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Corporate eLearning
Kineo Publishes New eLearning Guide
Chicago, IL (USA), October 2009 - Compliance training is a critical issue for today's organizations. In an increasingly regulated world, designing, delivering, and tracking compliance training is a key task. To support organizations in this task, Kineo has published a new guide providing practical advice on the design of compliance eLearning. » MORE
Cisco Sets its Sights on Tanberg
London (UK), October 2009 - "Cisco is offering approximately $3 billion for Tandberg stock, an eleven percent premium on the latest trading price and a three times multiple of revenues." Richard Mahony and David Molony wrote this commentary at the advisory and consulting firm Ovum. » MORE
Grasping at equality
London (UK), October 2009 - (by Bob Little) SkillSoft PLC has announced the results of a survey of some 1,800 learners which shows that some 70 per cent of them consider SkillSoft's Live Learning virtual instructor-led training (virtual ILT) to be just as effective as conventional ILT. SkillSoft added that, in support of this belief, 91 per cent of respondents who participated in Live Learning and later took a certification exam, passed on their first attempt. » MORE
Sam Herring Named Chair-Elect to ASTD Board of Directors
Seattle, WA (USA), October 2009 - Sam Herring, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Intrepid Learning Solutions, has been selected to serve as the 2010 chair-elect on the board of directors for the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). Mr. Herring joined ASTD's board in 2008 as a director and will serve for two more years, becoming chair of the board in 2011. » MORE
New Appointment Reinforces QA's ITIL Credentials
Slough (UK), October 2009 - Jeff Payne, Director of Professional Best Practice at QA, a provider of learning services, has been nominated by ISEB as the representative for Europe to the ITIL V3 ATO Sub-Group. In this role, Payne represents all Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs) across Europe as well as QA. » MORE
Vertically Focused Learning Solutions
Mumbai (IN), October 2009 - Learning-solutions provider Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has announced the launch of its first business vertically focused learning solutions for organizations in the healthcare industry. TIS formally launched this initiative with the appointment of Candida Chandorkar as Vice President - Global Healthcare Solutions, a move from her earlier position as Vice President - ANZ. » MORE
Trust No Barrier to Web 2.0 in Organizations
Zurich (CH), October 2009 - Trust issues surrounding wikis, blogs, and other Web 2.0 forms of communication should not delay adoption within organizations, according to European business leaders. Delegates to a roundtable discussion organised by LINE, a provider of learning and communications solutions, on the theme of 'Transforming Learning in the 21st Century' were strongly opposed to the idea that organizations should create specific rules to govern how employees use social media within the workplace. » MORE
Turn Succession Planning on Its Head
Santa Monica CA (USA), October 2009 - Career Centre is designed to help organizations engage, motivate, and retain talented people, while also empowering employees to take a more active role in managing their career within a company. By aligning employee career aspirations and development plans with the strategic needs of the business, companies are able to maximize their current workforce and maintain valuable corporate knowledge. » MORE
Giunti Labs Partners with Banca d'Italia
Sestri Levante (IT), October 2009 - Giunti Labs, a learning and mobile content management solution provider, has agreed a framework agreement with Italy's central bank, Banca d'Italia, to establish a catalogue of web-based training (WBT) materials that the Bank's staff can access. » MORE
IMC Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant
Saarbruecken (GER), October 2009 - IMC AG, a provider of learning technologies, has announced that it has been positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems (CLS). This year's Magic Quadrant evaluated seventeen CLS providers worldwide according to their completeness of vision and their ability to execute that vision. » MORE
