Themen
Corporate eLearning
Germany's Most Successful mHealth Apps
Berlin (GER) / Linz (A), May 2013 - The majority of successful mHealth apps in Germany help users to track their exercises and their weight loss. Android and iOS users might generally choose other apps, but they still prefer the same mobile use case for mHealth apps. The preference for diet and exercise also does not change according to the business model. About 71% of the most-downloaded free and 63% of the paid mHealth apps are exercise and diet apps. » MORE
From Offshore Banking to Offshore Hosting
Zurich (CH), May 2013 - Switzerland has long been famous for its discreet, trustworthy banks. True, bank secrecy has come under fire around the world in the wake of the global economic crisis - and the Alpine nation has not escaped. However, Swiss banking is unlikely to disappear any time soon. Tough bank secrecy laws - based on a deep-seated respect for privacy - are only one of the reasons behind the strength of Switzerland's financial industry. The country's political neutrality, economic stability, and rule of law are all key factors. » MORE
The Next-generation "Learning Suite 2013"
Saarbruecken (GER), May 2013 - IMC has launched the new release of its Learning Suite. With the Learning Compass the leading European learning-management system offers a novel and adaptive learning environment that adjusts the operating elements to the requirements of the users, enables modern social learning, and supports administrators with tailor-made reporting for decision making. » MORE
Totara Launches Ground-breaking Open Badges
Wellington (NZ), May 2013 - The release of Totara 2.4 means Totara and Moodle will be the world's first learning-management systems to include Open Badges functionality. Last month Mozilla, the free software community, announced the release of Open Badges version 1.0. Mozilla's Open Badges project aims to provide a technically smart, web savvy, open-access framework through which any organization can offer tangible recognition to learners who demonstrate achievement in a given area, whether that be a soft or hard skill. » MORE
Reducing administrative time for ThirdBrain™
Cheltenham (UK), May 2013 - Worcester-based technical-training specialists Quanta have grown significantly since their inception in 1991. What was once a one-man band focusing primarily on UNIX systems, the business now operates a dedicated training centre and offers three core training solutions, PDPs, IT training, and professional services, to an impressive range of clients including the BBC, Lloyds TSB, Capita, and HP. » MORE
Insoluble opportunities
London (UK), May 2013 - (by Bob Little) We're all encouraged to see problems and challenges as opportunities. The only thing is, though, that sometimes there are insoluble opportunities. After more than 20 years, the HRD conference and exhibition - held, this year, at Olympia in London at the end of April - appears to be presenting its organisers, CIPD Enterprises, a division of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), with some of these insoluble opportunities. » MORE
Evolving interactivity
London (UK), May 2013 - (by Bob Little) It's now some six months since Harbinger Knowledge Products - makers of Raptivity, the award-winning, rapid e-learning development software tool that comes with a library of pre-built customisable interactions, most of which are interactive - launched -˜Raptivity Evolve' for its Raptivity premium customers. In that time, it's produced five new interaction modules collaborating with Raptivity users, in response to these users' suggestions. » MORE
Babson Introduces Online Entrepreneurial Simulation
Wellesley, MA (USA), May 2013 - Babson Executive and Enterprise Education has launched Entrepreneurial Leadership Online (ELO), its first standalone online simulation. The application challenges learners to apply entrepreneurial leadership skills to reach an emerging market with a new product within a tight time frame. Participants are guided to make entrepreneurial decisions as they balance planning with action. » MORE
China Education Resources Inc. Generated $7,391,935
Vancouver (CA), May 2013 - China Education Resources, Inc. (CER), a technology provider of online learning, training courses, and social media for teachers, students, and education professionals has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2012. All figures are expressed in U.S. dollars. » MORE
Fresenius Medical Care Selects NetDimensions
London (UK), May 2013 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning-management systems, has announced that Fresenius Medical Care has selected NetDimensions Talent Suite for a rollout to 30,000 employees in 24 countries in EMEALA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America). » MORE
