Themen

Collaboration

Imparta's Training Proposition Launches in Spain

London (UK), July 2011 - Imparta has signed a partnership agreement with SalesMatters, a Spanish sales-effectiveness training company based in Madrid. SalesMatters is a new subsidiary of PeopleMatters, one of Madrid's established people-management consultancies. » MORE

Cutting Costs

UK Government to Accelerate Use of Open Source Software

London (UK), July 2011 - The UK Government has appointed Liam Maxwell to advise on how government can make use of new technologies to increase flexibility in governmental processes. Maxwell is known to be a supporter of standardizing IT systems deployed across the government, while being their largest critic when it comes to the high costs that departments are paying for technology. » MORE

Plug Into the Network

Saba Social Learning Now Generally Available

Redwood Shores, CA (USA), July 2011 - Saba Social Learning is now available to help employees, partners, and customers connect, collaborate, and learn better in a versatile and social environment, often referred to as "informal learning". » MORE

Fighting Bribery

Eukleia Training Releases New Training Resource Pack

London (UK), July 2011 - With the full implementation of the UK Bribery Act on 01 July 2011, Eukleia Training has released a new pack to help companies meet their training requirements. "Fighting Bribery - Your Responsibilities" provides a comprehensive resource for compliance trainers and facilitators to deliver face-to-face training for their staff. » MORE

Recognition

Docebo Awarded US$ 170,000 for eLearning Project

Milano (IT), July 2011 - Docebo SRL, an Italian company providing cloud and mobile services for eLearning training has received an award of more than US$ 170,000 for the "FIMSER - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund in the Business-services Sector" tender organized by Italy's Lombardy region. » MORE

Performance Support

Mobile Learning Technology Gets a Boost

Sestri Levante (IT), July 2011 - eXact learning solutions presented the new Android version of its "eXact Mobile" solution - which is also available for the Blackberry, iPad and iPhone device series - at the mLearnCon 2011 conference in San Jose, California, on 21 and 22 June. » MORE

Future Trends

Who Else Wants a Photovoltaic Wi-fi Charger?

Edinburgh (SCO), July 2011 - Dr. Zara Dobson has been exploring a brand-new technology to maintain the battery packs of wi-fi gadgets. During the last couple of years, she has paid attention to information about wireless charging mats and maintains that the world of wi-fi charging is getting ready to bust wide open! » MORE

Video Conferencing

Presence and Ad-hoc Meetings with WorkSpace3D 4.0

Montpellier (FR), July 2011 - Tixeo has announced WorkSpace3D 4.0, which is a major milestone in its long-term strategy of delivering an alternative unified communication solution to products such as Microsoft Lync or Skype. By integrating both presence and ad-hoc meetings features, WorkSpace3D makes collaboration over video conference easier and more efficient. » MORE

Private Equity

Blackboard Inc. Acquired for $1.64 Billion

Washington DC (USA), July 2011 - Providence Equity Partners Inc., an owner of SunGard and provider of administrative systems for higher education has agreed to buy Blackboard Inc., the learning management system industry giant for $1.64 billion. Providence is a private equity firm focused on media, communications, information services, and education investments. » MORE

Management Training

Project Agency's Survey Shows Sponsors Failing

London (UK), July 2011 - The project management training-and-development specialist Project Agency has reported that in a survey of over 1,300 people who have attended its project management events, over 52 per cent believe that the roles, responsibilities, and levels of authority relating to their projects are unclear. Only five per cent of those polled disagree. » MORE