HP to consolidate employee training programs

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Learning-management system promises more control over its investment

As businesses grapple with the challenge of training employees using a variety of techniques and technologies, many are investing in learning-management systems that track and manage companywide training initiatives.

Hewlett-Packard has its sights on a learning-management system to help standardize training across its world-- wide operations while it assimilates the $18.7 billion Compaq acquisition. This fall, HP will deploy a learning-management system from Thinq Learning Solutions Inc. to consolidate multiple proprietary and store-bought training...