CM Group has added to its Luminosity Mentor range of learning and corporate communications Apps with the addition of Apps for the Windows 8 smartphone and Windows 8 tablet.

The Luminosity Mentor apps are supposed to provide an easier way for businesses to deliver training programmes.

The apps, which are the first of their kind to be available on the Windows 8 platform, integrate with CM Group’s content creation and cloud based delivery options.

Tim Buff, managing director and chief learning strategist at CM Group, said: "Windows 8 is still in its infancy in the UK, but is already widely adopted in the US. These Apps capitalise on the beautiful user interface which is one of the features of Windows 8, to provide a really attractive and functional way to deliver resources to employees, customers and partners and comprehensively track usage."

The apps also support integration with business’ own corporate news, blogs and Twitter feeds.

Other features include video webcasts, audio podcasts, games, offline SCORM, Tin Can tracking and detailed analytics about how people use the content and the App itself.

"The gamification aspects of the App are fascinating and incorporate some of the latest thinking in how to spark learners’ interest and keep them coming back to the App for more," added Buff.

CM Group’s iPad and iPhone version are used by some of the largest retail banks in the UK.