eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

LMS Products of the Year 2010. A lot of great products out there this year, new updates and latest versions; new companies, new services and just some real innovation. I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. The product is Flash based, which is nice, but lack of mobile optimization for the iPad.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

Association eLearning

MAY 26, 2011

Knowledge Direct – a SaaS based learning management system for online continuing education, professional development and certification programs, received rave reviews in the Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training category. AAMSE Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, July 20-22, 2011.

Association Learning Management System 100

Association Learning Management System Brandon Hall LMS Association LMS 100

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

OmniSocial is a social learning platform, with learning management capabilities and with the ability to select individual apps in the system and only use those you select to install onto your web site or learning portal. But the real WOWSA is in the social learning component. E-Learning 24/7. Under the Hood.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Lite LMSs are growing and there is clearly a need in 2011. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. Added Demo Column (Y/N) – If the vendor enables you to view a demo of their product without having to register or provide any information upfront, it is identified as “Yes&#. LMS Directory.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

CLO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2014

They decided to use an online learning portal to deliver training programs to employees. an e-learning vendor launched in 2011 after receiving $185,000 from the Oregon Entrepreneur Network. Since the switch the company has seen a drop in customer complaints, Quinten said.

Scanning 52

Scanning Association Learning Management System iTunes e-learning vendor 52

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2013

According to a December 2011 issue of Business Insider, the mobile apps analytics firm Distimo said many popular apps were games such as Angry Birds, social networking such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter, and other content such as Google Maps and iBooks. As learning evolves from an event to something systemic, learners need guidance.

Authoring Tools 74

Authoring Tools Social Networks Blended Learning Webcast 74

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

A calling to a large number of vendors (small, medium and big), are all reporting strong numbers in January, with many saying that January 2011, was their best month – numbers and business wise, in the last few years. Product A - Upside2Go. From the makers of Upside Learning. Offers off-line/online synch. 100% mobile.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

35 tablets will hit the market starting in early Q4 to late Q1 2011. million tablets to be sold by the end of 2011 & over 208 million units in 2014. When you hear the term “browser agnostic&# , what this means is that the product or solution will work on any browser. Get your tablets here. your tablets. Let me know.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

eLearning 24-7

MAY 2, 2011

A greater number of people, worldwide are using SaaS then ever before, mobile products, tablets – especially the iPad – is growing at a feverish pace, people are using online storage, beyond just placing photos and media, and open source is continuing expansion. The whole premise of this product began for two reasons.

Open Source 76

Open Source e-learning vendor VOIP vendor 76

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2012

The assumption is that the product can output to HTML5, yet this is hardly true for the vast majority of authoring tools. Even if the product is a desktop product all you need to do is upload the course to your own web server, use the vendor’s web server or via a LMS. Online/Offline synch. Let me be clear on this.

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

35 tablets will hit the market starting in early Q4 to late Q1 2011. million tablets to be sold by the end of 2011 & over 208 million units in 2014. When you hear the term “browser agnostic&# , what this means is that the product or solution will work on any browser. Get your tablets here. your tablets. million units.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. What products are they using? any E-Learning product. Providing reports on the products, etc.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Majority of employees access a LMS or Learning Portal out of the workplace. So, if you include Facebook like in your LMS, wouldn’t it be logical to assume that people would follow the same approach and mechanism, that they use in the actual real Facebook product? What about Twitter? One way really. It is amazing.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2011

It is what makes any product or service, aspire to new heights. I especially love it when it happens in the e-learning industry. Product updates, some new features – but boring town. Innovative Products. The product is still in beta, but the premise and possibilities are really there. You open the product.

Blended Learning 73

Blended Learning Innovation Productivity Product 73

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Majority of employees access a LMS or Learning Portal out of the workplace. So, if you include Facebook like in your LMS, wouldn’t it be logical to assume that people would follow the same approach and mechanism, that they use in the actual real Facebook product? What about Twitter? One way really. It is amazing.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

A trend that is happening in the LMS market more so than in the other e-learning markets, is the failure to follow their path of success. I am seeing many vendors whose products were built for SMB (and more aligned on the lower side of mid size companies) who are now pushing into the mid/upper mid to large size customer band.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

CLO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2013

Dissatisfaction with learning management systems is at an all-time high. Organizations’ intent to replace has risen from 33 percent of companies surveyed in 2011 to 47 percent in 2012, according to “The Race to Replace: Results From the 2012 LMS Trends Survey” from the Brandon Hall Group.

Association Learning Management System 70

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Brandon Hall 70