Mumbai, Jan. 9: Tata Interactive Systems, engaged in e-learning, has acquired Tertia Edusoft AG in Switzerland and Tertia Edusoft GmbH in Germany from the Tertia Group for an undisclosed sum. Tertia provides human resources management solutions in Germany.

The acquisition is expected to enhance the company’s global footprint, which now includes the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Japan, South Africa, India and mainland Europe.

Tertia Edusoft is a leading developer of regulatory and compliance training solutions for banking, financial services, insurance, professional services, logistics and telecom sectors in Switzerland.

In Germany, it provides management simulations through the proprietary product line, TOPSIM. According to TIS, TOPSIM has been successfully implemented in business education and professional training for more than 20 years in German-speaking countries and is used by more than 1,000 customers.

“This is a significant step for us in our quest for global leadership in e-learning. These two companies provide us the impetus to pursue high growth opportunities in the European market. Now we can offer an even wider range of solutions to our customers in Europe and the rest of the world,” said Sanjaya Sharma, CEO of TIS.

He added that with the coming together of SimBLs and TOPSIM, the company will become a world leader in simulations.

TIS has created solutions for more than 300 multinational organisations.

A division of Tata Industries, the company was established in 1990 and has a global employee base of over 950 multi-disciplinary specialists. These include project managers, software engineers, instructional designers, content developers, visual designers and animators.

Its service bouquet includes simulations, training in systems, new recruits, business processes and skills. It also offers training in regulatory and compliance.

Some of its leading customers include American Airlines, British Airways, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, ExxonMobil, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, McGraw-Hill, Qwest, Royal Mail, Swiss Re and Vodafone.