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History of the LMS

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Prodigy (the first portal, pre-CompuServe and AOL -for home use), modem was 4800 bytes. Learn.com – They came a bit later, but there is a good story, and yes, they still exist. Learn.com started out as an LMS. Taleo promised to invest big $$$ to make Learn.com amazing. Then, came Oracle, who purchased Taleo.

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Something is Going on Down there in the LMS Market

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Let’s take a brief look at a couple of recent moves: Taleo acquires Learn.com. They are an ERP system founded by the guy who started Peoplesoft and then eventually sold it to Oracle. They are from other markets, but are entering and purchasing, and yes in some cases assimilating. Have you ever heard of them? Well, he is back.

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Something is Going on Down there in the LMS Market

eLearning 24-7

Let’s take a brief look at a couple of recent moves: Taleo acquires Learn.com. They are an ERP system founded by the guy who started Peoplesoft and then eventually sold it to Oracle. They are from other markets, but are entering and purchasing, and yes in some cases assimilating. Have you ever heard of them? Well, he is back.