Managed Training Service Primer
Accelerating impact through alternative sourcing models...

Ensuring Successful Knowledge Transfer In Multilingual E-learning
Whatever your experience level, chances are there is pressure from executives and product managers to produce localized learning content as rapidly and economically as possible
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Research: The Current State of Enterprise Collaboration
Almost 80% of executive respondents say collaboration is critical to their business...

Deals

Three New Partners
Learn.com has three new partners:
>> Wayne Homes, a custom home building company headquartered in Uniontown, Ohio, has selected the company's knowledge platform to automate the employee training and development processe...

Training Returns
Training magazine group has been purchased by Lakewood Media Group...

CONTENT: Advancing Workplace Globalization
Enterprise TOTALe builds upon the critically-acclaimed Rosetta Stone language solution, allowing employees to learn at their own pace...

TOOLS: Industry-Leading Content Authoring
Plateau Systems has expanded its iContent solution to include best-in-class content authoring and publishing capabilities...

Skillsoft

More than 174 vendors attended May's ASTD ICE. While I wasn't able to see every product, a few trends are noteworthy.

First, there are more e-learning and virtual options available than ever before. We have officially moved in market lifecycle from innovator to early majority of e-learning adoptions. Only six months ago, corporations, state and federal agencies were "grounded" and unable to travel. Technology was ready to fill this gap with virtual classroom options, blended learning options and engaging e-learning.

Second, e-learning has moved from specialized vendors to broader learning suppliers. Traditional training organizations like The Ken Blanchard Companies and the American Management Association deployed virtual options to the leadership development and management curriculum in 2009. While the sales process could be challenging, the acceptance of e-learning as an option was widely accepted given the new economic realities in 2009.