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U.S. Air Force Chooses knowledgeWorks LMS to Meet eLearning Needs: SCORM-Compliant knowledgeWorks Supports Open-Source Mandate

By purchasing more than 870 knowledgeWorks LMS 1.2.1 server licenses, the Air Force will be able to test, deploy, and host training that is compliant with the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM), version 1.2, which is designed to ensure the interoperability, accessibility, and reusability of eLearning content. Read the Full Story

WebCT Vista 3.0 brings unprecedented efficiency

LYNNFIELD, Mass., April 20, 2004 – WebCT, maker of higher education’s most flexible and widely used e-learning solution, today introduced the third generation of WebCT Vista(tm), the premier academic enterprise system. WebCT Vista 3.0 makes it easier than ever for faculty to deliver high-quality, intuitive educational experiences to their students. A broad range of new […]

Rapid Switch to ANGEL LMS “Seamless”: Kudos roar in as students respond to ANGEL launch.

Sessions.edu CEO Doris Granatowski was skeptical about “the timeline and the complexity” required for the school’s transition to ANGEL. Sessions.edu was moving its entire curriculum of more than 60 courses—and over 2,000 students and instructors—in just two months. But, said Granatowski, “I loved being proved wrong. We couldn’t be more pleased with the customer reaction […]

China’s Great Wall Broadband Network Deploys World Wide Packets

World Wide Packets, the leading provider of Ethernet Access networking solutions, today announced that its LightningEdge(TM) suite has been selected for deployment by Great Wall Broadband Network Service Co. Ltd. (GWBN), one of China’s fastest growing broadband service providers. Read the Full Story

In a Fast-Moving Web World, Some Prefer the Dial-Up Lane

In fact, she is part of another big group, the tens of millions of Americans seemingly immune to the lure of more speed and satisfied with dial-up services. A majority of Americans who surf the Internet still do so by dialing in on regular telephone lines, despite the rapidly narrowing price gap between high-speed and […]

Weber State University deploys WebCT Vista to grow e-learning in scope and Quality

Weber State University, one of the country’s most active e-learning institutions, has deployed the WebCT Vista academic enterprise learning management system to assist and improve an e-learning program already serving more than 9,000 e-learning students and more than 20,000 students overall. Read the Full Story

Wi-Fi program links Sauk-Suiattle to high-speed access, wealth of opportunities

If Wi-Fi has become commonplace at cafes across downtown Seattle, slow-speed Internet prevails here. On a recent weekday, Randell Harris Sr. starts a class that may change all that. Read the Full Story

SunGard SCT Improves Student Service with New SCT PowerCAMPUS 5.0 and IQ.Web 3.0

MALVERN, Pa. April 12, 2004 — The latest releases of the SCT PowerCAMPUS 5.0 administrative system and SCT PowerCAMPUS IQ.Web 3.0 Internet component from SunGard SCT, an operating unit of SunGard (NYSE:SDS), are already helping institutions better serve their campus constituents. The new versions make it more convenient for students, faculty, and other constituents to […]

MIT develops free course-management platform

Called Caddie.net, the framework–which schools can download free of charge–supplies basic applications for course management and scheduling, while enabling users to build customized portals designed to meet the specific needs of a particular class or campus organization. Read the Full Story

Blackboard Inc. and Open Universiteit Nederland Announce Strategic Alliance

Under the terms of the alliance, Blackboard and OUNL will work to integrate Edubox and the Blackboard’s Learning and Portal Systems through Blackboard’s open Application Programming Interfaces (API’s). Together the technologies will combine the functionality of Blackboard’s products with advanced features from Edubox, including compliance with the new international standard for Learning Design. Read the […]