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Corporate eLearning
Giunti Labs Takes the Lead with TRIO
Sestri Levante (IT), October 2009 - Giunti Labs, a vendor of learning-content-management solutions and digital-repository platforms, is leading a consortium of companies appointed to re-engineer the learning-content production and delivery infrastructure of Training Research Innovation and (job) Orientation (TRIO), the web learning system of Italy's Tuscany region. » MORE
Boosting the Quality of Education in Nigeria and Ghana
Boston, MA (USA), October 2009 - A technology triumvirate consisting of ABJAD, a Jordan-based mobile-information publisher; AD-CONNECT, a Nigerian high-tech consultancy; and OutStart Inc., maker of Hot Lava Mobile software, will launch a pilot project to turn the mobile devices carried by 150,000 Ghanaian and Nigerian students into a platform for publishing, delivering, and tracking multimedia learning content. » MORE
Kineo Publishes New eLearning Guide
Chicago, IL (USA), October 2009 - Compliance training is a critical issue for today's organizations. In an increasingly regulated world, designing, delivering, and tracking compliance training is a key task. To support organizations in this task, Kineo has published a new guide providing practical advice on the design of compliance eLearning. » MORE
Cisco Sets its Sights on Tanberg
London (UK), October 2009 - "Cisco is offering approximately $3 billion for Tandberg stock, an eleven percent premium on the latest trading price and a three times multiple of revenues." Richard Mahony and David Molony wrote this commentary at the advisory and consulting firm Ovum. » MORE
Grasping at equality
London (UK), October 2009 - (by Bob Little) SkillSoft PLC has announced the results of a survey of some 1,800 learners which shows that some 70 per cent of them consider SkillSoft's Live Learning virtual instructor-led training (virtual ILT) to be just as effective as conventional ILT. SkillSoft added that, in support of this belief, 91 per cent of respondents who participated in Live Learning and later took a certification exam, passed on their first attempt. » MORE
Sam Herring Named Chair-Elect to ASTD Board of Directors
Seattle, WA (USA), October 2009 - Sam Herring, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Intrepid Learning Solutions, has been selected to serve as the 2010 chair-elect on the board of directors for the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). Mr. Herring joined ASTD's board in 2008 as a director and will serve for two more years, becoming chair of the board in 2011. » MORE
ELearning: a Key Strategy for Fast-Growing Aviation
Melbourne (AU), October 2009 - New funding will help the aviation industry address workforce development issues arising from its unique position as being a high-growth, yet operationally driven and highly regulated, industry. To meet these challenges, the sector has identified the need for a whole-of-industry quality approach to learning that aligns with nationally accredited qualifications and provides much-needed flexibility for an operationally driven workforce. » MORE
Upside Learning Amplifies its Network
Pune (IN), October 2009 - Upside Learning has announced the launch of its reseller programme for UpsideLMS, the company's learning-management system and related services. Upside Learning invites independent organizations and individual professionals to join to the programme. » MORE
New Appointment Reinforces QA's ITIL Credentials
Slough (UK), October 2009 - Jeff Payne, Director of Professional Best Practice at QA, a provider of learning services, has been nominated by ISEB as the representative for Europe to the ITIL V3 ATO Sub-Group. In this role, Payne represents all Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs) across Europe as well as QA. » MORE
Vertically Focused Learning Solutions
Mumbai (IN), October 2009 - Learning-solutions provider Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has announced the launch of its first business vertically focused learning solutions for organizations in the healthcare industry. TIS formally launched this initiative with the appointment of Candida Chandorkar as Vice President - Global Healthcare Solutions, a move from her earlier position as Vice President - ANZ. » MORE
