Archive for the ‘New Economy’ Category

Capella adds space downtown

Capella Education Co. will hold on to more than 90,000 square feet of office space in the Campbell Mithun Tower that it had planned to give up. Read the Full Story

Horizon Wimba Acquires Connected Learning

Horizon Wimba Adds the Course Genie Content Authoring Tool to its Collaborative Software Suite for Online EducationRead the Full Story

Think Partnership Acquires Real Estate School Online Inc.; Accretive Merger Expected to Add Over $1.6 Million Annually to the Company’s Pre-Tax Income

NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 18, 2005–In a move that will make CGI Holding Corporation d/b/a Think Partnership Inc. (the “Company”) (AMEX: THK) a major player in the growing field of online education, the Company today announced that it has closed its acquisition of Real Estate School Online Inc. (“Real Estate School Online”).Read the Full Story

Post expands Kaplan division again

The Washington Post Co., whose newspaper circulation is falling, is expanding its highly profitable Kaplan Education division.Read the Full Story

HP gears up for layoffs, reorg

Hewlett-Packard executives are expected this weekend to put the final touches on a reorganization that could result in the loss of about 15,000 jobs.Read the Full Story

IPod Sales Give Apple 75% Jump in Revenue

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 – Showing continued strong growth of its popular iPod digital music player and impressive personal computer sales in the United States, Apple Computer reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday that far outpaced the expectations of financial analysts.Read the Full Story

SkillSoft Announces Settlement Agreement

AIG to Contribute $15 Million Toward Settlement of 2002 Securities Class Action, Related Litigation and the SEC InvestigationRead the Full Story

“India poised for higher growth in knowledge economy”

New World Bank report says India can make even greater strides in growing its economy and reducing povertyRead the Full Story

Online Education Scores High Marks

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ — Most people considering online education believe the quality of online education equals or is better than taking classes in an actual classroom setting, according to independent research conducted by Feedback Research (http://www.feedbackresearch.com/), a division of Claria Corporation.Read the Full Story

IT job market may be looking up

A net 11 percent of chief information officers surveyed plan to add full-time information technology staff in the third quarter, the firm said Thursday.Read the Full Story