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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

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Latest Version of Docebo's Learning Management System

Naples (I) / London (UK), February 2014 - At the recent Learning Technologies event in London, Docebo and GuyKat Solutions showcased the latest Docebo learning-management system release - 6.1 - with Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon CloudFront support. The platform brings companies a faster, more flexible and efficient learning-delivery solution with global reach. » MORE

Financial Metrics

Saba: Cloud Bookings Hit a Record High

Redwood Shores, CA (US), February 2014 - Saba, a global provider of next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has provided an update on its business momentum and its progress on the restatement of historical financial results. "I am extremely pleased with our strong business momentum and the pace of our product innovation," said Shawn Farshchi, President and CEO, Saba. » MORE

Learning Hub

SAP Education Takes Learning to the Cloud

Walldorf (GER), February 2014 - SAP AG has announced a new and expanded version of the cloud-based SAP® Learning Hub site, which provides easy access to comprehensive and up-to-date educational content on a wide range of SAP solutions, anytime, anywhere. Built on SuccessFactors Learning, which includes the SAP Jam® social-software platform, the site is an extensive online repository of content where SAP professionals can learn and improve their knowledge and skills, receive instructor guidance and peer support, and collaborate socially on a clear, engaging user interface. Originally introduced in 2012, SAP Learning Hub now counts more than 230 customers and 13,000 subscribers. » MORE

Celebrating Excellence

New Categories for eLearning Awards 2014

London (UK), February 2014 - Two new categories have been added to the 2014 eLearning Awards: blended learning and best use of social and collaborative technologies for learning. Also, the project category now covers the private, public and third sectors, nineteen categories in total. This year sees the eLearning Awards tenth anniversary of recognising and celebrating eLearning excellence. » MORE

Key Trends Report

Saffron Interactive Featured in L&D Technology

London (UK), February 2014 - Saffron Interactive has contributed a thought-leadership piece on the business impact of gamification to the Training Zone report. In the article, Saffron predicts that game-based reward systems will merge seamlessly with good user experience design in online learning. » MORE

Learning Needs

NetDimensions Selected by Thales Training

London (UK), January 2014 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been selected by Thales Training & Consultancy to increase the company's success with clients and grow their managed training-services business. » MORE

Enterprise Security

Saba Joins Cloud Security Alliance

Redwood Shores, CA (USA), January 2014 - Saba, a global provider in next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has announced its membership in the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The CSA is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance in cloud computing and to provide education on the uses of cloud computing to help secure all other forms of computing. » MORE

New Learning Formats

IMC Continues Worldwide Growth Course

Dr Wolfgang KraemerSaarbruecken (GER), January 2014 - IMC, specialized in eLearning solutions and headquartered in Saarbruecken, Germany - with offices in Munich, Freiburg, Graz, Zurich, Sibiu, London, and Melbourne - increased its annual turnover in 2013 by 12.5% compared with 2012. Preliminary turnover in 2013 amounts to 15.3 million euros. -œNew customers in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA have contributed to the sales growth, as has the development of long-term business relationships in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland,- explains IMCs CEO Dr Wolfgang Kraemer. » MORE