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For the UK Market

Learning Light Names Its Top Eight Performing LMSs

David PattersonSheffield (UK), November 2014 - Learning Light, the UK-based independent eLearning- industry market analyst, has produced its own thorough analysis of learning-management systems (LMSs) identifying its top performers. Learning Light Director, David Patterson, said, "We're aware that other organisations - notably Craig Weiss' eLearning 24/7 - publish lists of the top LMSs, but our detailed analysis relates specifically to these LMS's appropriateness for use by corporate-training organisations and training departments in the UK." » MORE

QuickLessons

Ongoing Commitment to HTML5

Miami, FL (USA), November 2014 - As part their ongoing commitment to HTML5 as the preferred platform for content creation, QuickLessons has announced the release of a joint set of HTML5 updates, improvements, and new features incorporated into its online collaborative solution for eLearning content development. » MORE

Comment

Why Is eLearning Only 10% of the French Training Budget?

Sally Ann MoreRoubaix (F), November 2014 - (by Sally Ann Moore) Despite numerous surveys, reports, analyses, and press articles claiming great progress in French eLearning, a closer examination of the facts reveals a worrying absence of eLearning in a vast majority of French companies. The education sector is also lagging a long way behind the USA and the other G8 members (2% educational eLearning in France compared to 30% in USA). While the French eLearning market grew by 25% between 2012 and 2013 to 200 million euros, eLearning only represents 10% of the total corporate training budget in France. This article looks at the data and the possible reasons for the French "eLearning lag". » MORE

Expansion

Know How! Goes China

Lorenz MuckStuttgart (GER), October 2014 - Know How! AG opened its first office in Beijing's Chaoyang District in September 2014, with a Chinese team consisting of three employees. The overall aim is to provide eLearning in proven quality to the Chinese market. CHECK.point eLearning spoke with Lorenz Muck, Manager of International Development and General Manager Know How Beijing Co. Ltd, about the expansion into the Far East. » MORE

Frost & Sullivan

Mobile Telehealth Offers a "Doctor in Your Pocket"

Mountain View, CA (USA), October 2014 - The telehealth industry is on the verge of a dramatic growth surge significantly disrupting the healthcare sector in North America. With millions of new patients entering the U.S. healthcare system due to the Affordable Care Act, escalating demand coupled with the lack of easy access to health professionals will strengthen the market for telehealth services. » MORE

Forrester Wave Report

IBM a Leader in Enterprise Mobile Management

Armonk, NY (USA), October 2014 - IBM has announced that it is positioned as a Leader in the report, The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Mobile Management, Q3 2014. The report includes an assessment of part of the IBM MobileFirst portfolio and its enterprise mobile management (EMM) capabilities, which are available for cloud-based and on-premise deployments. » MORE

Multi-Device eLearning

gomo learning Announces gomo 2.2

Brighton (UK), October 2014 - gomo learning is thrilled to announce that gomo 2.2, the latest version of the multi-device authoring tool, will be released on 29 October 2014. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool, which allows users to create multi-device eLearning content, will have a cluster of new capabilities and features to make cloud-based, HTML5 content creation more effortless, intuitive, and beautiful than ever before. » MORE

DisasterReady.org

Training for 30,000 Humanitarian Aid Workers Globally

Santa Monica, CA (USA), October 2014 - DisasterReady.org, a signature program of the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, has announced significant momentum in its mission to increase the preparedness and effectiveness of humanitarian aid workers in conflicts and natural disasters by providing free, accessible, high-quality training. » MORE

Cloud Based

Worldwide Freight Forwarder Chooses the Docebo LMS

Ken KozlowskiNaples (I), October 2014 - Implementing Docebo's cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS), eLearning platform is bringing business benefits to JAS Worldwide Management, Inc. (JAS), the international freight forwarder with a global footprint. » MORE

Corporate Academies

Brian Styles Joins EdTrIn's Senior Executive Team

Brian StylesVictoria (AU), October 2014 - EdTrIn, a publicly listed platform for online education, has recently expanded its management team. New faces at EdTrIn include Brian Styles, a former CEO of Programmed Group and senior executive of Drake International and Adecco - all of which are major global HR companies. Brian has joined EdTrIn as Head of Corporate Academies. » MORE