THE ORGANIZATION WIDE LEARNING TASK FORCE - is one of the key strategies for handling the maze of technology for learning options. The Task Force is a powerful tool for building collaboration across varied business units exploring learning technology. One great example is Chase Manhattan Bank. Over the past year, they have drawn together dozens of lines of business to share information and strategies for approaching learning technology. The task force model recognizes that business units may decide to implement learning technology on their own to meet immediate needs, yet there are ways to share and coordinate knowledge and experiments across the entire organization. The task force at Chase has created a decision support database and has been a great point of contact for the organization to review new products and approaches. (DEOS, Mar 99)

HORIZON LIVE DISTANCE LEARNING LINK - a leader in interactive group learning, today announced that Snelling Personnel, one of the worlds largest providers of temporary and full time job placement services, will use Horizon's live distance learning technology to remotely train and educate more than 3,000 employees of its Franchise and company-owned offices across the US. The company is considering the possibility of extending this initiative for use by its 100,000+ temporary employees.

Snelling-affiliated employees will have access to live audio and video Horizon-powered classes through the new "virtual campus" of Snelling University (SU), the company's premiere educational program. SU students will now be able to take classes with other SU students, regardless of location, and have access to the firm's most knowledgeable trainers, as well as interactive discussion groups and workshops. Horizon's engine creates greater access to communication for Snelling, saving money on corporate travel and increasing productivity. (Horizon Live 29 MAR 99)