Themen
Corporate eLearning
New Low-Tech Tool Promises to Help L&D Managers
Warwickshire (UK), September 2014 - The Learning Live conference is often associated with the latest learning technologies, but one exhibitor this year was advocating a positively low-tech alternative. Business psychologists Work Positive was showcasing their new "At my best®" strengths cards at this year's event, where they explained why this physical product can be even more impactful than online assessments. » MORE
UNISON Launches Online Learning Community
Brightwave (UK), September 2014 - UNISON, one of the UK's largest trade unions and Europe's largest public-service union, has launched a new online learning community using Brightwave's award-winning total learning system "tessello". Unveiled for the first time at their National Delegate Conference in June, where delegates from across the union came together to decide the union's policies and priorities, Organising Space has been launched as the union's new, pioneering secure social-learning microsite exclusively for activists and staff. » MORE
Docebo Named in the Learning-Portal-Companies Watch List
Naples (I), September 2014 - Within days of having been named on the shortlist of this year's eLearning Age Awards in the UK, in the "best learning-management system (LMS) implementation" category, Docebo has also been named on the 2014 Learning-Portal- Companies Watch List. » MORE
Thales Improves Standards in Training
Crawley (UK), September 2014 - The Learning & Performance Institute, the industry standard body for learning and development professionals, is pleased to announce that Thales Learning & Development (TLD) has entered its tenth year as an accredited learning provider. » MORE
Skillsoft Acquires SumTotal Systems
Dublin (IR)/Nashua, NH (USA), September 2014 - Skillsoft Limited, a pioneer in technology-delivered learning solutions, has announced that its subsidiary, Skillsoft Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of SumTotal Systems, LLC from affiliates of Vista Equity Partners, a US-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. » MORE
RCS Capital Corporation Launches "We Are Crowdfunding"
New York, NY (USA), September 2014 - RCS Capital Corporation ("RCAP") has announced the launch of "We Are Crowdfunding," a Crowdfunding 2.0 investment platform designed to provide investors direct access to high-caliber, institutional-quality public and private investment offerings. » MORE
Kydon Signs Partnership Agreement with eXact learning
Genoa (I) / Singapore (SGP), September 2014 - Kydon Learning Systems Institute, a provider of learning technologies and technology-enhanced learning solutions in Singapore and Asia, has signed a partnership agreement with Italy-based eXact learning solutions, a digital-learning-content-management business-solution provider. Under the agreement, Singapore-based Kydon will act as the reseller for eXact learning solutions' learning-content- management system (LCMS) in Singapore and Malaysia, with potential extension to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. » MORE
Adobe Captivate and SuccessFactors Earn Leader Status
Chicago, IL (USA), September 2014 - The business-software review site G2 Crowd has released its inaugural GridSM report for Training and eLearning software. The work ranks seven products to help HR software buyers in their selections based on more than 110 reviews from HR professionals. The GridSM, G2 Crowd's software recommendation engine, factors in customer satisfaction reported by users and vendor market presence determined from social and public data to rank products. » MORE
The Top Five Rules of Social Media Etiquette
New York, NY (USA), September 2014 - Social media are quickly becoming a direct means of driving company revenue, but the ways that brands can earn attention authentically on these platforms is still largely misunderstood. Even as social media evolve as a marketing tool, the fact remains that their primary purpose is for sharing information that educates, inspires, entertains, and provides context for meaningful dialogue. » MORE
Society of Wine Educators Goes Mobile with New App
Washington DC (USA), September 2014 - The Society of Wine Educators has announced the creation of its new app, SWE Wine and Spirits Quiz, for iOS devices. The app will further the Society's message by providing entertaining and educational wine and spirits quizzes. » MORE
