Themen

Change

Christian M. Stracke Is the New Chair of CEN TC 353

Essen (GER), July 2010 - Mike Collett of Great Britain, Chair of the European Standardisation Body for eLearning (CEN TC 353), has gone into retirement. Under his leadership, the standardization committee for eLearning has produced considerable results in only three years. » MORE

Accreditation

Omniplex Becomes Bloomfire's First Certified Partner

Hemel Hempstead (UK), July 2010 - Omniplex has signed a reseller agreement with Bloomfire to become its first certified partner. Bloomfire is a contemporary social-media tool that provides a way to share knowledge within an organization or group. » MORE

Quality Video

Tixeo Chooses Google's VP8 for HD Web Conferencing

Montpellier (FR), July 2010 - In February this year, Google acquired On2 Technologies and its famous VP8 codec. The search-engine giant has recently released the source, providing a free alternative to H.264. Many industry leaders such as Mozilla, Logitech, and Nvidia, have since announced they will soon support the codec, making it the future standard of Internet video. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Moves to foster partnering and collaboration

London (UK), July 2010 - (by Bob Little) New research suggests that a new job title is coming to the business world: the human systems director. According to a study - conducted by the Future Foundation on behalf of Google - of 3,500 employees, 100 HR managers and 100 IT managers across the UK, France, Germany, the US and Japan: by 2020, the workplace will be transformed by the sharing and development of ideas. » MORE

Case study

Center of Excellence in Instructional Design

Fremont, CA (USA), July 2010 - The production process of Emantras, a provider of comprehensive eLearning-related services, involves research and analysis, brainstorming, development, and reviews. The firm's output has proven to be quality learning solutions focused on the learner's needs. » MORE

Ranking

Best Web Conference Solution: Gold Award for Netviewer

Ogden, UT (USA) / Karlsruhe (GER), June 2010 - Following a wide-ranging test comparing products from different providers, Netviewer Meet 6.0 was presented with the Gold Award for the best web-conference solution by TopTenREVIEWS. The website features in-depth technology tests and product comparisons in more than 350 categories. » MORE

Sustainability

DuPont Develops eLearning Series for Energy Efficiency

Wilmington, DE / Virginia Beach, VA (USA), June 2010 - DuPont Training Solutions powered by Coastal has released the DuPont™ Energy Efficiency eLearning series. The sixteen online courses are designed to help industrial facilities around the world improve energy efficiency and profitability and are now available for free demonstration. » MORE

Expansion

Learn.com Increases Its Global Distribution Network

Sunrise, FL (USA), June 2010 - Learn.com® has announced the signing of several strategic partner agreements in Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America as part of the company's ongoing expansion to deliver its cloud-based Knowledge Platform to global markets. » MORE

Financial Sector

Edvantage Group Partners with KESDEE

Oslo (NO), June 2010 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company and Managed Learning Service provider, has entered into a reseller agreement with KESDEE, the world's largest financial eLearning company. Together, they will provide specialised learning resources and on-demand eLearning content for the financial-services industry. » MORE