Training Magazine - July 2008 - (Page 10)

training today Products&Services >> Meridian Knowledge Solutions LLC released a new version of its flagship learning management system (LMS), Meridian Global LMS, which delivers, analyzes, and manages training via the Internet. Meridian Global LMS 2008.2 includes functions for carrying out employee performance reviews, staying on top of compliance training, and building online communities. >> Verified Person Inc., a provider of on-demand background screening services, launched Assure Business Edition, a full on-demand integration of its Assure background screening interface into the Taleo Business Edition suite of recruitment software. >> The Training Associates (TTA), a trainer staffing company, released an upgrade to its TrainerTracker for Trainers system, proprietary software that manages and supports the more than 2,000 registered IT and business professional skills trainers on agreement with TTA and deployed worldwide. >> Enkata, a provider of performance management software, released Sequence Replay technology. Introduced in its First Contact Resolution 2.0 Business Solution, the system illustrates customer moves between all channels of contact, including agent-handled calls, interactions on the Web, and selfservice interactive voice response transactions. >> Inscape Publishing, a provider of assessment-driven classroom learning solutions, launched Everything DiSC Management. Through the use of a research-validated online assessment, six hours of classroom facilitation, video, and a 26-page personalized management-specific report, the course is designed to teach managers how to adapt their styles to maximize employee effectiveness. Who’s News • GAB Robins North America, Inc., a provider of global risk management services, appointed Paula Mayers Styles director of learning and organizational development for North American operations. • Avanta, a UK-based work-focused training and enterprise company, appointed Stuart Walkley non-executive director. • inVentiv Communications, a division of inVentiv Health, appointed two new members to its company. Scott Neverett was named human resources recruiter, and will be based in the Saratoga Springs office. Young Sprouts was named financial reporting manager, working out of the Columbus office. • EmploymentGroup, a staffing and outsourced services firm, hired marketing veteran Julie Johnston as director of marketing. She will direct EmploymentGroup’s marketing and public relations efforts across 17 offices in three states. • onTargetjobs, a niche Internet job board company, appointed Michael J. “Mike” Tansey CEO. Prior to onTargetjobs, Tansey was CEO of Jobson Medical Information, a diversified medical information business. TechTalk >> Tooling U, a Cleveland-based online training company specializing in manufacturing, created a mobile training platform. This platform, TU Mobile, allows users to access the company’s training Website from anywhere in the world. From a mobile device, a student can take a class, enter and save notes, and complete tests. Administrators responsible for managing a training program can track student reports and administer student schedules while out of the office. Data is tracked as if the student were taking a class from a computer. >> Canon U.S.A., Inc., a provider of digital imaging, introduced two new models to its REALiS Multimedia Projector line. Canon’s REALiS WUX10 is a WUXGA-resolution (1920 x 1200) widescreen multimedia projector that uses liquid crystal on silicon technology. It delivers the highest resolution of any Canon projector and is designed to provide precise color reproduction and high image quality. Canon’s REALiS SX80 multimedia projector is a highresolution SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) model that offers PictBridge connectivity. >> IMC AG, a supplier of learning technologies, released an updated version (3.0) of its interactive rapid authoring tool, LECTURNITY The . LECTURNITY 3.0 Publisher offers a “one-click” upload process for all target formats and different server types, including streaming server, Web server, file server, and Podcast server. >> Newton Peripherals LLC released the MoGo Presenter Mouse X54, a Bluetooth-enabled, businesscard-sized, wireless mouse that stores and charges in a laptop’s PCcard slot. The tool, designed for people who travel and give presentations frequently, has the same functionality as conventional laser mice—scroll, right click, left click—in addition to the capability to double as a presenter with a laser pointer. 10 | JULY / AUGUST 2008 t r a i n i n g w w w. t r a i n i n g m a g . c o m http://www.trainingmag.com

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