 E-LEARNING
Overview
As big companies strive to make the most of their intellectual capital, the value of the corporate e-learning market is set to rise dramatically over the next few years
Choosing a vendor
How to find the right mix
Traditional learning
Is the CD-Rom redundant?
Broadband connections
With their heavy use of video and animation, e-learning programmes will benefit from the big increase in bandwidth that is becoming available
Inside or out?
Internal e-learning systems may seem the logical approach, but outsourcing, not least via the ASP model, has some advantages
Interview
The economics of web-bases training are compelling, says Docent's chief technology officer Dave Mandelkem
Wireless e-learning
Turn pointless delays into a learning experience - literally. This is the promise of wireless e-learning
Online training exchanges
Companies can post training work online and then select from a wide variety of online training vendors. But can something like training be purchases through an exchange in the same way as computer paper of coffee?
E-LEARNING CASE STUDIES & PROFILES
User case study
Cisco says the move to e-learning has helped it reach its revenue targets
Supplier profile
Episodes have devised a way of firing bite-sized chunks of learning at the deskbound employee
Supplier profile
UK-based Cognisco supplies large companies with specially tailored knowledge assessment programmes
Supplier profile
Lotus has made great strides in repositioning its technology as a backbone of corporate knowledge networks to support sophisticated e-learning applications
Supplier profile
Knowledge=Power, a corporate learning/training ASP, is attracting a large number of blue chip organisations as clients
IT IN AUTOS
Overview
In the wired vehicle of the near future, drivers will eventually be able to plug and play new gizmos to their hearts' content, but will they be willing to pay for them?
Case Study
TeleCab Express is claimed to be the world's first natural language speech recognition system designed for the taxi industry
In-car computing platforms
Future systems promise to transform the humble dashboard into a sophisticated voice-activated computer interface
Viewpoint
Telematics allow carmakers a chance to build unrivalled links with their customers, but some suppliers seem unaware of this
Road pricing
City centre toll cordons are undoubtedly effective, but their technological requirement are huge, as well as complex to run
Safety systems
Journeys will become safer as infrared cameras monitor a driver's eye movements, detecting fatigue, lane changes and blind spots
Computer-aided driving
Renault and PSA Peugeot-Citroën, the two French carmakers, are both pioneers in the in-car electronics and computing field
REGULAR FEATURES
News update
IBM's storage technology innovation, a big deal in the collaborative commerce sector, and briefs
View from the top
Jeff Henley, Oracle's chief financial officer, does not seem too fazed by the sudden change in the IT market
NORDIC IT - exclusive to FT.com
Overview
The Nordic countries lead the world when it comes to the development and use of IT. But some of the lustre has gone out of the sector, with high profile setbacks at some leading e-commerce and internet consultancies. The mobile internet is crucial to the future of Nokia and Ericsson, but there is no guarantee it will take off as quickly as some are expecting
Mobile internet
The mobile internet is more important to the region than ever, given the problems experienced in other IT sectors
Mobile positioning
Providing more specific services to mobile phone users is seen as the way ahead for Nordic providers
Internet banking
Online banking is seen as a way of locking in customers with attractive services
Broadband
Sweden was last year promised one of the fastest and most extensive broadband roll-outs in Europe, helped by the government subsidies for remote regions. But progress has not been as fast as expected
Regional issues
IT experts have been beating a path to towns such as Lulea in Sweden and Oulu in Finland, where old industries have declined and new ones have sprung up
Venture capital
Fashions change rapidly in the VC business. What are the latest hot sectors and how badly has the industry been hit by some of the high-profile dotcom collapses?
Surfing over-60s
Far from being reluctant, Denmark's senior citizens are embracing all things online
Interview
Six months after the merger that created Navision, the joint chief executives of this Danish ERP vendor talk of their plans
Nordic case study & profiles
Profile
How Agder City developed into a mini-Norwegian Silicon Valley
Profile
Framfab, once Europe's leading internet consultancy, has been in the wars in recent months
Case study
Sandvik's experience shows skilful use of the internet can lead to huge improvements in links with customers and suppliers, bringing considerable cost savings
Profile
While many start-ups bet their future on Wap, Finland's WCL stuck to SMS (Short Message Service)
Profile
Finnish bases contract manufacturer Elctoq has discovered to its cost the folly of putting most of its eggs in one basket
Profile
A small Icelandic company, Netverk, has produced software and server-based solutions that can increase data speeds on a mobile phone network by up to 25 times
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