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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

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Sure, others may get involved (the usual case at a company), but there is still initially one person who thought of it. Acquisitions Any company that acquires another – in our case, a learning system- always thinks it is a great idea. Some companies still use NetD despite the system not receiving any updates, maintenance, etc.

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Enterprise Learning Systems – How I love thee?

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Sadly, one day I called, they were out of business, sold to the nefarious NetG – who likely placed them in a huge warehouse next to the remains of a famous pharaoh. I worked for a company with less than 2,000 users and a budget of around 800K. You will not hit that 8,000 unless your company is on a hiring blitz. Does

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History of the LMS

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Most of it came, via 3rd party providers, or what we referred to as “boutique shops” – think custom development (fee-based) that someone, company, government, institution, and so forth hired to create a course or courses. Could someone create a course at said company? NetG ruined them). Blackboard.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

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Who remembers NetG? NetG, was the evil empire of the days gone past – ok, in my mind. NetG, was the evil empire of the days gone past – ok, in my mind. Maybe it was a magical spell, but I am still stunned that a company who created video courses with bookmarking capabilities, and run well at 38.8K

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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

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Not uncommon with some companies that own two different learning system brands if you will, but in this case, it seemed that SumTotal was the driver and Skillsoft the secondary. . million in claims along with 96% of the reorganized company’s equity. Remember when I noted that some vendors saw them as the “evil empire?”

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

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NetG, Element K, being just two. The support and culture of the company is fantastic. Oh, how we missed you – Grovo followed the same approach as Learn.com, and how well did that turn out exactly? Skillsoft – Dominated the course/content marketplace. Acquired numerous content publishers in the early to mid-2000s.

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Content – Change the Narrative

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If the company sells FS related offerings, why would I ever want to take forklift safety? . Any workplace study (and we are talking about going back for decades, and up to now) shows that the number one reason, people leave companies is the lack of personal and professional development. Personal and Professional Development.

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