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Themen

Adult Education Launch

LearnBirds Developed by MyKnowledgeMap

York/Sandy (UK), September 2007 - Mentor-supported eLearning developed by MyKnowledgeMap (MKM) has been added to the wide range of education solutions provided to members of Europe's largest wildlife conservation organisation, the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). LearnBirds is being launched by the RSPB to help fill a gap in adult education. The course is an introduction to birds and bird-watching and has been designed to appeal to a wide range of adults. » MORE

Voluntary Sector

New Partner for the Charity Learning Consortium

Southhampton (UK), September 2007 - Jenison have now formalised the Charity Learning Consortium as a partnership with LM Matters. The consortium was set up to enable like-minded people in the voluntary sector to share experiences and resources about training with its primary focus to support members in their use of eLearning. The involvement of Jenison as a partner in the consortium provides Jenison's market-leading Management and IT eLearning courses in a cost-effective way to members. » MORE

Case Study

Collaborative Authoring at British Telecom

Nottingham (UK), September 2007 - Atlantic Link has just announced the availability of a Case Study titled "Collaborative Authoring at British Telecom: A Rapid e-Learning Solution Decreases Time to Market". This case study, written by Bersin & Associates, focuses on how British Telecom assessed line-of-business requirements and capabilities and implemented a collaborative system for authoring, managing, and deploying learning content from Atlantic Link. » MORE

Serious Games

Lockheed Martin Acquires 3Dsolve

BETHESDA, MD (USA), September 2007 - Lockheed Martin Corporation has announced its acquisition of 3Dsolve, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 3Dsolve is a privately held company that creates simulation-based learning solutions for government, military, and corporate applications. The company's innovative software tools assist clients with collaborative training using interactive 3D graphics. » MORE

Pharmaceutical Industry

Information Transfer to Produce Training Programme

Cambridge (UK), September 2007 - Consequent to a successful and ongoing working relationship with European Organon offices, Information Transfer will now be working with the company's global division, based in New Jersey in the USA. Organon has commissioned Information Transfer to produce a training programme on anaesthesia products for its international sales operation. The training materials will include manuals and electronic assessments and will be translated into many languages. » MORE

Expansion into France

U&I LEARNING Announces Takeover of HyperOffice

Ghent (BE), September 2007 - U&I Learning, a Ghent-based eLearning integrator operating in Belgium and the Netherlands, has announced its takeover of HyperOffice, the leading eLearning company on the French market. The agreement signed today involves a 100% buyout of HyperOffice shares. » MORE

Partnership

Industry's First SCORM-Conformant 3D Serious Games

London (UK), September 2007 - LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, and Caspian Learning, a pioneer of 3D learning-based games applications, have announced a partnership to produce and distribute the industry's first SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) conformant 3D serious games for learning management systems in the corporate training, government, and military sectors. » MORE

Vendor Platform

Online Training at Subaru Germany

Munich (GER), September 2007 - Right on time for the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Subaru Germany will introduce an interactive online training platform from Springer Transport Media for its vendors. Interactive training modules for three of Subaru's models - the Outback, Tribeca and Legacy - were already deployed last year, and all the members of Subaru's traders' network have been effectively and efficiently trained to use them. » MORE

Repository Software

IntraLibrary Connect Removes Traditional Boundaries

Linlithgo (UK), September 2007 - Intrallect, a leading provider of digital object repository software, has announced the launch of intraLibrary Connect - a web services suite that allows digital resources stored in the firm's intraLibrary solution to be accessed and used more easily in a wide range of eLearning tools. » MORE

Collaboration

Combining Mobile and Virtual Worlds for eLearning

Richmond (UK), September 2007 - Giunti Labs is collaborating with Coventry University's newly formed Serious Games Institute (SGI), Cisco, and mobile learning specialist Ambient Performance. The result of this collaboration will be on display at the Serious Virtual Worlds conference. » MORE