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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

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LTG, however, made a poor decision (although they disagree) in buying NetDimensions. Learn.com; Plateau Learning – It seemed like a good idea Count Olaf. When they went course aggregator, I saw them as a nice alternative to Skillsoft who was off acquiring other course providers including NetG and then down the road, Element K.

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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. ISP (Internet Service Providers) fees were high. Oh, and access wasn’t free.

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Top 50 LMS Report for 2016 – What you need to know (criteria, approach, and yeah some vendors)

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SuccessFactors – Just for those folks to remember, SF is owned by SAP and had acquired Plateau. They haven’t been Plateau for a few years, so stop calling them Plateau – a pet peeve of mine. NetDimensions – Not sure what is going on there, but what it is – isn’t working.

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2015 Talented Learning LMS Vendor Award Recipients

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SAP acquired SuccessFactors who had acquired Plateau. To save the day the cloud was invented and with it the significant fiscal barriers of entry for new LMS providers were removed. The cloud LMSs provide learning management to the masses. NetDimensions. Cloud to the Rescue. YM Learning. LogicBay. . Honorable Mentions.