BMC Software & eCornell Announce Partnership for Employee Development
ITHACA, NY 26 May 2007 — BMC Software is pleased to announce its partnership with eCornell, Cornell University's Online Professional Development arm whose mission is to support corporate training and development. This partnership will provide top-notch online training and education to BMC's employees across the world.
Leveraging eCornell's courses developed in partnership with Cornell University's world-renowned Johnson Graduate School of Management, and top-ranked School of Industrial Relations, all BMC staff will be eligible to take online courses a la carte and earn Certificates from Cornell University in the fields of Management Essentials, Financial Management, Change Leadership, Executive Leadership, Supervisory Skills, and Human Resources Management.
BMC Software's Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Dr. Mike Vescuso stressed, "BMC is committed to providing employees with opportunities to further develop both professionally and personally. In today's environment, it is important for your employees to expand their learning and growth, and BMC is constantly seeking ways of building knowledge, skills, and abilities which will assist in further contributions to both our employees and BMC." Added Dr. Vescuso, "I am proud to announce our partnership with Cornell University, a prestigious school in New York State, and eCornell to offer employees comprehensive courses in management, leadership, financial, and human resources.
"eCornell is delighted to partner with BMC Software, an industry leader and one of the most admired companies in the world, to provide a flexible and effective corporate learning solution that meets the training and development needs of such a diverse and growing organization," said Chris Proulx, eCornell's President and CEO. He added that "Cornell's faculty-authored content and eCornell's global scalability, turn-key implementation, and ability to complement internal management & leadership programs were critical factors in BMC's decision to enter into a partnership with us."
eCornell's Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, Ross Pearo, added, "eCornell courses are delivered using our proprietary Structured Flexibility methodology which combines the structure of a well defined course schedule and the flexibility of round-the-clock/round-the-world access to course materials. The eCornell learning model and course portfolio provide a global elearning solution that addresses the training challenges of cost, time and location."
Dr. Ashley Fields, Sr. Director of Human Resources at BMC noted, "We are delighted to offer our staff the wide selection of professional education programs available through our eCornell partnership. The flexible schedules and learning model, affordable costs, and global accessibility make eCornell a great addition to our training and development portfolio." Added Dr. Fields, "eCornell's comprehensive catalog enables BMC to address the training needs of the entire organization as well as the individual needs of key leaders & high potentials. This truly enables us to build our organizational capability so that we can achieve our growth and business objectives."
About eCornell
eCornell provides many of the world's leading organizations with online, asynchronous, professional and executive development in the areas of strategy, leadership and management development, human resources, financial management, and hospitality management. Its proven course development model and instructor-led course delivery provide for engaging, rigorous, and interactive learning. For more information, please visit http://www.ecornell.com.
About BMC Software, Inc.
BMC Software is a leading global provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to automate their IT and align it to the needs of the business. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. For the four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2007, BMC revenue was approximately $1.58 billion. For more information, visit http://www.bmc.com.
Press Contact:
eCornell
Ross Pearo, Vice President Product Development and Marketing
607-330-3334
rpearo@ecornell.com
