Themen

Case Study

Swiss Computing Certificate Switches to Online Testing

Glattbrugg (CH), September 2008 - The Swiss Computing Certificate (SIZ), established in 1991, examines professional information and communication technology (ICT) skills in three languages. With around 150,000 diplomas and more than half a million module examinations, the SIZ diploma has become established among employers as a recognized certificate of qualification. » MORE

Business News

Echelon Appoints Alistair Morrison as CEO

London (UK), September 2008 - The consultancy-led publishing house Echelon Learning has appointed Alistair Morrison as its CEO. David Hill, who has headed up Echelon Learning since its inception in 1986, will becomes the company's Chairman, while retaining the role of Services Director to support key clients. Jenny Hill continues to lead the company's consultancy division. » MORE

Knowledge Management

A New Application for Collaborative Learning

Paris (FR), September 2008 - Momindum launches Momindum K-base 2.0, a knowledge-management application based on "deep-tagging" technology. It manages rich-media learning resources and facilitates collaborative knowledge sharing between presenters and audience. » MORE

Web 2.0 Solutions

Knowledge Management in Practice by Shell

Graz (AT), September 2008 - Peter Kemper, Knowledge Management portfolio manager of Shell's IT Department, recently gave a keynote at the TRIPLE-I conference in Graz in Austria. He spoke about "Shell Wiki: How an enterprise Wikipedia facilitates a better networked organization". In this interview - arranged by the organizers of Triple-I - he gives a brief recapitulation on his talk. » MORE

Growing Need

Partnership Arrangement with ENOVATE Romania

Basel (CH)/ Bucharest (RO), September 2008 - BRIDGE2THINK Group, an online solution provider specialising in management and leadership development, has announced its partnership with ENOVATE Romania. The partnership is to fulfill a growing need in the Romanian market for high-quality digital content with an emphasis on expert-driven and research-based content. » MORE

Set of Modules

UK-wide Accredited Health and Safety Training Portal

Norwich (UK), September 2008 - Norwich Union Risk Services, an integral part of Norwich Union, is helping its customers improve the standard of health and safety in the workplace with a new online training portal. It was launched in July 2008 and uses Cobent Learning Compliance Suite (LCS). » MORE

Elearnity

Connected Processes for Corporate Talent Management

London (UK), September 2008 - Industry analyst David Wilson and executives from Barclays and Allied Irish Bank (AIB) shared insight into key trends and best practices for integrated talent management at the Cornerstone OnDemand EMEA user-group conference in London. » MORE

Knowledge Sharing

New platform for Sales Knowledge

Boston, MA (USA), August 2008 - OutStart, a provider of software for learning and social software, has received certification from salesforce.com for its product SellingEdge.com. SellingEdge.com provides access to crucial expertise for sales people, creates links between sources of information, and gives users the possibility to contribute their knowledge. » MORE

Multinational Teams

New Software for Managing Global Teams Launched

Banbury (UK), August 2008 - Matchett's newly launched tool called "Managing Virtual or Remote Teams" (MVRT) sets out to lessen the negative environmental and economic impacts of running global teams in multinational organisations. » MORE

Award

digital publishing Receives Three Worlddidac Awards

Munich (GER), August 2008 - digital publishing (dp), a German online language-training service provider, has received three "Worlddidac Awards". The honors were granted for dp's corporate solution "CLT Intensive" online language school, the private consumer products "English Interactive Language Tour", and the firm's "Business English Intensive Course". » MORE