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Corporate eLearning
First Quarter 2007 Figures: 79% Increase in Net Income!
Santa Clara, CA (US), May 2007 - WebEx Communications Inc., a leading provider of on-demand applications for collaborative business on the web, recently announced financial results for the first quarter of 2007. Net income on a GAAP basis was $16.3 million, a 79% increase over the $9.1 million net income from the first quarter of 2006. Revenue was $107.2 million, an increase of 21% compared to $88.5 million in the first quarter of 2006. » MORE
SOA Integration
Munich (DE), May 2007 - Munich-based SoftDeCC Software GmbH has launched TCmanager webservices for the integration of service-oriented architecture (SOA). This service, which aims at training portals and eLearning solutions, opens flexible, selective access to administrative seminar data. » MORE
An Investigation in Selected South African Companies
Port Elizabeth (ZA), May 2007 - Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University has just completed a Master's research project on eLearning in South African corporations. He will present his results in the conference section "Alternatives and Roles for Micro-Entrepreneurs, SMEs and Large Corporations". » MORE
How to Upgrade 22,000 Nurses in Kenya
Nairobi (KEN), May 2007 - In a public-private partnership, Accenture and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) have developed the Kenya Nurses Training Program. eLearning Program Manager Adesuwa Akinboro from AMREF will present this very successful case study in the conference section "Online Learning Opportunities for Health Professionals". » MORE
Enhancing Training for District Offices in Uganda
Kampala (UGA), May 2007 - "Provide Internet, and They Will Learn How to Use It" summarizes Daniel Stern from Uconnect in regard to his experience with a project that trained 175 officials in ICTs. For CHECK.point eLearning, he gives detailed insight into this project, whose task was to teach remote rural district officers in Uganda how to use computers and the Internet as tools to help them do their work. » MORE
Capacity Development for eLearning
Eschborn/Bonn (GER), May 2007 - Education and knowledge are the key factors driving national economic and social development. Broad-scale citizens' participation in education processes is therefore crucial for sustainable poverty reduction. In the majority of developing countries, however, only a small fraction of the population has access to education and knowledge, and the educational services on offer are frequently of poor quality and hence not very effective. The problem of insufficient teaching and learning materials is compounded by a lack of qualified teaching staff. » MORE
Adobe Delivers Public Previews of Pro Video Tools
San Jose, CA (US), April 2007 - Adobe Systems Incorporated recently announced free public previews of Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional, and Adobe Soundbooth CS3 software. These tools are all components of the recently announced Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium. Creative professionals now have the opportunity to test these new public previews. The final shipping releases will be available worldwide in the third quarter of 2007. » MORE
Jenison Signs up Record Number of Clients
Southampton (UK), April 2007 - Jenison, the largest UK supplier of eLearning, has had a record quarter, signing up more clients than ever before. Jenison's portfolio includes off-the-shelf eLearning products on management topics and IT skills, a learning delivery solution, and an authoring tool. » MORE
Steven Hill - New Head of Research Services
Sheffield (UK), April 2007 - Learning Light has appointed Steven Hill to be its new Head of Research Services. His responsibility is to oversee all of Learning Light's research activities and to coordinate its research partnerships. Learning Light is a non-profit organisation seeking to establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in the workplace. » MORE
EFF Lawyer Warns of eLearning Patent Dangers
San Francisco, CA (US), April 2007 - A broad eLearning patent held by Blackboard, the education and course-management software company, is a growing source of controversy in the education community. The patent could potentially threaten increasingly popular open-source course management platforms like Moodle and subject universities to the risk of litigation. In a recent interview with The Chronicle of Higher Education, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawyer Jason Schultz explains the need for patent reform. In addition, he describes the dangers of broad patents like the one held by Blackboard. » MORE
