Themen

Infrastructure Solution

Serco Enlists Redstone for UK Training Centre

London (UK), October 2012 - A £200,000 Redstone IP network and digital AV solution sourced by Serco has gone live at major UK training centre, driving improvements in learning and future proofing the facility for a range of IP applications. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Capitalising on the changing demand for eLearning

London (UK), October 2012 - (by Bob Little) Many commentators and analysts agree that, increasingly over the last few years, the training industry has been changing. Among other things, organisations are turning to blended learning - a mixture of instructor-delivered and technology-delivered learning - to make training solutions more effective, affordable and sustainable. In particular, the growth in "mobile technology" is increasingly prompting mobile learning materials to be added to the "traditional" blended learning mix. » MORE

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

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

Social Storytelling

New applications for eBooks by Apps

Hamburg (GER), September 2012 - With their first iPad app, the German start-up company Frankbooks enables users to communicate with other readers, as well as with the author or a particular character from the novel via an integrated Facebook plugin. » MORE

Learning Suite

Kenexa Releases the Industry's First Social LMS

Wayne, PA (US), September 2012 - The learning space is reinventing itself as formal training for the workforce moves toward collaborative, social-learning-based solutions, according to a recent Bersin & Associates research report. Kenexa has released the first learning suite that incorporates an enterprise-grade social-learning management system (LMS). » MORE

Talent Management

Indra Rolls Out NetDimensions Talent Suite

Rocky Hill, CT (US), September 2012 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has announced that Indra, a global technology, innovation, and talent company, has successfully rolled out NetDimensions Talent Suite to its employees around the world. » MORE

Easy to Build

Enterprise-Wide Mobile Apps with LINEstream

London (UK), September 2012 - The LINEstream software platform enables organisations to quickly create, publish, manage, and update cross-platform mobile applications to deliver immediate targeted knowledge to their people. LINEstream puts the power of creating smartphone and tablet apps into the hands of staff, subject-matter experts, and partner agencies across global organisations. » 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