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SumTotal Acquires GeoLearning

Kapp Notes

Today, SumTotal announced the acquisition of GeoLearning. GeoLearning is the leading provider of managed services and on-demand learning management software. Companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations rely on GeoLearning’s deep domain expertise to drive organizational performance.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

You might have chat rooms (my system, the one I initially built, and then the one I purchased – GeoLearning), forums, discussion boards, a library (mine did, including checkout capabilities), even classrooms (the appearance of them, I never used it). SumTotal – Today? SumTotal called it SumTotal Maestro.

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Kevin Oakes on the Rise and Fall of the LMS

Tony Karrer

And when you go look at the LMS providers, they don't call themselves an LMS anymore: • SumTotal is a global provider of talent and learning management solutions. • Plateau is a leading provider of talent management software, content and services designed to increase workforce productivity and drive business success.

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OpenSesame Staffs Up: New Hires Bring Experience and Build Community

OpenSesame

Frank developed his elearning experience at GeoLearning, where he was a leading Enterprise Learning Solution designer focused on assessing customer needs and creating focused human capital management software solutions. I hear he also believes in great Italian food and the New York Mets – but you probably shouldn’t bring up the Mets.

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The Augmented LMS: New Life for Talent Management Learning?

Talented Learning

Old-school LMS companies (like SumTotal , Plateau , Learn.com , GeoLearning and Certpoint ) were acquired by much larger talent and HR-suite providers like SAP/SuccessFactors , Infor , Oracle and IBM. With that kind of captive customer, why would a talent management LMS vendor even bother to improve its product? Augment It!

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Q&A from Blog Readers on E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

Q : I am curious on why Cornerstone On Demand, Saba and SumTotal do not appear in your top twenty lists even though they appear on other sites as the best products in the market. I always hear “I’m looking at SumTotal, CoD, Expertus”, when folks mention it to me. So, back for another installment.

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Niche Is the New Black: ASTD Conference Day 2

CLO Magazine

SumTotal Systems picked up Geolearning at the beginning of 2011. SuccessFactors added LMS provider Plateau to its growing suite of integrated talent management products. In the LMS market, acquisitions have been coming fast and furious in the last year.

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