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Equipment Revenues in EMEA to Grow 18.5% |
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Amsterdam (NL), July 2012 - According to International Data Corporation
(IDC), research the EMEA enterprise videoconferencing equipment market
will continue to show healthy growth, spurred by the increasing need for
the application of video and telepresence for unified communications and
collaboration.
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| Serious Games |
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Have Fun Accelerating Your Career |
 Paris (FR), July 2012 -
The Ile de France Fongecif, OPCALIA Ile de France, and APEC have released
"The Professional Issue" (Game), a serious game developed by KTM Advance.
This tool allows private-sector employees to accelerate their career while
discovering different devices available for professional evolution.
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| Voluntary Audit |
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Saba Announces Results on Internal Accounting Review |
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Redwood Shores, CA (USA), July 2012 – Saba, a provider of enterprise
solutions, has announced the results of the accounting review voluntarily
initiated by the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors. The review was
conducted by the Committee with the assistance of independent professional
advisors.
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| eHealth |
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New Learning Resources Explains Medical Imaging |
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Dunfermline, Scotland (UK), July 2012 - Over the last six months, SINAPSE
(The Scottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence) has
been working with eCom Scotland to create a pool of eLearning resources
explaining medical imaging.
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| Apprenticeship Scheme |
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3000th Skills for Life Learner at Whitbread |
 Bristol (UK), July 2012 -
Whitbread representatives have joined hands with longstanding eLearning
partner MindLeaders to celebrate the achievement of the 3000th Skills for
Life learner on the Whitbread programme since it began in 2008.
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| Authoring Software |
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Easy Ways of Creating Interaction and Animation |
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Saarbrücken (GER), July 2012 - Following the recent release of its CLIX
learning platform, IMC AG has presented the most recent version of its
authoring software POWERTRAINER. Version 4.0 offers users even more varied
user-friendly functionalities.
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Upgraded Mobile Communications Tool |
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Wayne, PA (USA), July 2012 – Kenexa has announced the launch of Hot Lava
Mobile 3.0, a mobile solution used to develop, manage, and analyze the
results of independent device communications, snack learning, performance
support, sales enablement, and surveys.
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
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No formal learning please, we’re managers |
 London
(UK), July 2012 - (by Bob Little) Research carried out by GoodPractice,
has revealed leaders’ and managers’ preference for informal or social
learning. The study found that the biggest challenge faced by leaders and
managers relates to having difficult conversations with team members. This
ranked far ahead of all other issues discussed in the research, with over
half the participants citing it as a challenging area. Managing
underperforming teams and dealing with resistance to change were also
highlighted as key challenges.
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| Open Source LMS |
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New OLAT 7.3.1 Public Release Now Available |
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Zurich (CH), July 2012 - OLAT (Online Learning And Training), an
open-source, free-of-charge, and web-based learning management system that
supports all major standards, is now publicly available in its latest
version, OLAT 7.3.1.
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| New Report |
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Moodle: The Corporate Reality Uncovered |
 Cirencester (UK), July
2012 - The popularity of Moodle as an academic learning platform is
migrating into the corporate market. But built originally for an academic
audience and learning model, what’s the reality of Moodle’s usage and
suitability for corporate learning?
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| Mobile Learning |
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iSpring PowerPoint-to-HTML5 Converter Released |
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New York, NY (USA), July 2012 - iSpring has begun offering its "iSpring
Converter", which transforms MS PowerPoint presentations to HTML5, for
purchase; the price is $99. It allows PPT-based presentations and
eLearning courses to be viewed with high quality on mobile devices.
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| Pilot Application Success |
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"common sense" Collects Second Award |
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Vienna (AT)/Nairobi (KE)/Abu Dhabi (UAE), July 2012 – The Vienna-based
eLearning firm common sense is celebrating the winning of two awards for
its GSM-based mobile-learning projects and is in discussion with its
project partners about further steps.
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| Accolade |
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Microsoft Global Award - A Milestone for DDLS |
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Sydney (AU), July 2012 - DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions) has
received the 2012 Microsoft Learning Competency Training Solution
Excellence Partner of the Year Award. Winners were chosen from a set of
nearly 3,000 entrants worldwide.
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| Stakeholder Consultation |
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LLL in the 21st Century: Dimensions of Change |
 Brussels (BE), July 2012
- The VISIR project (Vision, Scenarios, Insights and Recommendations) is
an initiative of seven European networks and two renowned research
institutions. It uses stakeholder consultations to develop a vision on how
ICT can help make lifelong learning a reality.
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| Talent Management |
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NetDimensions Supports Chinese Casual Wear Company |
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Hong Kong (CN), July 2012 – NetDimensions has announced that its Talent
Suite has been selected by China’s largest casual wear company,
Meters/bonwe, to support the firm’s talent-management strategy for 20,000
employees across mainland China.
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| Accolade |
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LINE Gains Recognition as Runner-up |
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London (UK), July 2012 - LINE Communications, a European provider of
learning and communications solutions, has been awarded runner-up in two
categories at the International eLearning Association (IELA) awards.
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| On the Go |
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Mobile Learning: Sustaining Lifelong Learning |
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Melaka (MY), July 2012 - The first International Conference on Mobile
Learning, Application, and Services (mobilcase2012) is being held 18-20
September 2012, in Melaka, Malaysia. The event brings together academics,
researchers, scientists, engineers, and students.
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| International Links |
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Conference on Innovative Business in China and Europe |
 Beijing (CN), June 2012
- China is looking to shift from being the manufacturing powerhouse of the
world to becoming a centre of innovation and ideas. The 2012 CEIBS-EFMD
conference in Beijing (29-30 November) will focus on innovative business
in China and Europe.
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| Blended Learning |
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Effective Instruction and Engagement |
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Atlanta, GA (USA), July 2012 - Sharpen your instructional skills and learn
how to engage more students in a blended course environment by joining
this conference, 30 July – 01 August 2012. The event is geared at
instructional designers, faculty, and faculty developers.
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| Gathering in Romania |
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Eleventh International Conference on Web-based Learning |
 Sinaia (RO), July 2012 -
ICWL is an annual international conference on web-based learning. ICWL 2012
is the eleventh edition conference and will be held in Sinaia, Romania,
02-04 September 2012. The programme features keynote addresses and
workshops in addition to technical presentations of refereed papers.
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| Scholarly Practices |
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Conference on Science and the Internet 2012 |
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Düsseldorf (GER), July 2012 – The International Conference on Science and
the Internet (COSCI), organized by the Junior Researchers Group Science
and the Internet, will be held
01-03 August 2012.
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| Extended Deadline |
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Innovations and Quality: How Do They Fit Together? |
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Brussels (BE), July 2012 - The deadline for the submission of papers to the
first edition of the European Commission-supported conference "Learning
Innovations and Quality" (LINQ) has been extended until 10 August. The
Conference takes place on 23 October 2012 in Brussels.
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| E-LEARN 2012 |
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Multi-Disciplinary Forum Organised in Montréal |
 Montréal, QC (CA), May
2012 - The World Conference on eLearning in Corporate, Government,
Healthcare, & Higher Education (E-Learn) takes place 09 – 12 October 2012.
The event is organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing
in Education (AACE) and co-sponsored by the International Journal on
eLearning.
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| #artel12 |
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Awareness and Reflection in Technology-Enhanced Learning |
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Saarbrucken (GER), July 2012 – The second workshop on Awareness and
Reflection in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ARTEL12) is being held in
conjunction with EC-TEL 2012 on 18 September 2012 in Saarbrücken, Germany.
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