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Blender3D version 2.33, released this week, includes numerous significant enhancements, most notably the restoration of some of the core functionality it had when it was a proprietary, closed source program. Blender began its life as a closed source program and officially became open source under the GPL license in October 2002. Read the Full Story
Singaporean educators are finding that technology is useful in fostering more self-directed learning, a shift away from the traditional “learn and drill” culture of that Asian nation’s schools.Read the Full Story
The reaction from industry chief executives was immediate. “Hogwash!” said Steven A. Ballmer of Microsoft. “Dead wrong,” said Carleton S. Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard. Craig R. Barrett of Intel responded forcefully, “IT matters a whole lot.”Read the Full Story
Darin Fish, business development manager in Microsoft Corp.’s mobile platforms division, described the disclosure as a “work in progress.” Furthermore, Fish said no final decision has been made whether there will be a mobile version of Longhorn, Microsoft’s next-generation operating system, or whether the technology will simply be part of the company’s Tablet Edition OS.Read […]
IntroductionBroadband technologies offer the potential to overcome many unique challenges and traditional limitations that characterize the rural economy, particularly those associated with distance and access. Citizens of rural and remote areas have similar needs to those of urban areas, but are disadvantaged in a number of ways.Read the Full Story
BALTIMORE, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Thomson Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services, and part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), today announced its agreement with the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPA).Read the Full Story
Currently exam centres have to hand in coursework on paper to be “moderated” by examiners.Read the Full Story
Indianapolis, Ind. – May 4, 2004 – CyberLearning Labs, Inc., developer of ANGEL the open, flexible enterprise learning management system, announced today that it has entered a distribution agreement with Cylearn GmbH. The German company markets and services the English-language version of ANGEL and is adapting ANGEL for distribution to the German-speaking market in Germany […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (May 4, 2004) – SumTotal Systems (NASDAQ: SUMT), the industry’s largest provider of business performance and learning technologies, processes and services, today announced that Premera Blue Cross, one of 41 independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans that collectively provide healthcare insurance and services to more than 88 million Americans, is implementing […]
NASHUA, N.H., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/– SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of enterprise e-learning, announced the winners of SkillSoft’s annual Excellence in e-Learning Awards on April 21 at the company’s Perspectives conference. Each year, SkillSoft recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated innovation, significant business results, leadership, and other accomplishments in enterprise learning. The […]