Aurora, ON (July 10, 2007) – HR.com and AthenaOnline today announced that they have entered into an agreement that will allow HR.com to sell individual and enterprise-wide Athena subscriptions to its online community and social network of 150,000 global members. In addition, HR.com’s Premier Members will receive free access to Athena’s extensive online knowledge library, which includes over 1,000 short video briefings on subjects from creativity to organizational strategy.
“This partnership with AthenaOnline offers our membership tremendous value in that it answers a critical need for fast, reliable and easy-to-access learning,” says Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com. “Athena’s just-in-time knowledge delivery system allows us to deliver critical concepts, strategies and tactics directly to our community and network of global HR professionals. HR.com’s commitment to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, industry news and ongoing HR education, makes our partnership with Athena a natural fit.”
The Athena Business Knowledge Library is a collection of over 1,000 short video briefings (Athena SmartBytes) and articles by renowned consultants, authors, and educators. SmartBytes provide a quick overview of key management and leadership subjects through online video and is presented by leading edge thinkers such as Drs. Homa Bahrami, Judith Bardwick, Marshall Goldsmith, Mitchell Marks, Larraine Segil, Al Vicere, and many others. Topics range from coaching and feedback skills to merger and acquisition issues. Information is delivered in five minutes or less, allowing employees to get back to their jobs quickly and apply what they've learned.
“We have always considered HR.com to be one of the best sources of information for global HR professionals,” says Jon Peters, CEO of AthenaOnline. "We’re very excited about this partnership, the synergies it offers, and the benefits that it will provide to the HR community.”
Individual yearly subscriptions for all Athena content will be available for purchase on HR.com’s online marketplace for $325 USD. Corporate subscriptions are available for purchase through an HR sales representative and costs will be determined based on the number of users. For more information on purchasing an individual or corporate subscription to AthenaOnline, please visit crm.hr.com/marketplace or contact a
representative at 1-877-472-6648.
For more information on the long list of benefits HR.com’s Premier Membership offers, including free access to the AthenaOnline library, please visit crm.hr.com/membership.
About HR.com
HR.com (crm.hr.com) is a free website that is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.
About AthenaOnline.com
AthenaOnline.com (www.athenaonline.com) is a premier publisher of multimedia training, education and career development products. Athena was founded as a sister company to the Institute for Management Studies (IMS), with a mission to leverage technology to deliver business E-Knowledge when and where individuals need it. Athena has consistently delivered award-winning programs over the Internet, internal networks and on CD-Rom. Athena is headquartered in Reno, NV.
Contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
124 Wellington St. East
Aurora, ON L4G 1J1
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
crm.hr.com
Jon Peters, CEO, AthenaOnline
6580 S. McCarran Blvd
Suite B
Reno, NV 89509
1-800-500-4294
jpeters@athenaonline.com
www.athenaonline.com
