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    • Immersed in learning

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      Research is pushing back the frontiers of e-learning, allying the real and virtual worlds to enhance the learning experience.

    • Airedale NHS Trust celebrates Lean successes

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire |

      The Lean Healthcare Academy, a standalone division of online training pioneer Virtual College, continues to make an impact across the healthcare sector, notably with its founding partner Airedale NHS Trust.

    • Giunti Labs reveals IRMOS Project preliminary results

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, will reveal the preliminary results of the Interactive Realtime Multimedia Applications on Service Oriented Infrastructures (IRMOS) Project at the ‘Immersive Education Summit’ - being held at the London School of Economics in London on 23rd and 24th April.

    • UK's First Internet Retailing Diploma Launched

      Econsultancy | London, UK |

      The first postgraduate qualification developed in the UK specifically for ecommerce professionals, has been launched today by internet research and training specialist, Econsultancy.

    • Xyleme Unveils Next Version of Xyleme LCMS

      Xyleme | Boulder, CO |

      Xyleme LCMS 3.3 comes with extensive new features for eLearning and ILT, simplified content authoring interfaces, and best-in-class globalization capabilities. Xyleme®, the leading provider of 100% XML, SCORM 2004 certified learning content management solutions, today announced Xyleme LCMS 3.3, the newest version of its industry leading single-source solution for learning content management. Xyleme LCMS enables organizations to employ Reusability 2.0 techniques for leveraging content across any learning modality, creating a customized and contextual learning experience.

    • Elicitus Wins 'Best Authoring Tool' Platinum Award 2nd Year in a Row

      Harbinger Group | Redmond, WA |

      Training Australia Magazine named the LearnX Asia Pacific 2009 E-Learning & Training Awards winners of its prestigious awards program. Elicitus, the leading rapid eLearning authoring tool by Harbinger Knowledge Products, won the 'Best Authoring Tool' award. Elicitus is used by trainers, educators, subject matter experts and other eLearning creators worldwide. Elicitus has won this award for the 2nd time in a row.

    • Raptivity Wins 3 Gold Awards

      Harbinger Group | Redmond, WA |

      Training Australia Magazine named the LearnX Asia Pacific 2009 E-Learning & Training Award winners of its prestigious awards program. Raptivity, the leading rapid interactivity building tool by Harbinger Knowledge Products, won 3 Gold awards in 'Best Rapid E-Learning Tool', 'Best Simulation Solution' and 'Best Assessment Tool' categories.

    • Jeppesen Enhances eLearning Strategy by Implementing the Enterprise Knowledge Platform LMS

      PeopleFluent | Hong Kong |

      NetDimensions (London Stock Exchange, AIM: NETD), a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems and its partner Intelladon, a premier provider of learning solutions, combining software and services, announced today that Jeppesen has implemented the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) learning management system (LMS) to deliver aviation training and courses to individual and corporate clients.

    • Information Transfer welcomes new clients

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      Information Transfer welcomes some of our new clients: Bayer HealthCare, RMD Kwikform and JohnsonDiversey. For each of these clients we are developing bespoke e-learning solutions that translate complex or technical content into engaging training.

    • Coastal Launches Pilot Program to Help Improve Safety in Healthcare

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal announces the launch of an eLearning Pilot Program for healthcare facilities. Participation is available to all U.S. facilities for 30-days. The program will give hospitals, long-term care, home healthcare and ambulatory care professionals unlimited access to several featured courses.

    • Pearson VUE to launch new computer-based ISEB exam

      Pearson VUE | London |

      PEARSON VUE has announced that it will be the first testing company to offer the new Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing for the British Computer Society (BCS).

    • Coastal Helps Facilities Meet 2009 NPSG Compliance Training

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal offers a selection of programs that help healthcare facilities comply with the Joint Commissions 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). The purpose of the NPSGs is to promote specific improvements in patient safety. Coastal's programs address the NPSGs, enabling healthcare professionals to train their staff in these important areas.

    • Healthcare e-Academy launches new urinary catheterisation online module

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorks |

      Virtual College in Ilkley, a pioneer in online learning, has launched a new e-learning module relating to urinary catheterisation - widely regarded as one of the major causes of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) in the NHS.

    • Events in the UK and Germany lead to record interest in Giunti Labs' products and sevices

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      A leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, which launched learn eXact Enterprise, the newest version of its learning content management system (LCMS), at this year's Learning Technologies event in London at the end of January and at LearnTech Germany in Karlsruhe in early February, has reported record numbers of visitors to its stands at both exhibitions.

    • TAP lessons in blended learning made in-NESC-capable

      The Training Foundation | Winchester, England |

      Alison Wright is E-learning Programme Manager within NHS Education South Central's Quality, Practice Learning Team. In this new case study she explains why the TAP Certificate in Blended Learning perfectly matched NESC's aspirations to move from a position of patchy, undeveloped provision to a far more coherent, integrated approach to the exploitation of new learning technologies.

    • Coastal Presents A Free Video On Demand Trial

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal HealthTrain is pleased to offer a free course via Video On Demand for the month of February. Infection Control In Outpatient Facilities is a brief but comprehensive program that outlines preventive measures against fatal illnesses, like hepatitis, AIDS, MRSA and MDROs.

    • Pearson VUE to exhibit at the 7th e-Assessment Question Conference

      Pearson VUE | London |

      As one of the pioneers of e-Assessment, Pearson VUE shares the objectives of the conference, which are to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of computer-based testing over the traditional pencil-and-paper methods that are still widely employed.

    • Pearson VUE to showcase e-Assessment at IP Week 2009

      Pearson VUE | London |

      Pearson VUE is the world leader in computer-based testing, also known as e-assessment, and aims to showcase the many benefits of electronic test delivery in assessment programmes.

    • E-learning partnership heralds safer future for county's children

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) is taking the lead nationally in helping to make the county a much safer place for its children and young people. LSCB's flagship work in the delivery of e-learning is being undertaken in partnership with the Safeguarding Children e-Academy, part of the Virtual College, and the UK's leading provider of online training courses in this field.

    • Raptivity Completes Upgrade of all 200+ Learning Interactions

      Harbinger Group | Redmond, WA |

      - Learning Games, Simulations, Videos now available with Rich Text Formatting, In-depth Voiceover Support and Advanced Layout Customization Options. Harbinger Knowledge Products announced the successful completion of upgrade to all 200+ learning interactions in the award-winning software Raptivity. With this upgrade, now all the Raptivity interactions provide rich text formatting capabilities. In addition, all the interactions also provide in-depth support for voiceover and advanced layout customization options.

    • New version of Kallidus LMS enables upload and retrieval of personal learning evidence

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK |

      e2train, the UK's leading provider of learning and performance technologies, announces the new version of Kallidus Learning Management System (LMS). Among the system's new features, Kallidus now enables learners to record, store and retrieve their own personal learning evidence and template based assessments.

    • Epic exhibit at Learning Technologies 2009

      Epic | Brighton, UK |

      Web 2.0: From one to many; push to pull; formal to informal

      Traditionally, e-learning has been about one head, one computer. It has been pushed out to users who require formal learning. But the explosion of Web 2.0 has created an opportunity for many heads to pull to¬gether in informal learning. So how can we maximise the potential of Web 2.0 to achieve effective learning?

    • learn eXact Enterprise unveiled at Learning Technologies

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      A leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, will be offering previews - at this year’s Learning Technologies exhibition – of learn eXact Enterprise, the latest version of its learning content management system (LCMS). This year, Learning Technologies - which is being held at London’s Olympia on 28th and 29th January 2009 - focuses on ‘Next generation learning at work’, and will provide examples of how technology-supported learning is crucial to business performance and success.

    • Pearson VUE joining forces with IT Training Awards 2009 to help raise money for ChildLine

      Pearson VUE | London |

      Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.co.uk) is sponsoring the IT Training Awards 2009 (IITT) Charity Auction in a bid to help raise over £20,000 for ChildLine. To be held at The Dorchester in London on Thursday 5th February 2009, the prestigious event will be presented by the Countess of Wessex and will see the auctioning off of luxury prizes such as holidays in the Maldives, New York and Portugal.

    • Lean Healthcare Academy celebrates 'coming of age'

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorks |

      The Lean Healthcare Academy has 'come of age' after recruiting its 21st member - NHS Leeds, formerly Leeds Primary Care Trust. The academy works in partnership with healthcare sector providers seeking to adopt and implement Lean working practices as a foundation stone for sustainable service transformation.

    • e-learning partnership sets new standards in housing sector

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      InLiving, a unique tenant training package delivered as an interactive mobile phone game to young people having to deal with the realities and responsibilities of living independently for the first time is to be rolled out following the success of a pilot project.
      It follows the establishment of a strategic partnership between Creative North and the Housing e-Academy, which aims to drive forward adoption of e-learning within the UK housing sector.

    • Tata Interactive Systems' 'Learning Consultancy'

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK |

      Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) and leading Learning Architect, Gordon Bull join hands to offer Learning Consultancy to organizations with the objective of providing a strategic and business perspective to Learning initiatives.

    • Giunti Labs shows the latest in learning technology

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      At this year's Learning Technologies conference and exhibition, being held at London's Olympia on 28th and 29th January 2009, Giunti Labs, a leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, will be showcasing new developments in its learn eXact learning content management system (LCMS) technology.

    • Coastal Releases ControlLogix eLearning Series

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal announces the release of its new Coastal Skills Training ControlLogix six-part eLearning series. The courses are now available for free preview.

    • Fidelity Play the TAP Card

      The Training Foundation | Yardley, West Midlands |

      Ever wondered who processes and authorises your card transactions when you shop at JJB Sports, Adams, Selfridges or a host of other retail stores? It will be the people at Fidelity National Information Services (FNIS), a major outsourcer of credit and debit card services and one of the world’s leading providers of banking technology. Processing 40m credit and debit cards, supporting 50m card accounts and authorising £78bn of card transactions on behalf of over 6000 financial institutions and high street retailers requires a highly trained staff. The Training Foundation’s TAP® Learning System is not only helping FNIS's Birmingham based training team to standardise the quality of training delivery to call centre staff, but also provide a blueprint for an expanded range of programmes across the company.

    • Giunti Labs' HarvestRoad Hive Digital Repository on show at Online Educa Berlin

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      At this year's Online Educa conference and exhibition, held in Berlin from 3rd to 5th December, Giunti Labs, a leading learning and mobile content management solution provider for the Educational sector, will be showcasing new developments in its Hive digital repository technology which was acquired by Giunti Labs in March 2008 from the Australian Stock Exchange quoted Harvestroad company.

    • Giunti Labs presents new LCMS & DR success stories at Online Educa Berlin

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      Giunti Labs, a leading learning and mobile content management solution provider and bespoke content producer, is represented at no less than four of the presentations that form the Online Educa Berlin (OEB) conference - the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors – which takes place from 3rd to 5th December.

    • e2train showcases induction training solutions exclusively at World of Learning 2008

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK |

      e2train, the UK's leading provider of learning and performance technologies, announces an exclusive showcase at World of Learning 2008, 19 and 20 November. The showcase will reveal how learning technologies can be harnessed to create successful induction training programmes. Visitors to the stand can collect their complimentary guide to take away.

    • Coastal HealthTrain Mixes It Up With Blended Learning Solutions

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal HealthTrain offers a variety of delivery options to address the complex training needs of today's healthcare professionals. The goal of blended learning is to combine delivery methods to provide the most effective and efficient learning experience. Coastal's blended learning solutions include customizable, interactive online courses, DVDs, handbooks, posters and books.

    • Learning Solutions Come Together

      MPS Interactive Systems | London |

      Ashorne Hill and Tata Interactive Systems Join Hands to Enable Key Organisational Initiatives.

    • Fight recession by training staff

      imc | Sevenoaks, UK |

      *New research shows HR professionals being asked to do more with less when it comes to staff training*

    • New research finds HR leaders are overlooking eLearning tools

      imc | Sevenoaks, UK |

      According to new independent research released today by eLearning and advanced content solutions provider IMC (UK) Learning Ltd, only half (52%) of HR professionals have invested in learning management systems (LMS) or rapid authoring tools in their organisation, despite the fact that 79% believe it is important to be able to produce in-house training quickly and cost-effectively.

    • Raptivity Wins Software Satisfaction Awards 2008

      Harbinger Group |

      Raptivity software by Harbinger Knowledge Products has won Software Satisfaction Awards 2008 in Learning Software category. These awards are organized by UK-based Sift Media, a leading B2B publisher specializing in interactive business communities with a membership of over 250,000 professionals.

    • Buckle up for a flying start!

      Epic | Brighton |

      easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, have partnered with blended learning specialists Epic to develop Buckle up! - a ground-breaking induction programme for all Cabin Crew new entrants. As a successful, expanding airline that offers great prospects for career progression and promotion, easyJet are now poised to offer new starters a unique blended learning experience for their CAA-regulated Cabin Crew induction.

    • The Law National Admissions (LNAT) Consortium renews contract with Pearson VUE

      Pearson VUE | London |

      The Law National Admissions (LNAT) Consortium have renewed their exclusive contract with Pearson VUE to deliver the National Admissions Test for Law via their UK network of computer testing centres. Pearson VUE has won the contract to deliver the tests until 2011, with the option to renew until 2013.

    • Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Academy signs agreement with Pearson VUE in the Middle East

      Pearson VUE | London |

      Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Academies (TAG-Academy) in the Middle East, in cooperation with Pearson VUE, announced today the launch of its first Pearson VUE Authorised Testing Centre, which will provide computer-based test delivery for ICT certification. This will be the first of a number of test centres as part of this agreement.

    • CyberCrime Security Forum 08

      Global Knowledge | Wokingham, UK |

      Information is power and it may be worth more than you think, so how can you protect yourself or your business from the cyber criminal?

    • CM Group Announces Luminosity courses are now available on your phone

      Civica |

      CM Group is excited to announce a mobile publication option for their Luminosity rapid eLearning course creation and management platform. Using the mobile publisher functionality within Luminosity, authors can output content to mobile phones and PDAs for offline study. Once downloaded to the mobile device, users can view the content in their own time and do not require a network connection.

    • Learning content industry's future under discussion at DECOM 2008, a key European event in Italy

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      The future of the learning content industry - in particular, its ability to adapt to, and exploit fully, a new generation of educational content production, management, sharing and distribution models - is the subject of a top level conference, hosted jointly by Giunti Labs, one of the leading learning and mobile content management solution providers, and the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG). The conference, on Digital Educational Content Marketplaces (DECOM 2008, www.decom2008.com), is being held at Giunti Labs' headquarters in Sestri Levante, on 23rd October.

    • Harbinger Unveils TeemingPod - A Platform for Embedded Social Interactions is the Sequel to FlockPod

      Harbinger Group |

      Harbinger Knowledge Products today unveiled TeemingPod, a platform for embedded social interactions. For Web developers, TeemingPod provides a platform that helps build social interactions right inside their web applications or web sites. For users, TeemingPod provides a small place on any Web page to get together and to interact on-the-spot, while staying on the page.

    • Nothing but the best for CM Group

      Civica |

      In the midst of a much publicised skills shortage in the IT industry, CM Group has recruited two graduate technologists, in addition to promoting individuals from within the organisation and attracting some high calibre experienced IT specialists.

    • Coastal HealthTrain Launches 11 New eLearning Courses

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal HealthTrain is proud to announce the release of 11 new healthcare e-learning courses covering ambulatory care, home healthcare, long-term care, and general healthcare issues. Like Coastal’s other e-learning titles, these programs deliver customized, consistent and trackable training anytime and anywhere.

    • Raptivity among Software Satisfaction Awards 2008 Finalists

      Harbinger Group |

      UK-based Sift Media has shortlisted Raptivity software by Harbinger Group for Software Satisfaction Awards 2008. The awards are established to reward high standards from software application providers serving UK businesses.

    • Harbinger Knowledge Products among E-Learning Awards 2008 Finalists

      Harbinger Group |

      Harbinger Knowledge Products has been shortlisted for eLearning Awards 2008, judged by the e-Learning Network in association with e-Learning Age, UK. The shortlisting is under 'Best Learning Game, Simulation or Virtual Environment' category.

    • Becta funded projects supported by Raptivity and Elicitus

      Harbinger Group |

      Harbinger Knowledge Products has announced that it is helping schools produce and share content by making its products available to Becta funded projects in England. The products include Raptivity, the award-winning rapid interactivity builder and Elicitus, the leading authoring tool.

    • Giunti Labs' HarvestRoad Hive eases content migration issues

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK |

      A software system - HarvestRoad Hive, from leading learning and mobile content management technology provider, Giunti Labs - is helping organisations, particularly those in the education sector, to save both time and manpower as they make information more readily available to users.

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