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Blackboard and Microsoft Cooperate to Integrate Administrative and Academic Collaboration Products

New Development Initiative Provides Enhanced User Experiences That Are More Easily Managed Through Joint Standards-Based Integration Project Read the Full Story

You Can Decide TODAY What Your CMS/VLE of Tomorrow Will Be

SYNOPSIS: Desire2Learn, the second largest eLearning technology company, restates its commitment to providing its clients industry leading products and services. Desire2Learn is designed for institutions looking to take control over their course management system (CMS) / virtual learning environment (VLE) within North America and Internationally.Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, Canada, October 14, 2005 – The recent announcement of […]

Questionmark Partners with Zeroed-In Technologies

Assessment software provider Questionmark today announced that the Questionmarkâ„¢ Perceptionâ„¢ assessment management system has been integrated with CLO Dashboardâ„¢, an innovative learning and performance dashboard system from Zeroed-In Technologies. The integration enables training and human resource managers to track where their investments are going and how well their training and talent initiatives are accomplishing an […]

Podcasters prepare to launch video

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Podcasting is on the verge of setting off a video revolution and users of Apple’s new video iPod can expect a deluge of outspoken commentary, religious sermons and pornography.Read the Full Story

What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software

The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web. Many people concluded that the web was overhyped, when in fact bubbles and consequent shakeouts appear to be a common feature of all technological revolutions. Shakeouts typically mark the point at which an ascendant technology is ready […]

Bandwidth Basics

As e-learning becomes more and more a part of life in VET, learning resources become more sophisticated. At the same time, more services are being offered online.Read the Full Story

Study: Overzealous filters hinder research

The internet-content filters most commonly used by schools block needed, legitimate content more often than not, according to a study by a university librarian. Her report was presented at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) conference in Pittsburgh last week.Read the Full Story

Copyright Clearance Center Integrates Copyright Permissions within Blackboard

Addresses Growing Focus on Copyright Compliance at Colleges and Universities; Delivers Permissions Quickly and Easily to Faculty and StaffRead the Full Story

Microsoft Listens to College Students, Faculty as Bill Gates Visits Top IT And Engineering Colleges

As Microsoft’s chairman embarks on a tour of six leading North American campuses, the Microsoft Research official accompanying Gates discusses the importance of on-campus dialogues to the software industry.Read the Full Story

Apple unveils video iPod

SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Apple Computer Inc. introduced an iPod capable of playing videos on Wednesday, evolving the portable music player of choice into a multimedia platform for everything from TV shows to music videos.Read the Full Story