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Blackboard Launches EduGarage

Washington D.C. (USA), November 2007 - Blackboard Inc., provider of enterprise education software and services has just launched EduGarageTM, a wiki-based website for all Blackboard Building Blocks® and Blackboard PowerLinksTM developers to collaborate, share expertise, and access the same tools and resources. EduGarage is the new home of the Blackboard Developers NetworkTM, one of the largest developer communities dedicated to eLearning applications, services, and tools. » MORE

Content Presentation

Raptivity Announces New 3D TurboPack

Pune (INDIA), November 2007 - Harbinger Knowledge Products, the creator of Raptivity, has announced the release of Raptivity 3D TurboPack. This TurboPack offers interactions that use 3D objects and real-world metaphors. Trainers can now create learning experiences involving walk-through, journey, 3D object manipulation, and more, using the familiar Raptivity toolset. » MORE

Considering the Trend

Comartis Switzerland Partnering with Articulate

Baar (CH), October 2007 - For years, Comartis AG has been using its self-developed Flash WBT Library for the implementation of customer-specific productions in flash format. With an eye on the trend towards Rapid eLearning, Comartis had been looking for an even simpler tool, proven worldwide, for quick implementation of sophisticated learning content that could also be used by the customers themselves. » MORE

Across Universities

Wimba Collaboration Suite Powers Communication

Bury St Edmunds (UK), October 2007 - Wimba, the education technology company that helps people teach people, announced that the SouthWest London Academic Network (the Alliance) has selected the Wimba Collaboration Suite to facilitate learning across its university and research communities. Beginning with a one-year pilot program, the Alliance will leverage Wimba's full range of collaboration products to support a unique, shared learning environment among the three participating institutions. » MORE

Comprehensive Review

BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH selects Mohive

Oslo (NO), October 2007 - Europe's number one white goods manufacturer, BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, is the latest major operation to adopt the Mohive eLearning Publishing System (eLPS). The procurement decision comes after an extensive research and assessment process within BSH's Customer Service Division. » MORE

Mergers and Acquisitions

TOPSIM® Business Simulation Extended

London (UK), October 2007 - Last year saw an estimated US$4 trillion of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the globe. Even as this trend continues, over 65 per cent of these transactions will fail to post the returns that prompted them in the first place, primarily because of such things as inadequate cultural integration and the lack of a clear and effective integration process. To help combat this, Tata Interactive Systems has extended the range of its TOPSIM® business simulation workshops to address specific post-merger integration (PMI) issues. » MORE

Learning Changes

Giunti Labs Demonstrates its Lead at Learning 2007

Orlando, FL (USA)/Sestri Levante (I), October 2007 - Giunti Labs' CEO, Fabrizio Cardinali, features among the speakers at the "Learning 2007" conference, in Orlando, Florida, from 21 - 24 October. This year, the event - widely recognised as the world's premier learning technologies conference and organised by The Masie Center, headed by elearning guru Elliott Masie - focuses on "Learning Changes": changing learning content, learners, systems, issues, and learning models. » MORE

Questionmark

Blended Delivery of Assessments

London (UK), October 2007 - Questionmark has unveiled the newest version of the Questionmark™ Perception™ assessment management system. The release offers new blended delivery options, streamlined integration with other systems, enhanced reporting, and test analytics that help organisations produce legally defensible tests. » MORE

Fashion and Open Source

Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment

Los Angeles, CA (USA), October 2007 - When the faculty and students of FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising asked its eLearning Supervisor to deliver the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment for Education (CLE), it selected the CEAI Hosted Solution for Sakai to deliver it. CEAI, a global not-for-profit information technology services and consulting provider, was chosen for its ability to deliver a custom, cost-effective collaboration and learning environment (CLE) rapidly. » MORE

Cooperation Agreement

Flying with Dragonair - Trained by NetDimensions

Hong Kong (CN), October 2007 - NetDimensions, a global provider of learning, knowledge and performance management systems, successfully completed its participation at the recent APATS (Asia Pacific Aviation Training Symposium), organized alongside the Asian Aerospace Tradeshow & Conference, by announcing the sale of 3,500 licenses of its Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) to the Hong Kong-based international airline Dragonair. » MORE