Archive for the ‘New Economy’ Category

Brenau U. Offers Automatic Scholarships to Some of Its Online Students

Students who enroll in the online version of Brenau University’s master’s program in early-childhood education automatically get a $200-per-course scholarship. The unusual incentive was created to attract students who otherwise might not be able to afford the university’s distance-education courses, which cost more than its traditional ones.

Economic Slowdown To Have Little Impact On Corporate Learning Initiatives

NETg, powering intelligent decisions through learning, today announced the results of a survey on e-learning finding that 54 percent of corporate training managers and executives feel the sluggish economy will have no affect on e-learning program budgets. Eight percent of those 54 percent also said they expect their e-learning budgets to expand in the face […]

Petroleum Services Association Of Canada Launches Unique Virtual Career Fair Web Site

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), in conjunction with Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), will launch a unique, Virtual Career Fair web site on May 9th in response to the growing labour shortage.

Learning Studio fails the course

LANGHORNE — A Web venture offering online courses has driven a popular adult education center with plans for a national expansion into insolvency.

Compaq to Join Starbucks and Microsoft to Create Breakthrough Wireless Customer Experience

Compaq will join Starbucks and Microsoft in creating a high-speed connected environment in Starbucks locations across North America.

Knowlagent Secures $11 Million Series B Round

ATLANTA – Knowlagent™ — the software company that improves customer contact center performance through its integrated e-Learning platform, announced today that it has closed a $11 million round of financing led by Blue Chip Venture Company in Cincinnati. Other investors in the round included Imlay Investments, First Analysis Venture Capital, Arbor Partners and River Cities […]

Cyber-junkies ‘cost millions’

COMPULSIVE Web surfing by Internet-addicted employees could be costing Australian firms millions of dollars, an expert says.

Seek and you will find: jobs and envy

News Interactive’s takeover of the local operations of the US recruitment site, Hotjobs, is almost certainly the start of what is likely to be a rationalisation of the online employment sector.

Apex Learning lays off 55 employees

Apex Learning Inc. cut 55 employees yesterday — about one-third of its staff — to complete the transition to a new business model, company officials confirmed Tuesday.

Troubled Lernout & Hauspie put up for sale

Philippe Bodson, the president and CEO of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, put the troubled Belgian speech technology developer up for sale today.