From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Government guide to new training regulations

25th November 2009

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published guidance for businesses on the new regulations that give employees a legal right to request training. From April 2011, all employees who have worked for an employer for at least 26 weeks will have the right to request time for training. This guide covers what [...]

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Learning and Skills Group webinars: a success story

19th November 2009

A look at the webinar series run by the Learning and Skills Group.

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Tandberg Shareholders Hold Out For More From Cisco

11th November 2009

We recently reported on the news that Cisco had acquired Tandberg, the Norway based video communication business, but it seems they may decide to drop their bid. Less than 10% of Tandberg’s shareholders accepted Cisco’s $3 billion offer. Cisco have now extended the deadline to 18th November, but have said that if its offer is [...]

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Logitech buys LifeSize

11th November 2009

It was announced today that consumer peripherals maker Logitech has bought LifeSize, a video conferencing business based in Austin, Texas. Logitech is one of the biggest players in the PC peripherals market, producing a wide range of webcams, headsets and microphones, as well as mice, keyboards, and music and gaming equipment. This is definitely one [...]

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Adobe beef up Acrobat Connect Pro

9th November 2009

News of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro 7.5

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Digital learning content does not have to mean CBT

3rd November 2009

Argues the case that it is pointless training l&d professionals to create fully self-contained online courses, a job best left to specialists. However, l&d professionals do need to know how to create simpler forms of digital learning content.

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Face-to-face meetings play catch up

2nd November 2009

back channel, Twitter

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Elluminate’s figures show rapid growth in the virtual classroom

2nd November 2009

The latest figures from Elluminate, which specialises in supplying web conferencing solutions to the education market, demonstrate just how significantly this market is growing: “Bookings for the third quarter of 2009 grew over 60 percent year-to-year, fueled by significant customer renewals and upgrades.” “Elluminate is experiencing exponential growth in adoption and usage with more than [...]

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