Latest data: 95% of the tablet market is owned by iPad. 35 tablets will hit the market starting in early Q4 to late Q1 2011. HP Slate already is in the market, runs on Windows7, but targets the business market. There are over 30 tablets already in the market, besides the iPad, including some that run on the Android OS. This does not include the other tablets already out in the market, nor the Galaxy.  They are from other markets, but are entering and purchasing, and yes in some cases assimilating.   If you are in the TM market, you should.  MORE >>

Now, starting in 2011 and 2012, the elephants from the markets of core HR have arrived - and they plan to come in and start making the party a lot messier. The clear trend in this market is integration. Next ADP announced the acquisition of The Right Thing , one of the leaders in the recruitment process outsourcing market. The second elephant now in this market is Oracle. This will make Oracle's offering more compelling than ever and the company has made a major investment in sales and marketing to help drive this message forward. MORE >>

As a free-agent there are great opportunities to integrate work and learning and that is by thinking of marketing as education, both for you and your clients. Since a one-person business doesn’t have separate marketing and training departments, there’s no need to worry about any turf wars. Marketing is the same as Learning & Development. Marketing and education have certain similarities – gaining attention; getting your message across; and changing behaviour. This has been the key aspect of the un-marketing approach for my own consulting business. MORE >>

CourseLab -  E-learning authoring tool that offers programming-free WYSIWYG environment for creating very nice interactive e-learning content which can be published on the Internet, Learning Management Systems (LMS),  ADL SCORM 2004 CERTIFIED. Coming this Thursday - LMS Marketing - If you build it, will they come? The first part is this Thursday and focuses on employees, and how to market your LMS, so they will sign up and actually use it. Below is a list of course authoring tools – think “rapid e-learning authoring software&#.   All software below is free. MORE >>

The most current version to look for is SCORM 2004. This The designation of ‘SCORM 2004 Certified’ is the official recognition by the ADL that all areas comply with the set industry standards. Choosing an LMS that is SCORM 2004 certified (not just compliant) can save you time, money and headaches in bringing your valuable content to your learners. TOPYX is an award-winning social LMS that is SCORM 2004 certified.  Vice President, Marketing and Communications. Looking for a SCORM certified LMS? What does that even mean? What is SCORM? Of course not.  MORE >>