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Classical Finally Cracks the Internet

But Mr. Brey and Mr. Geber were not there — not, at least, in the flesh. Instead, they were projected onto a wall of the lovingly restored Art Deco movie house, listening, commenting and demonstrating fingerings, all in real time.Read the Full Story

GeoLearning Expands Headquarters; Adds Technology Center to Accommodate Growth

GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today that it has expanded its headquarters in West Des Moines, IA with the opening of the new GeoLearning Technology Center. The new officespace will house up to 50 new employees in technical services, IT, quality assurance and systems integration.“The […]

Be There Without Being There Through Satellite Technology

A new remote satellite service now being piloted by Extension allows anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access to view participating programs in real time, according to Dr. Lawrence Lippke, head of Extension’s information technology department at College Station.Read the Full Story

Chemical Transportation Giant, Odfjell, Implements SumTotal Systems to Ensure Readiness of Globally Distributed Workforce

The Odfjell Common Competence program will support the company’s pursuit of certified Safety & Quality Management Systems (SQMS), ensuring that all employees – no matter where they are located in the company’s worldwide organisation — are actively contributing to improving performance and SQMS procedures. Common Competence will establish a common learning culture for Odfjell worldwide, […]

Florida DOE Adopts Macromedia Web Design Curriculum

San Francisco – May 21, 2004 – Macromedia announces that Digital Design: Foundations in Web Design, a year-long, project-based curriculum that teaches the professional web design process, has been adopted for Computer Education and Business Technology Education, Grades 6-12 courses based upon the recommendation of the Florida State Instructional Materials Committee. The Digital Design curriculum […]

Vallecitos School District Adopts HorizonLive’s Synchronous Tools for New Online Charter School

NEW YORK and RAINBOW, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire/ — HorizonLive, the leading provider of virtual classrooms and real-time collaboration software to higher education, announced today that it has been selected by the Vallecitos School District to be the live online platform for the school district’s innovative new charter school.Read the Full Story

University of Florida selects WebCT Vista to serve nearly 50,000 students to start

LYNNFIELD, Mass., and GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 19, 2004 – The University of Florida, one of the nation’s five largest universities, has selected WebCT Vista to support exponential e-learning growth and continually improve academic quality for more than 48,000 students beginning this fall. E-learning usage at the university has doubled every year since 2000, with more […]

United Kingdom’s Institute of the Motor Industry Realizes Growth in Revenue and Market Share with SumTotal Systems

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (May 18, 2004) – SumTotal Systems (NASDAQ: SUMT), the industry’s largest provider of learning and business performance technologies, services and processes, today announced that the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), the professional organization for professionals in all sectors of the UK automotive industry and the leading awarding body for motor industry […]

CyberLearning Labs Announces Availability of Thomson Learning Content in ANGEL Format: ANGEL users request course cartridges online

The selection of WebTutor products, which complement nearly 1,000 Thomson Higher Education texts including Weiten’s Psychology: Themes and Variations, Sixth Edition, Miller’s Environmental Science: Working with the Earth, Tenth Edition, and Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, Third Edition, are pre-loaded with text-specific content, such as practice quizzes.“We’re seeing increased demand for WebTutor content in ANGEL format,” […]

Learning Technology Leader Joins Intrepid Learning Solutions

Weydauer has over 15 years experience architecting and developing technology-based systems and processes. Prior to Intrepid, Guenther served as Director of Learning Services for LogicBay, Technical Solutions Architect for DigitalThink, and VP of Product Strategy and Technology for LearningByte International.“Guenther will make a fantastic addition to our growing team,” said Christopher Hedrick, Intrepid President and […]