Themen

Prototypes

New Japanese Massage Mouse for Fatigued Computer Users

Tokyo (JP), October 2012 - Inspired by the large number of computer users suffering from painful symptoms of computer fatigue, Art Factory has blended the latest mouse and massager technologies into an innovative mouse that feels just as good in your hand as it does on your body. » MORE

Help for Public Sector

New Complaints-Handling eLearning for SPSO

Belfast (UK), October 2012 - Aurion Learning has been working with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) to develop a complaints-handling eLearning programme and virtual learning portal for local authorities and public-sector organisations in Scotland. » MORE

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

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