Themen

Growth Strategy

Atlas Interactive Expands its Middle Eastern Operation

Aberdeen (UK), February 2011 - International training and learning-solutions provider Atlas Interactive is embarking on a significant growth strategy in the Middle East. Atlas' new office base in Abu Dhabi will service clients across the Gulf with a focus on the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait. Furthermore, the addition of three new hires demonstrates the company's continued commitment to its customers across the region. » MORE

Content and Authoring

EssentialSkillz Releases Library of Editable Courses

Milton Keynes (UK), February 2011 - eLearning provider EssentialSkillz has released two new libraries of editable courses under their brand O-LAS Content. Developed using their own authoring tool, O-LAS Author, each course is editable by clients to ensure that the content is relevant to their organisation. » MORE

Open Source

TDM Becomes Totara LMS Partner

Wellington (NZ), February 2011 - TDM, UK specialists in helping organisations to leverage open- source software solutions, has become a Totara LMS Partner. Totara LMS, is an open-source LMS for the corporate sector based on Moodle. Totara LMS has a range of enhancements over and above the wide ranging functionality available in Moodle. » MORE

Useful Insights

The Guardian Shares the Secret of eLearning

Brighton (UK), February 2011 - More and more organisations are turning to eLearning and seeing the benefits, according to a recent article in The Guardian. The piece highlights how businesses are making the most of eLearning, including Cable & Wireless, one of Kineo's longstanding clients. » MORE

Learning Gateway

New Version of SaaS and Cloud-based LMS

Oslo (NO), February 2011 - Edvantage group, a European eLearning company, has announced the release of version 5.6 of its SaaS and cloud-based Learning Gateway learning-management system (LMS). This version focuses on helping large and small organisations gain more effect from their blended learning programmes with less administrative effort. » MORE

Expansion

IMC Opens French Office

Saarbrücken (GER)/Paris (FR), February 2011 - IMC has announced the opening of an office in Paris. IMC will be focussing on its learning and talent suite CLIX as a cloud-based SaaS model. This, combined with the POWERTRAINER authoring tool and individual and standardised content services, offers a packet of services that is unique in France. » MORE

Strengthened Position

e2train Acquires Intraventure

Cirencester (UK), February 2011 - e2train, a provider of learning and performance-management systems and services, has announced its acquisition of Intraventure, a provider of succession-planning and talent-and-performance-management software and services. e2train's takeover of Intraventure brings together two of the UK's leading-edge HR and learning software providers. » MORE

Asian Market

dp Expands Global Presence into China

Munich (GER)/Shanghai (CN), February 2011 - digital publishing, a European provider of online language training, has announced the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China. The Shanghai office establishes a permanent presence in Asia and expands digital publishing's global reach. » MORE

Flexible Service

British Gas Services Chooses Content Master

Bristol (UK), February 2011 - British Gas Services - Central Heating Installations, the UK's leading installations and home-services provider, has selected Content Master, part of CM Group, to create and deliver its latest onboarding sales training programme. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Towards more benchmarking

London (UK), February 2011 - (by Bob Little) Towards Maturity, the benchmarking and best practice organisation which aims to improve the impact of learning technologies at work, has launched a new benchmarking service. Called the Head Start Programme, Towards Maturity claims that this 12 month blended support programme will use benchmarking to help users find the most effective implementation path to enable them to improve performance and overcome barriers. » MORE