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Brandon Hall

Silver Award in "Best in Compliance Training"

Saarbrücken (GER), October 2012 - IMC AG and the Swiss insurance company Mobiliar Versicherungsgesellschaft AG have been presented with the Brandon Hall Silver Award for a jointly implemented compliance-training project on the subject of the prevention of money laundering. The winners of this silver award in the "Best in Compliance Training" category were announced. » MORE

System Agnostic Service

HD "Universal" Videoconferencing with Tixeo

Montpellier (F), October 2012 - The videoconferencing market, although mature, is still suffering from interoperability issues, making it a pain for online meetings with people using different solutions and devices. Imagine if making a phone call between an iPhone and an Android was impossible! …Unbelievable? This is exactly the kind of issues users are still facing when dealing with different video conferencing solutions. » MORE

Yet More Awards

Tata Interactive Systems' Solutions Triumph Once Again

Mumbai (IN), October 2012 -Tata Interactive Systems' unique learning solutions have won four prestigious Brandon Hall awards this year - one Gold award in the category of "Best Use of Virtual Worlds for Learning", two Silver awards in the category of "Best Use of Games in Learning", and one Bronze award in the category of "Best Custom Content". This is the fourth consecutive year that TIS has won the prestigious Brandon Hall Learning Excellence Awards. » MORE

Government Sales

The Training Associates Adds a Team Member

Westboro, MA (US), October 2012 - The Training Associates, a major provider of learning and development consultants and solutions, has announced the hiring of Trish Arnold as their Government Sales Consultant. » MORE

Xyleme Releases 3.7

Multiple Outputs of the Same Content

Boulder, CO (US), October 2012 - With the increased use of technology for learning, learners are demanding to access their content on the many devices they already use when they want it and customized to their specific wants and needs. In response to these changes and continuing their reputation as an industry leader, Xyleme, Inc. has released a new version of Xyleme LCMS that provides significant improvements in the areas of content personalization, output formats, and usability. » MORE

For the UK and Europe

Upside Learning Appoints Director of Client Solutions

Pune (IN), October 2012 - With a view to establishing closer communications with its clients and strengthening its reach in the overseas market, Upside Learning recently welcomed Alan Samuel, former head of UK operations at Tata Interactive Systems, as Director of Client Solutions for the UK and Europe. Alan will head Upside Learning's offshore Europe and UK market to manage and promote the company's award-winning suite of eLearning solutions and services. » MORE

Fourth Time in a Row

Top Global Worlddidac Award for Speexx

Munich (GER), September 2012 - dp (digital publishing), the global provider of award-winning corporate language training Speexx, has announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Worlddidac Award for the category "Information and Communication Technologies." The renowned Worlddidac Association's international expert jury described the Speexx learning platform as particularly "innovative and valuable for education." The official award presentation ceremony took place in Bern, Switzerland. » MORE

Progression

e2train Changes Company Name to Kallidus

Cirencester (UK), September 2012 - e2train has announced that it is changing its name to Kallidus. The name change, which comes into effect at the end of September, is part of a rebranding effort that reflects the company's growth and transformation. The new name conveys the firm's learning, performance, and talent-management capabilities and solutions approach to consultancy, technology, and service excellence. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

"E" gets the elbow

London (UK), September 2012 - (by Bob Little) According to a report from Elliott Masie, the world renowned e-learning guru, the "e" in eLearning seems to be vanishing. Masie's The Masie Center, in Saratoga Springs, New York state, has noticed that there's been a 20 per cent decrease this year in advertised "eLearning" job vacancies. Apparently, "eLearning developers" are now more likely to be called "learning developers" or "designers"... » MORE

Emergencies

Red Cross Poll Shows How to Motivate People to Prepare

Washington, DC (US), September 2012 - Americans are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile devices during emergencies to provide information, useful tools, and a way to let loved ones know they are safe, according to a new survey conducted by the American Red Cross. » MORE