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Wimba Closes $8.4 Million Financing |
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New York, NY (USA), November 2007 – Wimba, the education technology company
that helps people teach people, announced that it has closed an $8.4
million Series B venture capital financing led by Ascend Venture Group
LLC, a leading investor with a focus on education concerns and applied
technology.
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| Testers and Developers |
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Moodle Bugathon Opened to Finalize New Release |
 Perth (AUS), November 2007 - Some people have been wondering, "Where is
Moodle 1.9"? According to Martin Dougiamas, founder and main developer of
the open source course-management system, "It is still being polished".
Testers and developers are invited to join the finalizing process.
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| Technological Security |
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Avanzo and Ethernalia Sign Collaboration Agreement |
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Madrid/Zamudio (E), November 2007 - The growing business demand in
training and sensitizing in terms of technological security, has found in
Ethernalia and Avanzo two allies. Avanzo and Ethernalia have just signed
an agreement for the joint development of both courses and contents.
Avanzo's experience in the eLearning sector, together with Ethernalia's
know-how in technological security, allows the development of "training
and learning pills", which offer excellent tools to users. This training
format is also compatible with a multiple-distribution channel.
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| On Tour in the UK |
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datango Presents EPSS Solution to SAP and Oracle Users |
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Berlin (GER), November 2007 - datango AG, a technology provider of
eLearning and Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS), has made
significant advances in its 2007 global growth strategy. The EPSS solution
datango knowledge suite will be presented on November 26th and 27th to the
SAP UK & Ireland User Group Conference and from December 3rd to the 6th to
the UK Oracle User Group Conference.
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| Belgium Market |
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Crossknowledge Celebrates Opening of New Office |
 Puteaux (F), November 2007 - After its recent step
into the British market, CrossKnowledge, a European expert in web-based
management training, continues its European expansion by opening an office
in Brussels, Belgium. This marks a new stage in the company's international
development, continuing the success it has already had in its home country
of France, as well as in Canada, China, Japan, and Spain.
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| New Offices |
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Tata Interactive Systems Expansion Continues |
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London (UK) - The global learning provider Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)
is expanding its presence in Scandinavia and the Benelux countries by
opening a sales office in the Netherlands to service the learning market
in Northern Europe. Furthermore, an office has been opened in Cologne to
strengthen ties in the German-speaking countries.
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| Educational Portal |
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Lifelong Learning for Teachers, Students, and Parents |
 Luxembourg
(LU), November 2007 – The Center of Technology of Education (CTE), part of
the Ministry of National Education Luxembourg, pursues the aim of a
multilingual educational working environment for teachers, principals,
students, office staff, and parents. Luxembourg’s Educational Portal,
called "mySchool", is based on a technical business solution provided by
BEA Systems. This solution is flexible that the integration of new
specifications, like a restaurant management for the school cafeteria, was
feasible.
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| Feedback Wanted |
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b-involved - Dialogue Platform for Online-debate Started |
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Ispra (IT)/Brussels (BE), November 2007 - The b-involved platform is an
Internet application that enables a small group of up to ten people to
have a focused discussion about a pre-defined issue. Developed by the
European Commission - Joint Research Centre and the Institute for the
Protection and Security of the Citizen, it went online at the end of
October.
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| Impossible Dreamers |
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Irish Teacher Wins Microsoft Innovation Award |
 Kilkenny (IR), November 2007 - A
Kilkenny teacher has won an Innovative Teacher Award at the Microsoft
Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum (ITF) 2007. Tommy Maher, principal of
Scoil Naomh Fiachra in Co Kilkenny, won the 'Innovation in Content'
category at the event in Helsinki, Finland for his project 'Don Quixote:
Impossible Dreamers'.
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| Partnership |
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Meridian Selects OutStart to Expand its Learning Suite |
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Boston, MA / Chantilly, VA (USA), November 2007 - OutStart, a provider of
eKnowledge software solutions for learning and knowledge sharing, and
Meridian Knowledge Solutions LLC , have announced that Meridian will offer
OutStart's industry-leading LCMS solutions - OutStart Evolution LCMS and
OutStart Studio as part of the Meridian KSI leadership LMS suite. This
enables Meridian to offer its customers and prospects an extremely
powerful and flexible solution for both LMS and learning content creation,
management, and delivery - all from a single, trusted vendor.
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| MEDA-ETE Project |
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First Train-the-Trainer eLearning Courses Completed |
 Torino
(IT), Novmeber 2007 - Staff from teacher-training institutes in ten
countries, together with the MEDA-ETE team and eLearning specialists
Giunti Labs have developed and implemented a number of eLearning and
eLearning-related learning materials as part of 'Component 4' of the EU’s
Mediterranean European Development Action - Education and Training for
Employment (MEDA-ETE) Project. The goal of the effort is to introduce
eLearning into North African and Middle East Mediterranean countries.
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| Connected |
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Questionmark Links with SAP's Learning Solution |
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Norwalk, CT (USA), November 2007- Testing and assessment software provider
Questionmark has announced that its Questionmark™ Perception™ assessment
management system now supports the SAP® Enterprise Learning environment.
This will enable customers to more effectively recruit, certify, and align
skills to corporate objectives.
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| Unique |
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European eLearning Standardization Committee |
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Essen (GER), November 2007 - The new European standardization committee for
eLearning, called CEN/TC 353, has been founded; its establishment is the
result of extensive, thorough preparation. Reaching a European consensus
on eLearning standards was a daunting endeavor, as was defining a vision,
mission statement, and business plan. Finally, though, the unique
organization will begin its efforts to bridge the gap between the
international standards developed by the leading international eLearning
standardization committee SC36 "IT-supported Learning, Education and
Training (ITLET)" and those of the respective European national
standardization bodies.
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| Learning and Skills |
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OpenLearn Shortlisted for eGovernment Award |
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London (UK), November 2007 - OpenLearn has been shortlisted in the Learning
and Skills category of the eGovernment National Awards 2007. The awards
highlight UK services that improve citizen and business transaction with
councils, central government departments, and other public sector
organisations. This year’s awards focus on social inclusion and the use of
innovative technology to deliver services to help the disadvantaged.
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| Call for Papers |
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The Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning |
 London (UK), November 2007 – From 13-17 July 2008 the Fifth
Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF5) will take place at the
University of London. It will explore how open and distance learning can
help achieve international development goals and education for all.
Contributions to the Forum are accepted until 30 November 2007.
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| Start Playing |
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Third Serious Games Sessions Europe |
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Lyon (F), November 2007 - Lyon Game, a trade and business organization in
the digital and video games sector, is organizing the Serious Games
Sessions Europe on 3 December 2007 in connection with the Game Connection
and the Lyon Game Developers Conference. Following this event will be the
launch of the first videogame university "Gamagora".
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