Elearnity Knowledge Centre - Corporate learning research and e-learning research - Main document list Date Document ....................................................................... Type Topics Vendors Sectors 02/01/2002 Learning Technologies show Jan 2002 Learning Technologies Show, London 30-31st January Successful but Schizophrenic The recent Learning Technologies conference and exhibition at Olympia on 30th & 31st January certainly maintained its recent reputation for a show with multiple personalities. It ranged from the academic, in the opening address by Professor Nigel Paine, Director of Science Year, to the deeply technical discussions with some IT vendors at their stands, to business strategy presentations on e-learning. Those who paid Analysis Shows/Conferences 11/30/2001 People make e-learning work Analysis Best Practice Mentoring & facilitation 03/07/2002 Online Learning 2002 Europe Online Learning 2002 Europe Conference 4th-7th March “Quiet”, was the consistent evaluation of this conference held at ExCel in Docklands, London this week. The two-day conference was held on 5th and 6th with pre- and post-workshop events either side. There were just over 100 delegates, the vast majority of whom came from outside the UK and Ireland – mostly from continental Europe. In addition to the main conference programme, there were a number of other special events including two present Analysis Shows/Conferences 10/30/2001 WOLCE Exhibition October 2001 WOLCE Conference 10th/11th October – Review The recession has hit. This week the WOLCE conference at the NEC in Birmingham run by Venture Marketing Group was quieter than expected. There were over 60 stands, and more than 2000 pre-registrations, but it was obvious that there was some belt-tightening around. The large flashy stands from major vendors were missing, as were good indicators – the “freebies” given away in better times. Some of the vendors shared stand space with others, and in g Analysis Shows/Conferences 11/01/2001 Conferences are an indicator of change Analysis Market 07/31/2002 Corporate LMS - A Perspective In corporate e-learning, you seemingly can’t do anything without a learning management system (LMS), or can you? Do or don’t you need an LMS? Who are the leading corporate LMS vendors? What’s happening with the market? Are they all losing money? Analysis LMS Market 10/30/2001 e-HR conference October 2001 e-HR Conference 1-4 October 2001 The conference organised by Linkage International took place at the Commonwealth Institute last week. The first and last days were pre- and post-conference learning sessions. The main conference days consisted of 2 or 3 keynote presentations per day, combined with four parallel tracks covering e-HR Executive Strategy, e-Learning and Development, e-Recruitment and Retention, and e-HR Applications. There were also themed tables over lunch and an evening reception Analysis Shows/Conferences 08/23/2005 The Realities of Blended Learning - Mindmap Leading market commentator David Wilson, Managing Director, Elearnity, will be talking about the realities of blended learning based on independent Elearnity research into the experience and best practice with blended learning in major UK companies, including key lessons learned and market realities. Analysis Blended Learning 04/30/2004 E-learning Overview - Mindmap : City Technology Forum Mindmap summary of presentation and discussion led by David Wilson at the City Technology Forum in April 2004 on e-learning overview and directions. Analysis E-learning Skills Strategy eLearnity 02/28/2005 E-learning Authoring Tools Corporate Overview - Mindmap Mindmap overview of authoring tools presentation including corporate realities, choices and trends. Analysis Authoring Tools Content Strategy eLearnity 05/06/2005 Generic e-learning research viewpoint Research viewpoint published regarding research into use of generic e-learning in major corporates in the UK. Analysis Content Strategy Market eLearnity 04/11/2005 Saba acquisition of THINQ - Mindmap Mindmap summarising initial analysis and recommendations from the Saba acquisition of THINQ. Analysis LMS E-HR Mergers & Aquisition Human Capital eLearnity 05/05/2004 E-learning Acceptance - Summary Mindmap Summary mindmap of analysis of e-learning acceptance and trends within major uk corporates. Analysis Acceptance Culture Content eLearnity 10/07/2005 Saba/Centra - Some Early Thoughts Saba's announcement of its intention to buy Centra is another significant step in the consolidation taking place in the learning technology market place. Here are some initial thoughts - positive and negative - on the implications of this move for Saba and Centra customers, and for the broader market. Analysis LMS E-learning Suites Virtual Classroom Mergers & Aquisition E-HR Saba Centra SumTotal Systems Oracle Peoplesoft 10/11/2005 SumTotal Systems/Pathlore - Elearnity Summary Viewpoint SumTotal Systems completion of the acquisition of privately-held LMS vendor Pathlore marked another significant step in the evolution of the LMS market and further escalated the stakes for competition in the corporate / enterprise space. What implications does this acquisition have for SumTotal and Pathlore customers, and for the broader market? Here is a summary view on how Elearnity sees this playing out. Analysis LMS Human Capital E-learning Skills Mergers & Aquisition SumTotal Systems Pathlore Saba Peoplesoft Oracle The Matchett Group 10/03/2006 What is Learning Content? (Slide) Following a number of requests, here is a copy of the "What is Learning Content?" slide from the Learning Content Management research summary presentation delivered on at the OutStart seminar on 3rd October. Also in PDF Form: Analysis Content LCMS eLearnity 10/11/2006 Blogs and Wikis for corporate learning? I have recently had a number of conversations with some different corporates about their interest in using Blogs or Wikis within their corporate learning programmes. Most of the individuals in these conversations are actively blogging themselves, but it made me wonder how many companies were actively using them already. Analysis Blogs Wikis eLearnity 03/15/2007 Learning Content Management - Executive Viewpoint Elearnity has been tracking the Learning Content Management (LCM) market for over five years. During this time, corporate awareness of LCM has changed from general apathy and confusion to growing recognition of the lack of learning content strategies in their current learning and e-learning thinking. The findings from the research are summarised in this Executive Viewpoint paper. Analysis LCMS Content Authoring Tools Strategy eLearnity 07/31/2002 Towards a sustainable strategy for learning Developing a broader perspective for learning seems to me to be vital to all organisations. As the pace of change increases and value-add increasingly comes from knowledge, having a sustainable strategy for learning becomes even more critical. The increasing rate of change of markets, organisations and products is leading to growing pressures for more and more learning, across the whole organisation. But at the same time, globalisation of business and mergers and acquisitions make companies more Article Adoption Best Practice Corporate University Culture LMS Market Standards Strategy Technology 10/12/2001 Guidelines for synchronous learning sessions Hints and tips based on real experience of how to design, manage and run live synchronous sessions. Article Best Practice 08/31/2002 Understanding Supplier Vested Interests Finding out what the vendors really do as opposed to what they say they do is sometimes not as simple as you would expect. With a lots of hype and market turbulence, e-learning vendors are a bit of a moving target. Article Best Practice Content Corporate University Evaluation Market Outsourcing Pilots Quality Strategy Technology Training Providers Vendors 01/30/2002 Crossing the e-learning chasm A perspective of the e-learning market place for 2002 including potential structural changes and developments. Refers to Geoffrey Moore's Chasm model for the introduction of new ideas and technologies. Article Human Capital LMS Market Mergers & Aquisition Strategy 10/23/2001 e-learning strategy A view on why an e-learning strategy is important and how it should be created Article Strategy 02/28/2002 E-learning - lessons from outer space The National Space Centre in Leicester has been open for about a year. A strange place to have a museum dedicated to the exploration of space. Leicester is not exactly Houston or Florida, but Helen Sharman came from the city, so there is some logic in the choice of location. In an attempt to entertain two 9-year old boys, we visited last weekend. The building is dedicated to interactivity, with a large number of physical challenges as well as some based on computers. The creativity of the IT su Article Best Practice Content Motivation 10/23/2001 Roles & responsibilities in e-learning projects - SMEs A review of what happens to the classroom teacher when e-learning is launched. Article Best Practice Project management 10/12/2001 Learning Management for Enterprise Solutions A discussion on successful learning management for the corporation Article LMS Strategy 04/03/2002 Maturity brings wisdom - changes in the e-learning market An article describing how the e-learning market has changed since the mid-1990's and how it is finally showing signs of maturity in early 2002. Article Adoption Market 10/12/2001 The Volume vs. Value Equation A discussion on the usefulness and justification for e-learning using the two extremes of high volume communication vs. customised and tailored learning for small numbers. Article Strategy 05/30/2002 Picking Pilot Projects When organisations initially start to explore the potential for e-learning, it is important that their initial experiences are positive and show real value. Whilst everyone talks about pilot projects as an obvious thing, often the reality is somewhat different. Obvious pilots often turn out to be not particularly useful or successful, or if they are, turn out not to interest the business very much. It is critical to get the right combination of appropriateness, achievability and business value i Article Best Practice Project management Pilots 03/01/2002 Rise of the Host A note of significant optimism in recent market announcements, is that hosted e-learning solutions, i.e. running it on someone else’s computer hardware rather than your own, has been growing rapidly. Article LCMS Learning environments LMS Market Technology Hosting ASP 04/17/2002 The Three Faces of e-Learning This article looks at the Business, IT and Learning aspects of a learning solution, and the importance of all three in the design and development of that solution. Article Best Practice 10/31/2001 e-Learning in the Professions Here are two articles by Robin Fry of 2ends limited on e-learning for those in professional fields: 1. Although e-learning has admirable advantages for individual learners, professional institutes can gain hugely by introducing online continuing professional development. The three main aims of any institute: to deliver useful and valuable services, to continue to attract potential new members and to maintain high regulatory standards can all be supported by an e-learning strategy. http://www. Article Consulting Firms Press Releases 09/03/2002 Work-life balance? Like it or not, technology is also changing the way people access learning, and the way companies are thinking about learning. But learners must take more responsibility for their learning, something that turns out to be surprisingly difficult for the rank and file. Technology can also dislocate learning, and dissociate learners from their peers. Article Culture Motivation Strategy Technology 11/01/2001 Building Learning Communities Article Learning environments Technology Learning Communities 06/30/2002 Top Ten Lessons - Full Document As part of ongoing research into best practice and the realities of corporate e-learning, eLearnity hosted a corporate roundtable discussion attended by senior managers from Marconi, Marsh, Lloyds TSB, Centrica and Vodafone, all of whom have direct responsibility for their organisations e-learning activity. This article summaries the discussion of corporate experiences of the best and worst of e-learning within their organisations. What were the successes? What what the failures? What lessons ha Article Best Practice LMS Strategy Technology 09/04/2002 Toyota estimates 60% time and cost savings by implementing e-learning Toyota, the car manufacturer, is finding new ways to train its staff. They have implemented an engaging e-learning course to help deliver training on Standardised Work procedures at its Derby plant, using tools created by knowledge=power, the e-learning specialists. Training specialists at Toyota estimate a cost saving of at least 60% on training delivery per trainee against trainer's time. Article Case study Content Knowledge-Power Manufacturing Cars 04/30/2002 All hail the learner! There is a myth that has pervaded much of the training industry for many years – Content is King! As we moved towards the millennium, the “content is king” battle cry was picked up and expounded by the fledgling e-learning industry, and you will still hear it shouted loudly from the battlements at many e-learning conferences. So what’s the problem? Well its simple really. The original premise is wrong, content isn’t king, the learner is! Article Best Practice Blended Learning Content Corporate University Culture Learning Communities Market Mentoring & facilitation Motivation Portals Strategy Surveys 02/18/2002 Wired accountancy - reality in 2002? A look at the e-learning market for both ongoing development of financial services employees and for initial accoutancy trainees. Looks back at the slow start in 2000/2001 and forward to the future. How far is accountancy moving towards the electronic age? Article Consulting Firms Management Development Market Professional development Accountancy 08/01/2002 E-learning Market Directions So what’s up with the e-learning market? Having burst onto the scene with promises of becoming a multi-billion dollar industry over night, suddenly there’s talk of vendors laying off staff and even going out of business. Is there a problem with e-learning, what’s the real state of play in the market and where is it going? Let’s take a step back and then try and answer these questions. Article Market Mergers & Aquisition 05/31/2001 Reinventing learning within business Article Best Practice Market Strategy 11/09/2001 Recession bites, e-learning marches forward Budgets have been cut across the board in late 2001. Does that mean that e-learning intiatives have to stop? There are plenty of ways of moving forward, and opportunities to better position the e-learning for the future. Article Best Practice Market Strategy 10/12/2001 Horses for Courses - synchronous and asynchronous learning An article that looks at the different modes of e-learning and argues the design needs to match learning needs with appropriate solutions. Article Best Practice 12/04/2001 Ghosts of e-learning past and present Article Market Mergers & Aquisition 12/01/2001 Virtually a Classroom Article Learning environments Market Mentoring & facilitation 10/12/2001 Blended or Integrated e-learning A discussion on the components and value of blended learning. Article Strategy 08/20/2002 Integrating learning into business Organisations have to view the world differently now, and that includes their staff, their partners and their customers. Yes sometimes the reality of organisational behaviour doesn’t match the rhetoric, but let’s not be naïve here, the changes in the relationship between employee and employer are profound, and profound doesn’t always mean positive. Article Best Practice Competency Management Corporate University Culture Human Capital Performance Strategy 09/03/2002 Using e-learning for Sales Training Ask any e-learning vendor what would be a good target area for e-learning and you can almost guarantee that one of their initial suggestions will be for training the sales force. So if that’s the theory, what’s the reality? How widespread amongst corporates is the use of e-learning within the sales arena, and what specifically are they doing? What are the drivers behind the adoption of e-learning in this area, and what are the key issues? Article Sales Training Soft Skills Content 12/03/2001 e-learning & Knowledge Management: Chalk and Cheese or Christmas Pudding and Brandy Sauce? A discussion on the current narrow view of e-learning and how it should be broadened to include informal learning and knowledge management. Article Best Practice Strategy 11/01/2001 Compliant or Certified, that is the question Article Market Standards 09/03/2002 Assessing On-line So if assessment is a good thing, why don’t we do much more of it? Having said that most learning programmes include some form of assessment, I think it is fair to say that much of this assessment is weak. If assessment is important but hard to scale or automate, why don’t we put it on-line? Article Assessment Best Practice Blended Learning Strategy 10/12/2001 Roles and Responsibilities in e-learning projects - Management Roles The first in a series of articles covering the roles and responsibilities of staff in an e-learning development project. Article Best Practice Project management 04/02/2002 e-learning ROI and design Two articles by Rex Allen can be found on the Mentergy web site. "Step right up.." covers ROI in e-learning. The longer paper, "What Works Training and Development: Technology training" has some good insights into design for those new to e-learning. Both articles can be found in the e-learning blueprints section of the Website. Article Best Practice Mentergy 09/01/2001 Human Capital? Article LMS Human Capital 02/20/2002 Elephants & Fleas Short article exploring some of the cultural issues associated with learning and e-learning. In particular, explores motivation of learners relating to Charles Handy's discussion of Corporate Elephants and Fleas. Article Adoption Culture Motivation 03/13/2002 e-learning Standards - guide for beginners An interesting overview from Masie on e-learning standards, including a section on questions to ask a vendor. Good list of common standards terms. Article Best Practice Content Learning environments LMS Standards 04/22/2002 Designing World Class E-learning by Roger C. Schank The majority of corporate training programmes are weak, ineffective, costly and inconvenient for the learners, according to the author. This book looks at designing e-learning solutions which deliver using learning by doing and storytelling as methods for increasing learner understanding and motivation. Article Book review 03/27/2002 Copyright issues in e-learning An interesting summary article by Robin Fry of 2ends on copyright in the UK, which all developers of online content should read. We have his permission to point to it! Article Best Practice 2ends 11/01/2001 Making e-learning Strategic Article Best Practice Market Strategy 07/31/2001 The Future of Learning Management Article Human Capital LMS Strategy 07/31/2001 e-learning for Management Development Article Best Practice Learning Communities Management Development 10/01/2001 Management e-Development Article Content Market Management Development 06/30/2002 Better Blending Many instructor-led providers have started to explore how they make their offering blended, introducing other forms of content and activities outside the classroom to support the learning process. Corporate training consumers, increasingly under pressure about cost and time out of the business, have also recognised the benefits of a blended approach, and are starting to demand these kinds of solutions from their suppliers Article Best Practice Blended Learning Content Mentoring & facilitation 10/12/2001 Selecting pilot e-learning projects A review of best practice for selecting that critical pilot project when first implementing e-learning. Article Best Practice Project management 04/22/2002 The e-learning Revolution by Martyn Sloman A review of Martyn Sloman's book on e-learning from the CIPD Article Book review 05/21/2002 Top Ten Lessons for Corporate e-Learning Strategies - Exec Summary This document describes the ten lessons learnt by major corporations from their experience of implementing e-learning. It is a summary of a corporate round table discussion held in spring 2002. Article Best Practice Strategy 01/06/2003 Learning Management - HRMS or LMS - A perspective We have previously highlighted the frequent lack of joined-up thinking between HR, learning and knowledge management. To take the theme on a bit further, one of the thornier issues underlying the development of integrated people and learning processes is 'why do you need an LMS when your HR management system says it manages learning?'. Article E-HR Human Capital LMS Strategy Technology 01/06/2003 Going Mainstream So what is really going on, and what’s ahead for e-learning? Article Best Practice Blended Learning Financial Announcements Market Mergers & Aquisition Strategy Vendors 01/06/2003 Corporate Blending for Real! Blended learning has received much attention within the training industry over the past 12 months and rightly so. Having moved beyond the early adversarial positions of many e-learning providers – e-learning is going to put classroom training out of business – or not as the case may be, blended learning provides a safe camp for both sides of the training industry to work together. All in all, it seems that blended learning is a veritable learning panacea. Or is it? Article Best Practice Blended Learning Content Needs Analysis Soft Skills Strategy Training Providers Vendors 12/20/2002 Learning from Leadership One of the biggest debates within the e-learning world focuses on the suitability of e-learning for soft skills training, and particularly topics relating to leadership and management development. The closer you get to the centre of this debate, the more heated it becomes. Article Best Practice Content Management Development Soft Skills Training Providers 01/06/2003 The realities of Corporate LMS A year ago, seemingly every large organisation was implementing or considering implementing an LMS. But what’s the reality now? Are LMS’s that important? Are LMS projects successful? What do companies that have implemented think of them, and think of the vendors that supplied them? Article Best Practice Case study E-HR Human Capital LCMS LMS Strategy 12/20/2002 People, Learning and Knowledge An old debate gaining new interest is over the relationship between learning and e-learning, and the whole area of knowledge management. With the growth of organisational interest in knowledge management over the past five years or so, there is a growing perception of overlap between KM and other initiatives in the learning arena, and a further set of initiatives in the e-HR arena. Article Strategy Knowledge Management E-HR 04/28/2003 Strategic framework for e-learning Article Best Practice Blended Learning Corporate University Learning environments Strategy 04/28/2003 Do 'real men' do e-learning? Article Culture Adoption Motivation Strategy 04/28/2003 Learning Communities - Intro Article Best Practice Blended Learning Culture Learning Communities Learning environments Management Development Soft Skills 04/28/2003 Do I need an LCMS? Article LCMS LMS 04/28/2003 Don't believe in e? Article Strategy Best Practice Blended Learning Culture Adoption 07/06/2004 Out of the Gloom How long does it take the make organisations feel optimistic about training again? I found myself pondering this question recently as I was profiling the changes that have taken place within a number of large corporate learning & development functions over the past year or so. Recent increases in business optimism seem to be translating into increases in L&D optimism. Article Market Strategy Training Providers Vendors 07/06/2004 E-learning Strategy - The IT Directors Cut What should the IT Directors view of e-learning strategy be? What are some key points to consider, and potential pitfalls to avoid. Another spin on eLearnity's strategy framework model, this time from an IT directional viewpoint. Article Strategy Technology Support 07/06/2004 The ROI of E-learning Look at any major e-learning or learning conference today, and you cannot possible escape sessions with ROI in the title. The Return on Investment question is one that has plagued the e-learning industry much more heavily than corporate learning as a whole, well at least historically. In future, I am not so sure. I believe this is something all learning projects and department will have to deal with! Article ROI Evaluation Strategy Content LMS 07/06/2004 Using E-learning Consultants Here are my top five tips for dealing with E-learning Consultants based on corporate experiences from our best practice research, and also from having delivered many e-learning consulting projects over many years ... Article Consulting Firms E-learning Skills Strategy Support Technology Training Providers Vendors 07/06/2004 ROI Conference - write up and analysis Write up of an e-learning Age one-day conference “Measuring the ROI of training/e-learning; are you getting enough bang for your buck?”. With a mix of speakers from both the private and public sector, and including one of the leading ROI academics from the US, this conference was seeking to provide a comprehensive perspective on the whole question of ROI and how to approach measuring it. Article ROI Evaluation Strategy 07/06/2004 Proving the value of e-learning “E-learning projects are frequently made to jump through hoops that their classroom equivalents don’t have to”. This was a quote from a recent discussion with an E-learning Manager for one of the major banks. He’s not alone. E-learning projects are quite routinely micro-justified in terms of almost everything; what they cost, how they are delivered, what level of completion they will achieve, how to measure what people have actually learnt. Article Strategy ROI Evaluation Content 07/06/2004 Creating e-learning in the business The one thing you can always guarantee with learning, is that every organisation has something that’s unique to them. Whether it’s the company’s mission and values, its’ business processes, or its’ products, there is always stuff to know or do that can only come from you. You can’t buy training off the shelf for this because no-one else has it. You have to build it yourselves. Article Content Authoring Tools Strategy ROI 07/06/2004 Out of the catalogue and into the workplace “How do we increase actual take-up of learning from our learning portal or LMS?” is a common question. The trouble is, much as we want people to think learning is important, they don’t generally behave like it, particularly over an elapsed time. You need to market the LMS, and mandatory training will force usage, but you also need to build everyday usage of discretionary learning areas – learning they choose to do, rather than are told to do. Article LMS Content Workplace Learning Learning environments Strategy 07/06/2004 E-coaching but not email How do you explain to someone that e-mail isn’t a very good mechanism for providing coaching support? I have been faced with this issue a number of times recently. With the growing interest in coaching in many organisations, has come the debate about whether technology has a potential role to support it. And as large companies confront their perceived problems with leadership and management skills, I can only see the market for coaching rising further. Article Coaching Learning Communities Learning environments Strategy 07/06/2004 Confronting the Blended Demons! Here’s the paradox. When I talk to corporates, they are now consistently talking about wanting blended solutions. Sometimes they are pretty very vague about what that means in practice, but they are definitely in the market. But when they talk to their training suppliers, that’s when it gets really vague. Although they see lots of slide-ware talking a blended story, when they sit down to get specific proposals and specific details, it suddenly gets very ‘workshop’ again. Article Blended Learning Content Training Providers Vendors Strategy 07/06/2004 E-learning Suites or Not? When the e-learning market initially formed, it became an umbrella term covering a multitude of market segments. From a technology standpoint this resulted in hundreds of mainly niche vendors selling very different kinds of products under the e-learning banner. Two years ago, Gartner Group shifted to talking about “E-learning Suites” as integrated e-learning product suites with components from all of the principal e-learning technology segments. But do Suites really exist and do they make sense? Article E-learning Suites LMS LCMS Learning Communities Learning environments Technology Vendors Analytics Virtual Classroom 08/02/2004 ERP vs LMS - update LMS’s attract a lot of corporate interest, and their vendor companies have not been shy in their marketing of the LMS story. To date, the market has been very fragmented with plenty of hype and lots of niche vendors. But now things are changing, consolidation between LMS vendors and the entrance of some of the large enterprise software players is accelerating the shift to mainstream market dynamics. But do the ERP/HR vendors really have the LMS solutions to compete with the leading niche LMS ven Article LMS Human Capital E-HR 05/31/2005 The Corporate LMS Reality Check It is always interesting to see which elements of your work generate the greatest interest or furore. It tends to imply you’ve either pointed out something important, or just as likely, touched a raw nerve! Such was the reaction to some research Elearnity published concerning the adoption of LMS’s within large corporates. Article LMS Strategy 04/01/2005 Embedded E-learning What is the status of e-learning within your organisation? Is e-learning used distinctly from other forms of training or is it embedded within the mainstream learning activity? Is e-learning used as standard to support classroom and other learning programmes? Who is responsible for e-learning? Do you have an e-learning group, or is it managed by the mainstream learning & development (L&D) people? In short, how embedded is e-learning within your organisation? Article Organisation Strategy E-learning Skills 10/31/2004 The Realities of Blended Learning Blended learning has emerged rapidly over the past few years (or slowly over the past twenty years depending on who you believe) as one of the key future directions for corporate (nay, all) learning. But what is really going on with blended learning? How much of it is really happening, and how well is it being done? Are there proven methodologies and suppliers of blending learning, or are they making it up as they go along? Article Blended Learning Strategy 08/24/2004 Measuring the effectiveness and value of Training Ask almost any Learning & Development (L&D) Director what their biggest strategic challenge is and they’ll probably say something about maximise the impact they make on the business. How do they add more value? How do they increase efficiently? And, how do they prove they are adding value? Article ROI Measurement Evaluation 09/30/2004 Should you have an e-learning team? Does your learning & development function have a specialist e-learning team? Should it have a specialist team, or should the responsibility for e-learning be integrated into the general learning functions? These are questions that have exercised many organisations recently, often as they go through yet another round of organisational changes. Article E-learning Skills Organisation Strategy 10/03/2005 The Winds of E-learning Change E-learning groups are definitely trying to navigate some choppy waters at the moment; with some common issues and common decisions being made about their future. This article is about the organisational challenges we see affecting e-learning groups, and the forces that are causing those challenges; the winds of change for e-learning. Article Strategy Acceptance E-learning Skills Content E-HR Mergers & Aquisition Culture Learning Organisation eLearnity 03/28/2006 The Increasingly Mercurial Nature of Bespoke E-learning Bespoke e-learning (or custom e-learning if you are west of the Atlantic Ocean), historically seems to have been the most stable of all the sectors of the e-learning market. Or so I thought anyway until too many of corporate research discussions indicated otherwise! Following some deeper research with a group of leading corporate e-learning consumers, and some quite fundamental cracks have started to appear in this relatively cosy story. Article Content Strategy Training Providers Authoring Tools eLearnity 10/05/2009 The E-learning Debate at the Oxford Union On the 30th September 2009, David took part in the E-learning Debate at the Oxford Union, alongside Professor Diana Laurillard, Marc Rosenberg and others. The motion: “This house believes that the elearning of today is essential for the important skills of tomorrow”. This event has generated quite a buzz in the e-learning industry. Here are David's thoughts on the debate and its implications. Article Shows/Conferences Strategy eLearnity 10/07/2010 David prep notes for E-learning Debate on Informal Learning David Wilson prep notes for the e-learning debate at the Oxford Union - This house believes that technology-based informal learning is more style than substance. Article Informal learning Shows/Conferences eLearnity 08/31/2005 A new blog from David Wilson, looking at corporate learning and e-learning issues and trends I've been asked many times why I don't run an ongoing blog of thoughts regarding the corporate learning and e-learning market, but have never quite got around to it. Partly this has been a factor of normal "i'm too busy" to do something else, partly it's also been a reflection of the number of articles and columns I've been writing for the training press (20-30+ a year on average). Anyway, I've now decided that the excuses are no longer valid ... Blog Blogs Resources 09/01/2005 Learning Management Strategy; aligning learning to business strategy I am finding that one of the topics I keep coming back to when discussing how corporate learning needs to change is the need for a coherent view of learning management strategy; how we structure and manage learning, and the linkages we make to the business and other people related concepts such as performance management, capabilities and learning. Blog LMS Strategy Human Capital E-HR Integration 09/22/2005 Generic e-learning: fit for purpose or fit for you? I was talking to a friend earlier this week who runs a small e-learning company producing vertical sector specific e-learning content as well as doing custom e-learning production. We have a long discussion about the attitude of corporates towards generic e-learning content, the financial model associated with it, and their interest and experience of tailoring generic content for customer specific needs. Blog Content Strategy Blended Learning Training Providers 10/12/2005 All change on the LMS front Just a quick note to highlight a couple of recent summary analysis pieces we've published in the research knowledge centre commentating on some of the changes in the LMS vendors recently, in particular: SumTotal Systems completing the acquisition of Pathlore, and Saba's acquisition of Centra. Both have major implications for their respective customers, but also for the broader shape and competition in the market place. Blog LMS Human Capital Mergers & Aquisition E-HR Market Saba SumTotal Systems Pathlore Peoplesoft Oracle 10/24/2005 E-learning is NOT Knowledge Management I just read an interesting article by Verna Allee (www.vernaallee.com) called E-learning is NOT Knowledge Management. Originally, published in 2000 and recently posted on NetDimensions Blog, the article slams the e-learning industry and suppliers for a lack of understanding of Knowledge Management, a generally valid view, but one which I think needs to be countered as well. Blog Knowledge Management Content Strategy 10/31/2005 Can 'blended learning' be redeemed? I've just read an interesting paper on blended learning in the academic journal, E-learning, by Martin Oliver and Keith Trigwell. The paper focuses on a, maybe unsurprisingly, an academic analysis of blended learning, and discussion of the potential for its redemption. This of course immediately highlights the starting premise of the authors that 'blended learning is, in reality, a worthless term that needs redeeming. Blog Blended Learning Content Academia Higher Education Further Education 11/07/2005 Informal learning - Jay, George and Stephen Listened to an interesting discussion posted by Jay Cross with Stephen Downes and George Siemens on informal learning, connectedness and so on. Worth a listen - here are my initial thoughts ... Blog Informal learning Workplace Learning Strategy 11/09/2005 New Suprglu aggregator site - http://dwil.suprglu.com I've been playing around with SuprGlu - a new aggregation tool for pulling together a range of XML and content sources. Here are some feeds from some of the more interesting sources on corporate learning and e-learning ... Will do some more work on this when I have more time, but take a look: http://dwil.suprglu.com Blog Resources Strategy Best Practice 12/01/2005 E-learning search engine on Rollyo - try this! I've just been playing around with a new form of customisable search engine called Rollyo which allows custom searches narrowed to include results from a list of trusted sites. I've created an E-learning Research Rollyo which you might be interested in using: http://rollyo.com/elearnity/e-learning_research which includes content from a range of resources including the Elearnity knowledge centre, Jane Knight's e-learning centre, ASTD's learningcircuits, and the US e-learning commentators and anal Blog Resources Blogs eLearnity 09/19/2006 Informal Comment - The Blog Switch David switches informal comment and blogging activity onto proper external blogging site - Learning Reflections. Blog Online Resources eLearnity 09/03/2002 Sales Training in Microsoft - mini case study In the words of their own people, often interaction with Microsoft sales people was almost like a “drive by licencing experience”, or at least it used to be. With the rapid adoption of the web-based business applications in the late nineties, Microsoft suddenly found it needed a big change in its’ sales approach. Case Study Case study Sales Training Strategy Evaluation Performance Microsoft Information Technology 09/03/2002 Marconi University - Mini Case Study From Kevin Crane, Vice-President Learning Technologies within the Marconi University. Case Study Case study Best Practice Information Technology Telecommunications 05/09/2002 Case study: B&Q selecting Docent A case study from Docent on the implementation of their Learning Management System at B & Q. It does not cover the generation of the actual content or review its success, but does give a story of implementation of a management system for a high volume of learners in a reasonably short timeframe. Case Study Case study LMS Docent Retail 10/23/2001 Case Study - Going Places A brief case study on the implementation of the training of 5000 staff for use of a new financial exchange system at Going Places. Case Study Project management Case study Vega 09/13/2002 LCMS Whitepapers - Knowledge Mechanics White paper from Knowledge Mechanics called Learning Content Management System; the 2nd Wave of e-learning External Resource LCMS Knowledge Mechanics 09/30/2002 What's important in an LCMS? An in depth article written by Michael Feldstein, CEO, Feldstein and associates External Resource LCMS 09/25/2002 LMS and LCMS Demystified An article written by Brandon-Hall on the differences between LMS and LCMS's External Resource LCMS LMS Brandon-Hall 03/22/2002 Online Learning 2002 Europe – Conference highlights Over two days the Online Learning 2002 Europe conference addressed the full gambit of online learning issues. The speaker panel provided an impressive breadth of research and case studies. An international perspective was generated with a total of 27 countries being represented. A steady growith in the use of e-Learning was reported. IT skills training represents the largest area of use, followed by process/production skills and sales and marketing subjects. The need to the focus on developing News Press Releases Shows/Conferences 05/27/2002 Parity helps consultants see themselves in a new light Parity, the IT services, technology staff and training specialist has launched a hotline to help consultants put out of work by the current unstable economy. News Market Press Releases Parity Training Training 07/01/2002 Canadian Pacific Railway select Skillsoft Canadian Pacific Railway signs three year agreement with SkillSoft for Enterprise-Wide e-Learning for 15000 employees News Adoption Content Press Releases Skillsoft Transport 06/03/2002 Eduventures reports on North American learning economy Corporate and professional education sector had $27.4 billion in 2001, of which 60% is instructor-led training News Market Press Releases Surveys Eduventure 09/17/2001 Re-certification for Pathlore LMS Pathlore Learning Management System has been certified by AICC web-based and file-based CMI systems simultaneously as well as receiving a renewed compliant certification from the AICC test lab. News LMS Press Releases Standards Pathlore 07/26/2002 Technology learning goes to Greece Strategies 2002 EMEA event for technology learning professionals. 3-5 October 2002, Divani Apollon Palace - Athens, Greece. News Shows/Conferences 11/05/2002 Best practice in leadership & management development eLearnity announced a new report investigating best practice in Leadership and Management Development in corporate Europe. Based on background research and interviews with a range of large corporations, business schools and management training providers, the report analyses the current market and the gap between what organisations want to do and what is really happening. News Best Practice Management Development Soft Skills Strategy Surveys eLearnity 09/24/2002 THINQ helps meet content-LMS interoperability challenges THINQ announced the THINQ Courseware Compatibility Center ("C3*"), a new service for customers, content providers and authoring tool vendors to help ensure e-learning courseware will operate seamlessly with the THINQ TrainingServer® Learning Management System (LMS). News LMS ThINQ 08/20/2001 THINQ Launches Mid-sized LMS THINQ answers the e-learning demands of mid-sized companies and launches the new 'THINQ Learning Manager' which manages e-learning with minimal up-front investment and rapid deployment. News LMS Press Releases THINQ 04/02/2002 Docent to Power Enterprise eLearning Solution For More Than 84,000 Wachovia Employees Docent Inc. (NASDAQ: DCNT) announced that Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB), a leading provider of financial services in the US, will implement Docent Enterprise™ to manage the learning and professional development of its entire enterprise of more than 84,000 employees. Docent will help power a blended learning environment to streamline Wachovia's current training and development programs on a single platform. News LMS Press Releases Docent Financial Services Banking 08/23/2002 KnowledgePool provides e-Learning express for UK Interbrew staff Interbrew UK Ltd, the UK arm of Interbrew SA, The World's Local Brewer©, has implemented KnowledgePool’s Management Skills Express as part of its ongoing learning and development strategy. News Content KnowledgePool Food & Drink 04/04/2002 US Navy extend THINQ LMS use to offshore sites With successful pilots completed, Navy to deploy THINQ LMS on submarines, ships and in Navy classrooms News Adoption LMS Press Releases Technology THINQ Defence 11/28/2001 AICC Certification for e-Learning Management Platform Skillport 2.2 SkillSoft Corp. announced that SkillPort 2.2, its e-learning management platform, has been certified by the Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC), one of the primary organizations taking a lead in the development of standards for the e-learning industry. SkillSoft's courseware achieved AICC certification in previous tests. News LMS Press Releases Standards Skillsoft 04/10/2002 Big US corporates going for e-learning Stories from GlaxoSmithKline, Nike, IBM and Microsoft News Adoption LMS Market 05/09/2002 NETg launches online MBA New flexible MBA offered through Cardean University tackles stigma attached to executive education. NETg announces enhancements to its Business and Professional portfolio to meet executive needs. News Learning Communities Management Development Press Releases Product Announcements NETg 05/31/2002 eLearning conference & exhibition Wembley 2002 A review of the e-learning exhibition in London at the end of May News Shows/Conferences 01/22/2002 Adval Group plc win £800,000 MOD contract AdVal Group plc announces that it has won the first of the major e-Learning contracts to be let under the new MoD wide strategy for e-Learning as part of the "Defence Training Review" (DTR). Under the Review, the Armed Services will see at least 20% of traditional face-to-face training converted to e-Learning. The contract is valued at £800,000. News Market Press Releases AdVal Group plc Defence 07/17/2002 Manufacturing goes lean Small and medium size manufacturing companies are aiming to 'go lean' with help from The Manufacturing Institute and Knowledge 111's enterprise intelligence software solution, Aktiv, in a bid to achieve improved productivity and substantial cost savings. News Content Knowledge 111 Manufacturing 10/23/2001 knowledge=power course against money laundering There is a flurry of e-learning activity around the financial services changes coming towards the end of this year. knowledge=power, the e-learning solutions provider, has produced an anti-Money Laundering training package to help financial services companies comply with the new FSA regulations that come into force on 1 December 2001. News Content Press Releases Products Knowledge-Power Financial Services 02/07/2002 Blackboard and Questionmark work for interoperability Questionmark and Blackboard have announced the signing of a partnership agreement to make the companies' systems interoperable through Blackboard's Building Blocks Program. The agreement will result in a new software "bridge" that will link Blackboard's Enterprise Learning System to the Questionmark Perception assessment platform. The bridge will allow students and instructors registered within a Blackboard course to seamlessly link to Perception and back to Blackboard. News Learning environments Press Releases Products Technology Blackboard Inc. Questionmark 12/04/2001 BT Ignite develop new sales training with fuel BT Ignite, BT’s international broadband and solutions business, is developing a new approach to sales training by using e-learning to deliver information to its staff. It is working with fuel, on this and several other e-learning applications. While a part of BT, BT Ignite is a major business in itself. It employs 17,000 skilled people worldwide and, in the UK, serves more than 70 of the FTSE 100, the top ten retail banks and nine of the top ten high street retailers. An online course has been News Content Press Releases fuel BT Ignite Telecommunications 04/10/2002 Knowledge Mechanics forms new EMEA operating division Opta Enterprises joins with Knowledge Mechanics to distribute software in EMEA. News Market Press Releases LCMS Knowledge Mechanics 01/30/2002 IBM Mindspan announces 2000 customers IBM Corporation today announced that over 2,000 organizations have selected IBM Mindspan Solutions to implement e-learning programs to help solve their critical business problems, such as bringing products to market faster, increasing their competitive advantage, improving quality and productivity and lowering costs through the effective enablement of the workforce. News Financial Announcements Learning environments LMS Technology IBM Mindspan 07/15/2002 eLearnExpo Asia goes to Hong Kong The 6th edition of eLearnExpo will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on 29th and 30th October 2002. News Shows/Conferences 04/03/2002 Docent Appoints R. Andrew Eckert as President and CEO Docent Inc. (NASDAQ: DCNT) named its current president and chief operating officer, R. Andrew (Andy) Eckert, as president and chief executive officer. Eckert joined Docent in January 2002 and succeeds Dave Ellett, who will continue as Docent's chairman focusing on strategy, business development and key partnerships. The company also announced today the appointment of David Crussell, formerly the chief operating officer of Steelpoint Technologies, to the newly created position of senior vice pres News Financial Announcements LMS Press Releases Docent 11/05/2001 Lloyds TSB selects 4 vendors for learning solutions As part of ongoing supplier reviews, Lloyds TSB Group has recently completed a formal review of the design and delivery of bespoke learning solutions. KnowlegePool is one of four suppliers that have been selected along with Vega Group PLC, Epic Multimedia LTD and CMG UK PLC, who will now be responsible for designing new bespoke learning solutions for Lloyds TSB Group. Each of the successful companies has been awarded a three-year contract, during which time they will work closely with key areas News Content Press Releases Epic KnowledgePool Vega CMG Financial Services Banking 01/09/2002 Mergers and Acquisitions will increase in Q1 2002 Elliot Masie in the US comments that "There are a number of serious discussions underway between learning vendors which will lead to mergers or buyouts. Some of this is being driven by a shortage of cash in the banks of some learning start-ups. Others are natural combinations of players in the field." Two examples which are public knowledge which he quotes are: * Element K has acquires the intellectual property of Mentor Technologies. * Blackboard announces acquisition of Prometheus from The News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Blackboard Inc. Element K 07/05/2002 NHS Information Authority registers 200 trainers on IITT'S certified e-learning professional progamme (CeLP) The NHS Information Authority is offering 200 current NHS trainers places on an e-tutoring skills programme under the Institute of IT Training's Certified e-Learning Professional Programme. The programme combines a one-day classroom course with three online courses, which will teach the delegates the skills required to support learners engaged in online learning. News Press Releases Training Providers Health Government 11/29/2001 SkillSoft and U.S. Navy partner on R&D project to convert 8000 weeks of training! SkillSoft Corporation, recently announced its research and development partnership with the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD). Dubbed Project Red Knot, this cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between the two organizations is designed to explore the feasibility of automating repurposing of selected training content in the U.S. Navy's Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) system -- approximately 8,000 weeks of training -- to web-based, asynchronous News Content Press Releases Skillsoft Defence 03/22/2002 eLearning Network and Forum in merger talks The eLearning Network (ELN) and The Forum for Technology in Training – the leading professional bodies for users and developers of technology based learning, including e-learning – have agreed to being talks with a view to merging. Vaughan Waller, director of consultancy at Bridge-Learning and chairman of the ELN, said: “To do their jobs effectively, users and developers of technology based learning materials need access to the information, knowledge and expewrtise of others within their ind News Consulting Firms Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases 05/31/2002 Intralearn reduces entry price for LMS New mid-sized LMS for up to 500 users available from Intralearn/Traineasy for a limited period in June 2002. News LMS Press Releases Product Announcements Intralearn Traineasy 04/29/2002 Echelon Learning content to be used by CIPD The new CIPD learner support site will contain self-development modules and articles from Echelon to be used by students on CIPD courses. News Press Releases CIPD Echelon Learning 04/30/2002 IITT's Certified e-learning Professional programme signs up 1000th person The Training Foundation has revealed that to date, over one thousand bookings have been received from individuals now working towards a Certificate or Diploma within the new Certified e-Learning Professional Programme (CeLP). News Mentoring & facilitation Press Releases Professional development The Training Foundation 03/07/2002 Mentergy™ Announces the Release of Designer's Edge 4.0 Enterprise Mentergy (NASDAQ: MNTE), formerly Gilat Communications, a leading provider of enterprise blended e-Learning solutions worldwide, announced the upcoming release of Designer's Edge 4.0 Enterprise. The new version, scheduled to begin shipping March 2002, will give trainers greater flexibility to develop for e-Learning or traditional instruction, improve the workflow and standardization of a company's training courseware and provide server-based, enterprise-wide implementation. With the ability to News Content Press Releases Products Mentergy 06/21/2002 KnowledgePlanet partners to add authoring tool KnowledgePlanet announced a strategic partnership with Trivantis Corporation to their Lectora Publisher authoring tool as an integral component of its suite of learning content management products. News Development Tools LMS KnowledgePlanet Trivantis 04/02/2002 SmartForce announces disappointing preliminary first quarter 2002 results April 2, 2002 - Redwood City, Calif. -- SmartForce (Nasdaq: SMTF) announced today preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2002. The Company expects to report revenues for the quarter of between $42 and $43 million. Due to the revenue shortfall, the Company expects to report a loss before acquisition-related amortization and other acquisition costs of between $0.26 and $0.27 per share. These results are substantially lower than the Company's targets. News Financial Announcements SmartForce 05/31/2002 eLearning Network cap meetings he UK's professional association of users and developers of all forms of e-learning, the eLearning Network (ELN), has taken the step of having to impose a ceiling of 100 delegates at each of its six meetings, held throughout the year in London. News Best Practice Press Releases Shows/Conferences eLearning Network 05/24/2002 HP enlarges learning portal In its quest to become a fast-paced organisation, Hewlett-Packard has refined its online HR portal to offer its 90,000 staff around the world training on tap. News Case study Portals Press Releases HP Information Technology 12/10/2001 THINQ demonstrates SCORM(tm) compatibility The THINQ TrainingServer® Learning Management System (LMS) successfully launched and tracked SCORM(tm)-conformant content developed for the U.S. Navy, and courseware from several other content vendors at December's Plugfest 5 conference, held in Orlando, Fla. at the Orange County Convention Center. The demonstration supports the Chief of Naval Education and Training's (CNET)recent selection of THINQ to power Navy E-Learning for more than 1.2 million members of the Department of the Navy. The Na News LMS Press Releases Standards THINQ 02/15/2002 ROI for training - Parity viewpoint Too many organisations rely on the 'feel good' factor to justify their training budget, avoiding the much harder question of whether their investment really will pay off. According to Parity, this approach does little to impress an increasingly cost-conscious Board. Parity argues that if Training Managers are to continue to maintain a skills development plan in the face of widespread budget cuts, they must be prepared to think in more commercial terms. "By 2005 60% of all training projects will News Best Practice Press Releases Parity Training 01/28/2002 INSEAD and Academee launch new CRM course INSEAD On-Line, the e-learning division of INSEAD, Europe’s leading business school, and leading consulting and integrated learning specialist, Academee, are launching a unique new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) e-learning course. The course is designed for anyone reviewing or advising on the CRM function within an organisation. And because content is based on knowledge from both academic research and practitioners, it provides a comprehensive understanding not only of the theory behin News Content Press Releases Academee Business Schools 10/11/2002 WOLCE 2002 award winners WOLCE 2002 award winners and short list News Awards AdVal Group plc Epic Walkgrove Learndirect CMG Wide Learning 04/02/2002 Centra announces 10 new partners Centra announced the addition of 10 new partners to its industry alliances program, including a community of content, training, technology, and consulting partners. The company claims that the expertise of these new partners further extends the capabilities and effectiveness of Centra's e-learning platform with learning management capabilities, consulting, technology, and custom content development services. Together with its partners, Centra is able to provide business solutions aimed at helpi News Market Press Releases Centra 07/15/2002 Grampian goes ECDL Bridge-Learning Ltd is providing European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) courseware and related computer-generated tests - initially for 1,000 students - to learning providers in the north east region of Scotland through Scottish Enterprise Grampian (SE Grampian). News Content IT Skills Bridge-Learning Local Government Adult Education 02/27/2002 Click2learn and NIIT Form Multimillion Dollar Global Strategic Alliance Click2learn and NIIT announced that they have entered into a strategic development and technology alliance. Under the terms of the multiyear, multifaceted alliance, NIIT and Click2learn will jointly develop learning and knowledge solutions for the marketplace using Click2learn's Aspen platform and NIIT's knowledge services. NIIT will acquire the assets of Click2learn's custom development business and will be Click2learn's exclusive commercial custom development partner. The alliance also establ News Market Press Releases Click2Learn 06/11/2002 Scottish Power chooses Brightwave ScottishPower are to use BrightWave's WavePool methodology to develop bespoke e-Learning content across the organisation. News Content Press Releases BrightWave Utilities 09/25/2002 Saba announces first quarter pro forma profitability Saba Software, Inc. reported financial results for its first quarter ended August 31, 2002. First quarter revenue increased to $14.7 million from $13.9 million in the previous quarter. Saba maintained profitability with pro forma net income of $64,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. News Financial Announcements LMS Human Capital Saba 06/25/2002 THINQ harnesses new web technology THINQ harnesses Web technology with new reporting, standard compliance and enterprise system interoperability according to brandon-hall.com News LMS THINQ 08/29/2002 GM Launches i.get.it eLearning for Unigraphics V18 General Motors’ Knowledge Center deployed Cadpo’s i.get.it, a vendor-neutral learning management system for the MCAD/PDM industry. News LMS Cadpo Manufacturing Cars 07/08/2002 QA launches integrated learning management and delivery QA, a leading provider of specialist IT training and consulting, launches an integrated management and delivery approoach underpinned by LMS technology, called Learning Integration Management (LIM). LIM integrates an organisation's new and existing training content within a standard management framework to create the most effective learning environment for individuals and organisations. News Content IT Skills LMS QA Training 09/04/2002 New CIPD flexible learning programme integrates work, study and life An upgraded route to achieving the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) qualification is now available from the Institute. News Best Practice Soft Skills CIPD Associations 07/12/2002 Canadian research claims e-learning still in infancy A new report from the Yankee Group, "Electronically Educating the Enterprise," explains that despite the progress of e-learning providers most industry stakeholders feel the e-learning market is still very much in its infancy. News Press Releases Surveys 12/11/2001 eLISA launched eLISA - e-Learning Innovation-Center Saxony-Anhalt, the ambitious project started by software development company 'online GmbH', has expanded into new areas. In cooperation with the parent company CELOOK, the German Telekom AG and the IBM Deutschland GmbH new and innovative perspectives has been developed - namely Application Service Providing (ASP). ASP will focus the learning process on the use of services and thus overcome the current barriers to the use of modern e-learning systems - i.e. t News Press Releases 03/22/2002 John Matchett celebrates 30 years in business John Matchett Ltd (JML), has achieved a unique milestone for a training software provider by celebrating its 30th anniversary. Long established as a leader in the fields of training administration, skills and learning management, e-learning, testing, examination and compliance, JML began trading in 1971 – when the training software industry was based on ‘green screen’ computer based training for mainframe computers. Reviewing the developments in the market over the past 30 years, JML’s mana News Company profiles LMS Press Releases John Matchett Ltd 03/08/2002 Danish Armed Forces Launch Electronic School The Danish Armed Forces Distance Education Centre ( DEC) recently launched the "Forsvarets Elektroniske Skole" (FELS, the Armed Forces electronic school). The distance education course for senior non-commissioned officers provides instruction in management, military regulations, tactics and other skills, and combines traditional classroom training with distance education. Powering the course is Sitescape Forum, a collaborative learning environment. Students will use the system to learn new News Case study Learning Communities Learning environments Press Releases Sitescape Defence 06/19/2002 MD of Electric Paper nominated for top entrepreneur award Jonny Parkes, managing director of Electric Paper (EP), the Dublin based e-learning company with offices in Harrow, Middlesex, has been named as one of 24 nominees shortlisted for the annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards. News Awards Electric Paper 07/15/2002 London Business School goes Centra Centra announced that London Business School has selected the CentraOne platform to power its Web-based Executive Education programmes. After an extensive evaluation of eLearning vendors, London Business School will use Centra's ASP offering to enhance traditional physical classroom teaching with live, interactive online sessions delivered directly to participants' home or office PCs. News Content Learning environments Management Development Centra Business Schools 03/05/2002 Docent Announces Docent Peak Performance™ Docent Inc. (NASDAQ: DCNT) today announced Docent Peak Performance™, a comprehensive performance management solution and the newest component of the Docent Enterprise suite. Docent Peak Performance improves organizational effectiveness by utilizing proven methodologies to address the challenge of aligning and managing the enterprise and its employees across a common set of business objectives. Docent Peak Performance automates and ensures consistency in the process of setting and tracking organ News Human Capital LMS Press Releases Product Announcements Docent 09/04/2002 CIPD report shows UK management development is disconnected from business needs The latest survey from people management and development specialists, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that only 16% of respondents believe their organisations are very effective at developing business plans that specify the management capabilities required, while thirty per cent of organisations do not even have business plans. News Management Development CIPD 07/04/2002 Mentergy announce Q1 2002 results Revenues for Q1 2002 were $11.5 million compared to $20.1 million for the same period last year. Additional funding sought. News Financial Announcements Market Press Releases Mentergy 11/23/2001 Skillsoft upgrades courses to meet special access needs SkillSoft Corporation, a provider of critical business skills courseware for e-learning solutions, today announced the upgrade of 373 business skills courses to fully meet technical requirements for Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and are accessible by employees with vision,hearing, or motor skill impairments. The company plans to make all current and future U.S. English courses in the SkillSoft library compliant with Section 508 by January 31, 2002. SkillSoft is the first major e-learnin News Content Press Releases Skillsoft 01/09/2002 Element K acquires vLab Technology from Mentor Technologies Group Element K, a leading provider of e-Learning solutions for information technology and business skills training, today announced that it has purchased the intellectual property for the revolutionary vLab® Technology developed by Mentor Technologies Group, Inc. The vLab technology was the first Web-based learning system to provide IT professionals with 24x7 access to Cisco and Microsoft networking systems. The vLab exercises allow IT professionals to access real hardware and software and utilize c News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Element K 10/01/2002 Click2learn appoints Swiss partner Click2learn announced that leading Swiss IT and service company, Crealogix, has joined its Aspen European Partner Network to market and deliver its workforce productivity solutions in Switzerland. Crealogix has been selected to represent Click2learn's Aspen platform, as well as the ToolBook content authoring system. News LCMS LMS Authoring Tools Click2Learn 09/08/2001 KPMG Consulting Expands Relationship with DigitalThink KPMG Consulting expands relationship with DigitalThink, and adopts newly-enhanced DigitalThink e-Learning platform. DigitalThink will also provide KPMG Consulting with custom-built courses and catalog of e-learning solutions. News Consulting Firms Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases DigitalThink KPMG Consultancies 01/17/2002 Centra Q4 2001 results - as acquisition announced Centra to Meet Fourth Quarter Revenue and Earnings Targets LEXINGTON, MA (January 16, 2002 ) Centra Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRA) , the world's leading provider of business software solutions for eLearning and collaboration, today announced that it expects to meet previously announced targets for the Company's fourth quarter 2001 revenues and earnings per share. Centra expects to report revenues of approximately $11.0 million, in line with the company's previously announced target of between $ News Financial Announcements Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Centra 04/10/2002 Pathlore LMS adopted by Delta Airlines Delta buys Pathlore for its 65,000 employees and implements in 6 weeks. News LMS Press Releases Pathlore Transport Airlines 07/04/2002 IBM partners with Harvard Business School Publishing At the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, NEW ORLEANS, IBM Corporation announced that it has teamed with Harvard Business School Publishing's (HBSP) eLearning division to deliver HBSP's award- winning corporate training content through IBM Lotus LearningSpace 5.0, the high-performance e-learning platform from IBM Mindspan Solutions. News Alliances Content Harvard Business IBM Mindspan Business Schools Information Technology Media 05/17/2002 Making Waves at the MoD Ministry of Defence latest beneficiary of BrightWave's collaborative development tool: WavePool News Case study Learning environments Press Releases BrightWave Defence 09/27/2002 GTSlearning goes learndirect GTSlearning plc announced a major project contract with Ufi Ltd ("learndirect"), commencing with a roll-out today of CompTIA certification courseware and support solutions for learndirect learners. The contract will see GTSlearning's content for CompTIA's A+ Certification, Network+ Certification and I-Net+ Certification delivered through learndirect centres throughout England and Wales. News Content IT Skills GTSLearning Adult Education 02/26/2002 AdVal selected for Dept of Works & Pensions e-learning programme AdVal Group plc Selected as a Supplier for the Government Department for Work and Pensions on a 3-Year Contract - First £78,000 e-Learning Project Started - AdVal Contract Wins In January 2002 Total £1.52 Million AdVal Group plc ("AdVal"), the AIM listed UK learning and business services company, announces that it has been awarded a three year supplier Framework Agreement by the Department for Work and Pensions. AdVal is one of eight suppliers to support the Department in transferring 200,000 News Content Market AdVal Group plc Government 09/04/2002 New VP for Sales for Centra Centra Names Paul R. Daly as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Mr Daly is tge former President of Baan Americas Joins Senior Management Team; Brings Over 20 Years of International Business Experience to Growing Enterprise Collaboration Software Firm News Appointments Centra 07/09/2002 E-learning customisation trend “Increasingly, large organisations are turning to e-learning to help their staff operate special, organisation-specific systems efficiently and effectively". according to TATA Interactive systems News Content TATA Interactive Systems 10/16/2002 Click2learn expands Aspen European Partner Network into France Click2learn has announced that leading French human resources company, Bernard Julhiet Interactive, has joined its Aspen European Partner Network to market and deliver its workforce productivity solutions in France. News LCMS LMS Partnerships Click2Learn 11/20/2001 Norwich Union launch virtual learning centre for Independent Financial Advisors Norwich Union – has become the first life provider to launch a free virtual learning centre for independent financial advisers (IFAs) after its innovative e-learning system was given the thumbs up after an extensive pilot period. News Press Releases Learning environments Knowledge-Power Financial Services Insurance 05/17/2002 New appointments at growing BrightWave Fast-growing Brightwave on target for further expansion with two new senior appointments...Virginia Barder and Rachel Sefton-Smith. News Appointments Press Releases BrightWave 06/19/2002 Collaborative extension for Dreamweaver from Mentergy Mentergy, Ltd., announced the Designer’s Edge extension for Macromedia Dreamweaver. The new extension enables collaborative and streamlined communication between Designer’s Edge developers, content creators, designers, and Dreamweaver users to create Web-based training (WBT). News Content Development Tools Mentergy 01/03/2002 fuel partners with New Horizons New Horizons Computer Learning Centres UK, British arm of the largest independent computer training company in the world, has added bespoke e-learning to its range of capabilities by forming a partnership with fuel , one of Europe’s leading bespoke content developers. New Horizons, which has seven major training centres and several satellite centres around the UK, will market this new service and fuel will create the programme tailored to the customer’s needs. Mike Smith, Managing Director News Market Press Releases fuel New Horizons 10/11/2002 E-learning - an ROI leader Nucleus Research reports that e-learning solutions and e-business integration platforms provided the greatest ROI for companies in 2002. News ROI Market Strategy 06/07/2002 Norweigan bank saves $1m in a month Den norske Bank Norway's largest financial institution, saved more than $1 million within the first month of implementing the X.HLP Adaptive Learning Platform. News Content Press Releases X.HLP Financial Services Banking 07/03/2002 Mentergy releases TrainNet 5.0 Improved open broadband distance learning platform released News Press Releases Product Announcements Mentergy 01/09/2002 Blackboard acquires Prometheus from GWU January 08, 2002, Washington, D.C. - The George Washington University and Blackboard Inc., announced today an agreement for the transition of the Prometheus project from the University to Blackboard. Prometheus is a leading course management system developed at GW and adopted by 65 postsecondary institutions. Blackboard is a leading provider of e-Education solutions for colleges, universities and schools worldwide. Having grown into a freestanding software development operation managed within t News Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Blackboard Inc. 04/29/2002 Electric Paper launches online IT assessment tool Electric Paper has launched ‘net assess’, an online, interactive assessment tool to test IT literacy skills. Being a fully self-contained system, net assess needs no other software applications to run it. It covers the basic skills found in the ECDL. News Assessment Press Releases Product Announcements Electric Paper 09/03/2002 UNESCO selects Electric Paper as automated testing provider for ICDL The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has chosen Electric Paper, the e-learning specialist, as an automated testing provider for the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) in the Arab region. News Assessment IT Skills Electric Paper Government NGOs 09/17/2002 NETg and Cylix partner to customise Xebec courseware NETg, announced it has partnered with e-Learning bespoke and customisation specialist, Cylix. The deal means customers can now personalise NETg’s range of Xebec e-Learning courses in business and professional development skills in order to meet organisational and individual learning goals and achieve maximum return on investment from training. News Content 10/29/2002 Line Communications links with Ten Alps Events LINE Communications Group has announced a joint marketing initiative with Ten Alps Events, a division of Ten Alps Communications plc - the AIM-listed media production and corporate brand management company co-founded by Sir Bob Geldof. News Alliances Content Line Communications Media 12/04/2001 Software development shootout being held in March Online Learning 2002 Europe, which takes place on 5-6 March, will host the UK’s first live software shootout in which vendor teams will compete, live on stage, to demonstrate the merits of their content development tools. The contest requires each team to produce an online course to teach the use of a software application. The focus is on the development of simulation based instruction, a task that has traditionally proved challenging and time consuming. Eight vendor teams will participate, re News Press Releases 05/13/2002 CNET receives E-Gov award for 'innovative application' World's largest e-learning installation, the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET), powered by THINQ Learning Solutions technology, to be honored at June electronic government conference News LMS Press Releases THINQ 07/25/2002 IBM and Thomson jointly pursue Global E-Learning Market IBM, the leading provider of e-learning services and technologies, and The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC, TSX: TOC), the world's largest provider of corporate and professional learning solutions, today announced an agreement to jointly pursue the $18 billion market for corporate and government e-learning worldwide. Under the agreement, the companies will combine IBM's e-learning technologies and services and Thomson learning products and services, which includes the world's largest solution por News Alliances IBM Mindspan Thomson Corporation 03/14/2002 WBT Sytems launches TopClass 6 WBT Systems has released TopClass 6, the latest version of the integrated TopClass e-Learning suite™ during the Online Learning 2002 Europe Conference and Expo in London, UK. This latest release extends TopClass' existing Learning Management System (LMS) functionality just weeks after being identified as a worldwide leader in LMS technology by Gartner Group. At the same time, the new release supports Microsoft SQL Server 2000, in addition to native Oracle 8i support, allowing a much broader ra News Learning environments LMS Press Releases Product Announcements Technology WBT Systems 05/13/2002 First UK MBA in Information Management launched on four-way initiative Leeds University Business School (LUBS), Ecom Group, a Leeds-based e-business solution provider, QA, the leading provider of specialist IT training and consulting, and SAP, Europe's largest software company, have come together to create a unique Executive MBA in Information Management. News Learning Communities Management Development Press Releases QA Training SAP Business Schools 08/08/2002 Saba extends Cisco relationship Saba announced that its relationship with Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has been extended to offer customers an accelerated, high-quality learning solution based on Cisco's CDN technology. News LMS Saba Cisco Information Technology 06/10/2002 NETg aligns with Sun Sun's curriculum is expanded with over 2000 NETg courses. News Content Market Press Releases NETg 05/24/2002 QA Announces Appointment of Head of Outsourcing Mel Mehmet has been appointed as head of QA's outsourcing business, the first person to hold this position. News Appointments Press Releases QA Training 09/24/2002 Knowledge=Power gets consulting advice Tony McNeill, the former head of Accenture's e-learning practice in Europe, has joined knowledge=power's Board of Advisers. The appointment is designed to strengthen knowledge=power's consulting arm. News Appointments Content Consulting Firms Knowledge-Power 04/09/2002 UK best practice companies spend twice the average on training Those organisations in UK which are best practice firms spend 3% of salary on training & development. News Best Practice Press Releases Professional development 09/25/2002 Australian insurer deploys Saba to ensure federal compliance Saba announced that NRMA Insurance Limited, Australia's largest general insurer, has deployed Saba Learning, Enterprise Edition and Saba Content to ensure compliance with Australia's Financial Services Reform Act 2001 (FSRA). News LMS Human Capital Saba Financial Services Insurance 09/24/2002 Hyperwave aims for effortless knowledge transfer Hyperwave announced the launch of four Smart Solution products to support business processes in the e-learning, information distribution, project collaboration and interactive FAQ knowledge base. News Knowledge Management Learning environments Hyperwave 09/23/2002 Develop your IT career online with Informatics In response to growing demand, leading IT training provider, Informatics Group UK (IG UK), has launched an e-learning offering, which allows customers to plan their training, buy courses and study online. News Content IT Skills Informatics Training 02/21/2002 Pathlore release LMS 5 with Content Bridge Pathlore has announced the availability of its new Pathlore Learning Management System (LMS). Pathlore LMS 5 is the first LMS to deliver distributed content management, enabling access to and tracking of learning content across and outside an enterprise. This new, patent-pending technology addresses the strategic business needs of companies and makes the rapid delivery of ROI (return on investment) a reality. Pathlore LMS 5 is based on a modular approach that allows the functionality of Pathlor News LMS Pathlore 05/24/2002 Future of careers looks bleak Helen Wilkinson founder of Genderquake believes that if large organisations don't work to engage talented workers and harness their knowledge and creativity through career structures, the consequences for individuals, organisations and the national economy could be catastrophic. News Competency Management Culture Press Releases CIPD 04/10/2002 Centra announce CentraOne version 6.0 New Platform Powers the 'Real-time Enterprise' with a suite of Applications, Industry-Standard Interfaces, Tools and Solutions for eLearning and Business Collaboration. Available in June 2002. News Learning environments Press Releases Product Announcements Centra 04/29/2002 GTSLearning launches subscription IT Training library Self-study with a difference; new e-reading service offers annual subscription to IT and soft skills learning content. News Content Press Releases Product Announcements GTSLearning 09/26/2002 Web pioneers embrace online learning Originally conceived and developed for large high-energy physics collaborations between physicists globally, the web now has millions of academic and commercial users. With this in mind, web based training is a concept that CERN had embraced some time ago. After experimenting with various e-Learning providers, they realised they wanted a solution where they only pay for what is actually used. News Content Course-Source Research Electrical 04/29/2002 Research shows that learning takes a back seat in the knowledge economy The latest research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), suggests that UK organisations are not rising to the challenge of making the radical shift in thinking needed if they are to prosper in the 21st Century. A new report "Training in the Knowledge Economy" shows that managers and learners do not have the time or the motivation to add “managing learning” to their list of responsibilities. News Press Releases Surveys CIPD 05/30/2002 Blended learning seminar for the Food and Drink industries On 18th July 2002 John Matchett Limited will be holding a blended learning seminar in its series for specific market sectors. News Press Releases Shows/Conferences John Matchett Ltd Food & Drink 05/22/2002 Alliance for Lifelong Learning moves toward public course offerings The Alliance for Lifelong Learning, a joint venture of Oxford, Yale and Stanford universities, is moving closer to offering public courses, with a recent project completed by BitFlip Interactive. News Content Press Releases Professional development Adult Education 04/05/2002 Virtual AIDS conference brings remote locations together Centra virtual classroom to enable globally dispersed locations to participate in a conference News Learning Communities Press Releases Centra Health 05/27/2002 Global Knowledge brings professional skills development to the Virtual Classroom Project Management Professional Examination Preparation course is now available as four three-hour sessions in a virtual classroom. News Content Learning Communities Learning environments Management Development Press Releases Product Announcements Global Knowledge Training 10/21/2002 Click2learn appoints Danish partner Click2learn has announced that leading Scandinavian learning media design company, DanskMedieDesign has joined its Aspen European Partner Network to market and deliver its workforce productivity solutions across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland. News LCMS LMS Partnerships Click2Learn 05/09/2002 New Director for Parity Training Eddie Kilkelly is appointed as Managed Services Director to drive outsourcing division. News Appointments Press Releases Parity Training 10/23/2001 Espresso Broadband Raises £2.7m Espresso Broadband, a UK developer of multimedia education programmes for primary schools, has received a £2.7 million funding round led by ProVen Private Equity, MeCom and a number of the company’s original shareholders co-ordinated by Babcock & Brown, the finance group who first invested in Espresso in 1999. News Financial Announcements Expresso Broadband 02/28/2002 Industry experts warn: HR must help 'C' level executives to develop to stay competitive Senior Executives Could Gain from New 'Blended Learning' Model A team of industry experts from the HR, learning and IT sectors came together last month to discuss the impact that the right training programme can have in creating excellence in an unstable economic climate. The event, hosted by Thomson/NETg, a Thomson Learning company, was held to explore what steps organisations should take to develop and motivate their staff during the current economic downturn. The panel was in unanimous agree News Best Practice Culture Learning Communities Press Releases 08/15/2002 Portal Software Implements Live eLearning Centra announced that Portal Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRSF), a provider of customer management and billing software, has implemented Centra to make it easier for its customers and partners to maximize their investment in Portal solutions through convenient eLearning programs. News Learning environments Centra Information Technology 05/08/2002 NETg launches new Webmaster curriculum Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Database Specialist Curriculum is now available via e-learning. Designed to give IT professionals instruction on how to plan and design relational database client applications using JDBC 2.0. News Content Press Releases Product Announcements NETg 07/15/2002 Simulation Based Learning Objects TATA Interactive Systems has developed a new e-learning technology – called ‘Simulation Based Learning Objects’ - in association with the University of Phoenix in Arizona. News Content Simulation Technology TATA Interactive Systems University of Phoenix 09/24/2002 Xerox helps the blend (but only in the US!) The Xerox Learning Solution is part of the company's services portfolio aimed at helping clients streamline costs associated with document-intensive programs. Xerox has formed alliances with two leaders in the online learning industry - THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. and Centra - to help plan, manage, deliver and measure learning across an organization. News Blended Learning Content Xerox ThINQ Centra Information Technology 06/11/2002 GTSLearning partners with Knowledgepool Students using gtslearning’s e-learning, classroom-based and self-paced learning content (through book, CD and web), will get 24x7 live online access to dedicated classrooms with industry-certified mentors. News Market Press Releases GTSLearning KnowledgePool 01/18/2002 Intralearn & SkillView launch mid-tier HRM platform IntraLearn Software Corporation and SkillView Technologies, Inc. introduced today the latest version of IntraLearn e-360. By integrating skills management and e-Learning, IntraLearn and SkillView have combined two technologies to produce a single, field-installable application with a price mid-size organizations can afford. e-360 includes a powerful e-Learning platform with built-in assessments and content creation tools, sophisticated skills management software and the ability to run industry- News LMS Press Releases Intralearn 02/28/2002 Skillsoft Q4 2001 and annual results SkillSoft Corporation Achieves Profitability in Fiscal Fourth Quarter; Fourth Quarter Revenue Increases 89% Year-over-Year -- Fiscal Fourth Quarter Revenue Rises 36% Sequentially to $15.2 Million -- Fiscal Fourth Quarter Deferred Revenue Rises 63% Sequentially to $22.6 Million -- Fiscal Fourth Quarter generates approximately $1.0 Million Operational Cash Flow -- DSO Decreases 19% Fiscal Fourth Quarter Year-over-Year -- 12 Month Revenue Backlog e News Financial Announcements Press Releases Skillsoft 08/20/2002 KnowledgePool to create e-Learning programme for golf caddies KnowledgePool has been commissioned by Elmwood College, the Scottish-based centre of excellence in golf related studies based in Fife, to design and develop an e-Learning programme for golf caddies. News Content KnowledgePool Adult Education Further Education 06/07/2002 Royal Bank of Scotland select Epic as partner Epic Group plc has been selected as a strategic e-learning supplier to The Royal Bank of Scotland for the next two years. News Content Market Press Releases Epic Financial Services Banking 02/06/2002 E-Skills National Training Organisation report summary The E-skills National Training Organisation (NTO) has released its survey of the UK IT skills market. It will form the basis of efforts by both the government and industry to close the skills gaps in IT, with the longer term aim of matching skills to demand. This report is the first in a series which provides a snapshot of IT skills in the UK. Perhaps unfortunately given changes in the current economic climate, it was conducted in late 2000/early 2001, but even so provides a comprehensive look News Human Capital Market Press Releases 05/29/2002 eMarketing Excellence accredited by CIM Multimedia Marketing.Com has secured formal accreditation for its online eMarketing eXcellence course and exam. News Content Press Releases Professional development Multimedia Marketing Associations 11/19/2001 Skillsoft announce Q3 results SkillSoft Corporation (Nasdaq: SKIL), reported financial results today for its fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2001. The Company reported total revenue of $11.2 million for the fiscal 2002 third quarter, a 102% increase from $5.5 million in the 2001 third quarter and a 19% increase from $9.4 million in the 2002 fiscal second quarter. Gross margin increased to 94.8%, compared to 92.3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2001. For the second quarter of fiscal 2002, gross margin was 94.3%. "As o News Content Financial Announcements Market Press Releases Skillsoft 09/06/2001 Key Sheffield companies merge Peak Interactive and Dean Interactive Learning have merged in order to be able to leverage combined resources for larger contracts. News Content Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Peak Interactive Dean Interactive Learning 03/07/2002 Online Learning Conference snippets At this year’s Online Learning 2002 Europe event Bob Eades, of Ascot Systems, discussed the history of virtual classrooms and explained how the virtual classrooms concept is set to change many people’s learning experiences in the next few years. Taking part in a series of workshops Eades commented: "Increasingly, research indicates that more and more people are turning to e-learning as a means of acquiring new knowledge". “According to CNN, more than 14m people in the USA are now logging on News Press Releases Shows/Conferences 10/28/2002 Hyperwave Powers Swiss Emergency Aid Operations Hyperwave announced the entire extranet operation of the Swiss National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) is based on Hyperwave's knowledge-management platform. News Knowledge Management Hyperwave Emergency Services 04/22/2002 NETg announce 360 new jobs Limerick operation to be significantly expanded and new facility opened in £8m investment over next 3 years. New jobs to include software design and project roles to support Limerick's role as Thomson's core worldwide development facility. News Market Press Releases NETg Thomson Corporation 01/18/2002 Clifford Chase implements Intralearn Clifford Chance (LLP) (www.cliffordchance.com), one of the largest international law firms in the world, with more than 7500 employees and 29 offices in 19 countries worldwide, recently started working with LMS IntraLearn (www.intralearn.com). The launch of the LMS as a management tool is an innovative approach for a law firm, with advantages such as cost-saving, effective training and logistic streamlining. The implementation was done using Xaurum (www.xaurum.nl), service deliverer in E-learni News LMS Press Releases Intralearn Legal 08/28/2002 Centra hosts online digital collaboration conference Centra announced that it will host the industry's first online conference dedicated to helping business and IT professionals develop an enterprise collaboration strategy. This two-day virtual event, to be held on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, will feature a series of interactive online presentations by leading IT analysts and Fortune 500 executives, including AMR Research, Gartner Group, Collaborative Strategies, Deloitte Consulting, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Grant Thornto News Shows/Conferences Centra 09/10/2001 Ireland's Mindbest Liquidates Irish e-learning startup Mindbest has gone into liquidation, due to an inability to find new investors. The company was launched only last April in the Information Age Park of Ennis, County Clare. News Financial Announcements Mindbest 07/01/2002 New Corporate University awards programme HRevents, a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center, announced this morning the creation of a new corporate university awards program titled CUBIC (Corporate University Best In Class). News Awards Corporate University 07/12/2002 Click2Learn announce Toolbook Assistant 8.5 Click2learn announced ToolBook Assistant 8.5, its e-learning content authoring system. ToolBook Assistant allows non-technical business users to create and distribute interactive Web content without requiring them to know how to program. News Content Press Releases Product Announcements Click2Learn 07/18/2002 IntraLearn appoints Bytes Technology as UK reseller IntraLearn (Europe) Ltd has appointed Bytes Technology Group in the UK as a business partner for its Learning Management System products. News LMS Intralearn Bytes Technology Group 05/31/2002 Hosting is popular for Pathlore Pathlore, the most widely adopted learning management system (LMS) provider, has announced that the company is seeing increased demand from customers to use Pathlore LMS in a hosted environment, enabling them to reap the benefits of rapid implementation, scalability and infrastructure management. News LMS Press Releases Pathlore 06/10/2002 Web-based leadership programme for Civil Service launched CMPS implements new e-learning Leadership programme aimed at senior staff, with partners Epic and iMPOWER. News Content Management Development Press Releases Epic Government 06/26/2002 Saba announces 4Q and fiscal 2002 results Saba Software, Inc. reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended May 31, 2002. Fourth quarter revenue increased to $13.7 million from $12.8 million in the prior quarter. For the year ended May 31, 2002, Saba posted $54.6 million in total revenue, an increase of 3%, from $53.1 million for the year ended May 31, 2001. News Financial Announcements Human Capital LMS Saba 05/01/2002 European Union reports on learning A set of reports recently released from the EU: e-Learning: Designing Tomorrow's Education The European Commission published this interim report which describes progress in the EU against the 4 key items on the eLearning Action Plan: infrastructure and equipment training at all levels quality content and service European co-operation and networking Basic summary being that infrastructure access is now almost there, but focus now needs to shift on the quailty of content and teaching. Mostly desc News Adoption Europe Surveys 02/14/2002 KnowledgePool designs e-Learning training programme for Inmarsat channel partners KnowledgePool, the worldwide training service provider specialising in IT, personal and management training, is designing a £120,000 e-Learning sales programme for Inmarsat channel partners. Based on the three-day instructor-led Global Area Network (GAN) training course, already developed and run by KnowledgePool, the online version will comprise eight hours of study time. News Content Press Releases KnowledgePool Telecommunications 09/17/2002 Centra Expands Presence in Asia Pacific Region Centra Expands Presence in Asia Pacific Region. Establishes New Office in Sydney, Australia, to Enhance Distribution Reach and Address Growing Market Demand for Real-time Web Collaboration Solutions News Virtual Classroom Learning environments Centra 02/14/2002 ets in Germany picks Centra Centra announced that ets GmbH, a provider of e-learning solutions in Germany, has standardized on Centra to power an e-learning Web service designed for training companies and public institutions. By integrating Centra's collaboration tools with the platform, content, and services from ets, the offering represents Germany's first complete online education solution to combine a wide range of real-time and self-paced learning experiences into one convenient, Web-based service. "Working together News Learning Communities Market Press Releases Technology Centra Training 07/23/2002 Resourcing firm uses SkillSoft Adecco , the world's largest staffing services company, will use SkillSoft courseware to train 4,000 North American employees in areas such as sales, management, and leadership. Adecco UK previously signed an agreement with SkillSoft for business skills training for associates throughout the United Kingdom. News Content Skillsoft Business Services 09/19/2002 BrightWave crosses the border As Scotland's e-Learning market grows, BrightWave, the e-Learning specialist has opened a new office in Edinburgh to meet a growing demand for bespoke e-Learning in Scotland. The office will be overseen by Senior Technologist, Mike Dalglish, a recent addition to BrightWave, who has previously worked with Click2Learn, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Epic. News Content BrightWave 08/01/2002 ASTD Releases its 2002 Learning Outcomes Report The 2002 ASTD Learning Outcomes Report combines the data collected from 1998 through 2001 on benchmarkable measures in workplace training and provides an overview of what has been learned when measuring and valuing these training investments. Investments in education and training are rapidly increasing, and the returns on these investments can be linked to overall business strategy and success. News Surveys ASTD 04/29/2002 Value of Pathlore’s e-learning contracts rise by 20 per cent The total value of Pathlore LMS software and services contracts for the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended 31st March 2002, was 20 per cent higher than for the previous quarter. News LMS Market Press Releases Pathlore 10/24/2002 Thomson University chooses Aspen Click2learn announced that The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC, TSX: TOC) - a worldwide leader in integrated information, education and learning solutions - has selected the Aspen Productivity Suite(TM) to support Thomson University, the company's corporate education and learning resource for more than 44,000 employees around the world. News LMS LCMS Click2Learn Thomson Corporation Media 04/15/2002 Questionmark puts quizzes on PDAs Questionmark Perception allows users to deploy assessments to handheld devices - so far for Palm and iPaq. News Assessment Press Releases Product Announcements Questionmark 09/05/2002 THINQ's Learning Management Maturity Model creates path to 'optimized workforce' Addressing the pain of organizations facing a plethora of learning options without clear direction, THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. today unveiled a systematic methodology to define and advance the status of an organization's strategic learning management program and performance agenda. THINQ's Learning Management Maturity Model (LM3*), the first and only such model in its industry, gives organizations a strategic framework to analyze the current state of their learning initiatives as well as a r News Competency Management Human Capital LMS ThINQ 07/02/2002 Reliant Energy uses Centra for SAP and many other meetings Reliant Energy Embraces Centra Web Collaboration Platform to Accelerate SAP Rollout and Power Online Meetings News Adoption Learning Communities Learning environments Press Releases Centra Utilities 09/09/2002 GTSLearning to offer "free" blended learning content Groundbreaking approach to course content provision through new "Freestyle" packages, offered at no extra cost to standard courseware products; Students gain maximum benefit from classroom or self-paced study with access to e-learning, e-reading and 24x7 live help and support. News Blended Learning Content IT Skills GTSLearning 02/28/2002 Induction goes online for new BAT employees New recruits to British American Tobacco (BAT) are to be introduced to the firm via online learning from the beginning of March. Of the 700 headquarters staff affected by the decision, around 100 will be inducted initially using the online course. The induction programme offers employees an interactive introduction to the workings of the tobacco multinational's headquarters in London. In addition, recently promoted staff and workers transferred from other parts of the organisation will also use News Content Press Releases ebc FMCG 11/09/2001 Questionmark Perception v3 launched Perception Version 3 is here! The new software includes literally hundreds of changes designed to make it easier to use and more scalable. New features include six new question wizards, Topic-based prescriptive feedback and pass/fail prerequisites, pre-packaged item banks and assessments, question meta-tags, and more powerful reports. Take a look at all the new information via the following links. Product information: http://www.questionmark.com/uk/perception/index.htm Comparison of Version 2 a News Press Releases Products Questionmark 01/14/2002 Click2Learn win$2.1m US Army contract Click2learn has been awarded $2.1 million in new contracts to expand defense readiness programs for the U.S. Army and The Army National Guard. Through this expansion, the Aspen Enterprise Learning Platform will become the backbone for highly targeted defense readiness programs. News Content LMS Market Press Releases Click2Learn Defence 09/09/2002 Irish distributor for Ascot Business Management Systems (BMS), in Dublin, have become distributors in the Republic of Ireland for NetTutor virtual classroom, from Ascot Systems. News Virtual Classroom Learning environments Ascot Systems 02/20/2002 Electric Paper wins IITT award Electric Paper, the Dublin based e-learning company, with offices in Harrow, Middlesex, has received the accolade of ‘International Training Project of the Year’ for its provision of IT literacy training to 3,000 childcare workers across the state of Queensland in Australia. The project developed for the Queensland Office of Child Care, which was rolled out in conjunction with Electric Paper’s Australian partner Skillgate Pty Ltd, scooped the top prize ahead of other international projects b News Best Practice Case study Content Press Releases Electric Paper 05/29/2002 TATA Interactive Systems emphasises the value of quality TATA describes its effort for continuous process improvement. News Content Press Releases Quality TATA Interactive Systems 05/23/2002 IKEA buy NETg content Ikea Edinburgh Signs One Year Contract with NETg for e-Learning in IT Skills. News Content Market Press Releases NETg Retail 04/30/2002 ebc develops e-learning for test pilots ebc is helping QinetiQ's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) to maintain its position as leaders in defence and civilian flight test training. News Content Press Releases ebc Further Education 04/15/2002 Parity acquires Sx3 IT Training solutions business Parity's training division acquires the IT training solutions division of leading IT services provider, Sx3. Parity will become a dominant player in Northern Ireland with this acquisition. News Mentoring & facilitation Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Parity Training 08/01/2002 U.S. Department of State Delivers E-learning to All U.S. Embassies SmartForce announced a multi-million dollar agreement to provide a SmartForce Learning solution, covering information technology topics, to the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the training division of the U.S. Department of State. The Foreign Service Institute trains personnel in U.S. foreign affairs including diplomats, information management specialists, officers, security and medical practitioners, and support professionals for the demands of working and living abroad. News Content SmartForce Government 11/26/2001 KnowledgePool mentors to support Xebec McGraw-Hill courses KnowledgePool, the worldwide training service provider specialising in IT, personal and management training, has been selected to provide mentoring and other student services to support Xebec McGraw-Hill's management skills library. Xebec's customers will now have the option to access KnowledgePool's mentor support via e-mail; chat rooms and student bulletin-board facilities as part of a total e-learning solution. Through the addition of mentor support services and the access to the additional News Content Press Releases Mentoring & facilitation KnowledgePool Xebec McGraw-Hill 04/22/2002 Sun launch Enterprise Learning Platform Sun's new Enterprise Learning Platform contains components for skills development, assessment management and collaboration as well as standard learning management & administration to extend the product capabilities to manage 'talent'. News Competency Management Learning Communities Learning environments LMS Press Releases Product Announcements Sun Microsystems 11/09/2001 New courseware for Microsoft Biztalk 2000 from NETg e-Learning provider, NETg has launched the market’s first online courses for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000. The solution will provide system and database administrators with theoretical and practical information on how to implement deploy and manage BizTalk Server 2000. The 5 part BizTalk Server 2000 e-Learning series includes: 1 - Introduction: the context of BizTalk operations, identifying the main challenges of EAI and B2B communications 2 - Documents; Mapping, Managing, Submitting: instruc News Content Press Releases NETg Thomson Corporation 02/13/2002 Gartner 2002 Magic Quadrant leaders Gartner Inc.'s 2002 LMS Magic Quadrant Report was release this week. The report evaluates the performance of more than 17 LMS vendors based on their ‘ability to execute’ and the completeness of their vision. According to Gartner, vendors listed as leaders in their annual evaluation of learning management system (LMS) providers are "companies that are doing well today and have great prospects for tomorrow." LMS vendors were evaluated on the size of their customer base, level of customer satisf News LMS Press Releases Pathlore THINQ 11/07/2001 More integration from THINQ - Questionmark announcement BILLERICA, Mass., Nov. 6, 2001 - THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise learning solutions, today expanded an existing relationship with leading online testing software company, Questionmark Corp. THINQ customers can now purchase Questionmark(tm) Perception(tm) testing and assessment software as part of the THINQ TrainingServer® Learning Management System (LMS). Questionmark, with more than 1,100 Perception customers, offers the learning industry's most comprehensive s News LMS Press Releases 12/11/2001 Skillsoft agrees to buy Books24x7 SkillSoft Corporation, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Books24x7, Inc., based in Norwood, MA, for a fixed number of shares and fixed amount of cash valued at approximately $32.4 million (based on the closing price of SkillSoft common stock on December 6, 2001, at $20.98 per share). Approximately 80% of the purchase price is being paid in the form of SkillSoft common stock, with the balance being paid in cash. The Company anticipates closing the transaction d News Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Books24x7 Skillsoft 05/30/2002 Royal Bank of Scotland names VEGA as a preferred supplier The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) - the fifth largest banking group in the world by market capitalisation - has selected VEGA Group PLC (VEGA) as a ‘preferred supplier’ of e-learning services. News Market Press Releases Vega Financial Services Banking 02/26/2002 AdVal supplies LMS for Mecca Bingo AdVal announces that it has completed and delivered a bespoke software Learning Management System (LMS) to Mecca Bingo, part of the Rank Group, with a contract value of £432,000. AdVal has also supplied eleven hours of e-Learning material in four training modules as part of the contract, managed on the LMS, which is integrated into the existing computer network at Rank. The e-Learning material is for new Mecca Bingo staff who have diverse educational backgrounds, familiarity with computers, gen News LMS Market AdVal Group plc Entertainment 09/23/2002 Epic build hub for Brighton businesses Epic Group plc has won the contract to develop the web portal for new government-backed initiative The Hub 100. Supported by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) fund for Regeneration and the Brighton and Hove Regeneration Partnership, and chaired by Simon Fanshawe, The Hub 100 aims to identify and support the top 100 companies in Brighton and Hove with the highest potential to impact the local economy through growth. News Portals epic Local Government Small Business 10/18/2002 Deloitte name Saba as rising star Saba has been named a Rising Star on the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. The special category of 25 Rising Star winners are ranked based on percentage of growth in revenues over three years (1999 to 2001). News LMS Awards LCMS Human Capital Saba 11/28/2001 Prosell launches new "Induction in a Box" Prosell, the London based training company, is using technology provided by knowledge=power, the e-learning solutions company, to provide ‘Induction in a Box’, a customisable e-learning induction package. The new package, which can be delivered by CD-ROM or Internet, is designed as a complement rather than a replacement to a company’s existing induction training. It does not aim to replace the important impact of face-to-face communication, an essential part of welcoming someone to an organi News Content Learning environments Press Releases Knowledge-Power 01/04/2002 Children’s charity benefits from Pathlore gift Kids Camp Inc, a New South Wales charity that runs summer camps for children with diabetes, has been able to radically improve its administration system since it acquired a copy of Pathlore’s Registrar learning management software a few weeks ago. Pathlore donated the ‘learning management system classroom edition’ copy of Registrar – worth some A$10,000 – when it heard of the charity’s need. Pathlore has also underwritten 12 months free technical support for the software, should it be nee News LMS Press Releases Pathlore Charities 10/22/2001 New IMS Accessibility Guidelines New IMS guidelines published on accessibility for all to Web sites News Press Releases Standards 03/13/2002 THINQ partner with Interwise Interwise® and THINQ Learning Solutions Inc. today announced a joint sales, marketing and product integration agreement to provide customers with a powerful e-learning solution combining Interwise's real-time communications platform with THINQ's learning delivery, management and student-tracking capabilities. This new alliance will enable joint customers to reduce training costs, improve learner productivity, and provide a faster, more efficient method of delivering course content. "THINQ has d News LMS Market Press Releases Technology Interwise THINQ 10/21/2002 Management skills or not for IT management A new survey commissioned by NETg has revealed that a large number of UK companies are ignoring the training needs of their IT managers. Nearly 50% of the 1000 IT managers questioned had received no training in leadership, communication or team building skills in the last 12 months. News Content IT Skills Management Development NeTg 03/19/2002 Centra Symposium first live AICC compliant tool Centra announced that Centra Symposium™, the world’s most popular virtual classroom solution, has been certified with the Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) guidelines. Centra is the first live eLearning application to earn certification by the AICC. Open standards are a key contributing factor to the growth of the eLearning industry. Centra has been an investing member of the IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) since 1997, helping to define eLearning specifications for standardization t News Learning environments Press Releases Standards Centra 02/15/2002 WBT Systems selected by Clinphone WBT Systems, a premier provider of scalable e-Learning solutions to organisations worldwide, today announced ClinPhone, a company firmly established as the leading specialist provider of electronic trial management services in the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has selected WBT Systems' TopClass eLearning Suite™ to further enhance the quality of staff training . The TopClass e-Learning Suite provides ClinPhone with a comprehensive web-based training solution for all training requ News LMS Market Press Releases WBT Systems Pharmaceutical Electrical 10/22/2001 Ascot Systems launch NetTutor New synchronous hosted learning environment News Press Releases Products Technology Ascot Systems 07/05/2002 AdVal announce preliminary 2001/2 results Preliminary Results for the Twelve Months to 31 March 2002 - loss of £0.84 million compared to profit for previous year News Financial Announcements Market Press Releases AdVal Group plc 05/09/2002 Corporate IT training market slows but IDC predicts upturn US market predictions for the Corporate IT world from the IDC - lower IT service spending is having an impact on training. News Press Releases Surveys 03/07/2002 Bank One Eliminates Costly and Time-consuming Travel with PlaceWare When Bank One Corporation, the nation's sixth largest bank holding company, needed to train more than 10,000 consumer banking and investment management employees on a new computer system, it chose PlaceWare Web conferencing. Before PlaceWare, training sessions were conducted in a traditional classroom setting, which required attendees to waste time travelling to a central location. But employees can now take part in sessions at their desks, making them more available to serve customers. "Bank O News Adoption Learning Communities Learning environments Press Releases Products Placeware Financial Services Banking 06/27/2002 County council goes e-learning for IT skills Surrey County Council (SCC) is among organisations in the public and private sectors that are using IT skills e-learning programmes, along with a learning administration system called 'CheckPoint, developed by Impetus and supplied by Bridge-Learning Ltd, one of Europe's leading organisations providing independent and impartial advice on all aspects of technology-based training, including 'e-learning'. The Impetus courses, which cover MS Office applications such as Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoin News Content IT Skills Bridge-Learning Impetus Local Government 05/08/2002 CIPD urges trainers to get to grips with on-line methods CIPD feedback says that technology-driven implementation of e-learning has not worked and that the people issues need to be considered. News Adoption Best Practice Motivation Press Releases CIPD 10/28/2002 Microsoft's channel training uses Aspen Click2learn announced that Microsoft(R) Business Solutions, the small, mid-market and corporate business solutions division of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT), has selected and will deploy Click2learn's highly-acclaimed Aspen Productivity Suite(TM). News LMS LCMS Click2Learn Information Technology 05/07/2002 Three UK IT firms join GlobalLearningAlliance International alliance of IT training and e-Learning service providers, the GlobalLearningAlliance™ adds three UK firms to its partner network - Aris Education, IT-IQ and PC Coaching, to widen and strengthen the range of IT training services the alliance delivers to worldwide corporate enterprises. News Market Press Releases Global Learning Systems 09/11/2001 Absolutely Training and BBA provide money laundering courses Absolutely Training and the BBA in a joint e-learning venture to provide money laundering courses News Content Press Releases Absolutely Training Financial Services Banking 05/01/2002 Thomson to Provide e-Learning Courses to GM worldwide General Motors University expands eLearning and offers an eMBA following a multi-year agreement with Thomson/Cardean University to provide innovative online learning to as many as 86,000 GM salaried employees through General Motors University (GMU). News Management Development Press Releases Thomson Corporation 11/02/2001 Macromedia content through THINQ LMS Customers can now launch, track and manage Macromedia Dreamweaver-built courseware through the THINQ TrainingServer® Learning Management System (LMS). The integration directly benefits THINQ LMS customers who use Macromedia Dreamweaver, the market-leading visual authoring software for Web professionals, and Macromedia Coursebuilder for Dreamweaver, which extends the product to create interactive Web-based learning content. The integration allows LMS learners to launch a Dreamweaver course, trac News Content LMS Press Releases Products THINQ Macromedia 04/29/2002 CIPD appoints new Assistant Director General Duncan Brown, former partner at international management consultancy Towers Perrin, has joined people management specialists, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as Assistant Director General. News Appointments Press Releases CIPD Institutes 03/07/2002 More than 30 per cent of German companies use e-learning methods According to Europemedia.net around one third of German companies included in the C-Dax stock market index train their employees using e-learning methods. In particular, large and medium-sized companies were found to support new ways in professional education, while usage was not as widespread with smaller companies. About half of the companies not using e-learning thus far were planning to do so in the future. News Adoption Press Releases 05/29/2002 IITT workshop programme announced The Institute of IT Training has announced its 2002 programme of learning workshops on integrating new and traditional media to create training solutions. News Content Press Releases IITT 06/05/2002 Line develops e-learning content for UfI LINE will develop two custom four-hour e-learning programmes designed to provide information on setting up and growing small businesses based around successful BBC videos. News Content Press Releases Line Communications Adult Education 03/07/2002 iLearning acquires Caliber Learning Network iLearning, Inc. , is acquiring the assets Caliber Learning Systems, Inc., from Sylvan Learning Systems. In October, the bankrupt Caliber sold its assets to Sylvan which owned a 34 percent stake in the web-based training company, for $750,000. The financial terms of Tuesday's deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes certain of Caliber's client relationships, intellectual property, software and equipment. The Baltimore-based iLearning will also retain a select group of former Caliber emp News Market Press Releases iLearning 04/10/2002 Click2Learn announce disappointing Q1 2002 results $3m loss for the quarter due mainly to cancelled contracts, with revenue at about $8m. News Financial Announcements Market Click2Learn 04/09/2002 Saba results for quarter ending Feb 2002 Revenue down 5% from previous quarter to $12.9m News Financial Announcements Saba 06/21/2002 BUPA selects Echelon to pilot e-learning programme BUPA - the leading UK private health care and insurance company - has selected over 100 self-development modules and management articles from Echelon's virtual learning resource www.learningmatters.com to support the development of fast track employees News Content Echelon Learning Health 04/03/2002 Epic wins award for tax training Epic scoops further award for PITstart learning programme which was developed for PwC employees to train on international tax. News Content Press Releases Epic Consultancies Accounting 04/15/2002 Deloitte Touche European Fast 500 companies announced Two Irish e-learning companies in top 100 - with Riverdeep gaining overall first place and Electric Paper 74th. News Market Press Releases Electric Paper Riverdeep Group 10/30/2002 Pathlore LMS chosen by UK Central Government Pathlore’s Learning Management System (Pathlore LMS) has become the LMS for some 450,000 UK central government employees. Pathlore’s LMS has been chosen as the preferred LMS to support the Astute Managed Service Provision, led by CMG UK Ltd with Hogg Robinson Skillbase. News LMS Press Releases Pathlore Government 08/24/2002 European Mentoring and Coaching Council formed to promote standards of good practice The European Mentoring Centre (EMC) the primary body representing mentoring in employment since 1992, is to become the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMC2) News Mentoring & facilitation EMCC 04/29/2002 Electric Paper launches LMS New product called Course Manager, aimed at Electric Paper's customers, to manage their training in a cost-effective manner. News LMS Press Releases Product Announcements Electric Paper 09/09/2002 Software AG adopts Centra to talk to global sales team Centra announced that Software AG, Europe's largest provider of system software and services, has selected Centra to deliver more effective training and corporate communications to their global sales organization. Leveraging Centra's core capabilities for Web-based audio-conferencing and live application sharing to provide knowledge transfer to their worldwide field personnel, Software AG expects to save thousands of dollars in business travel and related sales training expenses. News Sales Training Virtual Classroom Learning environments Centra Information Technology 07/02/2002 Creative Learning Media launch el-box(tm) New stand-alone box pre-loaded with training courses that requires just a mains connection. News Press Releases Product Announcements Creative Learning Media 10/31/2001 M2S files for bankruptcy M2S Files for Bankruptcy after failing to agree a rescue plan with its major creditors. News Financial Announcements Market M2S 10/02/2002 Element K introduces Learn It Online® Element K announced today the introduction of Learn It Online - an e-learning solution featuring online courses that continuing education departments, community colleges, and career schools can resell to students. News IT Skills Content Element K 05/07/2002 Xpertise launches new training solutions business Leading IT training company Xpertise announces its new 'projects & training solutions' business – to be known as Xpertise Training Solutions. The division will be responsible for the development, implementation and management of major skills-development projects for organisations right across the UK. News Market Press Releases Xpertise 06/20/2002 Intellinex releases 250 off the shelf courses in business and PC skills Intellinex releases SmartTrainer 4.0 that combines technology and more than 250 off the shelf courses in business and PC skills. Three course mode options -- text-only, text plus audio, and full multimedia with video -- allow users to control the degree of interactivity based on the bandwidth of their connection. News Content Intellinex 07/15/2002 New president for Global Learning Alliance Global Learning Alliance, the international e-learning and IT training services provider, has appointed Steven R Delcarson to the position of president to lead the organization through the growing, global opportunity for blended learning services and the rapidly expanding requirements of multi-national organizations. News Financial Announcements Training Providers Global Learning Alliance 08/29/2002 Ascot Systems goes north Ascot Systems, maker of the NetTutor virtual classroom, has appointed Don Jasper as its Northern Sales Director. News Appointments Learning environments Ascot Systems 11/01/2001 Hay Group and KnowledgePlanet deliver Human Capital Mgt Programmes Hay Group has formed a strategic alliance with KnowledgePlanet, a leading Human Capital Management enterprise software firm, to develop and market web-enabled talent management solutions for the Global 1000 marketplace. Said Mark Bidwell, Hay Group's leader of the global alliance: "Identifying, managing and developing talent is one of the most difficult, yet mission-critical, tasks facing every large organization today. Our partnership with KnowledgePlanet now means that Hay Group clients can m News Content Press Releases KnowledgePlanet 04/10/2002 Hyperwave sign contract with Compaq Hyperwave and Compaq sign contract which increases Hyperwave's channels to market. News Market Press Releases Hyperwave Information Technology 05/24/2002 Bite Size Intros to persuade people to learn Hairdressers’ patter is being radically restyled this month as part of a national campaign to persuade tens of thousands of people to sign-up for free, short learning sessions. News Content Press Releases UK Government 07/05/2002 Mentergy spins off satellite communications business Gilat Satcom Ltd and Israsat International Communications Ltd sold; Gilat bought by Isreali company Lito Ofsset "Ziv" Ltd. News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Mentergy 10/26/2001 Sony product training case study The U.S. division of Sony Electronics, Inc. wanted to reduce its Service Company's training costs and have more flexibility in delivering courses to their 7,000-plus learners throughout the U.S. and made use of Centra's live learning technology. News Case study Centra Electrical 05/30/2002 VEGA selected for important European defence contract VEGA Group PLC has entered contract negotiations with the Swiss Defense Procurement Agency to develop computer-based training for the COUGAR transport helicopter. News Market Press Releases Vega Defence 11/02/2001 Cost comparison - online vs. physical conferences For those people needing to justify live e-learning events, this study provides some good comparative numbers. In July 2001, Centra delivered an interactive conference of 27 unique sessions to more than 1,000 customers and prospects from 44 countries in a four-day online event. Designed in response to growing interest in 'blended learning' at a time when the economy was slowing and industry conference attendance was down by 50%, Centra provided participants with the opportunity to meet with ind News Best Practice Press Releases Centra 07/05/2002 Czech Republic buys NetTutor Virtual Classroom Ascot Systems’ virtual classroom system, NetTutor, has attracted its first non-UK customer with the sale of the system and a 100 student licence to the Government of the Czech Republic News Adoption Market Press Releases Ascot Systems Government 09/13/2001 SmartForce acquires leading competency management company, SkillScape On August 30, 2001--SmartForce announced yet another acquisition with an agreement to acquire SkillScape, a key player in the competency management arena. This deal is due to be finalised during third quarter 2001. News Competency Management LMS Mergers & Aquisition SkillScape SmartForce 06/21/2002 Re-Learning E-Learning A report title Re-Learning E-Learning by consultants Booz Allen Hamilton identifies three principles that e-learning providers must avoid. E-learning, once heralded as a revolution in the business of education, was largely perceived as a casualty of the dot-com collapse. However, forecasters now predict a resurgence in the e-learning market, expecting it to reach the $12-14 billion range by 2004. According to the Booz Allen Hamilton report, providers of Internet-enabled learning will capture a News Best Practice Consulting Firms Booz Allen Hamilton 05/27/2002 GTSLearning to offer project management skills portfolio New Project Management portfolio to include CompTIA's IT Project+ Certification and ranges from beginner level to a full Project Management Institute qualification. News Content Press Releases GTSLearning 06/12/2002 HP selects THINQ Global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services to enable e-learning for employees worldwide News LMS Press Releases THINQ Information Technology 09/25/2002 KnowledgePool assists Leicestershire Constabulary with their enquiries KnowledgePool has recently delivered an e-Learning programme in scenes of crime procedures commissioned by Leicestershire Constabulary. The 20 minute course, delivered via CD-ROM and the Constabulary intranet will help new police officers follow basic procedures correctly; identify areas of forensic importance; preserve all possible forensic evidence at crime scenes and also provide information on when to liaise with Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO). News Content Training Providers KnowledgePool Emergency Services Police 11/01/2001 Knowledge Mechanics adds Traineasy as UK & Ireland reseller Knowledge Mechanics has appointed Surrey-based e-learning professionals Traineasy as a reseller for its leading LCMS (Learning Content Management System) in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Growth in eLearning in the USA has built the world's largest market for this revolution in business and academic learning. The UK is catching up fast, with a projected 97.2%, annual growth rate, building to a $2.6 billion market by 2006 (Source : IDC). Knowledge Mechanics is committed to build News LCMS Knowledge Mechanics 07/25/2002 Education India goes online Education India 2003, India’s premier conference and exhibition devoted to India’s burgeoning education market, has today launched the new 2003 show website at www.educationindia-online.com. News Shows/Conferences 08/27/2002 Pathlore embraces open approach to learning content management systems Pathlore, the learning management system (LMS) software and services provider, has announced an open, interoperable approach to learning content management systems (LCMSs) that augments the learning content management functionality within its core product, Pathlore LMS, with products from leading LCMS vendors. Pathlore will certify the seamless integration of Pathlore LMS with solutions from LCMS providers Avaltus Inc, Centra Software Inc, Global Knowledge Inc, LogicBay Corp and Trainersoft Corp News LCMS LMS Pathlore 09/04/2002 knowledge=power helps the Police with their enquiries Centrex, the Central Police Training and Development Authority, is launching a new training needs assessment tool: Leadership Self-Analysis Module (SAM). SAM is a comprehensive, versatile, personal and discreet means of identifying training needs and can be used throughout a police officers career – assessing needs as one progresses and with the capability of accommodating role changes and competencies. News Case study Content Needs Analysis Knowledge-Power SHL Police 09/13/2002 Leading Management Thinkers on Learningmatters.com From 16th September 2002 via www.learningmatters.com Echelon Learning Ltd are offering electronic access to individual management material from Bloomsbury's business reference product (Business: The Ultimate Resource). News Content Management Development echelon Learning 11/26/2001 Consignia project wins Personnel Today award Consignia’s approach to e-learning, which includes using the skills of TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) and Futuremedia Plc, has won the Personnel Today e-learning award. The award was presented to Consignia for creating an online training environment in all 31 business units, including developing custom built e-learning content, even though it had no infrastructure to do so one year ago. Consignia’s solution was to implement Futuremedia’s hosted learning management system, Solstra, to deliver News Press Releases Futuremedia TATA Interactive Systems Postal 04/02/2002 Centra announces disappointing preliminary first quarter 2002 results LEXINGTON, MA (April 2, 2002) – Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the world’s leading provider of business software solutions for eLearning and business collaboration, today announced preliminary results for the 2002 first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Separately, it was announced earlier today that the Company’s planned acquisition by SmartForce was terminated by mutual consent of Centra and SmartForce. The Company anticipates first quarter revenue in the range of approximately $7.4 to 7.7 million. This l News Financial Announcements Centra 10/16/2002 Centra makes the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 top 50 Centra announced that it ranked number 33 on the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 1997-2001. Centra grew 13,435 percent during this period. News Awards Centra 05/23/2002 Click2Learn and Element K form alliance Click2learn has entered into a strategic alliance with Element K to ensure interoperability of Aspen and Element K content. News Market Press Releases Standards Click2Learn Element K 04/29/2002 Learn.net integrates with Questionmark Partnership announced between Atlanta-based LMS vendor and UK-based assessment company, where Knowledge Measurement System from Learn.net and Perception from Questionmark will be integrated. News Assessment LMS Press Releases Questionmark 07/22/2002 Grant Thornton builds an enterprise e-learning environment Centra announced that Grant Thornton, the leading global accounting firm serving the needs of middle-market companies, has deployed the CentraOne( Web collaboration platform to enhance an innovative program that leverages the firm's investments in IT infrastructure to provide a robust enterprise continuous learning environment. News Learning environments Centra Accounting 05/09/2002 Epic chosen by SAP New e-learning courses designed for SAP customers and partners are being developed by Epic, including one launched in May on SAP portal design. News Content Press Releases Epic Information Technology 10/29/2002 40 New Management Action Lists This month via www.learningmatters.com over 40 additional management action lists authored for future editions of Bloomsbury's best selling Business - the Ultimate Resource - have been published in electronic format by Echelon Learning Ltd. News Management Development Content echelon Learning 04/26/2002 CIPD say e-learning is slow in adoption Training and Development 2002, a survey published annually by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) , shows that less than a third of organisations are using e-learning for staff training and development. News Press Releases Surveys CIPD 06/27/2002 Polish Bank goes Centra ING Bank Slaski Turns to Centra to Deliver Real-time Business Collaboration and Training to Corporate Branches over the Web. News Learning environments Technology Centra Financial Services Banking 05/08/2002 Learning in Court Thirteen self-contained laptops loaded with e-learning skills content have been supplied to the UK Court Service as an experiment in e-learning. News Learning environments Press Releases Bridge-Learning Legal Government 08/05/2002 NetTutor integrates with Pathlore Ascot Systems has successfully integrated its NetTutor virtual classroom with Pathlore Learning Management System (Pathlore LMS). News Learning environments LMS Ascot Systems Pathlore 02/13/2002 Institute of IT Training Awards A sell-out audience of 400 people from all sections of the IT Training industry attended the IITT’s annual Awards Dinner, held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on 7th February. Hosted and presented by television broadcaster Fiona Armstrong, the awards night itself was a night of celebration of the rise in standards which was evident in the quality of the training projects carried out by the finalists. According to Professional Services Director Tony Moss, the standard of this year’s entries News Press Releases Technology SmartForce 08/01/2002 KnowledgePool delivers the MIDAS touch IMS HEALTH, a leading provider of information solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries has commissioned KnowledgePool to design an e-Learning programme to train their global sales force in the use of MIDAS®. MIDAS is a unique system that brings together healthcare facts and figures from around the world, providing the opportunity to examine multi-country markets in the most flexible and cost effective ways. News Content KnowledgePool Health 09/01/2001 Vaughan Waller joins Bridge-Learning Ltd Vaughan Waller, UK e-learning industry analyst joins Bridge-Learning News Consulting Firms Press Releases Bridge-Learning 04/05/2002 Head of Consultancy Services Appointment at fuel Martine Garland from Xebec joins fuel News Appointments Press Releases fuel 02/07/2002 Perception for Windows V3 released Questionmark has now released the Windows delivery version of Perception Version 3. This means that users can now use Perception V3 to deliver tests, examinations and surveys as an .EXE file over a Windows network, or on a CD. Perception V3 already enables users to deliver their assessments on the Internet or intranet. The software is available now for download from the web. News Press Releases Products Questionmark 12/12/2001 McGraw Hill cuts Lifetime Learning business including Xebec McGraw-Hill announced at 9.30pm December 12, it’s plans to restructure several business units, including Lifetime Learning. The recent challenges of the eLearning markets, compounded by a soft worldwide economy, have lead McGraw-Hill to the decision this week to wind down and close McGraw Hill Lifetime Learning and Xebec McGraw-Hill. News Content Financial Announcements Market Xebec McGraw-Hill 02/22/2002 John Matchett Ltd partners with iRevolution iRevolution Group plc has announced a strategic partnership agreement with John Matchett Ltd (JML) one of Europe’s leading learning management systems providers. Under the agreement iRevolution will host a series of JML’s e-learning solutions via the Software as a Service model it pioneered four years ago. The combination of JML’s 30 years of experience in training and education and iRevolution’s experience in the provision of applications via Software as a Service will greatly benefit cust News Market Press Releases Technology iRevolution Group plc John Matchett Ltd 08/14/2001 DigitalThink to acquire LearningByte International DigitalThink acquires LearningByte International to solidify its position as top provider of custom e-learning business solutions while adding impressive roster of Global 2000 customers to its list News Content Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases DigitalThink LearningByte 10/17/2001 DigitalThink announces solid Q2 DigitalThink announces solid Q2 2002 results with revenues of $15.2m and a net trading loss of $13.6m. Target revenues for Q3 and Q4 were reduced, effectively negating revenues from their earlier acquisition of LearningByte. News Content Financial Announcements DigitalThink 04/10/2002 VEGA gains Japan Airlines as customer VEGA deverlops a new web-based Traffic Collision and Avoidance System (TCAS II) Version 7 program for Japan Airlines (JAL). News Press Releases Simulation Vega Transport Airlines 08/21/2002 Aon Ltd receives Industry Award for e-learning initiative Aon Limited Corporate Division has been awarded the prestigious British Insurance Award for Training 2002 for its e-learning platform ‘RoPE’ – Record of Professional Excellence. News Awards Training Providers Unicorn Training Aon ltd Financial Services Insurance 05/27/2002 Australia's 'School of the Air' uses Centra Australia's 'School of the Air' dramatically improves quality of education for students in the Australian outback with live eLearning from Centra. It leverages Government Program for Satellite-Based Internet Access to replace outdated radio system. News Learning Communities Learning environments Press Releases Centra Training 09/09/2002 Free webinars from Mentergy Mentergy have announced a series of free webinars on various e-learning related subjects including just-in-time learning resources, and authoring and design using some of the Mentergy tools. News Shows/Conferences Virtual Classroom Mentergy 08/09/2002 Alcatel deploys Saba in 6 weeks Saba announced that Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA), a world leader in the high speed access and optical transport market, has deployed Saba Learning, Enterprise Edition, to power its training centers across nine countries. By taking advantage of the Saba Rapid Deployment Package (RDP), Alcatel implemented Saba Learning in just six weeks and in five different languages and locales. News LMS Saba Telecommunications 01/16/2002 Smartforce announces increased 4Q revenues SmartForce's revenues for the fourth quarter were $65.3 million, up 13 percent from the $57.7 million reported a year ago. Net income for the quarter excluding amortization of intangible assets was $2.6 million, or $0.04 per share, in line with First Call consensus estimates. This compares with net income of $648,000, or $0.01 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2000. On a reported basis, the company recorded a net loss for the quarter of $205,000 or $0.00 per share. For 2001 as a whole, revenu News Financial Announcements SmartForce 04/15/2002 Harvard ManageMentor releases new courses in v5 Five new modules added: Managing Crises, Marketing Essentials, Becoming a Manager, Laying Off Employees, and Dismissing Employees, along with upgrades to existing courses. News Management Development Press Releases Product Announcements Harvard Business Business Schools 10/30/2001 New Quality programme from blueU A new e-learning programme developed by blueU, focusing on the ISO 9000:2000 series of Quality standards, has been launched by Pera Integrated Training. Said Pera’s business development director, Anne-Marie Smith: "Quality training is our leading brand. We were the first training company to achieve certification for our ISO 9000:2000 courses and this e-learning module provides further evidence of our innovative approach to this core subject". The course, ISO 9000:2000 awareness, has been devel News Content Press Releases blueU 08/29/2002 KnowledgePool mentors learndirect learners In a contract valued at over £300,000, KnowledgePool, the worldwide training provider specialising in business applications, IT and business skills training is to provide specialist learner support services including online access to subject matter experts for learndirect learners throughout the UK. News Mentoring & facilitation KnowledgePool Adult Education 04/30/2002 New Centra case studies For those interested in seeing how CentraOne has been used, there are three new case studies, from Wachovia, Liquent and New York University - all US-based. The studies can be linked to from the Centra Web site. News Case study Press Releases Centra Financial Services Banking Electrical Higher Education 09/24/2001 THINQ TrainingServer® and Outstart's Evolution(tm) to be integrated THINQ and Outstart announced integration of the Thinq TrainingServer® LMS and Outstart's Evolution LCMS. News LMS Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases THINQ 10/18/2001 Boxmind Gains £8m in Third Round funding Boxmind, a UK-based provider of e-learning content for university courses has gained £8 million in financing in exchange for 40.3% of shares. The financing was provided by AIM-listed investment fund Eurovestech. News Financial Announcements Boxmind 12/18/2001 Sony Electronics Standardises on Centra's eLearning Platform for Live Technical Training to Authorised Dealers Worldwide Centra announced that Sony Electronics, a division of Sony Corporation, has standardized on Centra's eLearning platform to provide the foundation for its global Sony TrainNet(TM) programme. Using the Internet to augment traditional classroom learning with real-time online collaboration, Sony TrainNet significantly streamlines Sony's processes for training thousands of customer service technicians across Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. It provides a direct connection between those who design News Learning Communities Learning environments Press Releases Centra Electrical 02/13/2002 Computacenter form partnership with fuel Computacenter, a leading European provider of IT infrastructure services and one of the UK’s leading training providers, has chosen fuel to develop bespoke e-learning courses for its clients. News Content Market Press Releases fuel Information Technology 05/13/2002 60% say their line manager is like Margaret Thatcher In a survey for Adult Learners' Week 60% say their line manager is like Margaret Thatcher. If given the choice of boss, the majority would opt for TV presenter Cat Deeley News Press Releases Surveys NETg 05/15/2002 Paul Chapman – one in a thousand! At e-Learning Manchester 2002, the Institute of IT Training announced that Certified e-Learning Professional booking number 1,000 was actually made by Paul Chapman of Vega Group Plc who is working towards the CeLP qualification. News Press Releases IITT 08/29/2001 New lease of life for pre-Windows courseware WinPCD developed by VEGA Group to convert DOS courseware to run under Windows 95/98, initially for main customers in the airline industry. News Content Press Releases Vega 12/18/2001 Books24x7 Announces Book Nominations for IT Reference Books Books24x7, which recently signed an agreement to be acquired by SkillSoft Corporation today announced the nominations of its first annual Referenceware(TM) Excellence Awards, co-sponsored by Waterside Productions, Inc., of Cardiff, CA. The awards will recognize the most widely used computer technology and business books available through Books24x7, which offers subscription clients online searches to more than 1,700 unabridged IT and business books. Winners will be announced at the 12th Annual News Press Releases Products Books24x7 01/28/2002 Shell implements global e-learning with NETg and Cardean University Shell People Services today announces that it has entered into agreements with NETg and Cardean University to provide global e-learning services to the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies. NETg will provide professional IT and desktop computing courses while Cardean will offer business, management and leadership courses. These alliances will offer 81,000 Shell employees worldwide the ability to access the same standard of learning whenever and wherever they are via the internet. E-Learning has News Content Press Releases NETg Thomson Corporation Petro-Chemical 11/30/2001 New UK Sales course launched online Individuals wanting to further a career in sales can use the UK's first online professional sales training course, which leads to "The Certificate in Professional Sales". The Institute of Professional Sales (IPS), has partnered with KnowledgePool, to provide a blended learning programme consisting of online and classroom based training. The online courses will be available via a dedicated website and is aimed at individuals at the outset of their career or those moving into sales from another d News Content Press Releases KnowledgePool 01/22/2002 NETg and Cyberwisdom.net target Chinese market NETg and Cyberwisdom.net, its Chinese counterpart, today announced a strategic partnership to provide e-learning solutions to companies in Greater China. Under a localisation and distribution agreement signed last month, Cyberwisdom.net will localise NETg's e-Learning content into Chinese (including Simplified Chinese for the Mainland market and Traditional Chinese for the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets), as well as distribute NETg's courses and other training resources in Greater China. "We are News Content Market Press Releases NETg Thomson Corporation 05/07/2002 Docent Live! launched Interwise product now incorporated into Docent's offerings, so that live collaboration is integrated into the learning management system. News Learning Communities Learning environments LMS Press Releases Product Announcements Docent 05/30/2002 Training provider 'elite' forum launched The Institute of IT Training Chief Executive Colin Steed has launched the Institute's 'Top Tier Forums' that are aimed at bringing the MDs of training providers together to become a key influencer for the industry, especially when dealing with Government and major vendors. News Market Press Releases IITT 03/13/2002 KnowledgePool launches new online Management courses KnowledgePool has launched a new and comprehensive range of online management training courses. The courses cover leadership; team and personal development; communications skills; budgeting and finance; UK workplace legislation and customer service. The highly interactive training includes audio and support features such as email tutor support; student chat facilities; assignments and frequently asked questions. The courses feature both written and spoken content from a panel of subject matter News Content Management Development Press Releases KnowledgePool 06/17/2002 Mentergy's John Bryce Training (formerly Aris Education) realigns with e-Learning tools Market-leading Microsoft Gold Learning Partner, John Bryce Training UK Ltd, (formerly known as Aris Education) today proudly unveils a succession of new developments, new products and capabilities that lift it into the big league. The changes are designed to build on award-winning foundations on both sides of the Atlantic, and make it the training partner of choice for major blue chip companies considering cost-effective blended solutions & larger IT training solutions. As part of NASDAQ quoted News Technology Training Providers Mentergy John Bryce Training 06/20/2002 NETg adds 1500 courses with acquisition of McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning assets NETg adds over 1500 courses with acquisition of McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning assets including multi-lingual business skills courses from Xebec News Content Mergers & Aquisition NETg Thomson Corporation Xebec McGraw-Hill McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning 02/07/2002 Peoplesoft announce 2001 results PeopleSoft, Inc. announced its fourth quarter and full year 2001 results. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001, software license revenue rose to a record $174 million and total revenue increased to $528 million. Income from recurring operations increased by 40 percent to a record $58 million, or $0.18 per share, up from $41 million, or $0.13 per share in the same quarter of 2000. For the full year of 2001, software license revenue increased 30 percent to $645 million, and total revenu News Financial Announcements Human Capital Press Releases Peoplesoft 01/03/2002 Bure Equity acquires Germany's Prokoda for €2.5m Bure Equity , a Swedish investment company, has acquired for a total amount of €2.5 million the German e-learning firm Prokoda from M2S , a Swedish e-learning company which filed for bankruptcy in October. Negotiations between Bure and M2S regarding the acquisition of the German e-learning specialist started last summer, when Prokoda was valued at €10.4 million, four times more then today's deal. Before M2S filed for bankruptcy, Bure Equity granted a €2.0 million loan to the struggling News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases M2S 08/19/2002 TATA Interactive Systems and Unicorn Training in strategic partnership initiative Unicorn Training and TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) have announced a strategic partnership to provide high quality e-learning and business simulation services to the UK insurance and financial services industry. News Alliances TATA Interactive Systems Unicorn Training 07/30/2002 UMassOnline adds live, instructor-led courses to Web-based curriculum Centra announced that UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts' Web-based learning division, has standardized on CentraOne( to power live, instructor-led, online education programs. After an extensive evaluation of eLearning vendors and a competitive procurement process, UMassOnline will integrate the use of Centra into a hybrid approach to distance education that combines self-paced learning with live, Internet-based sessions for degree and non-degree programs. News Academia Centra Higher Education 04/29/2002 WebEx provides Multimedia Communications to KnowledgePlanet LMS KnowledgePlanet, a human capital management enterprise software company, and WebEx Communications, Inc., a leader in business communications for the Web, announced that KnowledgePlanet will integrate the new WebEx Training Center service into its LMS. News Learning Communities LMS Press Releases Product Announcements KnowledgePlanet Webex 03/07/2002 Virtual classrooms -comments from Bob Eades At this year’s Online Learning 2002 Europe event Bob Eades, of Ascot Systems, discussed the history of virtual classrooms and explained how the virtual classrooms concept is set to change many people’s learning experiences in the next few years. Taking part in a series of free workshops, organised by the eLearning Network (ELN) outlining the leading thinking and technology in online learning, Eades commented: “Increasingly, research indicates that more and more people are turning to e-learni News Learning Communities Learning environments Press Releases 05/20/2002 WBT Systems launch TopClass Mobile New version of TopClass to provide access to training without a network connection News Press Releases Product Announcements WBT Systems 06/19/2002 BYG on preferred e-learning panel at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Bespoke e-Learning supplier BYG Systems has been awarded a two-year contract to be a preferred supplier of e-Learning to the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. News Content BYG Systems Financial Services Banking 06/12/2002 Centra ships CentraOne version 6 CentraOne 6.0 Brings Together Real-Time Data Conferencing, Knowledge Capture, Management and Delivery Technologies in a Unified Platform at a Single Price News Learning environments Press Releases Product Announcements Products Centra 07/02/2002 QA opens Stockport training centre QA opens Stcokport Training Centre to better serve north west IT and businsss skills training needs News Market Training Providers QA Training 10/02/2002 US e-learning awards ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 23, 2002 – Outstanding achievements in e-learning were recognized at a dinner ceremony Sept. 22 at the Online Learning 2002 Conference and Expo. The sixth annual Excellence in E-learning Awards, co-sponsored by the conference and research firm brandon-hall.com, were intended to honor the industry’s best work. From 136 entries, a panel of judges selected 34 gold, silver, and bronze winners in four categories. The methodology and rating system is available at www.brandonh News Awards Brandon-Hall 06/10/2002 Smartforce and Skillsoft merge SmartForce plc (Nasdaq: SMTF) and SkillSoft Corporation (Nasdaq: SKIL), both leading providers of e-Learning solutions to the Global 5000, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge in a stock-for-stock transaction. The combination will create a global leader in corporate e-Learning and bring together SmartForce's leading portfolio of IT, enterprise applications and sales and CRM e-Learning solutions with SkillSoft's comprehensive suite of business and professional e- News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Skillsoft SmartForce 10/01/2002 AXA Financial's 'Real-Time Enterprise' Centra announced that AXA Financial, one of the world's premier financial services organizations, has successfully deployed Centra's collaboration technology to give more than 1,000 associates and employees instant access to real-time training and information over the Web. This number is expected to grow dramatically over the coming year with the Centra platform being used to provide as many as 10,000 associates and employees with synchronous and asynchronous Web-based training. News Virtual Classroom Learning environments Centra Financial Services Insurance 02/28/2002 TUC criticises e-learning at home concept The use of e-learning to train staff outside working hours has been condemned by the TUC. The attack came after a survey by e-learning firm Ebc of 80 HR and training managers found that 80 per cent of respondents would expect employees to use e-learning outside working hours. “E-learning is a good thing, especially for those who want to enhance their personal development,” says a TUC spokesperson. “In respect to training for the job, however, employers have an obligation to train staff in wo News Press Releases Surveys ebc Associations 01/28/2002 IBM Mindspan announces new e-learning platform IBM today announced the upcoming availability of a set of fully integrated, e-learning modules from IBM Mindspan Solutions that will allow organizations to expand their e-learning capabilities based on evolving business needs. These modules will include a learning management system (LMS) and live virtual classroom and will allow for delivery and tracking of Web-based content. In addition to supporting a blended learning experience, these modules provide immediate knowledge transfer and enterpris News Learning environments LMS Press Releases Technology Product Announcements IBM Mindspan 09/26/2001 Saba announces weaker Q1 results Saba announced Q1 2002 results with revenues down 6.4% from previous quarter. President and COO Sebastian Grady leaves company. News Financial Announcements LMS Saba 06/17/2002 Pfizer Research Rides the Wave Pfizer's Research University (ePRU) at Sandwich in Kent has commissioned fast-growing BrightWave, the Hove-based e-Learning specialists, to develop an e-learning module for Pfizer's re-designed education programme on the development of medicines. The BrightWave programme will form part of a modularized approach to education that will enable research teams, comprising pharmaceutical scientists, project managers, regulatory advisers and others, to participate more effectively in Exploratory Devel News Content BrightWave Pharmaceutical 07/23/2002 KnowledgePool decamps to Bracknell KnowledgePool has relocated its corporate headquarters to facilities in Bracknell in the Thames Valley. The move follows KnowledgePool's recent decision to scale-down its classroom-based training offering. News Training Providers KnowledgePool 10/28/2002 E-learning users take over at the E-learning Network Figures released by the eLearning Network (ELN), the UK’s foremost professional association of users and developers of all forms of e-learning, reveal that – for the first time in the organisation’s 12 year history – e-learning users outnumber e-learning vendors among the ELN’s member organisations. According to ELN chairman, Vaughan Waller: “Ever since the inception of the technology based training industry in the 1980s, critics have said that it has been ‘vendor-driven’ – in other wo News Best Practice Shows/Conferences 10/10/2002 Royal & SunAlliance Goes 'Live' With Saba Saba announced that the global insurer, Royal & SunAlliance, has gone "live" with the first stage implementation of Saba's e-learning solution. The e-learning platform will provide training to around 50,000 employees in Royal & SunAlliance offices throughout the world. News Human Capital LCMS LMS Saba Financial Services Insurance 03/13/2002 Webex to provide interactive Web conferencing services to Microsoft's Tablet PC WebEx Communications, Inc. announced that it is working with Microsoft Corporation to provide interactive Web communications services for the new Tablet PC. WebEx is developing communications services that will support the advanced display, linking and multimedia capabilities of the Tablet PC. With more than 5,000 corporate customers and agreements with the world’s largest telecommunications providers, WebEx is fast becoming the standard for business communications on the Web. “WebEx’s inter News Press Releases Technology Webex Information Technology 10/14/2002 SmartForce formally changes name to SkillSoft SmartForce PLC, dba SkillSoft (Nasdaq: SKIL) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to 8.0 million of the Company's American Depository Shares (ADSs). Additionally, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the change of the name of the Company to SkillSoft PLC. This name change is also subject to shareholder approval, and will be submitted for a shareholder vote at a special shareholders meeting. News Content Financial Announcements SmartForce SkillSoft 04/02/2002 Global Knowledge announces Surrounds Learning Technology Global Knowledge announced the launch of Surrounds Learning Technology, a learner-centered approach to building and deploying tailored Blended Learning Solutions in IT education. Surrounds Learning Technology advances the e-learning experience by surrounding students with the same rich learning environment of successful classroom learning, including peer interaction, live labs, expert instruction, and expert content. "Global Knowledge has a history of directly and effectively addressing the Ent News Learning environments Press Releases Product Announcements Global Knowledge 10/18/2001 WOLCE award winners named A list of the award winners at the October WOLCE conference News Press Releases 06/25/2002 NETg integrates assistive technology to provide access to learners with disabilities NETg has integrated assistive technology into its e-learning courses to provide access to learners with disabilities. NETg believes that its development work is also in keeping with the general philosophy of e-learning and the Internet- to democratise learning and information resources, making them equally available anywhere, anytime to anyone. News Content NETg Thomson Corporation 07/22/2002 Sun Microsystems and Global Knowledge team up in the US Global Knowledge and Sun Educational Services, the training group of Sun Microsystems, have created an alliance to deliver an integrated training solution for their enterprise clients in the United States. The strategic alliance will leverage Global Knowledge's broad IT training curriculum and delivery methods along with Sun's content, Education Consulting Services, and the SunTM Enterprise Learning Platform. News IT Skills Training Providers Alliances Global Knowledge Sun Microsystems 02/01/2002 £6.5 million Eurofighter contract for VEGA VEGA Group PLC (VEGA) has won two contracts, totalling some £6.5 million, to support the Eurofighter Ground Aids training programme. Under these contracts, VEGA is involved in developing a desk-top trainer programme (DTT) and a maintenance simulator trainer (MST), which will be PC-based training devices for the UK, German, Spanish and Italian Airforces’ ground crew. This contract is part of the overall Eurofighter training solution, in which VEGA is partnered with established Eurofighter partn News Content Press Releases Vega Defence 11/01/2001 Epic wins local government projects Epic's e-government team has won two major web-based projects from local authorities that together will be worth more than £0.4m. The projects have been awarded by Brighton & Hove City Council and Chichester District Council. The Brighton & Hove project is a radical scheme that will give local people access to a wide range of housing choices via a network of touch-screen kiosks. The kiosks will use interactive, user-friendly displays and will provide users with instant information on a range of News Content Press Releases Epic Local Government 08/13/2002 Leading thinkers shed light on leadership, change and strategy The CIPD annual conference, organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, features over 100 speakers from around the globe. The main themes of this year’s conference include leadership, organisational change, strategy and managing performance; enabling individuals to boost their own contribution while arming them to steer change in their own work settings. News Shows/Conferences CIPD 09/09/2002 Austalian pharmaceutical company deploys Centra for critical drug training Centra announced that Lundbeck Australia PTY LTD, a subsidiary of the Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S, has deployed Centra's Web collaboration platform to enable real-time, online business communications and training for its national sales team. S News Learning environments Sales Training Virtual Classroom Centra Pharmaceutical 10/11/2002 ERP company uses Centra for employee education Centra announced that Datasul Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of open systems applications, has deployed CentraOne to empower their worldwide network of consultants and sales people with the critical knowledge and skills they need to service their rapidly growing customer base News Virtual Classroom Learning environments Centra Information Technology 10/11/2002 OutStart and Trainersoft Merge OutStart has announced a definitive agreement to merge with Trainersoft. The combined company, which will operate under the name OutStart. News Authoring Tools Content LCMS Outstart Trainersoft 10/09/2001 RMR announces disappointing interim results RMR Plc - AIM listed e-conference and communities company announced disappointing results with turnover down to £399K for the six months to August 2001, down from £1.1M in 2000), and a net loss before tax of £2.8M, up from £2.3M in 2000. News Financial Announcements elevate learning RMR 10/31/2001 Electric Paper supplies IT literacy training to New South Wales Electric Paper, the Dublin-based international e-learning company with offices in Harrow, Middlesex, has joined with Watsonia Publishing to provide IT literacy skills training materials to some 1,000 people across New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The deal, signed with the New South Wales Adult & Community Education Council (ACE), involves providing an IT literacy training program to some 40 ACE accredited organisations, which will deliver the training program at 54 sites throughout NSW. Additi News Content Press Releases Electric Paper Adult Education 08/24/2002 Confusion over blended learning says NETg NETg, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE, TSX: TOC), today published a new White Paper that aims to explain the real meaning of the much-used term ‘blended learning’. The aim of the White Paper is to help organisations gain maximum competitive advantage from their learning programmes. The White Paper also contains the findings of the two-year ‘Job Impact’ research study, carried out by Thomson Learning, NETg’s parent company, that proves that structured blended learning programmes can dramati News Blended Learning Content NETg Thomson Corporation 11/29/2001 NETg Partners with KPMG Consulting to form iLS NETg announced that it has been selected by KPMG Consulting as a partner in its new business offering, Interactive Learning Solution (iLS), launched today. NETg will provide customisable e-Learning content, in IT professional, IT desktop and business and professional development skills, as well as a range of e-Learning performance support systems. Through iLS, KPMG Consulting will offer companies a complete enterprise-wide, tailored e-Learning solution, specifically aimed at increasing the over News Consulting Firms Press Releases KPMG NETg Thomson Corporation Consultancies 06/05/2002 The best of both worlds for online induction programmes A new Corporate Induction Toolkit which allows for a customised e-learning programme at a fraction of the price of a full bespoke design. News Content Learning Communities Press Releases Product Announcements ebc 11/04/2002 Epic makes the Heartbeat faster Epic Group has created a high quality online programme for BUPA. Heartbeat Product Knowledge is part of a blended learning programme that aims to provide the sales and customer care departments of BUPA UK’s insurance business sales and customer care departments with the appropriate product knowledge to deliver the ‘Heartbeat’ offering personal health plan. News Content epic Health 04/30/2002 Centra Appoints John Walsh as Vice President of Product Development Software Industry Veteran Brings Over 15 Years of Strategic Product Development Experience to Management Team; Company Positions to Drive Continued Product Innovation and Leadership in Global eLearning and Collaboration Markets. News Appointments Press Releases Centra 07/09/2002 e-skills UK provides IT Skills via NETg e-skills UK Works with NETg to Provide e-Learning in Key IT Skills via its ESIB Programme to Both Staff and Local Businesses News Content IT Skills NETg Thomson Corporation Small Business Government 04/10/2002 Educaterra - new Spanish online learning portal New portal for Spanish-speaking e-learners, with Portuguese content available late 2002. News Europe Portals Terra Lycos Small Business 09/19/2002 Hyperwave enhances scalability and performance Hyperwave has released the advanced knowledge management platform IS/6 R2. This new version offers enhanced scalability and performance for existing and future users of Hyperwave Collaborative Knowledge Solutions. A major new feature is an optional Workflow module, giving easy-to-use and flexible Business Process Management to an integrated knowledge management and e-learning solution package. News Knowledge Management Hyperwave 05/09/2002 Epic results improve in 2002 Epic results expected to exceed market expectations following an improvement in trading since February 2002 News Financial Announcements Market Epic 05/29/2002 Rent the revolution Ascot Systems is making its NetTutor virtual classroom system available for hire at just £250 per day. News Press Releases Products Technology Ascot Systems 11/05/2002 Executive communication goes live in Japan Centra announced that NEC CustomMax, Ltd., a leading supplier of computer products to corporate and retail customers across Japan, has standardized on Centra-powered Web collaboration to facilitate real-time meetings and business communications across the organization. News Learning environments Virtual Classroom Centra Information Technology 10/29/2002 Click2learn Announces Third Quarter Results Click2learn announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. For the third quarter of 2002, Click2learn reported total net revenues of $6.9 million and new business bookings of $10.3 million, up from $7.9 million in the second quarter of 2002. Click2learn also reported an increase in deferred revenue of $1.4 million. News LCMS LMS Financial Announcements Click2Learn 04/22/2002 UK firm designs risk course for Europe's air traffic controllers Air traffic controllers around Europe are to get training in risk management in an interactive online course designed by London-based XOR. It provides pre-work for a blended training solution. News Content Europe Press Releases Products XOR Systems Ltd XOR Government Transport 08/13/2002 T-Mobile adds to its e-Learning Portfolio T-Mobile is to build on the success of previous e-Learning programmes developed by BrightWave Ltd. Two new courses are now in production. News Content BrightWave Telecommunications 07/23/2002 NETg launches forign language ECDL NETg announced the launch of its biggest selling course, the European Computer Driving License (ECDL), in four European languages - French, German, Italian and Spanish. News Content Europe IT Skills NETg Thomson Corporation 08/23/2002 Centra helps Cognex reach global customers and employees Centra announced today that Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has successfully deployed Centra's real-time Web collaboration platform to deliver interactive, online learning and communications to a large global audience of customers and employees. News Learning environments Centra Electrical Information Technology 08/12/2002 World of learning conference & exhibition (WOLCE) 2 & 3 October 2002, NEC Birmingham, UK. Don't miss the invaluable discoveries of those who have implemented learning strategies and come to WOLCE to share with you their experiences. News Shows/Conferences 11/05/2002 Regent Inns gets a first taste of e-learning Regent Inns, the business behind leading eating & drinking brands 'Walkabout' and 'Bar Risa/Jongleurs', has just undertaken its first e-learning programme. This has enabled the staff within Regent Inns' distributed network of bars and clubs to quickly and cost-effectively learn how to use the company's new procurement system, iPOS. News Content Harlequin Training Solutions Food & Drink 11/06/2001 Futuremedia seeks buyer Arundel, England 30th October 2001-- The Board of Futuremedia plc today announced that the Company is in preliminary discussions regarding the potential acquisition of Futuremedia by a UK listed company. The Company emphasised that it is not certain that the transaction will be completed. It is anticipated that that the transaction currently under discussion would value Futuremedia at approximately $0.06 per share. The Company emphasised that the terms of the transaction remain subject to chang News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Futuremedia 11/02/2001 Oxford University initiative selects Hyperwave technology Over 150,000 European academics and students are set to use Hyperwave's eKnowledge Infrastructure to collaborate across the Europaeum network. The new 'Europaeum Knowledge Centre' knowledge management network will link seven major European academic institutions, including the University of Oxford, to create a powerful knowledge exchange and communications resource. The Europaeum is an academic association created to promote collaborative academic study in fields such as European Law, History, P News Press Releases Hyperwave Higher Education 03/14/2002 Peter Sparks at TATA Interactive Systems Peter Sparks has joined TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) as business development director with special responsibilities for developing TIS’s business throughout mainland Europe. Most recently, the director of sales for northern Europe with EMC Computer Systems (UK) Ltd, Peter Sparks spent a couple of years as Pathlore Software’s channel manager for northern Europe. Before joining Pathlore, he spent 28 years in the IT world, half of it in applications development - as a programmer, systems analy News Appointments TATA Interactive Systems 10/18/2001 DEMOS Closes €4.6 million First Round DEMOS, a French professional training and e-learning company, has closest its first round of financing worth €4.6 million, from three venture capitalists: Initiative & Finance, Natexis Investissement and BNP Paribas. News Financial Announcements DEMOS 06/18/2002 Distributed content management from John Matchett Distributed content management solution by John Matchett, developed by Pathlore News Content LCMS Technology John Matchett Ltd Pathlore 09/17/2002 TATA Interactive Systems’ international expansion TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) has expanded its global operations by opening an office in Sydney, Australia. This new office, headed by Candida Chandorkar, is making TIS’s many years experience of producing high quality programmes available to Australia’s buyers of e-learning. News Content TATA Interactive Systems 09/30/2002 e-Learning for Bursars KnowledgePool, has been awarded a £200k e-Learning contract to design, build and pilot the e-Learning strand of a blended learning programme developed by the National College of School Leadership (NCSL) to train School Bursars and Business Managers. News Content IT Skills Training Providers KnowledgePool 08/02/2002 Bridge-Learning signs up Fullard Bridge-Learning Ltd is making Fullard Learning’s wide range of online and CD-ROM delivered courses available – initially via a special, online free preview facility at ‘Bridge-Central, part of the bridge-learning website, at www.bridge-learning.com News Content Bridge-Learning Fullard Learning 07/15/2002 Telecoms trainer goes NetTutor Comms Training Ltd, which provides a wide range of courses - from specific telecoms subjects, such as wireless communication skills and fixed line skills, to regulatory requirements like Health and Safety as well as IT training and communication skills - is offering a complete online learning solution using Ascot System’s hosted version of the NetTutor virtual classroom. News Learning environments Technology Ascot Systems Telecommunications Training 06/28/2002 Report on quality of e-learning in Europe 'Quality and e-learning in Europe', a report by Jane Massy is intended to provide a small window on some of the issues for consideration as experienced by European training professionals across Europe. News Quality 04/02/2002 Poor investment in U.S. learning marketplace in Q1 2002 In a survey of the North American market, Eduventures reports that education industry private investment totals for the first quarter of 2002 fell to $47.7 million, representing a 70 percent decline from the relatively strong showing in the fourth quarter of 2001 and marking the poorest quarterly performance of the last three years. Relatively few firms – such as Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs, Forstmann Little, and Putnam have invested money in the learning market, and in most cases it was an News Market Press Releases Eduventure 06/13/2002 BMW of North America uses Centra's eLearning and Collaboration ASP to Accelerate SAP Rollout Centra platform used for SAP training, compliance training in corporate responsibility and business ethics. News Case study Press Releases Centra Manufacturing Cars 02/28/2002 Aspen LMS and LCMS Platforms Pass New SCORM 1.2 Compliance Tests Click2learn today became the first vendor to prove its technology is fully compliant with the Advanced Distributed Learning Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM TM ) 1.2. standard. The final version of the SCORM 1.2 conformance test suite was released on February 15, 2002. Within one business day, Click2learn's quality assurance team verified the Aspen Enterprise Learning Platform TM met test requirements for both learning management (LMS) and learning content management (LCMS) techn News LMS Press Releases Standards Click2Learn 03/19/2002 Nottingham Trent University using Questionmark Perception for advanced simulations & testing The Nottingham Trent University is upgrading its Perception testing and survey software to version 3 to deliver new features, such as interactive simulations, to its students through its Virtual Learning Portal. This pilot project (live in January 2002) aims to provide Nottingham Trent students with a one-stop-shop for all of their study needs. This will include access to email accounts, timetables, course details and feedback, as well as formative and summative tests online.  Trevor Pull, the News Press Releases Products Assessment Questionmark Higher Education 05/30/2002 12 Million British workers did not receive any training in the last year Research launched today reveals: · One in four British workers can lack the skills to do their jobs properly · Almost a third of British workers admitted to lying or exaggerating about skills · Almost one in five British workers think advanced IT skills will earn them more money News Press Releases Surveys KnowledgePool 01/14/2002 AdVal Group plc acquires outstanding minority interest in KeyKnowledge and Electronic Intellectual Property Rights in Library AdVal Group plc announces that it has acquired all of the issued shares in KeyKnowledge Limited ("KeyKnowledge") not previously owned by it by buying out FT Knowledge Limited's 10% minority interest in KeyKnowledge for a consideration of £25,000. As part of that deal, FT Knowledge Limited has also transferred to KeyKnowledge all the electronic intellectual property rights in the library of titles that had previously been licensed to KeyKnowledge. KeyKnowledge sells off-the-shelf e-Learning titl News Content Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases AdVal Group plc FT Knowledge KeyKnowledge 05/30/2002 Electric Paper’s quality approved Electric Paper has become an 'Accredited eLearning Provider' of the Institute of IT Training. News Press Releases Quality Electric Paper 05/03/2002 NETg Wins Global E-Learning Contract With British Airways 3 year agreement allows BA's staff worldwide to benefit from global e-learning programme with access to NETg courses via the company Intranet and Open Learning Centres. News Content Press Releases NETg Transport Airlines 03/21/2002 FT Knowledge, Indeliq, and Accenture form alliance FT Knowledge, Indeliq, and Accenture have formed an alliance to bring together educational content, e-learning products, and corporate learning services. As part of the four-year alliance, FT Knowledge and Indeliq will co-develop, co-brand, and co-market over 200 hours of simulation-based e-learning courses, initially focusing on the critical skills of newly promoted managers including coaching, financial analysis, change management, and building high performance teams. Indeliq's performance si News Consulting Firms Content Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases FT Knowledge Accenture 02/22/2002 Centra partner to provide sales & marketing automation MarketSoft Corp., a provider of next-generation marketing automation solutions, and Centra announced they will deliver a complete product combination to help sales and marketing organisations generate more revenue with fewer resources. The integrated solution consisting of Centra-powered conferencing and MarketSoft's DemandMore marketing automation suite manages the process of promoting, fulfilling, and following up on a Web conference, including: generating demand for Web conferences through p News Learning Communities Market Press Releases Technology Centra 04/02/2002 SmartForce and Centra Merger Off April 2, 2002 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- SmartForce (Nasdaq: SMTF) and Centra Software (Nasdaq: CTRA) jointly announced today that they have mutually agreed to terminate their previous agreement to merge the companies. In order to realize, to the greatest extent possible, the benefits of the previously proposed combination to SmartForce and Centra customers, the two companies have entered into a reseller and co-marketing partnership. News Mergers & Aquisition Technology Centra SmartForce 10/30/2001 Lguide releases analysis of e-learning courseware Lguide, a US-based independent e-learning research and consulting firm, announced the release of a research report sponsored by THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. "Ten Critical Training Topics: A Buyer's Guide to E-Learning Courseware." The report provides resource for e-learning customers to identify and evaluate Web-based courses that meet their needs in ten mission critical subject areas: * Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer * XML * Java * Microsoft Office * e-Business * Business Writ News Content Press Releases Lguide 03/27/2002 Training Magazine's Top 100 companies Several THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. customers have been recognized by Training magazine in the "2002 Training Top 100," a list of organizations that have maintained "an unparalleled commitment to workforce development." The THINQ customers honored by Training magazine include the number one-ranked honoree, Pfizer Inc., as well as STS Systems, Alltel, The Boeing Co., Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division and NCR Corp. THINQ e-learning solutions help these organizations successfully align bus News LMS Press Releases Surveys THINQ 10/18/2001 gencon helps US publisher stay ahead A UK company exports solution to the US News Press Releases gencon 11/01/2002 Saba supports Distributed SCORM Saba announced its market-leading support for SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) with the industry's first successful implementation of distributed SCORM using Saba SCORM Redirector. News LMS LCMS Human Capital Standards Saba 04/23/2002 Recovery of IT Spending - Strong Rebound In Second Half Of 2002 - from IDC IDC predict total IT growth in Western Europe to be 6% in 2002, despite a decline in hardware spending. The second half of 2002 is predicted to show improved profitability worldwide. News Market Press Releases Surveys 01/29/2002 Airjet selects Vega for pilot training AIRJET has chosen VEGA Group PLC to support the training for its newly acquired fleet of Saab 2000 aircraft. The programs will be installed at AIRJET’s facility, close to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Martin Blomley, VEGA Group PLC’s director of commerce and industry said: "AIRJET and VEGA started working together in April 2001, with the BAE 146 program. I am proud to be extending the relationship now. I feel sure that this project will further enhance VEGA’s excellent reputation within t News Content Press Releases Transport Airlines 10/28/2002 Pathlore launches Skills Management System Pathlore has augmented its product range by introducing a Skills Management System (SMS). The SMS, which integrates fully with Pathlore LMS, is able to analyse what an organisation is delivering to its customers, along with the organisation’s business needs in terms of skills gaps among its staff. News Competency Management Human Capital LMS Pathlore 10/25/2001 Docent announces weak Q3 results Docent reports lower Q3 numbers in line with revised expectations. News LMS Financial Announcements Docent 02/22/2002 Interwise to be used by SVOA Interwise and SVOA, one of the "big three" information technology (IT) companies in Southeast Asia, announced that SVOA will utilise the Interwise Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP) as its communications solution. It will also offer the solution to customers. SVOA's Systems Integration Strategic Business Unit (SISBU), responsible for IT consulting and systems integration, chose Interwise ECP to enhance its offerings to customers and partners, allowing for more efficient and cost-effective News Adoption Learning Communities Market Press Releases Technology Interwise Information Technology 07/01/2002 Tata sets up offshore development centres For many years, investors have realised that there are significant advantages to be gained by placing their money in ‘offshore’ accounts. Now, a similar idea is gaining adherents within the e-learning industry. TATA Interactive Systems is setting up a series of ‘Offshore Development Centres’ (ODCs) to develop custom-built e-learning programmes for clients. News Content Outsourcing TATA Interactive Systems 03/07/2002 Dow Chemical win CIO award with TopClass e-learning system TopClass Implementation wins CIO Magazine's Enterprise Value Award for Dow Chemical Scale of Implementation and Savings of $30M in First Year of Operation Major Reasons for Win CIO Magazine has announced that The Dow Chemical Company has won their prestigious Enterprise Value Award for their in-house e-Learning system. This system, Learn@dow.now, is a visionary, enterprise-wide, global implementation of WBT System's TopClass™ e-Learning suite. Learn@dow.now is an e-Learning implementation o News Adoption Content Press Releases Products Technology WBT Systems Petro-Chemical 10/04/2002 SkillSoft/Smartforce reduces workforce in Ireland SmartForce PLC DBA SkillSoft (Nasdaq: SKILD), advised staff of a reduction in its Irish workforce as part of its post-merger integration plan. A large majority of the 60 personnel cuts were voluntary redundancies in the product development organization. News Financial Announcements Content SkillSoft SmartForce 09/09/2002 SkillSoft and SmartForce complete merger SkillSoft Corporation (Nasdaq: SKIL) and SmartForce (Nasdaq: SMTF) today announced the closing of the merger of the two companies. The combined company will be a leading provider of e-Learning solutions to the Global 5000. Shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly approved the merger on Friday, September 6, 2002. SmartForce’s American Depositary Shares, which were issued to former SkillSoft stockholders in the merger, will continue to trade on the Nasdaq National Market, and the ticker sym News Content Financial Announcements Market Mergers & Aquisition Strategy SkillSoft SmartForce 09/25/2002 Epic in sustainable development Epic Group is developing an e-learning tutorial on Sustainable Development for the University of Cambridge and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The three-hour tutorial will be available both to the public and to the 168 WBCSD member companies. News Content epic Higher Education 02/21/2002 THINQ and Trivantis integrate products The THINQ TrainingServer® Learning Management System (LMS) now seamlessly launches, tracks and manages courseware that content developers and subject matter experts (SMEs) create with Trivantis' Lectora Publisher Enterprise LMS Edition authoring tool. The integration expands the broad universe of THINQ-compatible tools and content, and affirms the company's ongoing commitment to supporting e-learning environments where users can seamlessly run e-learning content. Lectora Publisher enables non-t News Content LMS Market THINQ Trivantis 05/03/2002 QA staff move to Xpertise Over the past few months, Xpertise has recruited a highly skilled management team for a new "Projects and Training Solutions" business, comprising some of the most respected and experienced professionals in the UK training industry, including ex-QA Training directors Ben Pike and Bill Walker. Bill Walker was technical director at QA Training, responsible for the core England and Wales technical training, skills and e-learning businesses. Bill joined QA Training in 1996 as a principal consultant News Appointments Xpertise Training 10/28/2002 US software company selects LearnLinc virtual classroom Mentergy announced that Information Builders, the leader in Web business intelligence for real-time information delivery, has selected the company's live virtual classroom product, LearnLinc®, as its standard for distance training throughout the United States. News Learning environments Virtual Classroom Mentergy Information Technology 07/05/2002 NETg and E-Skills UK expand 'e-skills into business' programme for SMEs e-skills UK Works with NETg to Provide e-Learning in Key IT Skills via its ESIB Programme to Both Staff and Local Businesses News Content Press Releases NETg Small Business 11/09/2001 New INTEQ courseware from Knowledgepool KnowledgePool, the worldwide training service provider specialising in IT, personal and management training is now offering clients InteQ's Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Best Practices Online™ course. InteQ's online course incorporates the latest IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices and will help organisations deploy the people, processes and technologies for effectively managing today's complex IT environments. KnowledgePool chose InteQ's ITSM Best Practices Onli News Content Press Releases KnowledgePool 06/24/2002 Energy company uses THINQ LMS to manage global training programs THINQ to replace M-I L.L.C.'s classroom training and manual tracking with broad-based global e-learning solution News LMS THINQ Petro-Chemical 07/22/2002 Global Knowledge Delivers Wireless Networking Training for Motorola Global Knowledge has, through its UK subsidiary, teamed up with telecommunications giant Motorola to deliver a training solution that covers Internet Protocol-based wireless networking. By participating in this training, both Motorola employees and customers can learn how to combine voice, data and multimedia into one broadband IP network. News IT Skills Technology Training Providers Blended Learning Global Knowledge Telecommunications 02/22/2002 Europeans cautious about e-learning Summary The commercial success of e - learning techniques has not been accompanied by the same optimism by the teachers and educational staff who use it, according to two new surveys. Cedefop, the European centre for the development of vocational training, carried out the two surveys (' E - learning and training in Europe' and 'Users' views on e - learning ') and presented the results at the E-learn expo in Paris and Learntec 2002 conferences, both at the beginning of February. The surveys News Adoption Press Releases Surveys 06/12/2002 Epic helps plans for the world’s first virtual medical school Over 50 medical institutions are gathering in Scotland to discuss the world's first international virtual medical school. News Learning Communities Press Releases Epic Health Higher Education 01/17/2002 LINE COMMUNICATIONS unveils first ever PDA compatible e-learning Market leading e-learning content developer Line Communications Group (Line) has launched em.Learning, the world’s first blended mobile e-learning solution. em.Learning utilises the Palm OS platform to deliver rich learning objects through a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), offering access to learning at any time, in any place and can be fully integrated into existing e-learning infrastructures. em.Learning is the first mobile e-learning content offering full multi-media capabilities, and dra News Content Learning environments Press Releases Technology 05/30/2002 Risk management course launched at elearning London A new interactive course in risk management launched by XOR Systems for emergency services. News Content Press Releases XOR Systems Ltd 05/02/2002 Cadbury Schweppes selects Centra Cadbury Schweppes selects Centra to assist strategy for for business process improvement. News Learning environments Press Releases Technology Centra Food & Drink FMCG 07/12/2002 Royal Bank of Scotland implements new branch manager learning from Epic A new progreamme for Royal Bank of Scotland's existing and potential branch managers designed to cover their specific job processes. News Best Practice Case study Press Releases Epic Financial Services Banking 07/26/2002 Mentergy shuts down its UK Training operations Mentergy also reported that as part of its strategy to reach profitability it has shut down its IT training activity in the UK, and that it had agreed with the principal secured creditor of its IT training UK subsidiary to place that subsidiary in receivership. The secured creditor and the receiver are making efforts to sell the activities of the subsidiary's business. The company will not receive any proceeds of such sale, and expects to write-off this investment. News Financial Announcements IT Skills Learning environments Mentergy 08/01/2002 ‘Six Sigma’ techniques improve the quality of e-learning By applying ‘Six Sigma’ techniques to its development and production processes, TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) has achieved a remarkable 70 per cent reduction in product ‘defects’ from 44 per thousand to just 18 per thousand within the first quarter of 2002. News Content TATA Interactive Systems 06/28/2002 New IDC report on e-learning in Europe IDC's latest elearning study examines the Western European market for elearning content, services and infrastructure purchased from external vendors. News 07/30/2001 Primelearning Closes US Operations Primelearning , an Irish provider of business skills eLearning solutions for the corporate training market, has closed its two US offices (Stamford, Connecticut and Massachusetts) and laid off 34 of 35 US employees. Only the president Glenn Reyer will keep his job in the Stamford office. “The reorganization of Primelearning is caused by the worldwide downfall of the New Economy” said a spokeman of the Irish company. Terry and Mary O'Brien founded Primelearning in 1999. Previously (1988) News Financial Announcements Primelearning 11/02/2001 Royal SunAlliance/blueU e-learning project A new customer relationship management initiative with the brand name MORE TH>N, from Royal & Sun Alliance, spearheaded by a £20million press campaign featuring Lucky the dog, is expected to bring in more than 400,000 new customers each year. To underpin this strategy R&SA is also implementing a major training project. This year a suite of tailored e-learning programmes, developed by e-learning provider blueU, will be taken by over 2,500 R&SA staff. Martin Pratt, Director of e-learning business News Content Press Releases blueU Financial Services Insurance 11/01/2002 Epic expands services division Epic Group has launched its new Services division with the appointment of Paul Peplow in the newly-created post of Director of Services. Paul Peplow brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Previously a UK managing director of Europe’s largest training organisation, he has also held commercial and training responsibilities in leading blue-chip multinationals in financial, FMCG and pharmaceutical sectors (including Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyds TSB and NatWest). News Appointments Content epic 08/09/2002 Skillsoft earnings announcement call SkillSoft Corporation intends to release its results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2002, after the market closes on Wednesday, August 14, 2002. The following morning, management will conduct a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 15, 2002, to discuss the Company's operating performance. Chuck Moran, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Tom McDonald, Chief Financial Officer, will host the call. To participate in the conference call, local and inter News Financial Announcements Skillsoft 01/16/2002 Smartforce to acquire Centra SmartForce announced today that it is expanding its industry leadership position by acquiring Centra Software in a stock for stock transaction. News Market Mergers & Aquisition Press Releases Technology Centra SmartForce 04/02/2002 Blackboard improves client support Blackboard Inc. has launched an improved client support Web site powered by Cyracle Web Service 3.0. In addition, Blackboard has retained Cyracle's professional services team to help refine its support processes. Through this engagement, Cyracle becomes a part of Blackboard's strategic initiative to create an effective support network that leverages the expertise of clients and internal support staff. Cyracle Web Service 3.0 provides the knowledge base functionality and user interface for Black News Learning environments Press Releases Products Blackboard Inc. 02/06/2002 European Corporate Business Skills Training Market - IDC summary An IDC survey reports that the recent economic slowdown has not had a major impact on the business skills training market in Europe. They estimate the market is still growing at a 5-year compound annual growth rate of 14.9%, with revenue growing to over $13 billion by 2006. The current slowdown is seen only as a temporary blip in growth, and IDC expect that 2003 will see a return to normality in Europe. Training is still perceived as a time-consuming cost centre by many organisations, however. News Market 05/20/2002 Employers take moves to retain redundancy 'survivors' Half of the UK's employers report that they have experienced difficulties over the past year in holding on to the survivors of redundancies, re-organisations and mergers and acquisitions - training plays a part. News Press Releases Surveys CIPD 05/31/2002 Xpertise launches new object-oriented and C++ courses for developers Xpertise has announced the addition of new object-oriented, C++ and Java courses to complement its developer portfolio of training courses. News Content Press Releases Product Announcements Xpertise 07/12/2002 Xpertise launches new project management courses Leading IT training company Xpertise has announced the addition of three new project-management courses to its portfolio. These skills are much needed within the IT community, says Xpertise, to resolve recurrent issues which mean that IT projects often fail to meet their original objectives. News Content Press Releases Product Announcements Xpertise 09/13/2001 Keyknowledge launches new soft skills courses Keyknowledge (FT Knowledge and AdVal consortium) launches new 'Professional Management' e-learning series. News Content Press Releases KeyKnowledge 11/08/2002 GTSlearning use Course-Source e-Learning company Course-Source Ltd is providing the online infrastructure for a revolutionary offering from leading UK courseware provider GTSlearning. News Hosting Learning environments LMS Course-Source GTSLearning Training 11/18/2002 France salutes NetTutor People in the Ile-de-France region of France who are out of work or who want to improve their employment prospects are being helped by being given increased access to distance learning materials - with help from Ascot Systems’ NetTutor virtual classroom. News Learning environments Virtual Classroom Ascot Systems Government 11/20/2002 Smartforce formally renames as SkillSoft Smartforce shareholders approved the change of company name to SkillSoft at an extraordinary general meeting. They also approved a share repurchase program of up to 8.0 million of the company's ordinary shares which are represented by American Depository Shares (ADSs). News Content Financial Announcements Market SmartForce SkillSoft 11/20/2002 Free training for Intuition freelance trainers Intuition announced the availability of free training to further enhance the skills of its registered trainers. Working in conjunction with leading e-learning provider it-training.com and Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, Informatics Group, Intuition trainers will now have access to over 600 interactive online courses and a large portfolio of instructor-led training events. News IT Skills Training Providers Intuition Informatics It-training.com Training 11/15/2002 Corporate training in decline? A study by Outsell, a research and advisory firm focusing on the information content industry, shows that the 499 companies identified in the US corporate training and e-learning industries are experiencing a wide range of growth, decline, and collapse. The 2001 market was measured at $6.3 billion, down 9.8 percent from 2000. The volatility can be blamed on recent economic pressures as well as changes to technology and its use. News Market Outsell 11/18/2002 Bill Gates to give $20 million for e-learning in India Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has agreed to provide an assistance of $ 1 million for the Media Lab Asia project by government of India, besides extending $ 20 million for an e-learning initiative called "Shiksha". News Financial Announcements Microsoft 11/18/2002 Registrar rides again! As low-end LMS. Organisations that have a training administration system but want to expand the system’s functionality and integrate it with that of a learning management system (LMS) can now do so, with help from the new ‘entry level’ LMS from John Matchett Ltd (JML). This new system – known as ‘LMS Registrar’ – caters for a minimum of some 50 LMS users. News LMS Pathlore John Matchett Ltd 11/18/2002 Element K introduces KnowledgeHub Authoring Services Element K announced the introduction of KnowledgeHub Authoring Services. This authoring tool will extend the functionality of KnowledgeHub, Element K's learning management system (LMS), and give customers the ability to create their own training content, publish it to the LMS, and make it available to their users in an ASP environment. News Authoring Tools LMS Element K 11/08/2002 Greek Schools use Click2learn’s ToolBook Click2learn announced that schools across Greece are now using the Company’s highly acclaimed desktop e-Learning authoring software ToolBook, to introduce students to the benefits of multimedia, e-learning and electronic books. News Authoring Tools Click2Learn Schools 11/19/2002 SkillSoft restates historical SmartForce financials SmartForce PLC (dba SkillSoft, Nasdaq: SKIL) announced that it intends to restate the historical financial statements of SmartForce for 1999, 2000, 2001 and the first two quarters of 2002. In the process of preparing the closing balance sheet of SmartForce as of September 6, 2002, the Company identified several accounting issues that will require these pre-merger SmartForce financial statements to be restated. The restatements should not have any adverse effect on the Company's operating results News Financial Announcements Content SmartForce SkillSoft 11/18/2002 UK organisations are slow to measure employee skills and knowledge A new report Evaluating Human Capital from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) examines the knowledge, skills and initiative possessed by employees. Company accounts currently record the costs associated with people, but not the benefits they bring. This is despite the fact that most organisations now accept that people represent the key driver of value in organisations. News Human Capital Measurement Strategy CIPD 11/28/2002 ELN and Forum merger talks fail After nearly 12 months of negotiations, The Forum for Technologies in Training has announced its withdrawal from talks regarding a possible merger with the eLearning Network (ELN), the UK’s foremost professional association of users and developers of all forms of e-learning. News Mergers & Aquisition eLearning Network Forum for Technologies in Training 11/21/2002 Learning Technologies 2003 - 29/30 January at London Olympia 2 Learning Technologies returns on 29 and 30 January 2003 at London Olympia 2. Over one hundred exhibitors including the industry's largest learning vendors and many specialist providers, and an expected 3,000 visitors will make Learning Technologies 2003 the country's largest and single-most important learning event for the business, HR, IT and training manager. News Shows/Conferences 11/26/2002 BrightWave gets new director of learning services Lars Hyland has been appointed by Brighton e-Learning company BrightWave as its Director of Learning Services. News Appointments Content BrightWave 11/28/2002 Poor European performance hit Saba results Saba Software, Inc. announced anticipated results for the second quarter ending November 30, 2002. Saba expects to report second quarter fiscal 2003 revenues of $9-$12 million. Based on these estimated revenues, the Company expects to report a pro forma net loss per share of approximately $0.06-$0.12 and a GAAP loss per share of $0.11-$0.18, when final results are reported December 19, 2002. News Human Capital LMS Financial Announcements Saba 11/15/2002 Nectar is sweeter at Debenhams To coincide with the launch of the Nectar card at Debenhams, BYG has delivered a novel credit card sized presentation CD. Benefiting Debenhams Directors, Senior Managers and Suppliers, the multimedia CD card promotes the key messages and advantages of the Nectar Loyalty programme, recently introduced by Debenhams and three other major retailers. News Content BYG Systems Retail 11/26/2002 ECDL training materials for XP users Electric Paper is launching a Microsoft Office XP suite version of its European/International Computer Driving Licence (ECDL/ICDL) computer-based training, assessment and testing programme. News IT Skills Content Electric Paper 12/04/2002 Electric Paper named three times on IITT Awards shortlist Electric Paper has been named on the shortlist for three of the Institute of IT Training (IITT)’s prestigious awards: the Training Company of the Year; International Training Project of the Year, and External Training Project of the Year. The winners of the IITT Awards will be named at a special ceremony in London, in February. News Awards Content eLectric Paper 12/04/2002 Shortlist announced for IT Training Awards 2003 The Institute of IT Training has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2003 IT Training Awards, which take place on 6th February at the Dorchester in London. Chief executive of the Institute, Colin Steed, announced that this year's entries were at an all-time high - topping the 100 mark for the first time - and the average number of entries per award was 14. News Awards IT Skills 12/04/2002 More e-learning for the National Learning Network Epic Group plc has won a major contract in Round Three of the National Learning Network (NLN) Materials Development programme. Epic will develop 35 hours of e-learning materials in Social Studies, Physics and English Language for A-level and AS level on behalf of the NLN's target audience of close to six million learners in post-16 education across the UK. News Content Further Education epic Schools Further Education 12/06/2002 Centrica focuses on Skills Management Centrica - the UK-based, multinational business with a workforce of over 40,000 people - and Anglia Polytechnic University (APU), from the academic world, are just two of a growing number of organisations that are benefiting from increased business efficiency, being brought about through the use of skills management systems (SMS) supplied by John Matchett Ltd (JML). News LMS Human Capital Skills Management John Matchett Ltd 12/11/2002 UFI extends use of EpiCentre Ufi Limited, the organisation behind the learndirect e-learning network, has awarded Epics's EpiCentre a major contract for the Quality Assurance testing of their learning products and associated software. The scope of the current contract includes functionality, navigation, response, quality of playback and conformance with technical standards and specifications. News Content Quality epic Government Adult Education 12/11/2002 THINQ works with ADL on e-learning interoperability THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. has deepened its relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative to help organizations ensure seamless interactions between learning content and learning management technology. News Standards LMS LCMS ThINQ 12/13/2002 Centra adds teleconferencing to Voice-over-IP Centra announced enhancements to CentraOne( that give customers the option of selecting either voice-over-IP or traditional teleconferencing for the audio portion of Centra-powered online sessions. News Virtual Classroom Learning environments Centra 12/31/2002 Saba reports falling quarterly revenues Saba reported financial results for its second quarter ended November 30, 2002 of $9.5 million compared to $13.7 million in the same quarter of the previous year. Net loss was $7.9 million or $0.16 per share in the quarter and Saba ended the quarter with $27.5 million in cash. News Financial Announcements LMS Human Capital Saba 01/06/2003 e2train launches new version Kallidus™ LMS e2train announced the release of Kallidus® v7.0. Using the latest .NET technology, Kallidus® v7.0 retains the many features of version 6, but offers additional functionality in the form of; a skills and competency module, multiple course catalogues, as well as a module for managing classroom based training events to provide a truly integrated blended approach. News LMS e2train 01/07/2003 SkillSoft integrates Books24x7 with MySmartForce SkillSoft PLC announced that its development team had completed integration of Books24x7 Referenceware (SM) content, which includes more than 3,000 unabridged IT and business books and reports, with the MySmartForce e-learning platform. News Content LMS Hosting SkillSoft SmartForce 01/06/2003 TATA expands sales team In response to growing demand for its services in the UK, TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), which has one of the world’s largest teams for the design and development of custom-built e-learning solutions, has expanded its salesforce with the addition of two account directors. News Appointments Content TATA Interactive Systems 01/06/2003 KnowRes - new integrated LMS from Axtol Axtol Ltd announces the release of an integrated e-learning solution called KnowReS, short for the Knowledge Refinery Solution. This affordable solution provides real business benefits by allowing organisations to bring their education, training and knowledge management to the web via one single solution. KnowReS contains a robust Learning Management System (LMS) enabling the delivery, management and administration of organisation wide e-learning. News LMS Knowledge Management Axtol Ltd 12/20/2002 Nasdaq starts process to de-list SkillSoft SkillSoft PLC announced that it received a Nasdaq staff determination letter on December 17, 2002 indicating that SkillSoft does not comply with the requirements for continued listing as a result of its failure to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2002 within the stipulated time period. SkillSoft intends to make a timely request for a hearing before the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel and to file its quarterly News Financial Announcements SkillSoft 12/20/2002 ASP platform for training administration Enterprise Study has launched ESP, a new training business administration platform that enables training businesses and corporate training departments to manage all aspects of course scheduling, bookings and e-commerce, training-centre operations and client-managed services through a desktop browser. News ASP LMS Outsourcing Administration Enterprise Study 12/22/2002 RAF selects e2train for e-learning concept trial UK based e-learning provider e2train have beaten significant competition with its Learning Management System and Authoring Tool, Kallidus®, to be selected by the RAF to host its E-Learning Proof of Concept Trial. The RAF already uses technology extensively within many of their training courses and therefore recognise the benefits of this delivery method, they are now looking to expand its use further within the RAF by embracing e-learning. News LMS Authoring Tools e2train eLearnity Defence 01/07/2003 Expansion for US LMS ASP GeoLearning, Inc.announced that it has opened a new Internet Data Center facility in Toronto to meet market demand and the growing needs of its corporate and government clients implementing GeoLearning's hosted learning management system platforms and online training content. News ASP Hosting LMS GeoLearning 01/08/2003 Enterprise learning solution from Sun Sun Microsystems announced the rollout of its new worldwide enterprise learning solutions, anchored by its globalised Sun(tm) Enterprise Learning Platform. The globalised platform combines with Sun's worldwide education consulting services and continually expanding learning content and delivery options to provide richer learning experiences to globally diverse delegate populations. News LMS IT Skills Content Sun Microsystems 01/08/2003 Sun creates LCMS alliance Sun Microsystems announced an agreement with Denver-based Avaltus to combine the Sun (TM) Enterprise Learning Platform and the Avaltus Jupiter LCMS Suite. News LCMS LMS Sun Microsystems Avaltus 12/19/2002 US Postal transforms with THINQ LMS The United States Postal Service (USPS), America's second-largest civilian employer, has selected the THINQ TrainingServer Learning Management System (LMS) to track and manage training for 750,000 employees in support of a major business transformation ordered by the Postmaster General. News LMS ThINQ Postal Government 01/08/2003 E-learning for Call Centres AbilityCounts Ltd, a call centre recruitment and training specialist, announced that the Call Centre Association has officially approved its new training solution - Customer Connection Cycle TM. News Content Soft Skills Training Providers AbilityCounts Call Centres 01/13/2003 DigitalThink unveils Retail-Specific online courseware DigitalThink, Inc. announced the availability of online retail courses that complement its custom e-learning courseware development services for the retail industry. The retail courseware is based on award winning custom development for major retailers. News Consulting Firms Retail DigitalThink Retail 01/15/2003 Research on age and learning Although e-learning is, as yet, a relatively new mechanism for the delivery of learning, a third of workers in Europe have experienced some form of e-learning. That is one of the key findings of a major research project undertaken by the European School of Management (ESCP-EAP) and sponsored by training specialists, John Matchett Ltd (JML). News Adoption Culture Market Soft Skills Surveys John Matchett Ltd 01/17/2003 Swedish armed forces purchase VEGA Maintenance CBT VEGA Group PLC has announced that the Swedish Armed Forces Procurement Agency has selected VEGA to supply its Jet Aircraft Maintenance Fundamentals program. News Content Vega Defence 01/22/2003 SkillSoft Reports Q3 results SkillSoft reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2002. Concurrently, the Company filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the same period. The Company reported total revenue of $30.4 million for the third quarter of the fiscal year (ending January 31, 2003) and a net loss was $(15.4) million, or $(0.20) per basic and diluted share. It also filed its 10-Q form and hopes for confirmation of re-listing by NASDAQ. News Financial Announcements Content SkillSoft 01/23/2003 Online university and LSP service for US engine manufacturer Saba announced that Briggs & Stratton Corporation, the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment, has signed a three-year Learning Services Provider (LSP) contract with LogicBay Corporation to create and host its Online University using the Saba system. News Human Capital LCMS LMS Saba LogicBay Manufacturing Engineering 01/17/2003 Cypress Semiconductor deploys Saba world-wide Saba announced that Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: CY) has completed the second phase of its Saba deployment to technical employees, manufacturing sites, and independent sales representatives worldwide. Cypress is using Saba to deliver just-in-time training that has increased the productivity of its engineers and improved sales readiness - all resulting in the ability to bring new products to market faster. News LMS Human Capital Saba Electrical 01/17/2003 DigitalThink starts to recover DigitalThink, Inc. announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2003. Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 were $11.0 million, up 10 percent sequentially from the second quarter, compared with $13.8 million for the same period last year. The company reported a net loss for the third quarter of $1.8 million or $0.04 per share, compared with a net loss of $7.8 million or $0.20 per share in the same period last year. News Content Financial Announcements DigitalThink 01/13/2003 Balanced Scorecard blended for Marsh Marsh Inc, the world's leading risk and insurance firm, has recently completed the roll out of a blended learning programme to 36,000 people. The e-learning component, developed by UK-based e-learning specialists Harlequin Training Solutions, has facilitated the speedy adoption of the 'Balanced Scorecard' performance management system. News Content Case study Harlequin Training Solutions Financial Services Insurance 01/17/2003 E-learning busses go north of the border European Mobile Training wins three year contract with GLENCO. The funding is to develop and disseminate a range of tested methods/practices to help firms improve adaptability by adopting new practices for work/life balance and utilising new technologies to support this process. News Technology Learning environments European Mobile Training 01/22/2003 THINQ celebrates 30th PeopleSoft integration THINQ announced that the company has performed 30 integrations between the THINQ TrainingServer* Learning Management System (LMS) and PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq: PSFT) human resources management system (HRMS) applications, creating seamless employee learning and human resources environments for its enterprise customers. News Human Capital LMS Technology ThINQ Peoplesoft 01/15/2003 Government gives BBC go ahead for Digital Curriculum Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announced her decision to approve BBC Digital Curriculum with the strongest ever series of conditions guaranteed to create a service that provides a valuable educational tool for schools. Digital Curriculum is a new digital learning resource aimed at teachers, students and individual learners. News Content Schools BBC Worldwide Learning Media 01/20/2003 Macromedia acquires Presedia Macromedia, Inc. announced the acquisition of privately-held Presedia, Inc., a leading provider of online presentation and e-learning solutions for sales, marketing, corporate communications, and online training. With the addition of Presedia's flagship product, Express, Macromedia extends its leadership in the online presentation, training, and e-learning market to address a burgeoning audience of business users looking to easily and cost-effectively create, deliver, and manage online presenta News Mergers & Aquisition Content Macromedia Presedia 01/23/2003 Teradata Education improves satisfaction using Centra Centra announced that Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation and a global player in enterprise data warehousing, is using Centra to enhance its customer education Web portal with real-time, online instructor-led courses. Since Centra was deployed in January 2002, the Teradata Education Network (TEN) has experienced a dramatic increase in customer satisfaction and retention rates and expects to double its user base in the next six months. News Hosting Learning environments Virtual Classroom Centra Information Technology 01/24/2003 SAP looks to hold steady SAP announced that after a preliminary review it expects fourth quarter software license revenues of approximately €950 million. Based on that figure, SAP anticipates its 2002 full-year revenues to increase slightly compared to 2001 full-year revenues. News Financial Announcements Human Capital SAP 01/27/2003 DigitalThink appoints new VP of sales DigitalThink announced the appointment of J. Jay Tyler to Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, reporting directly to CEO Michael Pope. Tyler successfully held sales management and executive leadership positions with such firms as Xerox, Gartner, Inc., and Clarify, Inc. News Appointments Content DigitalThink 01/24/2003 Microsoft rolls out Aspen world-wide Click2learn announced that Microsoft has selected the Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite™ as its enterprise-wide learning platform. The Aspen Suite will power a worldwide readiness initiative to help Microsoft employees, partners and customers across the globe increase their competence and productivity in developing, using and selling Microsoft products. News LCMS Learning environments LMS Click2Learn Information Technology 01/27/2003 Microsoft to acquire PlaceWare Microsoft announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire PlaceWare Inc., a leading provider of Web conferencing services that enable businesses to conduct real-time, interactive presentations and meetings over the Internet. News Learning environments Mergers & Aquisition Technology Virtual Classroom Microsoft Placeware 01/06/2003 Insurance company uses Aspen to launch performance initiative Click2learn announced that Phoenix Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Phoenix Companies Inc., (NYSE: PNX) and a leading provider of comprehensive life insurance products for a variety of wealth management needs, has selected the Aspen Productivity Suite™ to deliver and manage a comprehensive learning and performance initiative for its 2500 employees across the organization. News LCMS LMS Click2Learn Financial Services Insurance 01/28/2003 Turbo-develop on-line demos Bernard D&G has released Turbo Demo v. 4.0, a Software application that makes it easy to create demos and tutorials in minutes with absolutely no programming knowledge required. News Content Authoring Tools Bernard D&G 01/28/2003 Hosted skills management solution InfoBasis Ltd, a leading-edge provider of advanced Skills Management solutions, has launched a Web-Hosted skills management solution to compliment its already established Enterprise Skills Infrastructure solution. The new offering provides organisations with an uncomplicated, cost effective, entry point into assessing, managing and developing their employees' capabilities, using industry standard Skills Frameworks. News Skills Management Hosting InfoBasis 01/28/2003 KnowledgePool unveils new-look online classroom KnowledgePool has launched its’ new-look online classroom. The service now includes functions such as multi-window viewing; on-screen notepad and private chat with tutors, together with the opportunity for users to personalise the interface delivering a more effective learning experience. News Learning environments Virtual Classroom KnowledgePool 01/29/2003 Centra adds 1,000th enterprise customer Centra announced that its enterprise customer count has reached 1,000. "We are very proud to reach this significant milestone," said Leon Navickas, Centra's founder, chairman and CEO. "Our continued success is a direct result of our commitment to deliver superior products that are supported by the best services organisation in the industry." News Learning environments Technology Virtual Classroom Centra Electrical 01/30/2003 E-leadership for local government The Cabinet Office today announced that it had signed a contract with local government’s Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), to create an online strategic leadership programme for managers across local government. Working in a public-private partnership with Epic Group plc and iMPOWER plc, the Cabinet Office has created PRIME: Local Government to drive through a transformation in leadership skills across the public sector. News Content Management Development Soft Skills epic Impower Local Government Government 01/30/2003 Centra grows revenues, and losses Centra Software announced results for the fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2002. Centra signed 251 new accounts during 2002, and recorded revenues of $33.4 million. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2002 on a GAAP basis was $22.5 million, compared with a net loss of $16.7 million, for the same period last year. Revenues for the fourth quarter were $9.3 million, an increase of 14 percent over third-quarter revenues of $8.1 million and compared with revenues of $11.0 mill News Financial Announcements Centra 01/30/2003 Centra Outlines Ten Trends In E-Learning For 2003 Centra outlined ten trends for e-Learning over the next year and their impact in both business and education. News Blended Learning Human Capital Learning environments Strategy Technology Virtual Classroom Centra 10/30/2002 Diageo goes global with TopClass WBT Systems announced that Diageo, the World's leading premium drinks business with 25,000 employees in over 180 international markets, has begun a global roll-out of the TopClass e-Learning Suite™. TopClass was chosen by Diageo because of its leading rapid content development tools and Mobile capability for delivery of content to staff while on the move. Also important to Diageo was the strength of the partnership between WBT Systems and Atos KPMG Consulting, the solution partner for the projec News LCMS LMS WBT Systems Food & Drink 02/04/2003 SkillSoft gets formal SEC investigation SkillSoft announced that it is the subject of a formal order of private investigation entered by the Securities and Exchange Commission. SkillSoft understands that the SEC's investigation concerns SmartForce's financial disclosure and accounting, other related matters, compliance with rules governing reports required to be filed with the Commission, and the conduct of those responsible for such matters. News Financial Announcements SkillSoft SmartForce 02/03/2003 Human Capital Live! - on-line thought leader seminars from Saba Saba announced the upcoming schedule for Human Capital Live!, a monthly series of free, web-based seminars sponsored by Saba. The Human Capital Live! series explores leading-edge research and practice in an interactive discussion format and has attracted more than 3,600 attendees worldwide since its inception. The series features renowned thought leaders discussing human capital trends that are critical to improving business results. News Human Capital Shows/Conferences Saba 02/05/2003 Education Multimedia wins O2 e-Learning award Educational Multimedia Corporation announced that it has received the 'e-Learning Company of the Year' award at the O2 Digital Media Awards in Dublin. Minister for State. Mary Hanafin, presented the award at a gala event. News Awards Content Educational Multimedia 02/04/2003 Mentergy sells US operation to local management Led by local management, the new owners of Allen Communication™ Learning Services, Inc., announced the signing of a stock purchase agreement with Mentergy, Ltd. (NASDAQ-SC: MNTE) to acquire its U.S.-based operation, Mentergy, Inc. News Authoring Tools Financial Announcements Learning environments Technology Virtual Classroom Mentergy Allen Communication 02/03/2003 US health insurance training using hosted TopClass WBT Systems and QuickCompliance, a leading provider of e-learning content to help organizations comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), announced the successful deployment of their combined offering at several large Blue Cross/Blue Shields institutions and other health plans and hospitals. News LCMS LMS WBT Systems Health 12/17/2002 Mentergy sells LearnLinc assets EDT Learning, Inc.announced the closing of its acquisition of LearnLinc(R), a live, virtual classroom software, and TestLinc(TM), an online testing and assessment tool, from Mentergy, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Mentergy, Ltd. The assets purchased included all versions and translations of LearnLinc and TestLinc, together with Mentergy's existing LearnLinc customer base and maintenance agreements. While specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed, Mentergy, Inc. received a cash pa News Financial Announcements Mentergy EDT Learning 11/28/2002 ASP/multi-org version of TopClass WBT Systems announced the latest production release of the TopClass e-Learning Suite™. TopClass 6.1 incorporates partitioning functionality within the LMS module to allow deployment to many independent user audiences, along with multiple discrete sets of learning content. This makes it easy for multiple organisations to use one TopClass server to serve all of their needs, without exposing any learning materials or information across organisational boundaries.  News LCMS LMS WBT Systems 02/04/2003 THINQ achieves SCORM Adopter status THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. reinforced its commitment to supporting industry standards for interoperability by achieving Adopter status of the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM(tm)). SCORM Adopters are organizations that embrace SCORM-related specifications and practices through the design and development of SCORM Version 1.2 (or higher) conformant products and services. News LMS Standards ThINQ 02/05/2003 e2train partners with Questionmark e2train announced a partnership with Questionmark that will enable it to offer advanced assessment solutions through Questionmark Perception™ Software. Questionmark Perception™ will integrate seemlessly with e2train's Kallidus® Learning Management System and will enable organisations to create, deliver, administer and report on tests, quizzes and surveys, without the need for specific programming skills. News LMS ASsessment e2train Questionmark 02/05/2003 Honeywell selects Saba for worldwide LMS Saba announced that Honeywell has selected Saba to provide a learning management system for over 100,000 employees located in almost 100 countries around the world. Honeywell will use Saba to help increase productivity throughout it supply chain and enhance its competitive position as a diversified technology and manufacturing leader. News LMS Human Capital Saba Electrical Information Technology 02/04/2003 Centra and Oracle partner Centra Software announced that it has joined forces with Oracle Corp., the world's largest enterprise software company, to pursue joint market opportunities in the eLearning space. News LMS Virtual Classroom Technology Alliances Centra Oracle 02/07/2003 Element K provides content to document company Element K® announced an agreement today with Kinko's®, a leading provider of document solutions and business services. Element K's web services, a capability providing an open, scalable, and secure solution for the integration of e-learning services with enterprise business applications, permitted a full-scale integration with Kinko's Learning Management Systems provider, enabling Kinko's to provide team members with complete access to Element K's entire solution from a content perspective, incl News Content Blended Learning Element K Business Services 02/07/2003 US Govt saves $20m from e-learning in 20 weeks The US federal government's Gov Online Learning Center, an e-learning site powered by GeoLearning's GeoMaestro(TM) learning management system, has saved taxpayers approximately $20 million in its first 20 weeks of operation. The site was originally launched in July 2002 and enhanced at the end of January with the addition of over 3,000 fee-for-service e-learning products and competency management tools. News LMS Hosting GeoLearning Government 02/10/2003 SkillSoft wins IT Training e-Learning Award SkillSoft scooped the top award for ‘e-Learning Project of the Year’ at the IT Training Awards last night for the part it played in providing leadership training to 40,000 nurses. The award was presented by the Institute of IT Training to the SkillSoft and NHS teams at the Dorchester Hotel in front of hundreds of industry professionals. News Awards Content Soft Skills Management Development SkillSoft 02/10/2003 Trainers use online learning to keep skills up to date Classroom course trainers registered with Intuition are reporting success in using online learning to keep their skills relevant and up to date. Last November, the company announced a strategic partnership with it-training.com to provide free courses to Intuition trainers, and the value of the arrangement is now becoming apparent. News IT Skills Intuition Training 02/10/2003 Click2learn announces Q4 and 2002 Results Click2learn announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. For the fourth quarter of 2002, Click2learn reported revenues of $8.6 million, up 24% sequentially from $6.9 million in the third quarter of 2002. Revenue growth was primarily the result of the continued positive market reaction to the company's Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite™, which fueled a sequential revenue increase of 34% in platform revenue over third quarter 2002. Total revenue from cont News Financial Announcements LCMS LMS Click2Learn 02/14/2003 DigitalThink makes Gartner's 2003 E-Learning Content magic quadrant DigitalThink announced that it was listed as a leader in Gartner Inc.'s 2003 E-Learning Content Magic Quadrant*. Published February 7, 2003, the report evaluates 22 vendors based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. News Content Awards DigitalThink Gartner 02/17/2003 NIIT acquires CognitiveArts NIIT, a global IT solutions provider with its headquarters in India, announced its acquisition of CognitiveArts, a leading provider of Custom Knowledge Solutions for corporate America. NIIT Technologies, the software business of NIIT, is steadily building its Global Knowledge Solutions Practice. News Content CognitiveArts NIIT 02/14/2003 Pathlore passes the SCORM test Following Pathlore Software’s stringent test of its learning-management system (LMS), the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Laboratory has accepted Pathlore as an ADL partner and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) Adopter. Pathlore ran its LMS successfully against SCORM Version 1.2. News LMS Standards Pathlore 02/18/2003 Ascot cuts NetTutor entry costs for training providers Ascot Systems have announced an initiative to create real business partnerships with training providers. Ascot have set up a business model offering training companies the chance to expand their business for just 50 per cent of the list price start-up costs. A small additional charge is made, based on the price of the course and the number of delegates trained per quarter. News Virtual Classroom Alliances Training Providers Learning environments Ascot Systems 02/20/2003 Saba makes Gartner e-Learning Suite leader magic quadrant Saba announced that it moved into the leader quadrant in the Gartner 2003 e-Learning Suites "Magic Quadrant" report. Published February 14, the report evaluates the market position of 27 vendors and highlights the industry shift away from stand-alone point products to comprehensive enterprise e-learning suites. News LMS Human Capital Saba 01/31/2003 Docent reports Q4 and 2002 results Docent Inc. reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, exceeding previously announced fourth quarter guidance. Docent’s fourth quarter 2002 revenue was $7.1 million, an increase of $1.0 million from $6.1 million in the third quarter of 2002 and up from $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2001. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2002, total revenue was $27.8 million compared to $29.0 million in 2001. Pro-forma net loss in 2002 was $19.3 mill News LMS LCMS Financial Announcements Docent 02/19/2003 National College for School Leadership selects Docent Docent Inc.®, announced that the National College for School Leadership (NCSL), based in the United Kingdom, has selected the Docent Enterprise™ Learning Management System (LMS) and Learning Content Management System (LCMS) for its Virtual Learning Environment. News LCMS LMS Docent Schools