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Saba to Acquire Halogen Software in 2017’s First Big HR Technology Deal

CLO Magazine

While consolidation in the HR technology space isn’t much of a surprise anymore, Saba Software’s announced acquisition of Ottawa, Canada-based Halogen Software was a bit unexpected. Though it’s certainly not on the scale of cloud-based talent management software blockbusters like 2012’s $1.9 billion Oracle-Taleo deal or 2011’s $3.4

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#25 to #11 LMSs of 2012

eLearning 24-7

Next week, 12-12-12, will be #10 to #1 learning management systems for 2012. While their UI is very user friendly, they really haven’t done much in terms of new cool features in 2012. Now in 2012, they overhauled that UI, added some very forward thinking features including digital signatures and are now on the rise.

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A Look Back at E-Learning in 2012

eLearning 24-7

The number of vendors who went mobile with tablets at the start of the year was extremely small compared to where it stands at the end of 2012. My Forecasts for 2012. Considering that the number was zero at the start of 2012. Numbers at the start of 2012 were dismal. . A win in my book. Online/Offline Synch. Syberworks.

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5 E-Learning Forecasts for 2012

eLearning 24-7

Kinect technology and gesture free will equally make an appearance in 2012. I am projecting that the number of vendors who enter this space to start slow, but gain steam – at least with some aspect, by the end of 2012. This is my major hot trend for 2012. Based on what I am seeing, 2012 is going to be the best yet.

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My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

mLearning Trends

As 2012 draws to a close, its time to evaluate how in focus my lens on the future of enterprise mobile learning proved to be this past year and how many of my year ago predictions hit their targets. There will be more types of devices and ways to connect with our mobile learning world in 2012. On Target But.

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Special Post – Why the Big Four are not on my latest Top 10 LMS List

eLearning 24-7

Since my Top 10 list of LMS vendors has been posted online, I have received quite a bit of e-mail wondering why the biggest names: Cornerstone On Demand, Saba, SumTotal and SuccessFactors are not on the list. 2012 Lists. ” They were listed number 20 in 2012. What about 2012 you say? A LMS should first be a LMS.

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Reflections on the eLearning Expo in Lyon 20-21 November

eFront

Booth traffic at Lyon's eLearning Expo 2012. Among many other vendors that were also exhibiting at this eLearning Expo were SABA, Cornerstone, TalentSoft HRMS and a few French vendors ( unfortunately don’t recall their names!) ) etc.

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