Washington, DC (USA), February 2007 - Blackboard Inc., a provider of enterprise technology to the education community, announced a "Patent Pledge" in support of learning institutions worldwide that use or develop open source and home-grown course management software as well as the commercial entities supporting them. » MORE
Boston, MA (USA)/ St.Ingbert (GER), February 2007 - OutStart, a provider of eKnowledge software solutions for learning and knowledge sharing, has announced the establishment of OutStart GmbH, its new German subsidiary. The company also announced it has acquired - and will continue to sell, enhance, and support - LearnCube, a popular eLearning product in German-speaking regions. » MORE
Saarbruecken (GER), February 2007 - Continental AG, one of the world's leading tyre manufacturers and a major supplier for the automotive sector, has just implemented the learning management system CLIX from IMC, the leading German provider of learning technologies. ContiSmartLearning will mainly deliver product and sales trainings for truck tyres. » MORE
London (UK), February 2007 - Kadaster, the Dutch Land Registry Office, has chosen ForceTen™, Eedo's Learning Content Management System (LCMS), to improve the way it trains its staff in line with other service improvements that have resulted in financial benefits, flexibility, and time savings. » MORE
York (UK), February 2007 - MyKnowledgeMap (MKM) has introduced a version of its eAcademy system, enabling companies to manage staff skills and development needs ranging from day-to-day productivity to discovering and achieving relevant qualifications. » MORE
Nottingham (UK), February 2007 - Atlantic Link's groundbreaking rapid eLearning authoring tools have taken a hugely significant leap forward. The software now allows courses to be designed specifically for the small screens of Windows Mobile devices. This means that courses are not only able to be run directly on Windows Mobile devices, but also look superb as all the functionality of the innovative authoring tools can be applied to small screen design. » MORE
New York (USA), February 2007 - Among students and teenagers, social networking - using tools like MySpace or Facebook - has been a hit for quite some time. IBM now intends to offer a software package for companies to support their internal social networking with blogs, idea-and-knowledge sharing, and an expert search, thus increasing their productivity. » MORE
Jersey City, NJ (USA), January - RapideL, the rapid eLearning content-authoring solution has overcome some crucial challenges in courseware development and project management. It has been felt by the content development community that there is a pressing need for efficient project management. » MORE
Brighton (UK), January 2007 - The new British fire safety regulations have come into force and put greater onus on employers and the self-employed to conduct risk assessments. For many, that means eLearning. It doesn't, however, have to mean a commitment to bespoke development or a generic offering. Kineo has developed a new method to deliver quality, customised eLearning in rapid time at a fraction of the traditional cost: Flatpack eLearning. » MORE
Sestri Levante (I) - Best practice lessons from an award-winning learning content management system application are among the key tips and techniques on offer at this year's Learning Technologies conference on 31st January and 1st February at Olympia, London. » MORE
