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CM Group Announces New Windows 8 Learning Apps

Bristol (UK)/ Seattle, WA (USA), August 2013 - With the addition of apps for the Windows 8 smartphone and Windows 8 tablet, CM Group has added to its Luminosity Mentor range of learning and corporate-communications products. The new Windows 8 apps join the rest of the Luminosity Mentor range of apps to provide flexible, clear and user friendly learning experiences for users. They also incorporate a number of innovative gamification features designed to engage learners and encourage their repeat use. » MORE

VC Funding

Italian Start-up Rysto Partners with Docebo

Naples/Milan (I), August 2013 - Having established a partnership with Docebo, the Italian start-up Rysto, a social platform that speeds up recruiting and training in the world of catering and hospitality, has received venture capital of around a million US dollars. » MORE

Interpreting Knowledge

neuTrain's Challenge to L&D Leadership

London (UK), August 2013 - Donald H Taylor and Steve Whiddett highlight the need for smart content sharing and the role of L&D leaders in interpreting knowledge in video interviews with newly launched learning content innovator NeuTrain. » MORE

Changes at the Top

Piers Lea Joins ELIG Board

Piers LeaLondon (UK), August 2013 - LINE's CEO Piers Lea has been appointed to the board of ELIG, the European Learning Industry Group. The newly appointed board, which will take over from the previous Executive Committee, will be led by Fadi A. Khalek, Vice President Higher Education & Applied Learning at Pearson. » MORE

Transforming Training

Houses of Parliament Staff to Engage with eLearning

Derry (IR), August 2013 - Learning Pool, the leading provider of eLearning to the UK public sector, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the UK Parliament to provide online training to staff across both Houses. This provision will be extended to Members and Peers at a later stage. » MORE

"On-the-Go"

New Personal Training Fitness App

London (UK), July 2013 - Award-winning personal training provider MotivatePT have partnered with European software developer Mercier Technologies SARL to create their latest fitness application designed to help clients with their personal training programs. The fitness app is the latest in a suite of technology developments designed for MotivatePT to use in conjunction with their customers' personal training sessions. » MORE

Machine Learning

Saba's Next-Generation Talent-Management Platform

Redwood Shores, CA (USA), July 2013 - Saba has announced that it has built patent-pending machine-learning technology into its open, standards-based talent-management platform. This bold innovation adds to the company's advanced cloud platform that was announced this past March at People 2013, Saba's annual global user conference. In addition, the company has continued to enhance end-user engagement and several other key features of its platform, including social, mobile, and core learning functionalities. » MORE

Real Meaning

Redtray Changes Name to Commelius

London (UK), July 2013 - The training and learning-technology provider Redtray Solutions Ltd has announced its new company name - Commelius Solutions Ltd. CEO Carl Smith says, "We're still the same great organisation with the same great variety of products and services. The only thing that has changed is that we now have a name that reflects what we try to achieve for our customers." » MORE

International Growth

IMC Opens Office in San Francisco

Saarbruecken (GER), July 2013 - With subsidiaries in Graz, London, Melbourne, Sibiu, and Zurich, IMC has mainly been present in Europe and Asia. Now, however, due to the global spread of the company's learning solutions, a higher demand for its service and support activities has risen in North and South America. » MORE

White Paper

Top Tips for Successful Talent Management

Cobham (UK), July 2013 - Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a provider of business applications and services, has commissioned a white paper that explores the increasing importance of -œtalent management- in the HR field. The paper looks at how an organisation can maximise efforts to attract, mould, and retain the best people in the current financial climate and as employee expectations continue to change. » MORE