Nespresso relies on Swiss Software for its Worldwide Training

Baar/CH, March 31st, 2008: Nestlé Nespresso, the worldwide pioneer and market leader in developing the highest quality perfectly portioned coffee, supports the growing importance of international training management with an online solution from Switzerland. The i-qbox Human Performance Suite provided by Comartis allows Nespresso to offer learning material to its growing employee population globally, and enable an effective training management solution.

Nespresso sets high standards through providing its employees with innovative and efficient training programmes, particularly where the brand is concerned. The aim is that its learning and development offerings and the investment made in its employees is parallel to the high image and standard which have gained the brand’s and the coffee’s success. Learning and development is part of the company’s critical success factors to achieve its ambitious targets, particularly as Nespresso aims to provide coffee connoisseurs with the Ultimate Coffee Experience.

The Challenge of Worldwide Training
With more than 2500 employees in over 25 countries, many different languages and high growth rates, providing consistent and top class training to reach this rapidly growing employee base is a great challenge. The Company, with its headquarters in Paudex near Lausanne, Switzerland, therefore has decided to provide the major part of its education online. With this solution, travelling time and expenses are distinctly reduced, whilst still providing the ultimate learning opportunities for its employees.

A Swiss Company with the right Product
Since 1995 Comartis has specialized in engineering online solutions for company training and education. From the first solutions focussing on online tests, the i-qbox Human Performance Suite developed significantly over the years. The modular solution now offers all the special features of an automated Learning Quality Management and Competence Management System

Nespresso – the latest International Client
Comartis is very pleased to be chosen by Nespresso as a strategic partner to help it with this challenge. As CEO Omar Lahyani states: “To have Nespresso as a new client emphasizes again the quality and competitiveness of our solution. From this co-operation we are hoping to gain significant impulses for the North American and North African market where Comartis has subsidiaries and several operative installations.” Genevieve James, Learning & Development Manager, is convinced that the i-qbox Human Performance Suite will provide the right foundation for further growing the function and responding to the needs of the expanding global training team and employees. “During the evaluation phase, Comartis has proven to be not only a technically competent, but also a highly flexible service provider. Comartis understands how to deal with the demands and expectations of a rapidly growing international company.” Since 2006, Nespresso has implemented the e-Testing module of the i-qbox solution and sees the i-qbox Human Performance Suite as a natural step towards implementing an holistic Learning Management System to meet its ongoing requirements.

Further Information:
Comartis AG
Omar Lahyani
CEO
Oberneuhofstrasse 1
6340 Baar
Switzerland
omar.lahyani@comartis.com

About Comartis AG
Comartis was founded in 1995 with headquarters in Baar near Zug, Switzerland. Comartis is one of the first leading producers of online solutions to align corporate training with strategic business goals and metrics. In addition, Comartis provides services in the fields of e-marketing and e-commerce. The company currently has about 65 employees in Switzerland and two further locations in Morocco and the USA. Among the users of the i-qbox Human Performance Suite in Switzerland are AXA Winterthur, Credit Suisse Business School, Raiffeisen Bank and basic-check. The clientele abroad consists of names such as BMW, Cornelsen, Debeka, TAP Pharmaceutical and many more. For further information see: www.comartis.com and www.i-qbox.com.

About Nestlé Nespresso SA
Nestlé Nespresso SA, the worldwide pioneer and market leader in highest-quality premium portioned coffee, introduced consumers to the very highest quality Grands Crus to be enjoyed in the comfort of their own homes, as well as to be savoured at locations outside the home, such as gourmet restaurants, upscale hotels, luxury outlets and offices. What transpired was the creation of the unique Nespresso trilogy, a unique combination of the world’s highest-quality Grands Crus coffees, smart and stylish coffee machines and exceptional customer service. The culmination of these three elements came to be known as the Nespresso Ultimate Coffee Experience. Headquartered in Paudex, Switzerland with more than 2,500 employees, Nestlé Nespresso SA sells products in more than 50 countries directly to its customers and at the end of 2007 operated more than 117 prestigious boutiques in key cities around the world. For the second year in a row, it was named the fastest growing company within the Nestlé Group and one of its "billionaire brands", having achieved a growth rate of more than 40 percent in 2007. For more information, visit www.nespresso.com

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