Recession fails to dampen LINE

01 Mar 2010

by: Margaret Snell

Despite the recession LINE Communications has announced record sales figures for 2009. Turnover rose by almost 10% compared to 2008 which was itself a record year for the company. Sales were strong in the defence and corporate sectors.

The company claims during this recession it has increased market share and consolidated its market position. It points to a number of factors including greater recognition in both the public and private sectors of the effectiveness of technology-led learning and communications solutions.

Difficult trading conditions have compelled organisations to look at new ways to meet their learning and communications priorities and there is a focus on achieving tangible business results. LINE says it started working with 12 new customers in the last year as well as forming a number of strategic alliances in a bid to expanded LINE's market offering. These include arrangements with Cap Gemini, Outstart, Certpoint, Comartis, Mohive and Crystal CG.

Piers Lea, CEO at LINE said: "As organisations move out of recession the speed of change and the volume of effective knowledge transfer required to sustain it, continue to pose challenges. Technology enabled blends are often the only efficient way to deal with these challenges, particularly at scale and where multiple language variants are required."

 

 

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