Themen
Corporate eLearning
'Little's Britain': True lies and lying truths
London (UK), February 2009 - (by Bob Little) Surveys are ideal for promoting a product or viewpoint. Among recent surveys published in the UK: Among recent surveys published in the UK: A study of 1,322 British workers has found that 82 per cent of people lie on behalf of their managers daily; more than half have taken blame for a managerial error, and one in three believes that their boss would be annoyed if they didn't lie. » MORE
Quality Engineering Management - Made by Adobe
Bangalore (IN)/ Karlsruhe (GER), February 2009 - (by Kirsten Seegmüller) Worldwide quality management needs a cohesive approach. For this reason, Adobe Systems' quality managers meet annually to agree on standards and training. Kirsten Seegmüller spoke with Suresh Jayaraman, who works as quality manager in Bangalore, India, where he is responsible for both product quality and an efficient workflow. » MORE
Enterprise Moodle Introduced
Baltimore MD/Santa Clara CA (USA), February 2009 - Sun Microsystems and Moodlerooms are launching an open source eLearning platform with useful integration features that is free of licensing costs. Enterprise Moodle is now available as a professional implementation and certified to host up to one million concurrent users. » MORE
Pearson Acquires Fronter and Extends Market Position
Upper Saddle River, NJ (USA)/Oslo (NO), February 2009 - Pearson, an international education and information company, has announced an agreement to acquire Fronter, a European onlineLearning company, from its co-founders Roger Larsen and Bjarne Hadland and other private investors, including employees of the company. » MORE
Coastal Presents a Free Video-on-Demand Trial
Virginia Beach, VA (USA), February 2009 - Coastal HealthTrain is offering a free course via video-on-demand for the month of February. Infection Control in Outpatient Facilities is a brief but comprehensive program that outlines preventive measures against fatal illnesses like hepatitis, AIDS, MRSA and MDROs. » MORE
Half of UK Businesses to Increase eLearning Spending in 2009
Brighton (UK), February 2009 - A Brightwave survey has found that an increased focus on measuring results will be key as eLearning spending grows in 2009, whilst traditional training is axed. The survey has revealed that almost sixty per cent of UK learning and development professionals are under more pressure to measure the impact of eLearning. » MORE
Atlantic Link Launches Content Point '09
Nottingham (UK), February 2009 - The software solutions firm Atlantic Link launched an exciting new version of its collaborative rapid eLearning software solution Content Point at Learning Technologies in London. It is a truly server-based, rapid eLearning tool for collaborative, remote course authoring. » MORE
Giunti Labs Partners with Stoas Learning
Sestri Levante (IT), February 2009 - The learning and mobile-content-management-solution provider Giunti Labs has named Stoas Learning, a Netherlands-based provider of digital learning solutions, as one of its 'implementation partners'. » MORE
Cutting back on Training Is False Economy
London (UK), February 2009 - In times of financial turmoil, organisations often look upon training as a soft target, and so it becomes one of the first budgets to be reduced or even cut completely. Yet this can prove a false economy, warns the organisation-development consultancy, Echelon. » MORE
Satellite-tracked Panic Alarm Launched for Mobile Devices
Blisworth (UK), February 2009 - A GPS panic alarm has been launched that works in an existing mobile device and sends the exact location of a person in trouble. The panic alarm is a key feature of the personal tracking software developed by leading GPS tracking company VeriLocation. » MORE
