MUMBAI, India, July 29 /EMWNews/ --



    - Tata Interactive's Annual Global Event to Highlight Innovative

Learning Strategies to Help US Companies Take on Business Challenges



    Taking the view that learning that delivers business impact can help

organizations tide over the uncertainties posed by the global economy, the

Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF) 2008 will focus on critical business

issues such as boosting revenues by better customer interaction management,

reducing time-to-competence, ensuring that staff are aligned to business

goals, and increasing productivity and performance.



    Now in its fifth edition, the highly successful annual TLF provides an

interactive platform for thought leaders across domains to get together,

interact - and inspire - each other. The event, being held in partnership

with Training Magazine (Nielsen Media), aims to help organizations work

together to overcome current challenges by sharing insights, innovations,

and successes. It comprises discussions of the experiences of various

organizations, and the different tools they use to make learning effective.

As a unique knowledge-sharing platform, the TLF 2008 seeks to encourage

ideas and innovations with a special focus on the effectiveness of

interventions, specifically in an uncertain economy.



    According to Gajanan (Gaj) Kasbekar, Vice President - Corporate

Learning Solutions, "Given the uncertainties of today's business climate,

the event will aim to identify and highlight potential successful

strategies to overcome the key challenges faced by US companies. We'll

assess the business impact of simulations, viz., how to enhance business

acumen in a risk-free environment. We also plan to closely review the use

of electronic performance support to help users learn on-the-job, enabling

Day One productivity, and serious games to improve performance by providing

immersive and engaging practice. On the whole, we aim to evaluate what

learning and performance interventions and strategies are the most relevant

and effective in today's business climate."



    This year, the event will be held on October 17 at the University of

Chicago Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago. Participants in the TLF not

only stand to gain from the successful experience of their peers in the

industry, but also network and exchange ideas with the leaders in the

learning.



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    About Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)



    Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a global leader in e-learning, is a

part of the $45bn Tata Group. Truly international, TIS has a presence

across the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, India,

and mainland Europe. TIS offers corporations, universities, schools,

publishers and government institutions a diversified and innovative bouquet

of learning and training solutions including Simulation-based Learning

Objects (SimBLs(R)), Story-based Learning Objects (StoBLs), courseware and

curriculum design, special-needs education, assessments, electronic

performance support systems (EPSS), mobile learning, game-based learning

along with other corporate training and consultancy services. Our

multi-disciplinary expertise and 17 years' experience across domains helps

us design e-learning programs that are unique to clients' requirements and

specifically crafted to boost knowledge retention and application.



    TIS is the only e-learning organization in the world to be assessed at

Level 5 in both the SEI-CMM and P-CMM frameworks. TIS's quest for

excellence is reflected in numerous prestigious industry awards, including

a Performance Centered Design Award, an ASTD Award, IT Training Awards,

Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards, APEX Awards of Excellence, BETT

Awards, and Business World-NID Design Excellence awards.






    For more information log on to http://www.tatainteractive.com.



    Further information from:

    Sonal Chhaya

    Tata Interactive Systems

    +91-22-6643-8000

    [email protected]