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Open Source

TDM Becomes Totara LMS Partner

Wellington (NZ), February 2011 - TDM, UK specialists in helping organisations to leverage open- source software solutions, has become a Totara LMS Partner. Totara LMS, is an open-source LMS for the corporate sector based on Moodle. Totara LMS has a range of enhancements over and above the wide ranging functionality available in Moodle. » MORE

Useful Insights

The Guardian Shares the Secret of eLearning

Brighton (UK), February 2011 - More and more organisations are turning to eLearning and seeing the benefits, according to a recent article in The Guardian. The piece highlights how businesses are making the most of eLearning, including Cable & Wireless, one of Kineo's longstanding clients. » MORE

Learning Gateway

New Version of SaaS and Cloud-based LMS

Oslo (NO), February 2011 - Edvantage group, a European eLearning company, has announced the release of version 5.6 of its SaaS and cloud-based Learning Gateway learning-management system (LMS). This version focuses on helping large and small organisations gain more effect from their blended learning programmes with less administrative effort. » MORE

Market Analysis

Elearnity Announces Vendor Perspectives

Cirencester (UK), February 2011 - Elearnity, an independent learning industry analyst, has announced Elearnity Perspectives, a new tool for assessing learning-technology vendor options and suitability for corporate needs. » MORE

Medical Sector

SMART Training Mitigates Risk for Healthcare Providers

Dallas, TX (USA), February 2011 - Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company RTN, and Baptist Health have signed an agreement to deliver Synergistic Medical and Resource Team (SMART) training to healthcare systems. The training enables medical staff to prevent or mitigate patient safety threats originating from human interaction and systemic error. » MORE

End-to-End Integration

EssentialSkillz New O-LAS eLearning Suite

Milton Keynes (UK), February 2011 - EssentialSkillz, a global eLearning solutions provider, has launched a new eLearning package called O-LAS. This suite of tools has four modules that can work together or independently. Combined, O-LAS LMS, O-LAS Author, O-LAS Assess, and O-LAS Content create a unique and unrivalled online eLearning system with the power and flexibility of systems many times more expensive. » MORE

Growth

Edvantage Launches Channel Partner Programme

Brighton (UK), February 2011 - In January, the eLearning company Edvantage group formally launched its Channel Partner Programme at Learning Technologies in London. After a very successful 2010, the company is seeking to extend its services within its current markets (UK and Nordics), whilst expanding into additional territories in Europe and the rest of the world. » MORE

Enrolment-Based Pricing

Course-Source Outlines a New Way of Buying eLearning

London (UK), February 2011 - Course-Source has an unconventional but extremely cost- effective approach to providing eLearning materials. It guarantees its customers no initial set-up costs in terms of IT hardware, no software or maintenance overheads, and no costs for installing additional servers on the customers' company intranets. » MORE

At the Forefront

Festo and Corporate Educational Responsibility (CER)

Esslingen (GER), February 2011 - Festo promotes technical skills among young people, supports international training standards, and encourages outstanding technical achievements. It achieves success in these undertakings by means of its Festo Education Fund; involvement in the European (EuroSkills) and international (WorldSkills) vocational-skills championships for Mechatronics and Mobile Robotics; as well as through participation in many international, national, and regional projects. » MORE