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Corporate eLearning
ArcelorMittal Upgrades Contract with GlobalEnglish
Brisbane, CA (USA), March 2008 -” GlobalEnglish Corporation, a provider of online learning and support for business English communication, has announced that ArcelorMittal, the world's number-one steel company, has upgraded its multiyear contract. After signing an initial agreement with GlobalEnglish in 2006, Mittal Steel merged with steel giant Arcelor, and ArcelorMittal became the largest steel company in the world, with more than 320,000 employees in 60 countries. » MORE
New EMEA Director Appointed
London (UK)/ Austin, TX (USA), March 2008 - 360training.com, a global leader in compliance, licensing, and certification training, has announced the appointment of Skye Mackie as Director of eLearning for the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian markets (EMEA). Mackie will be responsible for 360training.com's sales, marketing, and growth of the company's emerging European product suite for compliance training. » MORE
Eurocontrol Selects Eedo ForceTen LCMS
Rijswijk (NL), March 2008 - Eedo recently announced that Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has selected Eedo ForceTen™ learning content management system (LCMS) for the development and delivery of eLearning services for the Air Traffic Control and Air Traffic Management staff in its 41 member states. » MORE
Serious Game Helps Bankers Detect Fake Currency
London (UK) / Kolkata (IN), March 2008 - As custodians of the national currency, all banks are expected to ensure that counterfeit notes presented at any customer outlet are identified and removed from circulation. ICICI Bank, India's second largest, was keen to reduce the amount of counterfeit currency being passed through its counters, but it faced the challenge of training its new cashiers to identify security features and, at the same time, reduce the continual flow of fake bills. » MORE
Questionmark Unveils New System for Managing Results
London (UK), March 2008 - The new Results Management System (RMS) from Questionmark™, an application that enables psychometricians and assessment administrators to analyse and edit results before they are finalised and shared with stakeholders, has recently been released. The RMS works in conjunction with Questionmark™ Perception™, an assessment-management system that enables learning professionals to create, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, and exams. » MORE
Coastal Training's Skills Curricula Certified
Virginia Beach, VA (USA), March 2008 - The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. The Institute's Training Provider Certification Program provides third-party certification for a variety of oil-and-gas industry training courses, further ensuring that any training provided meets industry needs. » MORE
Trinity Mirror Deploys Tools from Atlantic Link
Nottingham (UK), March 2008 - Rapid eLearning continues to push into new industry sectors. Atlantic Link, a provider of advanced rapid-eLearning tools has announced that the Trinity Mirror is the latest organisation to purchase its Content Point authoring tools, with a view to expanding the use of eLearning across the company. Trinity Mirror publishes more than 200 regional newspapers, five national titles, and operates more than 300 online brands. » MORE
New Acquisition Expands IBS Product Portfolio
Moscow (RU), March 2008 - IBS, Russia's leader in the IT and consulting market, has announced the purchase of 51 per cent of Learnware Company Limited, one of Russia's major developers of systems for distance learning and the producer of the HyperMethod brand of software and services. This deal is a logical step forward based on the relationship between the two companies in a number of projects that involve building distance-learning systems for Russian higher education institutions. The new acquisition complements the IBS product portfolio by adding state-of-the-art eLearning systems. » MORE
Giunti Labs Enters the Nordic Learning Markets
Sestri Levante (IT)/Lund (Sweden), February 2008 - Having opened offices in North America, the UK, and Germany, Giunti Labs - a leading European vendor of eLearning and mobile learning content management solutions - has expanded its international presence still further by establishing an office in Lund, Sweden to cover the Nordic countries. » MORE
Department for Work and Pensions Chooses Eedo
London (UK), February 2008 - Eedo Knowledgeware has recently announced that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is standardising its learning content management system (LCMS). The decision follows the largest eLearning pilot programme within the UK government, at Jobcentre Plus. CHECK.point eLearning spoke with John Hudson, President and CEO of Eedo, about this project and how ForceTen™ helps to equip employees with the knowledge they need to realise their full potential and meet the government's business goals. » MORE
