a desktop software application for delivering e-learning content to students without a hardwired connection to a learning management system. Training departments can use the tool as a mobile LMS application or a multi-user training kiosk.
Analysis Software
- Meridian's Workforce Analytics is software that managers can use to report on the number of students enrolled in training, their grades, skill level and pending training requests.
See also
References
- ^ IT Training magazine, page 24, Autumn 2009 edition
- ^ Federal Compuer Week "FBI creates online training hub," Dec. 8, 2002, by Jennifer Jones
- ^ Gartner, September 10, 2009
- ^ Chief Learning Officer magazine, page 71