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Themen

Joining Forces

Public Sector Suppliers QA and Epic Form Partnership

Brighton (UK), November 2009 - QA and Epic, providers of training solutions to the public sector in their respective fields, are joining forces to offer blended learning services to government customers. Both companies have long-standing histories of working with the public sector. » MORE

New Portal

Training Expertise and Top Courses for SMEs

Bracknell (UK), November 2009 - A new learning portal offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) free training expertise and discounted prices on thousands of courses from the UK's top training providers. Called MyTrainingExpert.com, the site is run by KnowledgePool. » MORE

Partnering Up

New eLearning Provision Unlocks People Potential

Stamford (UK), November 2009 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company, has launched a managed learning services eLearning programme for the engineering software provider, AVEVA. They have implemented Learning Gateway, Edvantage group's software-as-a-service-based learning management system. » MORE

Success Stories

The Impact of the Recession on Open Source

Brighton (UK), November 2009 - The current recession has tightened spending belts of organisations the world over, and most software and services companies feel the pinch. But open source companies appear to be bucking the trend - many exhibited strong growth throughout 2008 and 2009 Q1. Kineo's "Market watch" has this to say: A recent Economist article caught the zeitgeist with the headline "Open-source software firms are flourishing", and there's been an increase in open source success stories in the media the past few months. » MORE

Web 2.0

Crunch Spurs Training Innovation

London (UK), November 2009 - Roundtable discussions led by LINE Communications at a European summit of learning and development specialists, indicate that the recession is proving a stimulus for change in training provision within large organisations. » MORE

Essential Techniques

Ensuring Quality of Tests and Exams

Norwalk, CT (USA), November 2009 - Questionmark has announced the publication of a new white paper titled "Item Analysis Analytics", written by Analytics and Psychometric Manager Greg Pope. » MORE

New Solution from France

CrossKnowledge Dialogues 2.0 for Online Contribution

Paris (FR), November 2009 - CrossKnowledge harnesses the potential of the web 2.0 to offer new services to its clients. Launched in June 2009, the Knowledge Community training programme portals include a new dialogue function, baptised CrossKnowledge Dialogues 2.0. » MORE

Software News

ELearning Melodies Require a Complete Set of Keys

San Jose, CA (USA), November 2009 - Adobe has announced the integration of tools for rapid eLearning, courseware authoring, simulations, and media editing in its eLearning Suite software. Rich, interactive learning experiences that engage audiences with video, audio, and powerful visuals can now be created with greater ease. » MORE

Awards

Rapid eLearning Tools Honored in Three Categories

Corona, CA (USA), October 2009 - Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, the industry voices of the eLearning market have announced the finalists of the Best of Elearning! Awards. Readers and professionals from both the private and public sector cast ballots for the best eLearning solutions providers across sixteen product categories. » MORE

Client Managers

LINE Pilots "Flying Classrooms" for Swiss Re

Zurich (CH), October 2009 - LINE, provider of learning and communications solutions, has announced the global roll-out of a new programme of sales refresher training developed for client managers at Swiss Re following successful pilots in Switzerland and Hong Kong. » MORE