-- capture and share expert sales content from web conferences, sales meetings, and other corporate events; -- search rich-media presentations down to the spoken word and integrate user-generated content, blogs, discussions, and communities -- providing a single location for sales knowledge; and -- go mobile by downloading MP3 audio and MP4 video to any mobile device and subscribing via iTunes, Outlook, and other RSS readers."When we need to find information on a specific technical topic or product discussed at a sales conference or training event, we can now use a quick search to find and download exactly what we need," said Jim Coleman, System Engineering Project Manager for storage and data management leader NetApp. "This is critical to our business because Sales sells what Sales knows, and Altus technology helps our sales channels quickly learn what they need to know." "We see strong ongoing demand for Altus vSearch as companies continue their relentless drive to improve sales force productivity, even as budgets have declined in the downturn," notes Altus CEO Ted Cocheu. This comment is echoed by IDC, which notes that even as corporate revenues have flattened and marketing investment has declined, investment in sales enablement has remained strong through 2009. Altus vSearch features support the principles of IDC's Sales Enablement 3.0 study, "A Transformation of Sales Enabled by a Transformation of Marketing," which provides guidelines to organizations as they seek to maximize the performance of their sales teams. Altus vSearch with VirtualEvent is available immediately. For more information, see http://www.altuslearning.com/products_vsearch.php or contact Altus at 408-355-9357. About Altus vSearch Altus vSearch enables companies to easily capture and share expert knowledge throughout the extended enterprise to reduce costs, increase productivity, and shorten time to revenue. Altus vSearch combines digitally recorded video with synchronized slides and scrolling transcripts, enabling users to find and watch mission-critical content just as it was presented by the experts. Every word spoken and all slide text become searchable data. By simply searching on topics of interest, busy sales people and other professionals can quickly find the exact knowledge they need to win business and maximize performance. About Altus Altus is a leading provider of video search and management solutions for sales enablement. Altus helps companies capture and deliver their valuable content via a turn-key, SaaS infrastructure and a global media delivery network. Organizations deploying Altus for sales enablement, training, collaboration, and knowledge sharing can now deliver critical knowledge to large, geographically-dispersed audiences, including employees, channel partners and customers. The Altus vSearch and VirtualEvent solution provides sales organizations the means to use searchable video content to improve sales productivity. Industry leaders like Cisco, IBM, GM, Oracle and NetApp rely on Altus to achieve outstanding ROI, substantial productivity and revenue gains, and millions of dollars of savings in reduced travel and training costs. More information is available at http://www.altuscorp.com. Altus Learning Systems, vSearch, and VirtualEvent are trademarks of Altus Learning Systems, Inc. All other trademarked terms used in this document are the properties of their respective owners.
Contact Information: Editorial Contacts: Tim Hughan Altus Learning Systems (408) 884-1480 thughan@altuscorp.com Larry Smalheiser Trainer Communications (925) 271-8211 altus@trainercomm.com