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Corporate eLearning
McGraw-Hill Education Sold for $2.4 Billion
New York, NY (USA), April 2013 - The McGraw-Hill Companies has completed the sale of the McGraw-Hill Education business to investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC. As previously disclosed, the purchase price was $2.4 billion in cash. Going forward, the new company, a business serving the global capital and commodity markets, will be renamed McGraw Hill Financial, subject to shareholder approval, in the second quarter of this year. » MORE
Docebo Now Integrates Adobe Connect and BigBlueButton
Naples (I), April 2013 - Docebo has released two free apps to integrate its Docebo Learning Management System with the Adobe Connect and BigBlueButton videoconferencing tools. By leveraging these integrations, organizations from across the globe are now able to plan videoconferencing sessions with Docebo and are also enable the single sign on (SSO) between their LMS and these external applications. » MORE
NetDimensions Enters Australian Market
Sydney (AU), April 2013 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has announced that is has recently established NetDimensions (Australia) Pty Ltd in Sydney. » MORE
New Website Links eLearning Buyers and Sellers
London (UK), April 2013 - A new website, elearningmarketplace.co.uk, which brings buyers and sellers of eLearning resources together, was launched at the Voice of Apprenticeships conference in London to a wide range of organisations, including employers, colleges, and training providers. » MORE
Speexx Online Language Training on Docebo's Marketplace
Naples (I)/ Munich (GER), April 2013 - Docebo and Speexx have launched a new strategic and integrated eLearning Courses Marketplace. The two companies are cooperating to spur innovation for eLearning solutions: the Speexx online language-training solutions will be available and distributed to international clients on Docebo's Marketplace. » MORE
Best in Class by Instructors, Administrators, and IT Leaders
Washington, D.C. (USA) April 2013 - Blackboard Inc. was honored as a finalist in ten different categories at the 2013 SIIA CODiE Awards. The CODiEs are the premier award for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. » MORE
Samsonite Optimises Product Knowledge with eLearning
Eindhoven (NL), April 2013 - Together with Samsonite Europe, U&I Learning has developed a strategy to increase and boost the knowledge transfer within the European sales and product team. » MORE
New Plastic Film is the Future of 3D on the Go
Singapore (SG), April 2013 - Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering's (IMRE) new nano-engineered screen protector that turns the ordinary screens of handheld devices into 3D displays will be marketed by start-up, Nanoveu Pte Ltd. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next-generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations. » MORE
ELearning's unlucky 13
London (UK), April 2013 - (by Bob Little) A while ago, over 100 learning professionals were asked what one thing most annoys them about online learning materials. Their responses were both varied and - significantly - many. Of these, the 13 most annoying traits of online learning materials were: patronising the learner, poor screen design and performance issues. » MORE
Renault Partners with AVG to Secure Its App Store
Amsterdam (NL), April 2013 - Car manufacturer Renault has chosen AVG Technologies N.V. to add an extra layer of security to its groundbreaking new embedded and connected navigation and multimedia platform, Renault R-Link. AVG already provides internet and mobile security to more than 146 million active users worldwide, and it has now deployed its web-scanning architecture to enable all apps in the Renault R-Link store to be protected from all known malware. » MORE
