Themen
Corporate eLearning
Cutting back on Training Is False Economy
London (UK), February 2009 - In times of financial turmoil, organisations often look upon training as a soft target, and so it becomes one of the first budgets to be reduced or even cut completely. Yet this can prove a false economy, warns the organisation-development consultancy, Echelon. » MORE
Satellite-tracked Panic Alarm Launched for Mobile Devices
Blisworth (UK), February 2009 - A GPS panic alarm has been launched that works in an existing mobile device and sends the exact location of a person in trouble. The panic alarm is a key feature of the personal tracking software developed by leading GPS tracking company VeriLocation. » MORE
Speech Design Provides New WEB 2.0 Service to ICT Partners
Germering (GER), February 2009 - Speech Design, a provider of messaging and mobility solutions for businesses and network operators, has announced the Web 2.0 service Share for its ICT partners. The service is free of charge. This service provides IT and TC retailers, system vendors, and distributors with web content for products and solutions. » MORE
'Little's Britain': True lies and lying truths
London (UK), February 2009 - (by Bob Little) Surveys are ideal for promoting a product or viewpoint. Among recent surveys published in the UK: Among recent surveys published in the UK: A study of 1,322 British workers has found that 82 per cent of people lie on behalf of their managers daily; more than half have taken blame for a managerial error, and one in three believes that their boss would be annoyed if they didn't lie. » MORE
Quality Engineering Management - Made by Adobe
Bangalore (IN)/ Karlsruhe (GER), February 2009 - (by Kirsten Seegmüller) Worldwide quality management needs a cohesive approach. For this reason, Adobe Systems' quality managers meet annually to agree on standards and training. Kirsten Seegmüller spoke with Suresh Jayaraman, who works as quality manager in Bangalore, India, where he is responsible for both product quality and an efficient workflow. » MORE
Enterprise Moodle Introduced
Baltimore MD/Santa Clara CA (USA), February 2009 - Sun Microsystems and Moodlerooms are launching an open source eLearning platform with useful integration features that is free of licensing costs. Enterprise Moodle is now available as a professional implementation and certified to host up to one million concurrent users. » MORE
Pearson Acquires Fronter and Extends Market Position
Upper Saddle River, NJ (USA)/Oslo (NO), February 2009 - Pearson, an international education and information company, has announced an agreement to acquire Fronter, a European onlineLearning company, from its co-founders Roger Larsen and Bjarne Hadland and other private investors, including employees of the company. » MORE
learn eXact Enterprise Unveiled at Learning Technologies
Richmond-upon-Thames (UK), January 2009 - At this year's Learning Technologies exhibition, Giunti Labs will be offering previews of learn eXact Enterprise, the latest version of its learning-content-management system (LCMS). Visitors to Giunti Labs' stand can 'test drive' this state-of-the-art LCMS while enjoying guidance from its developers. » MORE
Operation Numerika - Numeracy Skills via Nintendo DS
Brighton (UK), January 2009 - Epic has been commissioned to design a basic skills numeracy programme entitled 'Operation Numerika' to support the training of entry recruits in the British Army. 'Operation Numerika' is delivered on Nintendo DS and is closely evaluated to monitor the process of its users. » MORE
'Little's Britain': Mobile revelations
London (UK), January 2009 - (by Bob Little) Kris Swanson, of Merrill Lynch, has revealed that the company has some 60,000 employees and, of these, some 21,000 have BlackBerry mobile devices. Of these, some 6,000 have been given access to mobile learning materials and, to date, there are some 2,000 regular users of this mobile learning material. That means that some 9.5 per cent of those with access to the delivery technology for mobile learning are using it. » MORE
