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WorldWide Retail Exchange Launches WWRE University; First Multi-lingual, e-learning Forum for Members and Their Trading Partners

This is the first on-line education initiative for the retail industry – designed exclusively to fast-track adoption of WWRE(R) applications and solutions. It puts learning and interactive knowledge sharing into the hands of the members, for them to manage and control on their own terms. Read The Full Article

Preschool teachers can now upgrade skills online

The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) has teamed up with e-learning company Ednovation to run six online programmes in July. Read The Full Article

California Launches Statewide Distance Learning System for HazMat Emergency Responders Using FireRescueWORLD.com

LOVELAND, Colo., May 29, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The state of California has become the first state in the nation to initiate a standardized Web-based distance learning program to train hazardous materials (HazMat) emergency responders. Read The Full Article

Athabasca University: The collaboration revolution is here! Small companies short circuited in supply chain

Only 15 per cent feel that it isn’t. This finding emerged from the study that looked at how companies are using technologies to work with each other now, and how they plan to use technologies in the future. Read The Full Article

School linking to community

“Everybody knows in education that accountability is the word today,” said Linda Mainord, the Tennessee district’s information technology director. “Part of that accountability is having strong relationships with your parents and your community.” Read The Full Article

Colleges Oppose Elimination of 2 Federal ‘Digital Divide’ Programs

President Bush has proposed eliminating $47.5-million for Community Technology Centers, run by the Department of Education, and the Technology Opportunities Program, run by the Department of Commerce. Read The Full Article

A British University Uses a Murder Mystery to Teach the Craft of Online Writing

The exercise, titled “M is for Nottingham?” offers online-writing students and the general public the chance to learn firsthand how to collaborate online to create narratives, says Sue Thomas, artistic director for the trAce Online Writing Centre at the university. Read The Full Article

Centra’s Web Collaboration Software Enhances Worldwide Communication at Siemens AG

LEXINGTON, MA and MUNICH, GERMANY (May 29, 2002) – For a global enterprise employing a workforce of over 460,000, the ability to utilize the corporate network effectively to streamline worldwide communications represents an essential precondition for business success. That’s why Siemens AG opted to implement Centra’s (NASDAQ: CTRA) eLearning and collaboration platform. Today, more than […]

VBrick Systems Launches VBScheduler to Allow Users to Take Full Advantage of VBrick Enabled Network

VBrick Systems, Inc. announced the availability of the VBScheduler, a simple, yet powerful scheduling system for one-way or two-way video scheduling of VBrick appliances. This system, designed for scheduling videoconferencing and streaming applications, allows users to select VBricks to automatically send or receive a video stream at a pre-determined date and time. Advanced scheduling allows […]

Sify e-Learning Launches Pay-per-use Internet-based Virtual Classroom Services of Mentergy

Mentergy(TM), Ltd. announced Satyam Education Services Ltd. is launching virtual classroom services as a hosted application service provider, in partnership with Mentergy. The virtual classroom services are powered by LearnLinc, an award-winning, live e-Learning platform featuring an instructor-led format with interactive components. These services are being made available over the Internet consequent to deregulation of […]