Ninth House Receives Positive Rating in Report
<p><strong>San Francisco — July 18</strong><br />Ninth House Inc., a leadership solutions company, received a "positive" rating in Gartner's May 2007 MarketScope report on Content Courseware.</p><p>For vendors that received a "positive" rating, the report advises current customers to "continue incremental investments" and potential customers to "put this vendor on a short list of tactical alternatives."<br /><br />"Ninth House is honored to be rated as 'positive' in Gartner's analysis," CEO Jeff Snipes said. "We feel receiving a 'positive' rating really underscores our position as a key player in leadership courseware, and we believe the report validates the value that Ninth House brings to the market with our rich, high-quality programs that deliver real results."<br /><br />"High-quality content is indispensable to the success of a company's e-learning efforts," the Gartner report states. "Use rich media and interactivity in content courseware to hold worker attention and increase knowledge retention. Buy e-learning courses off the shelf whenever it creates cost savings and consider custom development for high-value uses that are unique to your enterprise, however, high quality and interactivity are mandatory criteria for all modalities of courseware offerings."<br /><br />Using highly engaging simulation, cinematic video and content from experts such as Ken Blanchard and Tom Peters, Ninth House solutions immerse the learner in a storyline, producing a high success rate for retention<br />and practical application back to the job environment. </p><p>Ninth House also has taken the quality of its off-the-shelf courseware to develop successful custom solutions for many of its Fortune 500 clients.<br /><br />The 11 companies noted in the study are described as the "most likely candidates for broad content courseware offerings provided by a single vendor." </p><p>Each was evaluated based on marketing strategy, geographic strategy, overall viability, market responsiveness/track record, innovation and the actual products or services.</p>
