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Corporate eLearning
ELearning: a Football Perspective
London (UK), November 2011 - (by Bob Little) To coincide with the start of the football season in Europe, Forbes - a source for business news and financial information - has revealed that the sport's ten highest paid players are, currently: David Beckham ($40m a year), Christiano Ronaldo ($38m), Lional Messai ($32m), Ricardo Kaka ($25m), Ronaldinho ($24m), Theirry Henry ($24m), Wayne Rooney ($20m), Frank Lampard ($17m), Zlatan Ibrahimovic ($17m) and Samuel Eto'o ($15m). Of course, these figures include the player's salary, bonuses and endorsements.
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News from Bridge2Know 4.0
Rheinfelden (CH/GER), November 2011 - With the most highly developed piece of hardware available on the market - the human brain - Bridge2Think selects high-quality resources for managers and leaders. A specialised team of editors constantly searches for first-class material, examines and registers it into categories, keeps it up to date, and makes it available for users. » MORE
Lumesse Closes Acquisition of Edvantage Group
London (UK)/Oslo (NO)/Austin, TX (USA), November 2011 - Lumesse, a provider of integrated talent-management solutions, announces that it has completed the acquisition of SaaS-based eLearning experts Edvantage Group. The combined business will have close to 2,000 customers worldwide and around two million active users of its technology. » MORE
Kineo China Grows eLearning Team
Brighton (UK)/Shanghai (CN), November 2011 - Kineo China is moving to new offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou to support the growth of its Chinese eLearning operation. Since its launch earlier this year, Kineo China has won contracts with companies such as China Mobile, Huawei, Lenovo, Michelin, Philips, Daimler, Tesco, Walmart, China Telecom, and China Construction Bank. » MORE
Global Safety Initiative IMIST Launched in Arabic
Aberdeen (UK), November 2011 - A training initiative developed to drastically improve safety standards for the global offshore workforce is now available in Arabic. The International Minimum Industry Training Standard (IMIST) will ensure that 1.5 million workers engaged in oil and gas exploration and production activities worldwide have the necessary safety knowledge and training to understand and avoid hazards and risks. » MORE
$33 Million to Expand the Personalization of Education
New York, NY (USA), October 2011 - Educational-technology innovator Knewton has announced the completion of a $33 million round of funding led by Founders Fund and Pearson. Returning investors include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. » MORE
Language Learning Goes Social on Mobile
Washington, DC (USA), October 2011 - Hello-Hello, a mobile language-learning company, has announced the launch of Hello-Hello World, a free application for the iPad that helps people learn a new language by connecting them with native speakers through social networking. » MORE
New Language-Learning Platform Launched
Munich (GER), October 2011 - dp, a provider of corporate language training (CLT), has announced its newly created language-product portfolio and learning platform. The language-learning suite Speexx sets new standards for excellence in language training. Armin Hopp, Founder and President of dp, comments, "Speexx will give our customers global access to an exciting blend of learning solutions to help their staff learn a new language and use it in a business environment." » MORE
Online Community Transforms the Face of eLearning
Atlanta, GA (USA), October 2011 - Peach New Media has announced the release of Freestone Social LMS™, an online community platform integrated with a learning- management system. Freestone enables individuals in organizations to collaborate and learn at all levels, internal and external. In the emerging movement to social learning online, Freestone offers organizations the ability to advance online learning in unprecedented ways. » MORE
Learning Solutions for Sun International
Roslyn, NY (USA), October 2011 - CERTPOINT Systems™ has announced that it is providing its CERTPOINTVLS™ learning-management system to hotel and casino operator Sun International. Sun International operates in several countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Chile. » MORE
