Upside Learning: Pioneering the eLearning space Date:   Wednesday , October 08, 2014 An iconoclastic company that has pushed the boundaries with every move it made in the learning technology domain is still imbibed with the promise it made a decade ago when it was incepted. The promise to deliver learning solutions that can drive a corporate\'s performance. While several other players in the same space are still catching up with latest technologies, Upside Learning has been pioneering with its innovative learning technology solutions. The eLearning domain is divided into two fragments namely Learning Technology and Custom eLearning Development services, and not many master the space. Upside is one of these few experts that has mastered the art of leading the game. \"Our success parameters have always been \'focus on quality\' and \'consistent & continuous innovation\'. Today, we are positioned very strongly in the eLearning space, given we not only have great solutions to offer but we are also always at the leading edge in terms of technology and innovation,\" says Amit Gautam, Founder and Director, Technology Solutions. Indian youths are tech savvy making India one of the largest consumers of smart devices like mobiles and tablets. This is one of the factors driving the trend of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) as it provides better work flexibility. While several eLearning providers are still trying to understand the challenges and opportunities in the mobile space, Upside has contributed and many a times been a leader in mobile learning. The company has eventually developed a range of skills, services, solutions and expertise by staying in step with the latest technologies and working closely with its customers. Today, it is already a great strength of Upside in terms of what it can do in mobile learning, both in terms of services and products. The value that its three-fold USP - unfailing quality, innovation and single window for both Learning Technology and Content eLearning Development services - brings to the customers make Upside a partner they can completely depend upon for their business goals and a partner that works with them as the eLearning space changes. \"We are always a step ahead in terms of being able to offer the latest to our customers,\" adds Gautam. This track of delivering quality and value to its consumers also helps the company build a credible brand name in the space not only in India but in the North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. In today\'s multi-device world, people switch between different devices like tablets, smartphones, desktop, laptops and others through the day. This has generated a need to provide eLearning content on every such device and operating platform that the device runs on. Upside\'s innovative Framework for Responsive ELearning Development (FRED) helps in creating learning content that can adjust to screen size and the device hardware/platform to deliver the learning content in the way best suited to the particular device. \"Our biggest strength lies in being able to offer solutions that are not regressive but progressive. We believe in keeping ourselves abreast with the changes happening within the industry and incorporate them back in our solutions and services. A number of awards that we win each year on our products and services validate our approach to a large extent,\" affirms Amit Garg, Gautam\'s business partner and Director of Custom Learning Solutions. Way Ahead through Simple Philosophy Commitment, Quality and Innovation are the three core philosophies that drive Upside Learning. The company is committed to empower its customers to improve their performance through better learning solutions even if it has to walk that extra mile. Upside goes to great lengths to hire the best personnel and retain them. While the company adds levels to its hierarchy to manage work better, it does not add walls at any level. \"We lay great emphasis on our values of Integrity and Work Ethics. We want people to work with a belief that eventually their work counts and there are no other parameters for their and the company\'s success,\" add both Gautam and Garg. This helps the company align with the current needs of the customers and help them change their status quo. The company is soon going to release their award winning LMS - UpsideLMS - which is anticipated to change the way customers use LMS systems currently and align completely with the mobile learning and learning management space. Panel: Management: Amit Gautam, Founder & Director, Technology Solutions Gautam is the techie with over 14 years of professional experience. Apart from his key role in bringing innovative approaches in the development of learning management platforms, he also organizes sales operations in US, Middle East & India Amit Garg, Founder & Director, Custom Learning Solutions With over a decade of experience in eLearning, Garg acts as the driving force and \'ideas man\' at Upside Learning. He guides the team to deliver the best and orchestrates sales operations for UK & Australia. Offices:Pune (Headquarter), UK, US & Australia Offerings:UpsideLMS, Custom eLearning & mLearning development services, Catalog Courses Achievements: 1. Won 35 awards and recognitions including 12 Brandon Hall awards, 8 APEX awards, an eLearning Age award for the \'Team of the year\', recognitions from Deloitte, Red Herring, TrainingIndustry.com to list a few. 2. Pioneered an Augmented Reality layar for Pune city 3. Achieved the Integration of Tin Can API into their proprietary courseware framework for custom eLearning and mLearning, Director\'s Quote: Upside Learning is in its eleventh year and the last decade has been exciting times for Upside Learning. It is not common for a bootstrapped organization to come so far and be on a growth path for years to come. While we have seen our lows it has only made us stronger and smarter. Our strength is our teams that drive our innovation, our unfailing commitment to quality and working closely with our customers. We are at a tipping point today and from where we stand and with what we have achieved, we see a very bright future for ourselves. The eLearning space has never been more dynamic and exciting as it is today and we are positioned to leverage all the opportunities coming our way.