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Latitude360 Covers Everything from eLearning to eSolutions Latitude360, was formed as a separate business unit of Columbia- based RWD Technologies in April 2000. At the time of Latitude360's formation, RWD was divided into four groups; eSolutions, Internet Technologies, eLearning, Enterprise Systems and Manufacturing Performance. RWD established Latitude360 by combining the Internet Technologies and eLearning groups, in order to create an identity for its Internet and eLearning capabilities. Recently hired, Dr. David Yager was appointed President of the new business unit. Prior to joining RWD, Dr. Yager was distinguished professor and chair of the Visual Arts Department at UMBC where he attracted national attention for its Imaging Research Center, Fine Arts Gallery, and MFA program in Imaging and Digital Arts. Latitude360 combines more than 10 years of experience in business systems implementation, CRM, human performance improvement, and eLearning to deliver solutions that deliver business results by focusing on the needs of end users. According to a company official, they offer their customers everything from soup to nuts and that's how they differentiate themselves from competitors. The services the company offers read like a laundry list and include everything from online learning and training, testing and certification, customer relationship management, web-development, systems integration and IT. Latitude360's mission is to deliver integrated Web-based technology and learning solutions to help clients profit from the constant change inherent in the eBusiness lifecycle and to maximize employee productivity. A sampling of their clients includes Fujitsu, Vodafone, American Visionary Art Museum, John Deere, Ciena, Merck, and National Association of Security Dealers. Latitude360 employs about 350 people in seven offices in the United States and one office in the United Kingdom. More than half the staff works in the Columbia, MD office. Most of the employees have backgrounds in information technology, computer science or engineering. Latitude360's future headquarters will be at the Applied Technology Laboratory, a 63,000-square-foot facility that is now under construction at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Research Park. The new building will house nearly 200 employees who currently work at RWD's world headquarters in Columbia, MD.
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