Themen

Comartis AG

Reto Schilliger is New Vice President of Marketing & Sales

Baar (CH), June 2007 - Reto Schillinger has joined Comartis AG, a Swiss provider of individual eLearning, eBusiness, and eMarketing solutions as its new Vice President Marketing & Sales. In this function, Mr. Schilliger will expand Comartis' marketing and sales activities in Europe and the U.S. » MORE

Strategic Partnership

Business Communications and Culture Training Unite

Brisbane, CA (US) / London (UK), June 2007 - GlobalEnglish Corporation and Transnational Management Associates Limited (TMA) recently announced a strategic partnership. GlobalEnglish® is one of the leading online English learning and support service providers for business communication. TMA is a global leader in training programs and eLearning solutions. It focuses on the challenges of managing and communicating across borders in the complex 21st-century workplace. » MORE

New Appearance

Jenison's Management Milestones Remade

Southampton (UK), May 2007 - Management Milestones, the interactive online management portfolio from Jenison, has been revamped with a fresh new look and name. The skill-building courseware designed for new and developing managers and supervisors has been renamed Management Milestones - Essentials to reflect the key business critical competencies it covers. This rework has been achieved using Perform, the new rapid authoring tool from Jenison. » MORE

Financial Results

Nelson Croom Ahead of Expectations

London (UK), May 2007 - Nelson Croom, a UK developer and publisher of online learning courses, recently announced financial results significantly ahead of expectations for the year ending 31 March 2007. The company has grown by 50% in the last two years. The results for 2006-07 also show that Nelson Croom maintained profitability for the fourth consecutive year. » MORE

Global Alliance

dp's Language Courses on Franklin's Handhelds

Burlington, NJ (US) / Munich (DE), May 2007 - Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. of Burlington, New Jersey, a worldwide leader in handheld electronic information, and digital publishing, headquartered in Munich, Germany, recently announced an alliance. The goal is to bring digital publishing's award-winning language-learning series to a new line of Franklin electronic handheld products. » MORE

Best-of-Breed LCMS

Eedo's Strong Presence in the European LCMS Market

London (UK), May 2007 - Eedo Knowledgeware, a provider of innovative software products for real-time learning and knowledge systems, has announced that a recently published report by Elearnity, an independent European learning analyst firm, has recognised Eedo Knowledgeware as an established player in the learning content management (LCM) sector. The study, which focused on the LCM market, also acknowledged Eedo's flagship product, ForceTen, as a best-of-breed learning content management system. » MORE

Well-Positioned

SkillSoft Completes Acquisition of NETg

NASHUA, NH (USA), May 2007 - SkillSoft PLC has announced that it has completed the acquisition of NETg from the Thomson Corporation for approximately $270 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The combined entity will offer a robust multi-modal solution that includes online courses, simulations, video programs, and digitized books as well as complementary learning technologies. » MORE

UK Motor Industry

Shifting Further Education up a Gear

Hertford (UK), May 2007 - The UK motor industry has launched a unique initiative in support of the further education sector. The latter is responsible for training more than 50,000 young people registered in motor vehicle qualifications, including some 6,000 apprentices, annually. The main driving forces for the set up of the initiative are the relentless pace of vehicle technology, a need to recruit and train future technicians, and the requirement of ensuring the currency of lecturers' skills. » MORE

SumTotal Contracted

Online University for US Chamber of Commerce

Mountain View, CA (US), May 2007 - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has selected SumTotal Systems, Inc., a global provider of talent and learning management solutions, to build an online university for approximately 500 Chamber employees across the United States. The online university will be an easily accessible portal for employees to find information related to professional development, tap into best practices, and obtain compliance training. » MORE

Upgrade

Wimba Releases Live Classroom 5.0

New York, NY (US), May 2007 - Wimba, the education technology company that helps people teach people, recently announced the immediate availability of Live Classroom version 5.0. This upgraded version of Wimba's virtual classroom creates a better learning experience through collaboration. It draws students and teachers closer together by reducing the isolation that is often felt by online learners and educators. » MORE