Archive for the ‘New Economy’ Category

In rough economy, MBA is safe harbor

One year ago, Wendy Weiss was a marketing consultant for K12nation.net, a dotcom startup that hoped to foster student success by putting parents and teachers more closely in touch. Like many dotcoms, the fledgling Washington, D.C., company fell to earth last summer. But Ms. Weiss did not fall with it. Instead of pounding the pavement […]

VCampus Completes $2.2 Million Private Placement

Vcampus Corp., a provider of Web-based e-learning solutions, today announced it has completed a $2.2 million private equity placement through the sale of 2,188,919 shares of common stock, together with warrants to purchase 547,230 shares of common stock at $1.792 per share.

PSINet Files For Bankruptcy

As expected, PSINet and 24 of its U.S. subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Its operating subsidiaries in Asia, Europe and Latin America are unaffected.

VCampus Launches E-Learning Partner Program to Help Companies Rapidly Capitalize on an Exploding Market

VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq:VCMP), the leading provider of end-to-end, web-based e-learning solutions, today announced the E-Learning Partner Program designed to enable companies to rapidly establish e-learning services for resale to their customers. Through this VCampus program, companies can capitalize on emerging market opportunities as more and more enterprises adopt e-learning solutions to meet a range of […]

Personalized Career Planning and Job Performance Self-Assessment Available Online

As the Canadian economy continues to fluctuate, many workers are focussing their attention on personal career management. Whether they are actively looking for a new job or want to maximize opportunities with their current employer, Canadians can now take advantage of a powerful new suite of tools offered on workopolis.com, Canada’s biggest job site.

Caliber Learning Says Cash Is Low

CEO Resigns; Firm Lays Off 65 Employees

Michigan’s Public Universities Face Dramatic Cost Increases As State Officials Debate Appropriations Bill and Budget Priorities

Dramatic cost increases in energy, health care and technology are backing Michigan’s 15 public universities against a fiscal wall as state officials debate next year’s appropriations for higher education and the overall state budget.

Down in the Valley

After an unprecedented five-year boom, Silicon Valley is slipping into its sharpest recession since the early 1990s, one that could bog down the region for the rest of the year. That’s the best estimate of economists who are watching as a global slowdown hammers the high-tech industries of Santa Clara County.

Digital-Library Company Lays Off Half Its Staff and Slows Conversion Effort

Officials at the digital-library company Questia this week sliced their staff in half, laying off 139 of 283 employees.

A New Report Details Options for Paying Colleges’ Technology Expenses

Colleges must find new ways to pay for information technology, says a new report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Washington