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Sociyall

User-Customizable Social Media Application

Austin, TX (USA), March 2014 - Neuric LLC, a privately held company based in Austin has announced the release of its user-customizable social-media application. The app is called Sociyall and is available on the web as well as for iOS-based devices (iPads, iPhones). The application allows the user to control the -œWhat (do you want to see?)-, the -œWho (do you want to see it from?)-, and the -œHow (do you want to see it - as text, videos, photos, or everything?)-. » MORE

Dementia Alliance

Experiential Learning Tool Incorporates Gaming

Willie Cruickshank, Director at Norfolk & Suffolk Dementia AlliancePleasanton, CA (USA)/ London (UK), February 2014 - Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance and Toolwire have announced their winning of the Gold Award for "External Learning Solution of the Year" at The Learning Awards sponsored by the Learning and Performance Institute, a global institute for learning-and-development professionals. The tool is accessible for free through The Learning Location website, which is open to individual carers, families, professional staff, and organisations looking for relevant information, guides, and training support. » MORE

Alison Innes-Farquhar

Chief Learning Officer of the Year

Alison Innes-FarquharCambridge (UK), February 2014 - HC-One's Head of People and Organisational Development has won the Gold Award for Chief Learning Officer of the Year at the prestigious Learning Awards for her work with Acteon on a transformational staff-development programme. » MORE

Free Subscription

First Online TV Channel for the Training Industry

Coventry (UK), February 2014 - The OnlineTVGroup has launched TrainingSuccess.tv, the first online TV channel exclusively for the UK training sector, in association with The Training Foundation and supported by the British Institute for Learning & Development (BILD). » MORE

Mobile Opportunities

Europeans Spend 18% More Time Using Apps

London (UK), February 2014 - Localytics' data reveals that, in contrast to common perceptions, the European user base represents a huge opportunity for companies with a mobile presence. For example, Europeans reached for their apps more than their US counterparts in 2013, and their average session length increased considerably in Q4. » MORE

Elearnity 9-Grid™

NetDimensions Positioned again as a -œCore Leader-

London (UK), February 2014 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been positioned again as a "Core Leader" in the 2014 release of the unique European learning and talent-market insight report, Elearnity 9-Grid™ for Learning Management Systems (LMS). » MORE

Rapid Adoption

Kaltura Raises $47 Mio on the Heels of Massive Growth

Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura New York, NY (USA), February 2014 - The open-source video platform Kaltura has secured an additional $47 million of funding. The financing round was led by new investors SAP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Commonfund Capital, and Brazil-based Gera Ventures. There was also participation from existing investors: 406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc., and Silicon Valley Bank. Kaltura will use the additional capital to further accelerate product development and extend operations into Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Korea. » MORE

P.A.U. Education

First European Incubator for Innovation in Education

Barcelona (E), February 2014 - Educational practitioners and innovators passionate about education have a new opportunity to create, develop, strengthen, and fund their start-up in Europe through the Open Education Challenge. All submissions then must be made by 17 March 2014 via the competition's website. » MORE

Strategy

Questionmark Signs Global Reseller Agreement with SAP

Norwalk, CT (US), February 2014 - Questionmark has announced the signing of a global agreement with Germany's SAP. SAP will resell testing and learning-assessment technologies from Questionmark under the name SAP® Assessment Management by Questionmark. The application will enable companies to create, deliver, and analyze surveys, quizzes, tests, and exams. The software is designed to complement SAP Learning Solution and SuccessFactors Learning, while allowing the creation of learning assessments for purposes such as certification, regulatory compliance, and health and safety training for a company's internal tracking purposes. » MORE