Harbinger Knowledge Products
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development & Elearning |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Pune, India |
Number of locations | Redmond, WA, Pleasanton, CA |
Key people | Vikas Joshi, Chairman & MD, Harbinger Group Swati Ketkar, Director Jayant Kulkarni, Executive Director — Harbinger Knowledge Products Seema Chaudhary, President — Harbinger Knowledge Products Inc. |
| Website | www.harbingerknowledge.com |
Harbinger Knowledge Products[1][2] is a part of Harbinger Group, which was established in 1990. It is an eLearning software products and content development services company.[3] The global headquarters and development centres are located in Pune, India while it has offices in Redmond, WA and Pleasanton, CA.
Harbinger holds patents on technologies for single-user learning interaction,[4] and multi-user social interaction,[5] which form the basis of its products (Elicitus, Raptivity,[6] YawnBuster, SiteJazzer and TeemingPod) and services (Mobile learning solutions[buzzword], custom eLearning solutions[buzzword] and Training outsourcing solutions).[buzzword]
Harbinger's products are used by U.S. government organizations as well as in more than 57 countries globally.[7]
An elearning project executed by Harbinger was an online learning game in medical education for Philips Learning Center,[8][9][10] which leveraged the cognitive benefits of game-based learning. Another involved the use of game-based media content to teach science through insects for the Entomological Foundation USA,[11] while a third project consisted of a series of animation films to spread traffic awareness in Pune on behalf of the Rotary Club.[12]
Recognitions
Harbinger Knowledge Products has been recognized by Red Herring in its Global 100 Winners list in 2009.[13] It has also been recognized by NASSCOM in its Top 50 Indian IT Innovators list.[14] Deloitte has named Harbinger Knowledge Products amongst the fastest growing technology companies in its Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific and Technology Fast 50 India programs in 2008 & 2009.[15][16] Harbinger Knowledge Products also features in the Training Outsourcing companies and Content Development companies watchlist for 2011, announced by Training Industry Inc.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Company Overview of Harbinger Knowledge Products". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "A new dawn in education". The Indian Express. 13 July 1998. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Harbinger introduces mobile learning applications". Business Standard. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Joshi, Vikas. "System and a Method for Interactivity Creation and Customization" (PDF). FreePatentsOnline. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Joshi, Vikas. "Interactive Contribution Widget" (PDF). FreePatentsOnline. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Ganci, Joe (14 April 2010). "Harbinger Raptivity: Packaged Interactivity". Learning Solutions Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Interactive e-learning software helping to propel Harbinger Knowledge Products to the head of the class". The Financial Express. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Medical Games". Philips Learning Center. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "International award for Harbinger Group". The Indian Express. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Howard, Doug (11 February 2009). "Top Training Outsourcing Deals for 2008 (Feb 09)" (PDF). Training Industry Inc. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Harbinger Group to promote science learning with insects". 19 February 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Traffic awareness made simple through cartoon films". Sakal Times. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "First product company in Pune to win the Prestigious Global Award". NASSCOM. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Harbinger Group listed in NASSCOM Top 50 innovators". The Indian Express. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 Ranking and CEO Survey" (PDF). Deloitte: 21. 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 Ranking and CEO Survey" (PDF). Deloitte: 20. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "2011 Content Development Companies Watchlist". TrainingIndustry.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "2011 Training Outsourcing Companies Watchlist". TrainingIndustry.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.