Themen

Computer-based Testing

Pearson VUE Appoints New Managing Director for Europe

London (UK), February 2012 - Pearson VUE, the company's computer-based testing business, has announced the appointment of Matthew Poyiadgi as Managing Director for Europe. Matthew has over twenty years' experience of working for international IT and computer-based testing companies, having established successful teams and customer partnerships to deliver new products and launch global programmes. » MORE

Performance

Ontuitive Argues for Radical Shift in Learning

Washington, D.C. (USA), February 2012 - Ontuitive, a performance-support systems and services provider, encourages businesses to make a radical shift to performance-based learning by integrating more learning into business workflows. Ontuitive's Chief Learning Evangelist Bob Mosher argues that business and L&D departments need to reappraise their approach to how they train employees. » MORE

New Opportunities

Bluedrop Awaits First Day of Trading

St. John's, NL (CA), February 2012 - A recently completed business transaction with Serebra Learning Corporation will see Bluedrop Performance Learning, a pioneer in eLearning, become Canada's largest full-service eLearning company. It thus becomes one of the few technology companies from Atlantic Canada to cross over the public trading threshold. » MORE

Talent Management

Kenexa Acquires eLearning-solutions Company OutStart

Wayne, PA (USA), February 2012 - In an effort to expand its reach into the eLearning market, Kenexa, a publicly listed provider of business solutions for human resources and talent management, has agreed to acquire Boston-based OutStart. » MORE

eLearning Africa 2012

Towards a Sustainable ICT Policy for Benin

Cotonou (BJ), February 2012 - eLearning Africa 2012 will take place from 23-25 May in Cotonou, Benin. In an interview, Ken Lohento, a specialist in the design and implementation of ICT projects to support agriculture and rural development, offers some lessons from his native Benin. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Invisible idiot

London (UK), February 2012 - (by Bob Little) Someone - in the early days of technology - put the English proverb 'out of sight, out of mind' into a mainframe-housed forerunner of Google Translate. The idea was that the proverb would be translated into Russian and then back into English to prove that the software worked correctly. The result of the computer's deliberations was: 'Invisible idiot'. » MORE

Business Management

TTS GmbH Supports SAP Implementation

Heidelberg (GER), February 2012 - General Óptica, a leading ophthalmic company in Spain, has implemented SAP software across the entire Group, comprising 235 branches throughout Spain and Portugal. With the help of TT Knowledge Force, TTS GmbH familiarized the end users with the new software using a combination of handbooks and courses. » MORE

Cloud Learning

Docebo Receives 2.4 Euros Million to Boost Its Business

Milan (IT), February 2012 - Docebo, a provider of integrated eLearning solutions for corporates, has announced that Principia II, part of Principia SGR (one of the biggest players in the venture-capital market), has signed for a 2.4 euro million (US$3.1 million) capital increase. » MORE

Gold and Growth

Assima Expands and Wins Accolade

London (UK), February 2012 - Assima PLC has announced the acquisition of Kaplan Learning Technologies from Kaplan, Inc . Furthermore, alongside their client TNT Express, Assima has won the Learning and Performance Institute's top Gold honour for the Internal Training Project of the Year at The 2012 Learning Awards. » MORE

Sustainability

Green Project Management™ Courses Available

London (UK), February 2012 - The global training company QA has announced that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Green Project Management Ltd (GPM) to deliver a range of fully accredited and globally recognised sustainable project management courses. » MORE