CHECK.point eLearning

Themen

Customers Need

A Concept of Commercial Open Source

Oslo (NR), September 2009 - Open source learning management systems (LMS) are not necessarily cheaper than commercial ones. For CHECK.point eLearning, Kirsten Seegmüller spoke with Roger Larsen, founder of Fronter, which is a combination of both. Fronter's clients have access to the source code, but they are willing to pay for full service, including server space, high availability, and immediate support. » MORE

Continuing Growth

Giunti Labs UK Appoints Sales Manager

Richmond-upon-Thames (UK), August 2009 - Following its expansion within the UK market in 2008 and its continuing growth in revenue, Giunti Labs has appointed Dan Taylor as its Sales Manager in the UK. A sales and marketing professional with over seventeen years of experience in technology-led multi-channel operations, Taylor came to Giunti Labs from PPi Learning Services Ltd, where he had been client director. For some ten years before that, he had worked in sales-related roles for Thomson NETg. » MORE

3D Simulations

LINE Extends Its Service

London (UK), August 2009 - LINE Communications, a provider of learning and communications solutions, has announced formal inclusion of full 3D simulations into its service offering. » MORE

IT Training

Microsoft Online Offers eVouchers

Birmingham (UK), August 2009 - Keeping employees trained in new Microsoft technologies can be vital to productivity. As training needs of each staff member vary greatly, Microsoft now offers online-training eVouchers as a solution. » MORE

High Performers

2009 Finalists Named for EFQM Excellence Award

Brussels (BE), August 2009 - Fourteen finalists for the EFQM Excellence Award 2009 have been announced by EFQM, a non-profit membership foundation headquartered in Brussels. From this list of nominees, the award and prize winners will be named on 28 September 2009 in the Plaza Hotel at EFQM's Celebration Award dinner in Brussels. » MORE

Still Emerging

New Creative Centre for Serious Games in France

Valenciennes (FR), August 2009 - In the north of France, a new centre for serious games is being established at the initiative of the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). The target group will be creative companies, professional training schools, and IT students. Jean Menu, Director of Digital Development at the Valenciennes Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spoke with Kirsten Seegmüller of CHECK.point eLearning about the focus of his project. » MORE

New Organisation

Certified Standards for UK Learning Practitioners

Newcastle Emlyn (UK), August 2009 - TrainerBase has evolved into a new organisation, The Learning Practitioners' Association, which strives to become the voice of learning practitioners in the UK and a marketplace where learning practitioners attract new business. » MORE

Human Resources

Performance and Talent Management

Manchester/London (UK), August 2009 - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. has announced that Manchester Airport Group (MAG), the UK's second-largest airport operator, is using Cornerstone's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based talent management solution to support its people strategy. » MORE

Language Training

dp Makes Software Satisfaction Awards Shortlist

London (UK)/Munich (GER), August 2009 - digital publishing, a provider of language training software solutions, has been shortlisted for this year's British Software Satisfaction Awards for "HR & Training - Learning Software". » MORE

ELearning Asia

Giunti Labs Offers Workshop in Seoul in September

Seoul (KR), August 2009 - Giunti Labs is running a ninety-minute seminar on innovative and creative solutions for new-generation educational content production, sharing, and management. The seminar takes place as part of eLearning Asia (02 - 04 September 09), on Wednesday, 02 September in Seoul, South Korea. » MORE