News | October 5, 2000

Ernst & Young launches Intellinex for e-learning

Professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP has launched Intellinex LLC, a new business that provides e-learning solutions to serve the rapidly growing global market for online and multimedia corporate training and education.

Intellinex specializes in designing, developing, delivering and implementing customized learning systems that can provide measurable improvement in the performance and productivity of companies and their employees. The company has more than 400 employees and five major locations: its New York headquarters and offices in Cambridge, Mass., Cleveland, Irving, Texas, and McLean, Va.

"Intellinex's mission is to equip companies with customized e-learning tools, content and delivery that can help them outsmart and outperform their competition in the global economy," said Richard S. Bobrow, CEO of Ernst & Young-Americas.

Intellinex's learning systems offer Web-based learning and knowledge sharing, connected learning centers, satellite distance learning, advanced learning programs, video broadcasts and Web-based distance coaching.

"Companies want the benefits of e-learning, which include cost savings, convenience, speed and flexibility, coupled with performance results-for their people and their businesses," said Michael Powers, chairman and CEO of Intellinex. "Our goal is to be the premier one-stop provider of e-learning solutions for companies that must rapidly implement strategic initiatives, and at the same time, develop a solid base of human capital."

Edited by Steve Tarnoff