Themen

Serious Games

Lockheed Martin Acquires 3Dsolve

BETHESDA, MD (USA), September 2007 - Lockheed Martin Corporation has announced its acquisition of 3Dsolve, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 3Dsolve is a privately held company that creates simulation-based learning solutions for government, military, and corporate applications. The company's innovative software tools assist clients with collaborative training using interactive 3D graphics. » MORE

Pharmaceutical Industry

Information Transfer to Produce Training Programme

Cambridge (UK), September 2007 - Consequent to a successful and ongoing working relationship with European Organon offices, Information Transfer will now be working with the company's global division, based in New Jersey in the USA. Organon has commissioned Information Transfer to produce a training programme on anaesthesia products for its international sales operation. The training materials will include manuals and electronic assessments and will be translated into many languages. » MORE

Expansion into France

U&I LEARNING Announces Takeover of HyperOffice

Ghent (BE), September 2007 - U&I Learning, a Ghent-based eLearning integrator operating in Belgium and the Netherlands, has announced its takeover of HyperOffice, the leading eLearning company on the French market. The agreement signed today involves a 100% buyout of HyperOffice shares. » MORE

Partnership

Industry's First SCORM-Conformant 3D Serious Games

London (UK), September 2007 - LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, and Caspian Learning, a pioneer of 3D learning-based games applications, have announced a partnership to produce and distribute the industry's first SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) conformant 3D serious games for learning management systems in the corporate training, government, and military sectors. » MORE

Vendor Platform

Online Training at Subaru Germany

Munich (GER), September 2007 - Right on time for the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Subaru Germany will introduce an interactive online training platform from Springer Transport Media for its vendors. Interactive training modules for three of Subaru's models - the Outback, Tribeca and Legacy - were already deployed last year, and all the members of Subaru's traders' network have been effectively and efficiently trained to use them. » MORE

Repository Software

IntraLibrary Connect Removes Traditional Boundaries

Linlithgo (UK), September 2007 - Intrallect, a leading provider of digital object repository software, has announced the launch of intraLibrary Connect - a web services suite that allows digital resources stored in the firm's intraLibrary solution to be accessed and used more easily in a wide range of eLearning tools. » MORE

Collaboration

Combining Mobile and Virtual Worlds for eLearning

Richmond (UK), September 2007 - Giunti Labs is collaborating with Coventry University's newly formed Serious Games Institute (SGI), Cisco, and mobile learning specialist Ambient Performance. The result of this collaboration will be on display at the Serious Virtual Worlds conference. » MORE

Interview

Insight into Learning Content Management Systems

Nashua, NH (USA), September 2007 - Stephen Shaw is chief learning officer of Eedo Knowledgeware and Associate Professor of Educational Technology at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He has helped Eedo to achieve a leading position in the LCMS market, while assisting a wide variety of customers in designing and implementing effective learning-content management strategies. In an interview with CHECK.point eLearning, Shaw speaks about operating mode and benefits of Learning Content Management Systems. » MORE

Learning Network

SonicWALL Technologies Set New Standards in Safety

SUNNYVALE, CA (USA) - SonicWALL, Inc. has announced the deployment of an advanced learning network in the renowned Silicon Valley college prep establishment, Presentation High School, leveraging the complete portfolio of SonicWALL solutions to create a safe, secure, and reliable network. » MORE

Vertical Search

Finervista Launches Website for Online Seminars

San Francisco, CA (USA) - August 2007 - Following a successful beta, Finervista Inc. has launched a new vertical-search website for online business events, webcasts, and seminars, also known as webinars. As such, Finervista is a free educational resource for business professionals and a highly-targeted lead-generating platform for business advertisers. » MORE