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Corporate eLearning
The Pros and Cons of Gamification in Sales Training
Philadelphia, PA (USA), May 2013 - Rapid development in online and mobile gaming continues to evolve and grow among users. Dario Priolo's new blog post, No More Playing Around: The Pros and Cons of Gamification, reviews some of the benefits and challenges of gamifaction in sales training. » MORE
Germany's Most Successful mHealth Apps
Berlin (GER) / Linz (A), May 2013 - The majority of successful mHealth apps in Germany help users to track their exercises and their weight loss. Android and iOS users might generally choose other apps, but they still prefer the same mobile use case for mHealth apps. The preference for diet and exercise also does not change according to the business model. About 71% of the most-downloaded free and 63% of the paid mHealth apps are exercise and diet apps. » MORE
From Offshore Banking to Offshore Hosting
Zurich (CH), May 2013 - Switzerland has long been famous for its discreet, trustworthy banks. True, bank secrecy has come under fire around the world in the wake of the global economic crisis - and the Alpine nation has not escaped. However, Swiss banking is unlikely to disappear any time soon. Tough bank secrecy laws - based on a deep-seated respect for privacy - are only one of the reasons behind the strength of Switzerland's financial industry. The country's political neutrality, economic stability, and rule of law are all key factors. » MORE
The Next-generation "Learning Suite 2013"
Saarbruecken (GER), May 2013 - IMC has launched the new release of its Learning Suite. With the Learning Compass the leading European learning-management system offers a novel and adaptive learning environment that adjusts the operating elements to the requirements of the users, enables modern social learning, and supports administrators with tailor-made reporting for decision making. » MORE
Totara Launches Ground-breaking Open Badges
Wellington (NZ), May 2013 - The release of Totara 2.4 means Totara and Moodle will be the world's first learning-management systems to include Open Badges functionality. Last month Mozilla, the free software community, announced the release of Open Badges version 1.0. Mozilla's Open Badges project aims to provide a technically smart, web savvy, open-access framework through which any organization can offer tangible recognition to learners who demonstrate achievement in a given area, whether that be a soft or hard skill. » MORE
LINE Appoints New Director of Production
London (UK), May 2013 - LINE Communications is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Welch as Director of Production. Reporting directly to LINE's board of Directors, Nick will take a Design and Development leadership role with responsibility for all of LINE's production output. In the immediate future Nick will also be focusing on the set up and early-stage delivery of the NHS Leadership programme, which LINE is currently delivering in conjunction with KPMG. » MORE
Reputation Management Solution for Doctors
Denver, CO (USA), May 2013 - By the time physicians are ready to see patients, they have spent a decade or more in classrooms, lecture halls, and teaching and healthcare facilities. These are smart, savvy people with a persistent desire to help others and do the best they can to help all the clients they see reach their goals. However, being smart in the medical office doesn't always translate into being smart on the internet, and many doctors face reputation attacks from disgruntled former patients. InternetReputation.com has a new product line that can help. » MORE
ELearning Bundle for Adult Learners' Week
London (UK), May 2013 - Adult Learners' Week (18-24 May) is a national celebration of the benefits of lifelong learning, and Learning Pool is supporting it by giving away seven free learning resources in a "Special Edition" bundle. Adult Learners' Week provides the opportunity for people to explore the many different kinds of learning, whether it is about getting a better job, being able to help their children with schoolwork, or discovering something new about the world around them. » MORE
ELearning Solution for Mobile Water Treatment Honored
Bremen (GER), May 2013 - High-capacity water-treatment tanks are often used in crisis regions to purify large amounts of water. Bremen-based szenaris GmbH has developed a comprehensive eLearning solution for operating and maintaining these facilities, which has now received the seal of quality of the eLearning industry association vebn (Verband eLearning Business Norddeutschland). Due to its extraordinarily high score - it achieved 97 of 100 possible points - the system was awarded the seal of quality with distinction. » MORE
Evolving interactivity
London (UK), May 2013 - (by Bob Little) It's now some six months since Harbinger Knowledge Products - makers of Raptivity, the award-winning, rapid e-learning development software tool that comes with a library of pre-built customisable interactions, most of which are interactive - launched -˜Raptivity Evolve' for its Raptivity premium customers. In that time, it's produced five new interaction modules collaborating with Raptivity users, in response to these users' suggestions. » MORE
