Pearson launches new version of Equella offering greater integration with Moodle - June 27, 2012
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, announced the upcoming release of Equella 5.2 (QA 2) the latest version of its digital repository that enables users to search, create and manage content online. The release introduces advanced integration capabilities with Moodle 2.3, the latest… Read More
Thomson Reuters unveils psychological analysis capability with news analytics service - June 26, 2012
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has expanded its news analytics service by including a new psychological analysis capability. Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices (TRMIs) is said to provide easy-to-interpret real-time psychological analysis of news and social media. Users can view and model the impact of investor… Read More
Consumers will store a third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016, says Gartner report - June 26, 2012
Technology research firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report, according to which, the desire to share content and to access it on multiple devices will motivate consumers to start storing a third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016. Gartner said that just… Read More
Lost productivity associated with assembling and validating technical information from multiple sources major pain point for engineers, says new survey - June 26, 2012
The Parthenon Group recently conducted a survey, according to which, it is increasingly difficult for engineers to quickly find accurate and trustworthy technical information. Sponsored by Knovel, the Engineering Tools and Information Spring 2012 Survey’ finds that navigating multiple sources of information, finding best practices,… Read More
OCLC and EBSCO partner to provide interoperability of services for libraries and increased options for discovery - June 26, 2012
OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, and electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement to make EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interoperable with OCLC WorldShare Management Services. The move will enable libraries to use EDS as their discovery… Read More
McGraw-Hill to offer digital learning solutions at ISTE annual conference - June 26, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a US-based content, software and services-based education company, is showcasing a number of new digital learning solutions at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference. The solutions are projected to facilitate personalised learning, promote college and career readiness, address assessments in… Read More
