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		<title>LINE announced as first headline sponsor of E-Learning Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications becomes Headline Sponsor for the 2012 E-Learning Awards. The annual awards, held in London in November are expected to attract over 400 entries globally across the 17 award categories. The categories cover all aspects of technology enabled learning including mobile learning, e-learning, social media and gaming. LINE has been a headline sponsor of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-announced-as-first-headline-sponsor-of-e-learning-awards/</link>
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		<title>LINE to exhibit at LEARNTEC, Germany</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE will be exhibiting at LEARNTEC in Karlsruhe, Germany on the 31st January to the 2nd February. LINE can be found on Stand D61 and will be showcasing examples of client work including our recent mobile learning projects which can be viewed on various mobile devices. LINE will also be presenting their full range of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-to-exhibit-at-learntec-germany/</link>
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		<title>Record growth for LINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE announces record growth for 2011. In a difficult and unpredictable global market, LINE has achieved a 50% increase in turnover compared with 2010. Sales for the Group were more than 100% higher than sales for 2010. Throughout the year, LINE invested in new market offerings, in particular a comprehensive suite of mobile learning solutions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/record-growth-for-line/</link>
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		<title>LINE offers free consultancy sessions at Learning Technologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again LINE Communications will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies in Olympia, London where they will be offering free consultancy sessions, giving visitors the chance to talk through learning and development issues they have with LINE consultants, who will also be giving away their latest white papers on Mobile Learning and Communications, Learning Maturity and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-offers-free-consultancy-sessions-at-learning-technologies/</link>
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		<title>LINE shortlisted for eureleA Awards 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has been shortlisted for the eureleA 2012 award, the European awards for technology supported learning. The entry, a Fracture Classification programme, developed with the AO Foundation has been shortlisted in the Best Project Impact category. LINE worked with the AO Foundation and specialist surgeons to create a learning programme that combines the best in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-shortlisted-for-eurelea-awards-2012/</link>
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		<title>LINE develops 21st century global learning strategy with Volvo Cars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has created a global learning development strategy for Volvo Cars, one of the world’s luxury car manufacturers. LINE used its HealthCheck consultancy model and global experience to build consensus around the learning content and channels required to address Volvo Cars’s business challenges. The learning and communications company based in the UK, Switzerland and Germany, consulted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-develops-21st-century-global-learning-strategy-with-volvo-cars/</link>
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		<title>LINE announces a new jointery scenario-based, Step-In, Step-Out, VBSWorlds and e-learning project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, a key provider of technology centric training solutions across the Defence sector has been down-selected by the DE&#038;S Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance PSF (DE&#038;S ISTAR PSF) to develop a scenario-based learning project entitled ISR CBT. Targeted at both senior and junior tri-service officers this programme steps-in and steps-out of e-learning and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-announces-a-new-jointery-scenario-based-step-in-step-out-vbsworlds-and-e-learning-project/</link>
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		<title>Brandon Hall Gold Award for LINE iPad Learning programme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has won a Gold award for best use of Mobile Learning at the 2011 Brandon Hall awards. The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards are presented by Brandon Hall Group, a leading research organisation in training and development. The Excellence in Learning Awards program recognises innovation and best practice in the technology enabled learning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/brandon-hall-gold-award-for-line-ipad-learning-programme/</link>
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		<title>Mobile learning gaining momentum within organisations survey shows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The overwhelming majority of organisations are starting to implement mobile learning and are interested in it as a solution to their learning and development requirements. Only 6% are not interested in a mobile approach to learning whatsoever. Over 100 organisations responded to a survey which was commissioned by LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/mobile-learning-gaining-momentum-within-organisations-survey-shows/</link>
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		<title>Double award honours for LINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications solutions, scooped double honours at the 2011 e-learning Awards. The glittering gala evening was held at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair. Over 200 entries were received from 20 countries and almost 500 gathered to celebrate the strength and depth of successful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/double-award-honours-for-line/</link>
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		<title>LINE shortlisted for Blades Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has been shortlisted for an award in The Blades 2011, a brand new awards programme created by Pitch, to showcase strategic creative agencies&#8217; talents. The shortlisted entry in the Digital: Not for profit category was an interactive viral campaign for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). RCSLT commissioned LINE and Kanoti [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-shortlisted-for-blades-awards/</link>
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		<title>LINE announces major new expansion in Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is proud to announce the commencement of a new German division, with effect from 1st October 2011. The new division will be headed up by two well known and experienced learning professionals. Klaus Löper and Robert Hohmann will open up opportunities for clients to benefit from the unique range of LINE services directly in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-announces-major-new-expansion-in-europe/</link>
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		<title>Training Optimisation in Defence and the Active Learner Instructional Methodology (ALIM)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has signed a teaming agreement with US based Turtle Rattle Learning (TRL) who are leaders in technology driven learning paradigm shifts that combine innovation and the best aspects of traditional education and training. The companies have been working in Defence training for over 10 years. Commenting, Keith Downes, Director and Defence Lead says, “We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/training-optimisation-in-defence-and-the-active-learner-instructional-methodology-alim/</link>
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		<title>LINE appoints new Information and Usability Architect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is delighted to announce the appointment of Katie Hart as Information and Usability Architect (IUA). Katie will be heading up the area of the business that communicates, designs and delivers information and usability aspects across the mobile, technology and design activities of organisations. Katie, who first worked at LINE between 2007 and 2010, rejoins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-appoints-new-information-and-usability-architect/</link>
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		<title>LINE to speak on mobile learning at Wolce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications will be exhibiting at this year’s World of Learning Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham on the 27th and 28th of September and will be speaking on the subject of mobile learning in both the conference and the exhibition seminars. LINE’s CEO Piers Lea will be speaking in the main conference at 14.55 on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-to-speak-on-mobile-learning-at-wolce/</link>
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		<title>LINE appoints Head of Mobile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has appointed Dominic Mason as Head of Mobile. LINE has been developing mobile learning solutions since 2001. Mobile learning and mobile apps are becoming an increasingly important element of LINE’s work both in the UK and across Europe. Dominic will head up LINE’s existing team of mobile developers and mobile architects. Dominic will support [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-appoints-head-of-mobile/</link>
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		<title>LINE shortlisted for three awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has been shortlisted for three awards at the 2011 E-Learning Awards. Two of the three shortlisted entries are in the Best use of mobile learning category, the first of which is the JLR Retail Sales Application developed for Jaguar Land Rover. The application has been well received by sales consultants in dealerships. As well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-shortlisted-for-three-awards/</link>
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		<title>Why learning on the move can deliver speedy results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE&#8217;s CEO, Piers Lea, has been featured in The Guardian ahead of his talk at World of Learning Conference and Exhibition on 27th September. In the article that appeared in Saturday&#8217;s paper, Piers uses case studies from LINE&#8217;s decade of mobile learning experience to highlight the importance of using on-the-go learning to drive results within [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/why-learning-on-the-move-can-deliver-speedy-results/</link>
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		<title>LINE Defence Appoints Roy Evans (Major Retd) as a Learning Consultant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has appointed Roy Evans as Defence Learning Consultant. From August 2011 Roy joins the Defence team and will add new military context and currency as LINE seek to address the challenges in optimising training post the Strategic Defence &#038; Security Review (SDSR). Roy, a technological innovator, brings a wealth of experience in developing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-defence-appoints-roy-evans-major-retd-as-a-learning-consultant/</link>
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		<title>Informal learning will work, but only with a strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leaders of Learning &#38; Development within European corporates are reporting successes in the use of informal learning and social media, but feel it will only work effectively if implemented within the context of a concerted learning strategy. This view emerged from a roundtable event held recently by LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/informal-learning-will-work-but-only-with-a-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Survey shows YouTube used for learning professional skills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent social media discussion started by LINE Communications has found 52% of respondees confirmed they had used the YouTube platform to learn skills which can be transferred to a professional environment. LINE posted the question “Have you ever used YouTube to teach yourself something?” on the eLearning Guild’s LinkedIn discussion forum and received nearly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/survey-shows-youtube-used-for-learning-professional-skills/</link>
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		<title>LINE increases automotive presence with new team focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has moved to consolidate its expertise in the automotive sector with a new team focus. The new team, headed by Sean Nugent, contains some of the most experienced automotive learning and communications minds in the business. LINE has worked in the Automotive Sector for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-increases-automotive-presence-with-new-team-focus/</link>
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		<title>elearning Africa shows huge opportunity for workplace learning in the region – and significant challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Africa being widely tipped as the next major economic growth area in emerging markets*, there are clear opportunities for both education and workplace learning. However, the skills shortages, lack of infrastructure and apparent disconnect between the needs of the workplace and educational provision present significant challenges for the region. These observations were made when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/elearning-africa-shows-huge-opportunity-for-workplace-learning-in-the-region-%e2%80%93-and-significant-challenges/</link>
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		<title>LINE conducts social media debate at British Airways Learning at Work Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications has used Twitter to facilitate a social media debate at a British Airways internal event celebrating Campaign for Learning’s Learning at Work Day. The event took place at BA’s Waterside head office where employees were encouraged to attend interactive seminars, learn new skills and had the chance to see what various learning suppliers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-conducts-social-media-debate-at-british-airways-learning-at-work-day/</link>
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		<title>Business missing out by not modernising training new research shows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Piers Lea, CEO of LINE Communications, has joined other industry leaders in highlighting a benchmark study that shows Britain is missing out on a potential source of cost savings and efficiency gains due to outdated attitudes to training among top management. The report, from benchmarking practice Towards Maturity shows clearly that a mature use of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/business-missing-out-by-not-modernising-training-new-research-shows/</link>
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		<title>LINE relaunches website to reflect new sector focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London, 25th May 2011. LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, today announces the launch of its redesigned website at www.line.co.uk, reflecting a refocusing of operating capability prompted by the growth and development of its business. For over twenty years, LINE has enjoyed an enviable reputation for excellence in the design [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-relaunches-website-to-reflect-new-sector-focus/</link>
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		<title>LINE showcases Mobile Learning projects at ITEC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications will once again be exhibiting at the ITEC Defence Exhibition and Conference in Cologne on the 10-12th of May. Following the launch of its mobile learning programme for the iPad at ITEC this time last year, LINE have experienced a continued demand for mobile learning. Located on stand D151 LINE will be showcasing some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-showcases-mobile-learning-projects-at-itec/</link>
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		<title>LINE sponsors TrainingZone Live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications has confirmed it’s sponsorship of TrainingZone Live which takes place on the 16th of May in London. Now in its second year TrainingZone Live is a unique event which aims to banish traditional PowerPoint presentations and instead offer delegates the chance to take part in small expert-led interactive workshops. Alongside other industry speakers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-sponsors-trainingzone-live/</link>
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		<title>LINE celebrates creative talent with internal ‘LINETube’ awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sheffield, 17th March 2011. LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has recently hosted its first annual internal video and photography competition (LINETube) with an awards ceremony to celebrate the creativity and talent of the employees within the company. It’s not often that one would associate Hollywood glamour with the world [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-celebrates-creative-talent-with-internal-%e2%80%98linetube%e2%80%99-awards/</link>
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		<title>LINE in the mobile learning driving seat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is helping some of the world’s largest automotive dealers pilot new learning initiatives on mobile devices. LINE has been providing new solutions and charting new territory in mobile learning since 2001. Ten years on, with the increasing processing power of smartphones and tablet devices, it seems that the automotive industry has now really started [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-in-the-mobile-learning-driving-seat/</link>
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		<title>LINE announces record sales in a buoyant market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications has announced record sales for February 2011.This continues their success in 2010 where the company reported four consecutive record sales quarters throughout the year. At the mid point of the first quarter of 2011, LINE has succeeded in closing £3m of business. All sectors of LINE&#8217;s core operations are performing strongly. New projects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-announces-record-sales-in-a-buoyant-market/</link>
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		<title>Huge demand for mobile learning reported by LINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE reports a dramatic upsurge in the number and quality of enquiries for mobile learning. LINE has been providing new solutions and charting new territory in mobile learning since 2001. Most recently they helped pilot an app on iPhones and iPods designed to help sales executives explain some of the features on the C-MAX vehicles. They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/huge-demand-for-mobile-learning-reported-by-line/</link>
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		<title>LINE launches YouTube channel and Facebook page</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is proud is proud to unveil its brand new YouTube channel and Facebook page. The social media outlets complement LINE’s core value of communicating with an increasingly far-reaching and diverse audience. Members and subscribers to the networks can view the latest at LINE; from viewpoints, presentations and interviews to highly engaging examples of its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-launches-youtube-channel-and-facebook-page/</link>
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		<title>We must speak with one voice, Piers Lea tells industry heads at European e-learning Summit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Piers Lea, CEO, raised concerns that, although the e-learning industry has held its own during the economic downturn, it is not performing as well as it should be considering the clear results it is generating for global organisations. Speaking at the European e-learning summit, organised by Learning Light, he expressed the need for e-learning companies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/we-must-speak-with-one-voice-piers-lea-tells-industry-heads-at-european-e-learning-summit/</link>
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		<title>LINE offers free consulting sessions at Learning Technologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again LINE Communications will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies in Olympia, London where they will be offering free consultancy sessions, giving visitors the chance to talk through their learning and development issues with their consultants, as well as giving away their latest white paper on Mobile Learning and Communications. LINE will offer a 30-minute [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-offers-free-consulting-sessions-at-learning-technologies/</link>
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		<title>LINE’s Piers Lea ranked as a top ten ‘mover and shaker’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Piers Lea, CEO, has been placed within the top three of the Top Ten UK E-learning Movers and Shakers List, climbing six places from last year’s number eight to hit the second place spot. The lists are compiled based on a perceived influence that the individuals concerned have on the e-learning industry as a practitioner, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line%e2%80%99s-piers-lea-ranked-as-a-top-ten-%e2%80%98mover-and-shaker%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>70/20/10 is critical but must not be used as an excuse for cutting training budgets say L&amp;D heads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heads of Learning &#038; Development at global organisations have expressed concern about how the 70/20/10 model – which has been highly influential in spreading awareness of the importance of informal learning – may be interpreted and used within some organisations. In certain instances it may be taken on board as a strategy, rather than an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/702010-is-critical-but-must-not-be-used-as-an-excuse-for-cutting-training-budgets-say-ld-heads/</link>
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		<title>LINE announced as Towards Maturity Founder Ambassador</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON, 8th December 2010. LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has been unveiled as a Founder Ambassador for Towards Maturity, the internationally recognised benchmarking practice for learning innovation. Towards Maturity is a not-for-profit organisation which provides independent practical research in the application of learning innovation to support organisations looking to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-announced-as-towards-maturity-founder-ambassador/</link>
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		<title>LINE and Kanoti design interactive viral campaign for Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has teamed up with Kanoti, a global digital production agency, to produce an innovative, interactive web viral campaign for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Findings published by Matrix Evidence have found that speech and language therapy delivers an estimated net benefit to the UK economy of £765 million. The Royal College [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-and-kanoti-design-interactive-viral-campaign-for-royal-college-of-speech-and-language-therapists/</link>
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		<title>LINE launches cost-saving text translation tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is proud to announce the official launch of its proprietary cost-saving text translation tool. OTTR (Online Text Translation Review) is LINE’s brand new multi-language editing and reviewing tool allowing e-learning courses to be easily translated and localised. Text from the pages of the master course language can be viewed alongside the modification fields for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-launches-cost-saving-text-translation-tool/</link>
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		<title>LINE honoured with recognition award from the Army and the Royal School of Artillery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London: 18th November 2010. LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the defence sector, has received an award from the Royal School of Artillery (RSA) for an iPad app that trains troops in the use of Fire Control Orders (FCO) on operation. LINE was headline sponsor of the prestigious E-learning Awards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-honoured-with-recognition-award-from-the-army-and-the-royal-school-of-artillery/</link>
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		<title>Driving new technologies: LINE helps pilot iPhone and iPod App for sales executives at Ford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is helping Ford of Britain to pilot an innovative application for iPhones and iPods designed to help sales executives explain some of the features on the C-MAX and Grand C-MAX. The application contains a series of high quality 3D movies that explain how new technologies, such as Blind Spot Information System and Speed Limiter, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/driving-new-technologies-line-helps-pilot-iphone-and-ipod-app-for-sales-executives-at-ford/</link>
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		<title>Listen or become obsolete! Piers Lea appeals to European leaders and policy makers on behalf of ELIG</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 Speaking on behalf of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) at the recent World of Learning Conference and Exhibition, Piers Lea, CEO, called for the learning industry to be more active in getting the message across to leaders about the concrete business results that can be achieved by organisations. &#8216;The use of innovation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/listen-or-become-obsolete/</link>
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		<title>LINE Army iPad app shortlisted for award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the defence sector, has been shortlisted in &#8216;The best use of mobile learning&#8217; category in the 2010 E-Learning Awards. The shortlisted programme was commissioned by the Royal School of Artillery (RSA) to help train UK troops in the use of Fire Control Orders (FCO) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-army-ipad-app-shortlisted-for-award/</link>
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		<title>Results, Results, Results! – Piers Lea to speak on behalf of ELIG at Wolce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Piers Lea, CEO, is to speak on behalf ELIG, the European Learning Industry Group, at the World of Learning Exhibition and Conference which takes place on the 28th and 29th of September at the NEC in Birmingham. Piers will present a number of results focused stories of successful blended learning implementations from ELIG members. Full [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/results-results-results/</link>
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		<title>Top of the class: LINE consolidates market leading position</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has been officially recognised, for the second consecutive year, as the UK market leader in bespoke e-learning content development. In a survey of e-learning companies carried out by IT Training Magazine, the British Computer Societies’ (BCS) quarterly magazine, LINE is ranked first in the bespoke e-learning content development segment, ahead of Kineo in second [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/top-of-the-class-line-consolidates-market-leading-position/</link>
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		<title>Learning technologies industry is failing to understand client organisations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The biggest problem organisations experience with suppliers of technology-supported learning and communications is a failure of the supplier company to understand the client’s business, new research has shown. In a survey commissioned by LINE Communications, leading provider of learning and communications solutions, respondents cited lack of understanding of their sector, brand, values, culture, process, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/learning-technologies-industry-is-failing-to-understand-client-organisations/</link>
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		<title>In the headlines: LINE Army app for iPad features on Radio 1 Newsbeat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An iPad app, designed by LINE Communications to train soldiers for Afghan operations, has been creating headlines this week. LINE, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, with a strong presence in the defence sector have created an app to enable UK troops to learn how to deal with Fire Control Orders (FCO) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/in-the-headlines-line-army-app-for-ipad-features-on-radio-1-newsbeat/</link>
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		<title>Tech barriers could hold back M-learning, believe corporates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A forum of European business leaders has expressed concern that technology and cultural barriers could slow the adoption of mobile and cross-platform learning within their organisations, despite the great potential they see for its use. This worry emerged from a roundtable discussion event organised by LINE Communications, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/tech-barriers-could-hold-back-m-learning-believe-corporates/</link>
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		<title>LINE sows the seeds of tech-based learning for 20,000 at Syngenta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has helped leading agri-business company, Syngenta, take its first steps into technology-based e-learning for 20,000 of its global employees. LINE has worked with Syngenta to not only create its first customised e-learning content but also to lay down the standards for technology-based training in the future. Courses created so far include Employee Value Proposition, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-sows-the-seeds-of-tech-based-learning-for-20000-at-syngenta/</link>
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		<title>LINE unveiled as headline sponsor at E-Learning Awards 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications is named as headline sponsor at the 2010 E-Learning Awards. The E-Learning Awards are the UK’s premier accolades for the e-learning industry with 16 award categories covering a wide range of subject areas. This year, the awards have a truly international flavour with 200 entries from 13 countries competing for top honours. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-unveiled-as-headline-sponsor-at-e-learning-awards-2010/</link>
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		<title>In “LINE” with customer needs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the mutual desire to aid established users and newcomers to the world of e-learning in the development of their training initiatives, LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications, and Comartis, a renowned supplier of assessment and talent development solutions, are pleased to announce their formal partnership. Through this formidable partnership, customers will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/in-%e2%80%9cline%e2%80%9d-with-customer-needs/</link>
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		<title>How to cut without killing: LINE helps organisations increase training efficiency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications is helping organisations to find increased efficiencies in their provision of learning and communications as the government&#8217;s recently announced budget calls for unprecedented cuts across the public service. In the wake of one of the toughest budgets of modern times, heads of organisational learning &#38; development are being required to get more for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/how-to-cut-without-killing-line-helps-organisations-increase-training-efficiency/</link>
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		<title>Presenting Ford of Europe&#8217;s powerful results &#8211; LINE delivers case study to Europe&#8217;s HR and talent management community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications has sponsored the HR and Talent Summit at the Montreux Palace hotel in Montreux, Switzerland on 14th &#8211; 16th June. This is the fourth consecutive year that LINE has provided sponsorship for the annual event. Attracting representatives from almost 100 major organisations from across Europe, the HR and Talent Summit provides a unique [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/talent-management-summit-2010/</link>
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		<title>LINE delivers nuggets of marketing and learning to Credit Suisse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is delivering a series of short, high-quality learning nuggets to the global workforce of Credit Suisse, one of the world’s leading banks. Credit Suisse already enjoys an excellent reputation as an organisation with a strong learning culture. They engaged LINE to help deliver a new form of e-learning to all parts of their organisation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-delivers-nuggets-of-marketing-and-learning-to-credit-suisse/</link>
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		<title>LINE Forum Lunch sees Mobile Learning as key element to delivering fast and effective learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London, 25th May 2010. LINE has hosted a highly successful Forum Lunch at L’Escargot in London last month. The event was well attended with a wide range of private and public sector organisations keen to hear the two keynote presenters. David Saunders, Head of Dealer Training at Jaguar Land Rover delivered an inspired presentation about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-forum-lunch-sees-mobile-learning-as-key-element-to-delivering-fast-and-effective-learning/</link>
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		<title>LINE to launch iPad learning at ITEC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the defence sector, will be showcasing a range of defence based projects and launching an exciting new iPad multi-user interaction programme at ITEC Defence Exhibition and Conference at Excel, London on 18th-20th of May. Apart from conventional TBT (Technology Based Training) content developed for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-to-launch-ipad-learning-at-itec/</link>
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		<title>LINE helps Integrity Interactive grow its position globally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Partnership will deliver targeted ethics and compliance training courses for Integrity’s clients in Europe LINE is to provide Integrity Interactive, a global leader in designing and delivering ethics and compliance programmes for international businesses, with an online training curriculum specifically targeted towards European users. Integrity has partnered with LINE to develop a new series of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-helps-integrity-interactive-grow-its-position-globally/</link>
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		<title>LINE seeing the light</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has achieved record first quarter sales in 2010. With talk of a post recession era in the air and evidence that the green shoots of recovery are beginning to show; LINE has recorded significantly increased sales, up 10% on their previous best first quarter and comfortably exceeding their first quarter sales target. The vast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-seeing-the-light/</link>
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		<title>LINE launches London Learning Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE commences a programme of Learning Forum lunches in London on 21st April. The launch event takes the form of a round table lunch discussion and will look at multi-platform learning and ways to use technology in organisational learning and communications.  Held at the prestigious Marco Pierre White restaurant, L&#8217;Escargot in Soho, the Learning Forum lunch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-launches-london-learning-forum/</link>
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		<title>LINE goes to Amsterdam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications has sponsored the iVentiv Learning Technologies Executive Knowledge Exchange which took place in Amsterdam last week, where they facilitated a well-received workshop on how to make more effective use of mobile technology in learning. The event as a whole was a highly intense and productive opportunity for some of the leading European learning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-goes-to-amsterdam/</link>
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		<title>LINE sponsors Swiss E-learning Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is proud to announce its sponsorship of the first Swiss e-Learning Conference (SeLC) on 13th and 14th of April at the Messe Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. The SeLC is a new event aimed at the Swiss professional learning community and held at the Swiss Professional Learning exhibition. The topic for the event is “Learning Makes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-sponsors-swiss-e-learning-conference/</link>
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		<title>LINE partners with digital media company, Crystal CG International</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is pleased to announce a new partnership with 3D digital imaging and animation company, Crystal CG International. The partnership with Crystal CG allows LINE to offer its clients 3D solutions at scale with video quality rendering. Under the terms of the agreement, each party will be a preferred supplier to the other within its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-partners-with-crystal-cg/</link>
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		<title>LINE delivers keynote speech in Brussels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE has sponsored the 2nd HR Technology Summit which took place in Brussels on the 8-10th March. As part of its continuing commitment to promoting the debate on how technology-led learning can transform organisations and attain tangible business results, LINE has a programme of pan-European sponsorship for flagship events such as the HR Technologies Summit. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-delivers-keynote-speech-in-brussels/</link>
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		<title>LINE leads the debate on learning and talent in Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is pleased to announce its support and sponsorship of a series of European events on the subject of learning, talent management and technology in Q1 and Q2 of 2010. LINE is the acknowledged market leader in UK custom e-learning (BCS), and its event programme is indicative of the company’s commitment to the development of technology-supported [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-leads-the-debate-on-learning-and-talent-in-europe/</link>
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		<title>LINE sustains growth and consolidates market leadership despite recession</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications announces record core sales figures for the period January to December 2009, during the longest and deepest recession on record. Core sales results rose by almost 10% on the previous record achieved in 2008. Sales were particularly strong in the defence and corporate sectors. Core turnover also grew over the previous year. LINE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-sustains-growth-and-consolidates-market-leadership-despite-recession/</link>
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		<title>LINE pioneers iPod touch and touchscreen tablet solutions for Army training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe&#8217;s leading providers of learning and communications solutions has announced the imminent release of three major mobile learning solutions for the British Army. Always at the forefront in the deployment of new learning technologies, the MoD has commissioned LINE to develop three highly innovative learning solutions to be delivered on mobile [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-pioneers-ipod-touch-and-touchscreen-tablet-solutions-for-army-training/</link>
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		<title>LINE launches new Web 2.0 learning portal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE is pleased to announce the launch of its Web 2.0 learning portal. This development marries LINE’s road-tested LMS technology and content management platform, to provide the creation of online learning environments that put the learner at the centre of their experience. This development marries LINE’s road-tested LMS technology and content management platform, to provide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-launches-new-web-2-0-learning-portal/</link>
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		<title>LINE hosts Consulting Surgery at Learning Technologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again LINE Communications will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies in Olympia, London where they will be running a Consulting Surgery, giving visitors the chance to talk through their learning and development issues with their consultants. LINE will offer a short HealthCheck session on stand 39 to discuss issues such as learning strategy, delivery channels, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-hosts-consulting-surgery-at-learning-technologies/</link>
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		<title>LINE and CERTPOINT form strategic partnership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, the leading supplier of learning and communications solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with CERTPOINT SystemsTM, a leading international provider of integrated enterprise learning solutions. LINE is currently involved in developing a number of bespoke programmes using CERTPOINTVLS Content Creator, for a range of global organisations. LINE&#8217;s highly creative design team work closely with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-and-certpoint-form-strategic-partnership/</link>
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		<title>Jaguar Land Rover agrees strategic advisor role for LINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, the UK&#8217;s market leading provider of learning and communications solutions, has concluded an agreement to assist with the development and implementation of Jaguar Land Rover&#8217;s global dealer learning strategy. LINE has been contracted to work on the strategy for staff employed in the company&#8217;s network of Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships. The challenge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/jaguar-land-rover-agrees-strategic-advisor-role-for-line/</link>
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		<title>L&amp;D departments not users are barrier to innovation say corporates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skills issues among those delivering learning and development within organisations are a bigger block to adoption of new learning technologies than either board-level management or learner acceptance. This finding emerged from a roundtable discussion event organised by LINE, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, on the theme of ‘Transforming learning with technology in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/ld-departments-not-users-are-barrier-to-innovation-say-corporates/</link>
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		<title>LINE pioneers DSAT e-learning across Defence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, is pleased to announce the roll-out of an e-learning programme for UK military personnel across all three services, Royal Navy (RN), Army, and Royal Air Force (RAF) about the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT). DSAT is the quality standard for the management of training [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-pioneers-dsat-e-learning-across-defence/</link>
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		<title>LINE to speak on transforming training at Online Educa Berlin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions is to speak at Online Educa Berlin 2009 on the topics of training transformation and minimalist learning design. The talks, given by LINE’s Sean Nugent and Steve Barden, focus on ways in which organisations under pressure from current economic conditions can provide training that is higher [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-to-speak-on-transforming-training-at-online-educa-berlin/</link>
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		<title>LINE wins two awards from Brandon Hall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe&#8217;s leading learning and communications companies, has been awarded two major international accolades at the 2009 Brandon Hall awards. Based in California, The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards is in its 15th year and recognises the best in innovative learning content, technology and initiatives in workplace learning. LINE won two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-wins-two-awards-from-brandon-hall/</link>
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		<title>LINE scoops a double at the e-learning awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications has been awarded two major accolades at the recent e-learning awards in London. The first was awarded in the category of Excellence in the Production of Learning Content for a Learning Centre and Foundation Skills programme developed for Ford of Europe. The programme, designed to engage 21,000 learners within Ford&#8217;s dealerships across Europe, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-scoops-a-double-at-the-e-learning-awards/</link>
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		<title>LINE shortlisted for final judging in the 2010 BETT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE, one of the UK&#8217;s market leading providers of learning and communications solutions has been shortlisted for final judging in the 2010 BETT awards. The short listing is in the Digital Collections and Resource Banks category and is for a &#8216;Level 6 Science Toolkit&#8217; which LINE has developed for Capita National Strategies. The toolkit is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-shortlisted-for-final-judging-in-the-2010-bett/</link>
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		<title>Crunch spurs training innovation: blended and Web 2.0 gain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Roundtable discussions led by LINE Communications, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, at a European summit of learning and development specialists, indicate that recession is proving a stimulus for change in training provision within large organisations. Blended learning and learning using Web 2.0 methods have made gains against a background of contracting training [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/crunch-spurs-training-innovation-blended-and-web-2-0-gain/</link>
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		<title>National Training Awards for LINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At a ceremony in London&#8217;s historic Banqueting House, LINE, one of Europe&#8217;s leading providers of learning and communications content, has been presented with two awards, the UK National Training Award and the Greater London regional National Training Award, both in the Partnership and Collaboration category. The National Training Awards are the UK&#8217;s most prestigious awards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/national-training-awards-for-line/</link>
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		<title>LINE pilots &#8216;flying classrooms&#8217; for Swiss Re</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, is pleased to announce the global roll-out of an innovative new programme of sales refresher training developed for client managers at Swiss Re, following successful pilots in Switzerland and Hong Kong. The ‘Flying Classroom’ concept cuts the cost of delivering this face to face training to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-pilots-flying-classrooms-for-swiss-re/</link>
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		<title>European business leaders say trust no barrier to Web 2.0 in organisations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trust issues surrounding wikis, blogs and other Web 2.0 forms of communication should not delay adoption within organisations, according to European business leaders. Delegates to a roundtable discussion organised by LINE, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, on the theme of &#8216;Transforming learning in the 21st Century&#8217;, were strongly opposed to the idea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/european-business-leaders-say-trust-no-barrier-to-web-2-0-in-organisations/</link>
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		<title>LINE shortlisted for a National Training Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading learning and communications providers has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2009 National Training Awards. LINE is a finalist for the Partnership and Collaboration Award in recognition of work undertaken for the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) on its Interview Officer learning and development programme. This fully blended [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-shortlisted-for-a-national-training-award/</link>
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		<title>LINE recognised as market leader</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe&#8217;s largest providers of e-learning and communications solutions, has been officially recognised as the new UK market leader in bespoke e-learning content development. In a survey of e-learning companies carried out by IT Training Magazine, the British Computer Societies&#8217; (BCS) quarterly magazine, LINE is ranked first in the bespoke content development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-recognised-as-market-leader/</link>
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		<title>Extending the service LINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, announces formal inclusion of full 3D simulations into its service offering. LINE currently offers a complete end-to-end service to its global client base. This includes strategic consultancy, fully bespoke and blended content development, rapid design and development and full implementation/roll-out. It has now enhanced its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/extending-the-service-line/</link>
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		<title>LINE gain Buying Solutions&#8217; recognised public sector supplier status</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Public sector organisations can now get easier, faster and more cost effective access to LINE Communications learning and communications solutions, following their successful award as a recognised supplier on the Buying Solutions&#8217; Learning &#38; Development and e-learning Solutions framework agreement.These are now available to all Government departments, local authorities and other public sector contracting authorities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-gain-buying-solutions-recognised-public-sector-supplier-status/</link>
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		<title>LINE on top form during difficult times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, announces record results for its 2008 financial year end. The achievement of revenues in excess of £7m (an increase of 40% on 2007), crowns a three year growth period which has seen high levels of planned growth and profitability for the company. In the period [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-on-top-form-during-difficult-times/</link>
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		<title>LINE delivers Air Power training programme to the RAF</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, one of Europe&#8217;s leading suppliers of e-learning content and consultancy has developed and delivered the final part of the RAF&#8217;s Air Power Study Pack. The e-learning programme forms part of a larger Air Power initiative which aims to enhance junior officers&#8217; knowledge and understanding of Air Power within the Royal Air Force. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-delivers-air-power-training-programme-to-the-raf/</link>
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		<title>LINE wins major Institute of IT Training award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LINE Communications, the leading provider of learning and communications solutions, has won a major UK award for one of its bespoke online learning programmes. At a ceremony held at the Dorchester Hotel in London, LINE collected the Institute of IT Training gold award for e-Learning Project of the Year for its Cultural Awareness training programme (Iraq [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.line.co.uk/press-release/line-wins-major-it-training-award/</link>
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