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According to recent reports on TechConfidential (http://www.techconfidential.com), New York based Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. may buy out British human resources (HR) software maker Northgate Information Solutions for £593 million. The board of Northgate has reportedly recommended shareholders to accept the offer from KKR.
Northgate which is based in Hemel Hempstead is a specialist in HR software and public services software being providing IT and telecom infrastructure management services for companies. The software maker operates in 46 countries and had required acquired a Belgian company for â¬377.9 million.
Northgate which is based in Hemel Hempstead is a specialist in HR software and public services software being providing IT and telecom infrastructure management services for companies. The software maker operates in 46 countries and had required acquired a Belgian company for â¬377.9 million.
A new school in Devon village, which is likely to be operational by April 2009, will be using interactive whiteboards in the classrooms, reports This Is Exeter (http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/). This is in line with the growing trend amongst schools and educational institutions in the UK to invest in electronic/ IT-enabled teaching aids, particularly interactive whiteboards.
The school management aims to help the school, capable of accommodating about 120 students and being built at a cost of about £3m, deliver â21st century learningâ, which is precisely what technologies like electronic whiteboards enable. Interestingly, according to the report, the school will have feature asked for by the students.
Besides latest educational gadgets like whiteboards, the school is also expected to feature sports facilities, wildlife wetland and outdoor learning facilities.
The school management aims to help the school, capable of accommodating about 120 students and being built at a cost of about £3m, deliver â21st century learningâ, which is precisely what technologies like electronic whiteboards enable. Interestingly, according to the report, the school will have feature asked for by the students.
Besides latest educational gadgets like whiteboards, the school is also expected to feature sports facilities, wildlife wetland and outdoor learning facilities.
The Antrim Grammar School from Ulster is making the most of a well-integrated IT program that includes the Internet, particularly with the extensive use of interactive whiteboards, according to a news report in The Belfast Telegraph (http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
The article reports that all classrooms in the school are equipped with interactive whiteboards. The teaching staff are also adequately trained in their use, as lack of training and adequate knowledge of the features, benefits and uses of whiteboards have been identified as one of the biggest factors in limiting usage in schools.
Reportedly, the whiteboards are used for various purposes from displaying web pages from the Internet to using flipcharts for programming. The interactive nature of the whiteboards enables students to work on them directly and save their work for future use.
The article reports that all classrooms in the school are equipped with interactive whiteboards. The teaching staff are also adequately trained in their use, as lack of training and adequate knowledge of the features, benefits and uses of whiteboards have been identified as one of the biggest factors in limiting usage in schools.
Reportedly, the whiteboards are used for various purposes from displaying web pages from the Internet to using flipcharts for programming. The interactive nature of the whiteboards enables students to work on them directly and save their work for future use.