CertPoint was a consideration as well, and they do offer mobile learning with some social learning. Tango is a different product line from CertPoint – fyi. Initially I was going to provide a list of all my award winners including web conferening, stand alone mobile learning, etc., but after much consideration, decided this week to focus only on the LMS sector. Before announcing the winners, I have seen a trend regarding mobile learning, that can easily mislead folks. Mobile Learning. Two years ago there were some folks who believed that mobile learning where tools, etc. MORE >>

will be presenting   “Replacing Your LMS: Facts you need to know NOW!&# , a webinar sponsored by Certpoint. So that a more constant date is set each week for this blog, the topic “Latest Content Authoring Tools Trends&# will be posted Tuesday morning, July 19th. Then going forward, each Tuesday a new blog posting will appear. This month’s news and notes includes details on the E-Learning 24/7  Course Authoring Tool Shootut, A new Content Authoring Tool Directory along with interesting data points, LMS Info and final tidbits. The Shootout will go from 6 to 3 to 1 winner. MORE >>

" In the mid 2000's a shakeout started and vendors segmented themselves into two categories: those that focused on global enterprises – (Saba, SumTotal, Plateau, PeopleSoft, Oracle, and SAP) - and vendors which focused on the mid-market (Learn.com, GeoLearning, Blackboard, Certpoint, CornerstoneOnDemand, SilkRoad, NetDimensions, and others). Recently one of the last vendors of this vintage, Certpoint, was acquired by Infor. Over the last ten years the learning technology industry has undergone radical change. Evolution of the Learning Management System (LMS) Market. MORE >>

CertPoint VLS Portals – but only to a laptop or CD Rom – so not a mobile device. I love the end of the year. It enables you to look back and see the triumphs, the disappointments, the good and the bad. Many people look back and are amazed. Others look back and say “What if I did that” or “What if…”   It is always a half full/half empty experience. Thankfully, rather than just one person looking back and seeing what happened, we can all do so. . like that because it tells a story. The question though is will it be a happy or sad one? On Fire. MORE >>

” The Towards Maturity’s Ambassador Programme includes the following founding ambassadors Brightwave, Epic, GlobalEnglish, LINE Communications, The Corporate eLearning Consortium, successfactors, Redtray and The Charity Learning Consortium, plus CERTPOINT Systems, Speexx, Fusion-Universal, Acteon, learndirect, Toolwire, Kallidus, QA, Ontuitive, MindLeaders, Upside Learning, IMC and Redware. One of the UK’s largest business learning providers, QA pledges support to sharing good practice through Towards Maturity’s renowned Ambassador Programme. MORE >>