article thumbnail

Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

Someone came up with the idea of an LCMS (RIP) Community of Practice (yuck, first it went the way of the dodo bird, then has made a comeback – just like the dodo bird – which is being re-created genetically). Then Cornerstone came along and bought SumTotal for peanuts, which was a good idea, and here we are with SumTotal.

Ideas 84
article thumbnail

Docebo: Surprising Leader In Learning Management Platforms

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Over the last decade almost every leading LMS vendor (Saba, Docent, Plateau, Learn.com, Litmos, Sumtotal) was acquired, largely because they couldn’t sustain their growth in a highly competitive market. For LMS buyers.

Docebo 75
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Learning System Award Winners 2019

eLearning 24-7

eLogic, Growth Engineering, Litmos by SAP, CrossKnowledge Learning Suite, MATRIX, Kokm, Roundtable Learning, SumTotal Learning Management, Cornerstone Learn, GyrusAim Learning Cloud, Tessello, Agylia. Fuse, Workday Learning, LearnUpon, BizLibrary LMS, Create LMS, Talent LMS, eXact LCMS, Kallidus Learn, Accord LMS. Saba was #2.

article thumbnail

Update on Saba: Turnaround In The Making?

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Last month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended). I had a chance to meet with the management team, talk with many customers and employees, and talk with Saba’s new owners (Vector Capital).

Saba 40
article thumbnail

Update on Saba: Turnaround In The Making?

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Last month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended). I had a chance to meet with the management team, talk with many customers and employees, and talk with Saba’s new owners (Vector Capital).

Saba 40
article thumbnail

SumTotal Bidding War Continues – HR Software gets Hotter

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

The LMS market continues to heat up as two private equity firms bid for SumTotal Systems. several weeks ago), bringing SumTotal’s market capitalization to over $150 Million. This is nearly twice the market cap of Saba, who’s revenues are. This week Vista Equity Partners upped its bid to $4.75 a share (up from $3.80

article thumbnail

Can you recommend an LMS?

eLearning 24-7

I know SumTotal Learning Management gets tagged regularly when it comes to support. And I know folks who leave them are usually unhappy for various reasons, but I can tell you that I have had two in-depth meetings with SumTotal including one with the VP of Customer Service/Support and have seen the metrics. Saba the same thing.

LMS 69