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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

The initial person who thought buying SumTotal was a great idea (initially it was) and then dumped it for a fortune to Skillsoft (another great idea), which in turn was someone at Skillsoft thinking this was a great idea, which turned out to be false and was a factor in Skillsoft going into bankruptcy due to the albatross known as SumTotal.

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ASTD Webcast On New Mobile Learning Research

Upside Learning

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that we recently supported ASTD research on Mobile Learning , a report around that was released in May 2012. The speakers at the webinar were Kevin Oakes (founder & CEO of i4CP, earlier founder of Click2Learn which was merged with Docent to form SumTotal) and John Polaschek (Sr.

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Top 5 Learning Management Systems in 2022

Stratbeans

Like other best LMS platforms, UpsideLMS supports mobile learning, social learning, self-paced learning, and instructor-led training, gamification, and offline mobile learning. The employees can further improve their knowledge and hone skills by accessing the LMS on computers and mobile devices.

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GeoLearning Acquired by SumTotal: The mLearning Impact?

mLearning Trends

The enterprise learning market witnessed another big consolidation event today as SumTotal Systems announced it acquired GeoLearning thus further positioning SumTotal as the largest platform provider for LMS and talent management solutions in the industry. So, what does this move mean to the enterprise mobile learning market?

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The Cornerstone Acquisition

eLearning 24-7

I bring this up, because after it was announced that Cornerstone will be acquiring SumTotal, the pundits went out and espoused some very interesting ideas. I never put innovation and SumTotal in the same sentence. SumTotal was never innovative. They were not the first ones with a mobile app.

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Top 5 Learning Management Systems (2022)

Stratbeans

Like other best LMS platforms, UpsideLMS supports mobile learning, social learning, self-paced learning, and instructor-led training, gamification, and offline mobile learning. The employees can further improve their knowledge and hone skills by accessing the LMS on computers and mobile devices.

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10 SuccessFactors LMS Alternatives

Ed App

SuccessFactors LMS Alternative #2 – SumTotal. SumTotal is another great SuccessFactors alternative as it not only focuses on keeping track of your employees but also develops their potential and talent. Features: SumTotal Intelligent Assistant. Mobile-friendly. Customizable push notifications. BambooHR integration.