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| High Interactivity |
| RapideL-i with 100 new eLearning templates |
| Jersey City, NJ (USA), April 2008 - RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid eLearning tool developed by Brainvisa, has been upgraded to include a host of new features and fifty Flash-based templates and fifty html-based templates. The aim is to create even more engaging eLearning with high interactivity. [more...] |
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| SaaS model |
| Learning by Software-as-a-Service |
| London (UK)/ Paris (F)/ Munich (GER), May 2008 – Cornerstone OnDemand, a provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software, content, and services, has announced that more than one million active subscribers are now using its market-leading suite in 141 countries around the world. Cornerstone is evolving the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) landscape through its ability to deliver highly scalable, flexible, and enterprise-class solutions for global organisations with hundreds of thousands of employees, as well as those with as few as twenty-five. [more...] |
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| eBooks |
| Assistance for a Digital Publishing Initiative |
| Fremont, CA (USA), May 2008 – Emantras, a premier digital education and performance-enhancement company specializing in digital content creation and technology enablement services, has announced its association with BC Decker, a leading medical and healthcare publisher. Emantras will be developing BC Decker’s latest digital publishing initiative in association with the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Physicians. [more...] |
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| Online Curriculum |
| UKS and Learnpremium Team Up |
| Dubai (AE), April 2008 - UKS, a major Middle East learning solutions enabler, has announced its partnership with learnpremium - a subsidiary of the Guardian publishing group - a teaching and learning resource website for schools, to provide online curriculum resources for primary and secondary schools. [more...] |
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| Sector Specific Tender Opportunities |
| Llandysul (UK), April 2008 – TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners, is being increasingly used by purchasers to find specialist trainers with sector and technical skills. [more...] |
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| Course-Source |
| New Director of Sales and Marketing |
| London (UK), April 2008 - eLearning specialists Course-Source have appointed Paul Higgins to the new role of Director of Sales and Marketing. The role has been created toward the goals of growing the business by thirty percent over the next year, unifying sales activities, and supporting a young sales team pushing into new sectors. These include the recruitment and finance industries, media, publishing, transport, and the education sectors. Another task is enhancing the current high visibility within the health and local government sectors. [more...] |
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| Blended Learning Solution |
| Dubai Municipality Selects GlobalEnglish |
| Brisbane, (CA), April 2008 - GlobalEnglish Corporation, a provider of online learning and support for business English communication, has announced that the Dubai Municipality, the government body responsible for public services and infrastructure in Dubai, has selected GlobalEnglish to provide on-demand business English training and instant communication-support tools for its employees in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [more...] |
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| Memorandum |
| IMC AG expands activities in Asia |
 Saarbruecken/Frankfurt (GER), April 2008 – The "German-Asian Business Community" and the "Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce" have invited representatives to a forum entitled "Discover Vietnam – Business opportunities in the 21st century". In the presence of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, and the Hessian Minister for Arts and Sciences, Mr. Udo Corts, several agreements were signed between German and Vietnamese companies. [more...] |
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| New Partnership |
| UAE and American Firms to Cooperate |
| Dubai (UAE), April 2008 – UKS, one of the Middle East’s leading learning solutions enablers, has announced its partnership with Plateau Systems, an American provider of software for developing, managing, and optimizing organizational skills and talent. The joint effort will provide learning and workforce performance solutions to the rapidly growing commercial and public sector organizations in the Middle East. [more...] |
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| Educational Podcast |
| Xyleme Announces the Launch of Voices |
 Boulder, CO (USA), April 2008 – Xyleme® Inc., provider of 100% XML, SCORM 2004-certified learning solutions has announced the launch of Voices, an educational podcast series featuring interviews with today's top analysts, consultants, and practitioners in the field of learning. [more...] |
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| Culture Change |
| More Transport Training for Echelon |
| London (UK), April 2008 – Learning specialist Echelon's consulting division has switched from trains to buses in its latest signing in order to improve customer service for transport providers. The company has been appointed to undertake a Culture Change Programme for bus drivers and inspectors employed by Belfast's transport provider, Ulsterbus, in a bid to heighten recognition and loyalty for its Metro brand through an improved service offer. [more...] |
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| Legal Action |
| Blackboard’s eLearning Patent Declared Invalid |
| Washington, DC (USA), April 2008 - In a preliminary re-examination, the US Patent Office, recently suggested that Blackboard’s eLearning patent may be invalid. The Patent Office rejected all 44 claims in the disputed US patent for a system for teaching in a virtual classroom using the Internet, including chat, a virtual blackboard, and provision of teaching materials. [more...] |
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| Food and Drug |
| LCMS Provides Technical Controls for Regulations |
| Nashua, NH (USA), April 2008 – Eedo Knowledgeware has announced that ForceTen™, its award-winning learning content management system (LCMS), is providing built-in technical controls for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 11. [more...] |
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| Worldwide Training |
| Nespresso Relies on Swiss Software for Learning |
 Baar (CH), April 2008 – Nestlé Nespresso, the worldwide pioneer and market leader in pre-portioned coffee, supports the growing importance of international training management with an online solution from Switzerland. The i-qbox Human Performance Suite provided by Comartis allows Nespresso to offer learning material to its growing employee population globally and enable an effective training-management solution. [more...] |
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