IKM partners with Majinate to provide tailored solutions to the mobile industry

IKM, a provider of web-based employee and candidate knowledge measurement solutions and services, and Majinate, a telephony software engineering and consulting company, today announced the signing of a partnership contract to provide a complete and tailored solution to the mobile market.



The partnership is a result of a growing need to improve quality and streamline engineering productivity within the open mobile handset market.

Using IKMís open assessment platform, Majinate will be the first to provide a knowledge measurement program to assess the skills and capabilities of developers for key operating systems in the mobile space.

ìThe rise of open operating systems for data-enabled handsets has improved the capabilities of phones, but creates a new level of complexity in production. Combined with the massive scale of mobile phone deployment, production errors are very costly to rectify once phones are shipped,î said Ian Weston, Founder, Majinate.

IKM and Majinateís joint knowledge measurement program ensures the capabilities of engineers are maintained at the right level to minimize manufacturing errors and optimize production. It also improves the quality of complimentary applications developed for the open handset market, allowing greater creativity and innovation.

A user-friendly solution that encourages self-learning, IKM and Majinateís knowledge measurement program is already being adopted in Europe.

ìIndividuals can assess their skill levels to identify any training requirements before embarking on development projects. Accessed via the Internet using an authorisation process for developer validation, the program provides a unique ëself-helpí approach to optimise usability,î said Weston.

IKMís knowledge measurement solutions use an unparalleled assessment methodology to provide the most efficient and effective way to identify strengths, weaknesses and overall proficiency, at an individual or group level. Using IKMís methodology platform, web-based assessments will be developed for the engineers of open operating handset developers.

ìIKMís methodology platform can quickly and easily be developed for knowledge measurement and certification programs in any discipline, including mobile phone engineering,î said Marie-Paule Donsimoni, CEO, IKM.

With Majinateís expertise in mobile open operating systems and processes, the partnership will allow IKMís assessment solutions to be used for skill gap analysis, training needs analysis, training evaluation and recruitment across the industry.

ìIKM and Majinate will provide the ability to assess, accredit and co-ordinate training of engineers in the mobile space, ensuring that individuals get the development they need and that production teams perform at an optimum level,î said Donsimoni.

This partnership further solidifies IKMís position as a leader in knowledge measurement and certification solutions for the enterprise.

ìThis year IKM has experienced substantial growth, having added new clients such as Reuters Software in Thailand, CountryWide Finance in the USA, or Birlasoft in India. We are now pleased to have Majinate as a partner to provide tailored solutions for the mobile market which will further expand IKMís footprint across the globe, ì said Donsimoni.