SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iTalent, a leading global technology consulting services company, today announced that it is now a Lithium preferred partner. The partnership, which involves implementation of iTalent’s proprietary Social Knowledge Management™ (SKM) practice, will allow both companies to leverage the SKM practice with their mutual customers.
iTalent coined and trademarked the new discipline of SKM by recognizing the convergence of Enterprise Collaboration, Knowledge Management, and Content Management. This convergence has created dramatic demand in the enterprise to capture and retain collaboration interactions in the form of knowledge assets. Lithium specializes in social software that helps companies respond on social networks and build trusted content on a community they own.
“Social Knowledge Management represents true collaboration, and that’s what our partnership with Lithium represents,” said Renee La Londe, CEO at iTalent. “Lithium is among the thriving organizations that are ahead of the curve in establishing a valuable technology platform to support our SKM practice. Through this practice, Lithium and iTalent will be able to help their customers and prospects identify knowledge assets that can be retained, shared, and re-used through the practice of Social Knowledge Management. The sharing of knowledge assets is the new organizational currency. Leading organizations that can harness the practice of SKM effectively will drive exponential value back into their organization.”
iTalent is leading the way in helping a wide range of industries capitalize on SKM, including well-known Fortune 500 companies. iTalent’s previous award-winning implementations of SKM at larger companies paved the way for the Lithium partnership.
Through SKM, iTalent continues to differentiate itself in the consulting industry—particularly from its competitors, such as the Big 4 consulting firms. As part of this effort, the company is launching a best practices Social Knowledge Management website later this month, as well as the book Social Knowledge: Organizational Currency in the New Knowledge Economy, that La Londe co-authored with Kenneth E. Russell, PhD, and Fred Walters. In both initiatives, iTalent emphasizes that SKM must now be considered one of the key performance indicators of an organization’s value impact within a company.
“We’re very excited about our partnership with iTalent, which will allow us to take full advantage of the social knowledge management practice with our mutual customers,” said Ed Van Siclen, SVP, Business Development & Global Alliances at Lithium.
About iTalent
iTalent is a leading global technology consulting services company with an intimate understanding of our clients’ business needs. We leverage global capabilities to provide innovative and flexible resource solutions with “white glove” service to help organizations of all sizes overcome their unique challenges. Through innovative practice areas including Social Knowledge Management™, Mobility, Enterprise Application Development and Support, and our other practice areas, we offer best practices, focused training, thought leadership, and resource solutions that meet the skills, budget, and timing requirements of our clients. For more information, visit www.italentcorp.com, or connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, or our Social Knowledge Management website. iTalent is privately held with corporate headquarters in Santa Clara and offices around the US and Asia.
About Lithium Technologies
Lithium software helps companies reinvent how they connect with their customers. Lithium works with more than 300 of the world's best brands—including AT&T, Best Buy, Indosat, Sephora, Skype, and Telstra—to respond on social networks and to build trusted content on a community they own. The 100% SaaS-based Lithium Social Customer Experience™ platform enables brands to build and engage vibrant customer communities to drive sales, reduce service costs, accelerate innovation, and grow brand advocacy. For more information, visit lithium.com, or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and our own community. Lithium is privately held with corporate headquarters in San Francisco and offices across Europe, Asia, and Australia.
