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Holy Cross Hospital Has a C.O.W. Over eLearning: Utilizes Wireless Computers-on-Wheels to Drive Compliance & Patient Safety Training

NEW LONDON, Conn., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Responding in part to the Joint Commissions on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCOAH) requirement for immediate compliance of all regulatory training of medical staff, Holy Cross Hospital today announced that it has prescribed ePath Learning’s ASAP+ to meet their compliance and patient training initiatives.Read the Full Story

Videre Conferencing Celebrates Third Anniversary

Quincy, MA. â€“ January 10, 2005 â€“ViderÃ© Conferencing has completed its third year of operations and solidified its position as New Englandâ€™s leading provider of video, audio and web conferencing solutions. ViderÃ© has implemented more than 200 conferencing projects to date and achieved revenue of approximately $7 million in 2004, up 125% over 2003.Conferencing industry […]

eLearning Plays An Increasing Role In Business Strategy, According To Forrester; Six Enterprise Learning Management Suites Evaluated

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) finds that today firms are more closely integrating learning applications with other company activities and elevating the role learning plays in their businesses’ success. To help clients identify the best learning management system (LMS) for them, Forrester recently evaluated six LMSes.Read the Full Story

The Future of the Internet

Some 66 percent of the experts responding to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and Elon University agreed with the following prediction: At least one devastating attack will occur in the next 10 years on the networked information infrastructure or the countryâ€™s power grid.Read the Full Story

Digital is twice as nice for IPTV (Iowa Public Television)

IPTV is using the channel to show many additional programs such as “Ocean Wilds,” “Secrets of the Dead,” “Smart Gardening” and “Mary Lou’s Flip Flop Show,” extra airings of “Great Performances,” and high-definition versions of “Nature” and “Nova” at the same time the programs are shown on the traditional channel.Read the Full Story

International Study Questions Computersâ€™ Aid in Learning

The analysis looks at survey data from the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, a test of the achievement of 15-year-old students that is conducted in 32 countries. The countries include 28 of the 30 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which sponsors the test.Read the Full Story

Next-generation DVD formats rally support

Groups representing the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD–blue laser formats aiming to become the technology to replace DVD–made their announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show here.Read the Full Story

More students learning from ETV

The Education & Manpower Bureau said the rise was probably due to improvements to the content and delivery of Education Television programmes. The service has also been extended to pre-primary students, helping more youngsters learn.Read the Full Story

Apple office software seems likely

IGG Software, which has marketed a time-billing application as iWork, has changed the program’s name to iBiz. Read the Full Story

Broadband Networking >> The ‘Other’ VoIP

Television sets are a dying breed at Northwestern University (IL). Walk the halls of the Bobb and McCullough residence halls on the north end of the schoolâ€™s suburban Chicago campus, and youâ€™re likely to find nary a one. Read the Full Story