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Nationwide Contract

London, October 2005 - The Norwegian testing services organization Datakortet has engaged testing and assessment software provider Questionmark to provide a test center administration for use at some 400 test centers in the country. Datakortet administers many exams in Norway including the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) exam, which tests basic computer skills. » MORE

A Milestone in the eLearning industry

Saarbrücken, October 2005 - IMC AG, a European provider of advanced learning management solutions, has won a contract for an extensive development aid project in the South Caucasus. In cooperation with partners IDS Scheer AG (Saarbrücken, Germany) and IDS Scheer (Moscow, Russia), IMC AG will be setting up learning production environments and creating operational online universities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The project, starting in October 2005, is to run for two years. » MORE

UNITRACC wins NO-DIG Award

Bochum, October 2005 - In an event held as a prelude to the 23rd International NO-DIG Conference in Rotterdam, the ISTT -The International Society for Trenchless Technology - presented its NO-DIG Award for excellent projects in the field of sewer and pipeline construction. » MORE

Auspicious Cooperation

London, September 2005 - The British Learning Association (BLA) is receiving support from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to conduct market research into learning and development export opportunities. » MORE

World Bank Enterprise Learning Goes Live

Dublin, September 2005 - WBT Systems announced the launch of the World Bank's global Learning Management System (LMS). This major deployment, part of the larger Knowledge and Learning Environment (KLE) project to integrate knowledge and learning in the Bank into a single point of access, is powered by the award-winning TopClass eLearning SuiteTM. The LMS will be used to manage, develop, and deliver training to an initial audience of 16,000 World Bank employees around the globe. » MORE

Xpert Learning and NetDimensions

Hong Kong, September 2005 - The Dubai-based eLearning services company Xpert Learning has signed the National Bank of Dubai as its thirteenth customer for the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP), the highly-rated learning management system developed by NetDimensions, an Xpert Learning technology partner. » MORE

Under New Management

Redwood Shores/Paris, September 2005 - Achim Giehr (46) has been appointed as the new Sales Director for the EMEA central region at Saba. In this new role, Achim Giehr is responsible for all sales activities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe. His first objectives include growing the Saba team in the region and moving the Saba Software GmbH head office from Walldorf to the Frankfurt region. » MORE

Extreme Learning on the top

Orlando/Munich, September 2005 - (by Thea Payome) Elliott Masie is known as a vanguard educator and a spellbinder. The new event he is convening promises an exciting mixture of applied learning methods and motivating personal experience. CHECKpoint eLearning asked him what he has up his sleeve. » MORE

Enabling the Aligned Enterprise

Paris, July 2005 - (by Birgit Gamböck) With emerging macro-economic trends such as globalization, aging workforces, regulations, and hyper-competition, organizations are faced with the challenge to increase their speed, build expertise, retain talent, improve productivity, and manage change. Saba has introduced the first fully integrated platform for performance, competency, learning, and talent management. CHECKpoint eLearning spoke to Olivier Ghezi, Senior Vice President, Saba Europe, Middle East and Africa about the shift in technology and about HR trends. » MORE

ELearning Portal to Train Lawyers

Brighton, July 2005 - Futuremedia plc has introduced the Prosecution College, an innovative eLearning portal designed to educate new lawyers in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the government department that serves as the principal prosecuting authority for criminal offenses in England and Wales. » MORE