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Corporate eLearning
Hello Chicago! The Test Factory Goes Global
Durham (UK), August 2011 - The Durham-based software firm The Test Factory, which develops online assessment solutions, will open their first American office - in Chicago - this month. The company has seen its staff numbers grow to more than thirty in a little over three years and already boasts a client list including Microsoft, HSBC, and the BBC. Strong and growing US demand for the company's services has led to the decision to open a permanent presence in the country. » MORE
Creating a 25,000-member Community within Ninety Days
New York, NY (US), August 2011 - Appsbar has announced that its unique app-building tool has grown to a 25,000-member community within ninety days of launching the beta version of the cost-free and simple way for anyone to build and publish professional-quality apps. To mark the milestone, appsbar is thanking the appsbar community with the launch of the appsbar Gallery and an iPad giveaway based on a review of the best new appsbar apps posted to appsbar's Facebook page. » MORE
Sharing Knowledge That Can Help Make People Wiser
Orlando, FL (US), August 2011 - The online community information website from Alternative Medicine Info, LLC has gone live. The group that created AltMeds.com has spent two years beta testing the site and building the database of more than 8,000 pages, creating a comprehensive, go-to location for information on alternative medicine philosophies, practices, products, and services. » MORE
New Contract at the European Commission
Ghent (BE), August 2011 - U&I Learning, an eLearning integrator with headquarters in Ghent, has reeled in a new contract at the European Commission, with an estimated value of one million euros. The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission wants to lower the threshold for European SMEs wanting to participate in, e.g. framework programs for research and technological development. » MORE
Infosys Unveils Integrated Talent Management Platform
Bangalore (IN) / London (UK), August 2011 - Infosys has unveiled Infosys TalentEdge, a comprehensive talent-management platform that deepens employee engagement. Infosys TalentEdge addresses the entire HR lifecycle, helping companies streamline their HR processes and reduce operational costs. The platform is built on state-of-the-art technology and is delivered in the cloud on an outcome-based pricing model. » MORE
Mobile learning: from theory to practice
London (UK), August 2011 - (by Bob Little) At the eMadrid Workshop on e-learning, held at Ciudad Universitaria in Madrid, Fabrizio Cardinali - Vice President of Global Business Development at eXact learning solutions - along with other mobile learning specialists including Marcus Specht of the Open University of the Netherlands, explored trends in mobile learning relating to both the corporate and the academic sectors.
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Complementary Portfolios Offer Great Choice to Clients
London (UK), July 2011 - Learning content provider Video Arts and global eLearning provider MindLeaders ThirdForce, have joined forces to offer a comprehensive online library of training videos, eLearning, and mobile learning resources that can be accessed with a single sign on. » MORE
New Version of Interactivity Design Software Raptivity
Redmond, WA (USA), July 2011 - Harbinger Knowledge Products has announced the release of a new version of its flagship interactivity-building software, Raptivity. The new version, 6.5, includes a string of features that enable more flexibility and extensibility for eLearning course creators to design interactive courses. » MORE
Mobile learning is the biggest Area of planned Growth
London (UK), July 2011 - (by Bob Little) According to a recently published study by Towards Maturity's Laura Overton and Dr Genny Dixon, leadership and management development skills is the business area in the UK that will see the greatest increase in eLearning materials over the next two years. The study, which included the views of over 180 organisations, encompassing over 35,000 managers, concluded that the need to improve performance and lead business change is driving the adoption of leadership development programmes in some 80 per cent of organisations. » MORE
Over 200,000 Trained Users on Cloud eLearning Platform
Milan (IT), July, 2011 - Docebo SRL, a provider of integrated solutions for eLearning training, has announced that the number of users managed in distance-learning projects by its DoceboLMS Cloud has surpassed the milestone of 200,000. » MORE
