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Corporate eLearning
$50 Million Education-Focused Venture Fund
River Grove, IL (USA), July 2013 - Follett Corporation has announced the establishment of the Follett Knowledge Fund, a capital-funding source for new technologies that have the potential to improve and even disrupt the way educational content is delivered and consumed. Follett has committed $50 million to the fund, which complements and extends the company's extensive portfolio of digital solutions and tools. » MORE
Jurys Inn's learners continue to "Grow" with Totara
London (UK), July 2013 - Jurys Inn is a hotel chain with over 1,900 employees working in a busy 24/7 environment in 35 locations across the UK and Ireland. With a growing distributed workforce comprising a young demographic, comprehensive and engaging learning was key to success. The rollout of Totara LMS across the organisation has had a dramatic impact: reduced payroll costs associated with learning and 1,840 users successfully trained through a blended program. » MORE
Into the Summer: The New Moodle GPS Course Format
Heidelberg (GER), July 2013 - On time for the summer season, Moodle users can now utilize location-based learning. The newly developed -œkamedia GPS Format Free-œ allows eLearning content to be displayed according to the geo-coordinates of the learner. This enables location-based mobile learning. » MORE
KPN Leverages Saba to Improve Competitiveness
Bracknell (UK), July 2013 - Saba, the provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, working with cloud partner Bloomville, has announced that KPN, a Dutch telecommunications and internet and communications technology (ICT) service provider, is leveraging the Saba Unified Learning Management Suite to standardise and optimise the training and development of its workforce. » MORE
Simulation-Based Training from Raytheon and MSC
Dallas, TX (USA), July 2013 - Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has announced that Simulation-Based Training - its solution developed jointly with Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) - has earned the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association (AHA). Simulation-Based Training will be available to the AHA's member hospitals and care organizations. » MORE
Questionmark LTI Connector Enables Integration
Norwalk, CT (USA), July 2013 - Integration between the Questionmark® OnDemand assessment-management system and a wide range of learning-management systems is now easier and more secure thanks to the new LTI Connector for Questionmark OnDemand. With the connector, instructors and administrators who use Questionmark OnDemand to create, deliver, and report on quizzes, tests, exams, and surveys can use an LTI-compliant learning-management system to make these assessments available to their students. » MORE
Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year 2013
Wokingham (UK), June 2013 - Global Knowledge UK, a provider in IT and business-skills training, has won Learning Partner of the Year 2013 in Microsoft's prestigious Worldwide Partner Awards. "We are very proud to be recognised as Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year for our innovation," said Allan Pettman, UK Managing Director at Global Knowledge. "This award reflects our commitment to providing new and flexible learning solutions, such as V&C Select™, to Microsoft channels and customers." » MORE
Strategic Cooperation between Education and Bank
Beijing (CN), June 2013 - Ambow Education Holding Ltd., a national provider of educational and career-enhancement services in China, has announced that Beijing Ambow Online Software Co., Ltd., the Company's wholly owned subsidiary in China, has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Bank of Beijing, Weigongcun Branch. Pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Agreement, subject to entering into specific agreements, BOB plans to provide Ambow Online and its affiliates with comprehensive finance services, including providing credit line, financing service, financial consulting service, settlement service, cash management service, and wealth-management service. The initial term of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement is one year. » MORE
Challenge: Re-examine the Talentmanagement Strategy
Munich (GER), June 2013 - Speexx, a global provider of online communication-skills training, has called for global organisations to capitalise on greater talent development and mobility. In support of this practice, Speexx is offering a number of free online resources to HR and L&D professionals worldwide. » MORE
A Revolutionary New Video-communication Tool
Montpellier (F), June 2013 - Tixeo has revealed a new video-communication tool totally different from what's been seen before. Helleo promises to be the world's fastest communication tool, as well as the easiest to use. The icing on the cake is that Helleo runs in an HTML5 web browser with no plugin! » MORE
