- Alchemy Systems
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name = Alchemy Systems
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foundation = 2003
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location_city = Austin, Texas
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industry = Training
products = Training software
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homepage = http://www.alchemysystems.com
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intl = noAlchemy Systems is a producer of training software based in Austin,
Texas . Alchemy Systems, LP is a privately-held company with headquarters in Austin, Texas as well as a multimedia studio inWimberley, Texas .Alchemy Training Systems, LP was formed in late 2003 to develop a new method of worker training and training documentation in the central Texas food processing industry. [cite news |first=Thomas |last=Doyle |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Austin, Texas, firm's interactive video system trains hard-to-train workers
url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8155722_ITM |work=Victoria Advocate, Texas via Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News |publisher= |date=9 July 2004 |accessdate=2008-07-15 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Learning from the past: Tyson Foods used experience and technology to successfully recruit and retain high-quality employees for its Sherman, Texas |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26820031_ITM |work=The National Provisioner |publisher= |date=1 Sept. 2006 |accessdate=2008-07-15 ] In 2005 Alchemy Training Systems acquired Avatar Technology and in 2006 acquired Alchemy Studios, renaming the company Alchemy Systems, LP. Avatar Technology, Inc. was retained to provide reporting tools to help manage the training process and easily generate reports. At the time, Avatar, formed in 1996, generated the majority of its revenue from licensing its learning management software to public school districts and service centers across the country. [cite news
last = Lazarowitz
first = Elizabeth
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title = BOLD MOVE: BUY OUT THE BOSS. As Texas Web design firm struggled, workers made bid for New York division
work =New York Daily News
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date = 2008-06-16
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accessdate = 2008-07-15]Alchemy worked with the Southwest Meat Association to approach the Texas Workforce Commission and secure grant funding to pilot the solution with a number of companies, many of whom were involved in the initial specification and content development for the system. [cite news |first=Thomas |last=Doyle |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Computer-based training tool cuts Texas employers' turnover, training costs |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17781573_ITM |work=Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX) |publisher= |date= May 28, 2005 |accessdate=2008-07-15 ]
Alchemy systems produces provides two major systems to customers: SISTEM and Avatar PDMS. SISTEM is a group-based learning management system. Avatar PDMS is a hosted Professional Development Management System for K-12 school districts and service centers.
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* [http://www.alchemysystems.com Alchemy Systems, LP]
* [http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ Texas Workforce Commission]
* [http://www.southwestmeat.org/ Southwest Meat Association]
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