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Corporate eLearning
Blackboard's eLearning Patent Declared Invalid
Washington, DC (USA), April 2008 - In a preliminary re-examination, the US Patent Office, recently suggested that Blackboard's eLearning patent may be invalid. The Patent Office rejected all 44 claims in the disputed US patent for a system for teaching in a virtual classroom using the Internet, including chat, a virtual blackboard, and provision of teaching materials. » MORE
Innovative Cooperation for a Knowledge-based Society
Bucharest (RO), April 2008 - (by Elena Lita) IBM Romania recently organized the fourth edition of the national forum "IBM Academic Days for Universities in Romania". The aim of the two-day event, held on 27-28 March, was to provide information and initiate ways of innovative cooperation for a networked, knowledge-based society through long-term, interdisciplinary strategic training and R&D partnerships. » MORE
LCMS Provides Technical Controls for Regulations
Nashua, NH (USA), April 2008 - Eedo Knowledgeware has announced that ForceTen™, its award-winning learning content management system (LCMS), is providing built-in technical controls for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 11. » MORE
Nespresso Relies on Swiss Software for Learning
Baar (CH), April 2008 - Nestlé Nespresso, the worldwide pioneer and market leader in pre-portioned coffee, supports the growing importance of international training management with an online solution from Switzerland. The i-qbox Human Performance Suite provided by Comartis allows Nespresso to offer learning material to its growing employee population globally and enable an effective training-management solution. » MORE
Web 2.0 Business Skills Innovator DTV Has New Faces
London (UK), April 2008 - Key strategy, content, and sales management roles at business-skills video producer Digital Training Videos (DTV) have been filled with the appointments of Sean Walsh and James Ralph. DTV, a web 2.0 technology-enabled learning and development innovator, delivers engaging, relevant, up-to-date business skills videos direct to desktops. Core benefits in DTV training are greater value, flexibility, choice, quality, and trackability. » MORE
Tool Supports the Creation of Html-based Courseware
Jersey City, NJ (USA), March 2008 - Html courses are popular, as they are very simple visually and have widespread access. RapideL-i, the newly launched online rapid eLearning tool developed by Brainvisa, allows the creation of html-based eLearning quickly and easily. The web-based application has been provided with a set of easy-to-use templates and a supporting course player. » MORE
ArcelorMittal Upgrades Contract with GlobalEnglish
Brisbane, CA (USA), March 2008 -” GlobalEnglish Corporation, a provider of online learning and support for business English communication, has announced that ArcelorMittal, the world's number-one steel company, has upgraded its multiyear contract. After signing an initial agreement with GlobalEnglish in 2006, Mittal Steel merged with steel giant Arcelor, and ArcelorMittal became the largest steel company in the world, with more than 320,000 employees in 60 countries. » MORE
New EMEA Director Appointed
London (UK)/ Austin, TX (USA), March 2008 - 360training.com, a global leader in compliance, licensing, and certification training, has announced the appointment of Skye Mackie as Director of eLearning for the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian markets (EMEA). Mackie will be responsible for 360training.com's sales, marketing, and growth of the company's emerging European product suite for compliance training. » MORE
Eurocontrol Selects Eedo ForceTen LCMS
Rijswijk (NL), March 2008 - Eedo recently announced that Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has selected Eedo ForceTen™ learning content management system (LCMS) for the development and delivery of eLearning services for the Air Traffic Control and Air Traffic Management staff in its 41 member states. » MORE
Serious Game Helps Bankers Detect Fake Currency
London (UK) / Kolkata (IN), March 2008 - As custodians of the national currency, all banks are expected to ensure that counterfeit notes presented at any customer outlet are identified and removed from circulation. ICICI Bank, India's second largest, was keen to reduce the amount of counterfeit currency being passed through its counters, but it faced the challenge of training its new cashiers to identify security features and, at the same time, reduce the continual flow of fake bills. » MORE
