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.
| 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 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]