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Corporate eLearning
RWD Technologies Releases uPerform™ in Europe
Baltimore, MD (USA), July 2007 - RWD Technologies, Inc. (RWD), a company that develops, implements, and supports products and services in the areas of training, consulting, and organisational performance improvement, has announced the release of RWD uPerform™ to markets in Europe and the United Kingdom. RWD uPerform is a comprehensive human performance support tool kit for businesses seeking to improve business results and return on investment (ROI) from their enterprise solutions, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and sales force training programs. » MORE
Training for Better Surveillance
Paris/Montpellier (F), July 2007 - Veterinary epidemiology has really taken off in recent years. Diseases that can be transmitted from animals to man are changing and spreading to world regions that had previously been spared. CIRAD, which has a mandate for training and surveillance in France and overseas, organizes animal health teaching workshops and develops suitable IT tools. » MORE
ETS to Acquire Thomson Prometric
Princeton, NJ (USA), July 2007 - Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world's largest educational assessment and research organization, is acquiring Thomson Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services. Prometric is part of The Thomson Corporation. ETS is Prometric's largest customer for technology-based delivery of tests and assessments. » MORE
Distance eLearning for African Countries
Stockholm (SE), July 2007 - Ericsson announced at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva (05-06 July) that it is collaborating with Stanford University to explore the innovative use of mobile technologies in distance eLearning. Ericsson will work with Stanford University's International Outreach Program to bring distance learning to countries in Africa. » MORE
Successful Management of Online Assessments
London (UK), July 2007 - The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is the UK's leading qualification-awarding body for the retail motor industry: approximately 18,000 candidates sit five to six examinations every year. With the implementation of Questionmark Perception, the IMI was able to increase its market share and now has greater control over the item bank, giving the testing process the flexibility it needs: » MORE
The UK's Top 50 IT Training Providers of 2007
London (UK), July 2007 - IT Skills Research, which offers pooled research to subscribing members and publishes industry news, has recently published its annual table of the UK's Top 50 IT training providers. QA-IQ leads the field by a wide distance - gauged in terms of revenue - followed by Learning Tree International and SAP in place three. » MORE
Giunti Labs Expands into Germany
Sestri Levante (I), June 2007 - Having recently entered the North American, South American, and Spanish markets, Giunti Labs, Europe's leading vendor of eLearning and mobile learning content management solutions (LCMS), has expanded its international presence even further by establishing an office in Frankfurt, Germany and specifically targeting the German-speaking markets for LCMSs. » MORE
Council Wins Awards by Closing Staff Skills Gaps
York (UK), June 2007 - The West Lothian Council has been using a tool from York-based MyKnowledgeMap (MKM) to analyse soft skills. The tool helps to highlight skills gaps within the organisation as a whole, as well as for specific departments and individuals. The bespoke, easy-to-use system developed and provided by MKM contributed greatly to the Council's being named a 'Centre of Excellence' by the Institute of Customer Service. » MORE
Belgacom Sets up eLearning at University Clinics
Brussels (BE), June 2007 - Personnel of the University Clinics Saint-Luc are using eLearning as a new tool for training. They are now able to profit from continuous training in fields as varied as the reception of new patients, hospital hygiene, and the management of the pain. The contents of these modules were developed within the institution by professionals working in these fields. » MORE
RapideL Discover Overcomes Design Challenges
Jersey City, NJ (USA), June 2007 - Research done by Brainvisa, a fast-growing learning solutions company, has revealed that one of the gravest challenges faced in the use of Rapid eLearning methodologies is control over the look and feel of the course output. Instructional Designers and Subject Matter Experts are now able to discover new flexibility in design with templates that various tools provide. » MORE
