Themen

Business Development

Global Knowledge Appoints Barry Corless

Wokingham (UK), October 2010 - Global Knowledge, a provider of IT and business-skills training, has announced the appointment of Barry Corless as business-development director for best practice. Barry's new focus lies in strengthening Global Knowledge's existing customer base and building on relationships with its leading technology partners, who include Cisco, Microsoft and VMware. » MORE

Collaboration

Value and Challenges from New British Standard

London (UK), October 2010 - The arrival of the world's first standard for collaborative business relationships offers organisations a chance to build value beyond their individual capabilities but also poses some potential challenges, claims PSL's operations director David Hawkins. » MORE

Branching Out

The Open Group Sweden Established

Reading (UK), October 2010 - The Open Group has announced the signing of an agreement with Biner AB, a Gothenburg, Sweden-based consultancy specialising in business transformation through change management and enterprise architecture to serve as its representative in Sweden. » MORE

Achievement

NetDimensions Named Top 20 Learning Portal Company

Hong Kong (HK) October 2010 - TrainingIndustry.com has named NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning management systems, as one of the Top 20 Learning Portal Companies. NetDimensions Chief Executive Officer Jay Shaw says, "At this stage in NetDimensions' evolution, we're looking at opening new doors by offering innovative products that take the game to a whole new level. This citation by Training Industry Inc. affirms our mission and direction." » MORE

LCMS

eXact Learning Solutions Reveals Industry Trends

Sestri Levante (IT), October 2010 - Recent research by eXact learning solutions, a provider of online and mobile learning-content-management and digital-repository solutions discusses the major trends in corporate learning and potential buyers' confusion. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

The rise and fall of 'e'

London (UK), September 2010 - (by Bob Little) 'E-learning' was once a word denoting the 'leading edge' application of learning delivery technologies and the latest thinking in instructional design. Yet, for years, studies have showed that less than ten per cent of those who start an eLearning programme ever complete it. » MORE

Professional Development

Aurion Learning Builds Competency Assessment Tool

Belfast (UK), September 2010 - Aurion Learning has designed and built a new competency assessment tool for the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC). The tool is designed to assist nurses and midwives in their continuing professional development. » MORE

Blended Learning

Greenlight Solutions Enhances Training Services

London (UK), September 2010 - Greenlight Solutions, a specialist employee-training and consultancy-services provider, has enhanced its training services through the use of Cobent Learning Compliance Suite (LCS). The new system allows them to offer clients a blended-learning environment and reach a wider market quickly and cost effectively. » MORE

Ethical Computing

QA Expands Market-Leading Green IT Training Portfolio

Slough (UK), September 2010 - The UK-based training company QA is expanding its range of Green IT training courses. With the British Computer Society (BCS), QA has co-developed the world's first officially accredited Green IT training course. For the first time, a full suite of Green IT training courses is available, from awareness through to certification. » MORE

Low-Cost Dial In

Netviewer Expands Audio Conference Offering

Karlsruhe (GER), September 2010 - Voice transmission is an integral part of all web conferences, webinars, and online support facilities. Netviewer, Europe's foremost provider of web collaboration solutions, has therefore not only incorporated free voice over IP functionality into its products, but also a professional audio-conference service. » MORE