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Corporate eLearning
Toolwire to Deliver Virtual Hands-On Learning for Avaya
Pleasanton, CA (USA)/London (UK), June 2009 - Toolwire, a provider of experiential distance-learning solutions, has announced an agreement with Avaya Inc. to develop and deliver a virtualized, on-demand lab environment to train Avaya solution partners worldwide. » MORE
Echelon Learning Signs Partnering Agreement with HT2
London (UK), May 2009 - Organisation-development consultancy Echelon has agreed to a partnering arrangement with HT2 to collaborate on implementing the "World Class Diamond", a diagnosis and benchmarking model for organisations that are seeking to become truly 'world class'. » MORE
Trends in the LMS Market
Sussex (UK), June 2009 - Kineo has examined the trends in the LMS market, looking at a significant shift towards Software-as-a-service (SaaS). They argue that the growth of open source solutions combined with SaaS could change the face of learning-management systems as we have come to know them. CHECK.point eLearning provides you with a summary of their findings. » MORE
Screencast-Based Training Is Effective and Versatile
Okemos, MI (USA), June 2009 - With the economic downturn snapping at the heels and budgets of training managers and learning officers, many are seeking simpler and more cost-effective methods of training employees. Matt Pierce, training manager at TechSmith, writes about Screencast-Based Training - CHECK.point eLearning provides you with a summary. » MORE
Two Learning Impact Awards for Giunti Labs
Sestri Levante (IT), June 2009 - Giunti Labs has won a 'Gold' and a 'Best in category' award at the IMS Learning Impact Awards (LIAs), the world's annual competition for the high-impact use of technology to support and enhance learning. Organised by the IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC), the LIAs recognise use of technology to improve learning across all education segments and in all regions of the world. » MORE
Datango Partners with OclassenHathaway
Waltham, MA (USA), June 2009 - datango AG, a provider of software that accelerates time to value and increases user acceptance of mission-critical systems, has announced that it has forged a strategic relationship with OclassenHathaway, experts in helping technology companies transform their learning businesses into significant profit centres. » MORE
LCMS on top of an Enterprise Content Management
Boulder, CO (USA), June 2009 - (by Kirsten Seegmüller) Utilizing an isolated platform for learning-content management makes it difficult for companies to leverage content from different parts of the organization for training purposes. Therefore Mark Hellinger, CEO of Xyleme, opts for the model to implement a learning-content-management system on top of an enterprise content-management platform. Xyleme provides XML-based SCORM-2004-certified content-management solutions. In an interview with CHECK.point eLearning, he explained how this would reduce the time and cost of content administration. » MORE
Epic Achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Standard
Brighton (UK), June 2009 - Epic has become the first key player in the UK eLearning market to achieve the ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management Standard, confirming its commitment to long-term environmental protection. The international standard requires procedures for managing environmental aspects of a business, with targets for waste reduction and energy efficiency. » MORE
Simbionix Offers New Product for OB/GYN Physicians
Cleveland, OH (USA)/Zurich (CH), June 2009 - Simbionix and VirtaMed have joined forces to provide OB/GYN surgeons with the most advanced training system for endoscopic surgery. The new VirtaMed HystSim™ simulator adds hysteroscopy to Simbionix's impressive line of medical simulation and eLearning products. » MORE
SkillSoft Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
Nashua, NH (USA), June 2009 - SkillSoft, Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of on-demand eLearning and performance-support solutions for global enterprises, government, education, and small to medium-sized businesses has announced the financial results for its first fiscal quarter of fiscal 2010. » MORE
