Three new companies have joined ASTD's growing Professional Partner program! The Professional Partner program is an initiative designed to increase training professionals' awareness of the many tools and resources available to them that help to advance the profession, and encourage employee learning and development in organizations.

The program connects the ASTD community with companies that are dedicated to helping organizations improve their performance. The newest partners are:

• Bloomberg BusinessWeek produces EDGE, which synthesizes news and trends impacting global business and extracts key learning concepts that can be incorporated in leadership development. Content is developed each week in real-time so that participants are learning about the impact of business decisions as they happen.

• MindLeaders has been designing talent development programs that promote the success of people and companies for more than 25 years. Companies grow through award-winning e-learning courses and personal learning advisors, with a simple interface, speedy implementation, and excellent service.

• Pfeiffer serves the professional development and hands-on resource needs of training and human resource practitioners and gives them products to do their jobs better. The company delivers proven ideas and solutions from experts in HR development and HR management, and offers effective and customizable tools to improve workplace performance.

ASTD Professional Partners have made a commitment to provide service and content to ASTD members and learning professionals, and will be featured in T+D magazine, online at ASTD.org, and at various ASTD events throughout the year.

Other Professional Partners include:Blackboard Inc., Coastal Training Technologies, CPP, Intellum, Learn.com, MHS, RWD Technologies, National Conference Center, Hogan Assessment Systems, and DDI.