Enhanced RWD uPerform(R) 3.0 Earns SAP Premium Qualification Status

     Offering Achieves Global Recognition As Result of Rigorous Testing



    BALTIMORE, Aug. 25 /
EMWNews
/ -- RWD Technologies, a global company

that develops and implements organizational performance solutions, today

announced the newest version of its comprehensive performance support

product that allows staff to collaboratively create, store and manage

application simulations and procedural documentation, successfully

completed SAP's Premium Qualification process. During the rigorous testing

process, RWD uPerform(R) 3.0 met key criteria in a process that focused on

13 categories including usability, security, and functional correctness.

The certification covers all RWD uPerform 3.0 versions globally.



    "RWD's commitment to developing top-quality solutions is evidenced by

its successful completion of a very detailed and thorough testing process,"

said Frank Lonergan, vice president of Product and Development, RWD

Technologies. "With this certification, we are looking forward to

continuing our integral role in SAP's rapid deployment and education

strategy as well as providing our global customers full Tier 1 SAP

support."



    SAP's Premium Qualification is a validation process in which SAP

analyzes and tests products in the following categories:






    -- Accessibility                           -- IT Service & Application

    -- Application Integration & Interfaces       Management

    -- Business Solution Configuration         -- Open Source/Third Party

    -- Development Environment                    Components

    -- Documentation                           -- Performance / Data Archiving

    -- Functional Correctness                  -- Security

    -- Globalization                           -- Technical Implementation &

                                                  Change Management

                                               -- Usability



    RWD uPerform 3.0, which is also sold as 'SAP Productivity Pak by RWD,'

works with standard enterprise applications and Microsoft(R) Windows

web-based applications. It allows companies to develop and manage training

content, distribute content to a dispersed workforce, and provide employees

with contextual, on-the-job support. Moreover, RWD uPerform 3.0 allows

workers to collaborate with each other and content authors to improve

training and business processes while sharing insight.



    New to RWD uPerform 3.0 are dynamic Web site folders, which populate a

given Web site using properties stored in the uPerform document, allowing

companies to build and manage a multidimensional Web site automatically

using document properties. Additionally, new template management

functionality allows RWD uPerform templates to be managed similarly to RWD

uPerform courses and documents.



    To learn more about the announcement and RWD uPerform 3.0, please visit

http://www.rwd.com or email [email protected].

    About RWD Technologies, LLC.



    RWD is a leading provider of human and operational performance

improvement solutions that help employers maximize the return on their

investments in people, processes, technology, equipment, knowledge and

customers. Since 1988, RWD has assisted clients and partners in enhancing

organizational productivity through its broad range of integrated products

and services, which include human capital management and IT consulting

services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user

training, change management, knowledge management and operator

effectiveness management. RWD's solutions are used in thousands of

organizations globally, and in industries such as manufacturing, energy,

automotive, aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, consumer products,

financial, telecommunications, services, higher education and the public

sector.



    Based in Baltimore, Maryland, RWD serves Fortune 500 and other

organizations around the world. RWD is privately held, with more than 1,200

employees in offices in the United States, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United

Kingdom, Austria, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Dubai,

Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Kazakhstan. For more

information, please visit http://www.rwd.com.



    Copyright (C) 2008 RWD Technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.








    RWD Technologies, RWD and RWD uPerform are registered trademarks of RWD

Technologies, LLC in the United States and several other countries.  All other

names are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

owners.



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