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{{Infobox company
| name = <small>Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC</small>
| name = <small>Meridian Knowledge Solutions</small>
| type = Private
| type = Private
| industry = [[Software]]
| industry = [[Software]]
| num_employees = Approximately 200 (2019)
| caption = Learning without Limits
| location_city = Reston, Va., United States U.S.
| location_city = [[Reston, Virginia]]
| location_country = United States
| key_people = Jeff Kristick (President)
| homepage = {{url|https://meridianks.com}}
Rebecca McClure (VP of Sales)<br> Geoff Perry (VP of Product)<br> Wanda Budzinski (VP of Operations)<br> Dave Dvorznak (VP of Services)
| num_employees = Approximately 100 (2016)
| homepage = [http://www.meridianks.com meridianks.com]
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'''Meridian Knowledge Solutions''' is a software company founded in 1997 and headquartered in [[Reston, Virginia]]. It provides a web-based [[learning management system]] (LMS) for delivering and tracking training.<ref>T+D magazine, "Managing Learning in More Than One Way," page 60, June 2011</ref> The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP)]], a technology and outsourcing firm.<ref>Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems," J. Freyermuth, J. Holincheck, T. Otter, March 24, 2011</ref>


'''Meridian Knowledge Solutions''' is a software company founded in 1997 and headquartered in [[Reston, Virginia]]. It provides a web-based [[learning management system]] (LMS) for delivering and tracking training. The software product suite, Meridian Global, integrates general learning management functions (e.g., course catalogs, enrollments) with collaboration and [[performance management]] features such as employee development plans and skill assessments.<ref>T+D magazine, "Managing Learning in More Than One Way," page 60, June 2011</ref> The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP)]], a Calif.-based technology and outsourcing firm.<ref>Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems," J. Freyermuth, J. Holincheck, T. Otter, March 24, 2011</ref>
==Market Position==

Meridian’s customer base consists of commercial and public sector entities, including US Federal agencies, state and local governments, large enterprises and member-based associations. As of December 2013, Meridian had over 8 million users.

==Company History==
Meridian was founded in 1997.

'''2012'''
* Best of Elearning! Award Winner-Best Enterprise LMS<ref>“Best of Elearning! 8th Annual Award Winners,” http://www.2elearning.com/component/k2/item/55257</ref>
* Ad-Hoc Reporting software won a Silver Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award for Unique Learning Technology.<ref>Brandon Hall Winners http://brandonhall.com/excellence-technology.php?year=2012</ref>
'''2013'''
* Best of Elearning! Award of Excellence winner for Best Learning Management System (Enterprise)<ref>"Best of Elearning! 2013 Award Winners Named,” August 29, 2013 http://www.2elearning.com/top-stories/item/55338-best-of-elearning</ref>
* Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology<ref>"Best Advance in Learning Management Technology" http://brandonhall.com/excellence-technology.php?year=2013#Best%20Advance%20in%20Learning%20Management%20Technology</ref>

==Department of Homeland Security (DHS)==
In August, 2013, Visionary Integration Professionals and Meridian were awarded a $95-million single-award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] to provide more than 250,000 agency employees with a secure, cloud-based enterprise talent management system (ETMS). This precedent-setting contract will deploy the largest shared services model with consumption-based pricing agency-wide. Further, it is the first major consolidation of learning and talent management systems in the federal government within a [[FedRAMP]]-certified infrastructure.<ref>Information Week Government, “Homeland Security Picks Cloud for Training,” August 12, 2013 http://www.informationweek.com/government/cloud-saas/homeland-security-picks-cloud-for-traini/240159853</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[e-learning]]
* [[e-learning]]
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 17 December 2020

Meridian Knowledge Solutions
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Headquarters,
United States
Number of employees
Approximately 200 (2019)
Websitemeridianks.com

Meridian Knowledge Solutions is a software company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It provides a web-based learning management system (LMS) for delivering and tracking training.[1] The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP), a technology and outsourcing firm.[2]

See also

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  1. ^ T+D magazine, "Managing Learning in More Than One Way," page 60, June 2011
  2. ^ Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems," J. Freyermuth, J. Holincheck, T. Otter, March 24, 2011
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