Company type | Private |
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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]
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]
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Dr. Vikas is the Founder of Harbinger Group, a global tech company that is changing how people work and learn. Since 1990, as the CEO, he has led Harbinger with a dual passion for tech innovation and workplace diversity and inclusion. He speaks at global conferences, hosts online roundtables, and contributes to leading industry publications on technology and business management. Vikas passionately inspires tech professionals, entrepreneurs, and learners to grow and develop. Over the years, his work on learning technology has enabled transformative changes in education, eLearning, and workforce development. Vikas combines his skills and expertise to mentor budding entrepreneurs and researchers. In his leisure time, he enjoys catching up on books, movies, poetry, and music, while dividing his time between the U.S. and India.
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