Themen

Growth

Blackboard Completes Acquisition of Saf-T-Net, Inc.

Washington, DC (USA), April 2010 - Blackboard has announced that it has completed its acquisition of privately-held Saf-T-Net, Inc., provider of AlertNow, a leading messaging and mass notification solution for the K-12 marketplace. The price was approximately $33 million, excluding transaction costs and subject to certain adjustments. » MORE

Award

dp Proves Excellence in Marketing

Hanover/Munich (GER), April 2010 - For the eighth consecutive year, the European Multimedia Forum (EMF) and its national and regional partner associations have honored ICT and digital media companies with the Seals of e-Excellence. For 2010, digital publishing received the Platinum Award. » MORE

Cloud Computing

Changefirst Launches Change Solution for eLearning

London (UK), April 2010 - Changefirst, a provider of change management solutions, has announced its online business-change application, e-change®. Taking advantage of the benefits of cloud computing, Changefirst has combined its intellectual property and experience to deliver an accessible, subscription-based tool for organisations at an affordable price. » MORE

Letter from UK

'Little's Britain': New skills needs for HR folk - part two

London (UK), April 2010 - (by Bob Little) The story so far: the authors of a recent report published by the UK's Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) - 'Next Generation HR: Time for change - Towards a Next Generation for HR' - comment: "The possibility of HR playing a more significant role in building the foundations for future success, while acting as a true partner and on occasion a provocateur in the business today, is very real." » MORE

Performance

Compliance Tool for iPhone and New Collaboration

London (UK), March 2010 - Saffron Interactive has announced that Assure, its innovative compliance tool, is now available for the iPhone. The company thus further continues its ongoing eLearning development collaboration with defence consultancy 3SDL. » MORE

Mobile App

Upside Learning Announces Learning Solutions

Pune (IN), March 2010 - Upside Learning, a provider of learning solutions and a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development, and LMS solutions, has announced a new addition to its product basket - Learning Solutions based on Mobile Applications. » MORE

Staff Training

Caja Madrid Entrusts its LCMS to Giunti Labs

Florence (IT), March 2010 - Caja Madrid has revolutionised its training systems through the use of a learning content management system (LCMS) augmented by a learning management system supplied by Giunti Labs. This improves both the efficiency and cost effectiveness of Caja Madrid's staff-training activities. » MORE

Growth

Kaplan IT Learning Acquires Atlantic Link

Atlanta, GA (USA), March 2010 - Kaplan IT Learning has announced completion of its acquisition of Atlantic Link, a leading provider of collaborative rapid-eLearning authoring software. The integration of their complementary product portfolio into the Kaplan IT Learning suite of products allows clients to benefit from an unrivalled range of learning products and solutions. » MORE