Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

APRIL 24, 2009

There is now a little bidding war going on for SumTotal Systems. ACCEL-KKR , a private equity firm, outbid Vista Equity Partners by offering approximately $124 Million for the company. This is a very positive thing – Read more» The post The Bidding War for SumTotal Systems appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

APRIL 24, 2009

There is now a little bidding war going on for SumTotal Systems. ACCEL-KKR , a private equity firm, outbid Vista Equity Partners by offering approximately $124 Million for the company. This is a very positive thing – Read more» The post The Bidding War for SumTotal Systems appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

eLogic, Growth Engineering, Litmos by SAP, CrossKnowledge Learning Suite, MATRIX, Kokm, Roundtable Learning, SumTotal Learning Management, Cornerstone Learn, GyrusAim Learning Cloud, Tessello, Agylia. Fuse, Workday Learning, LearnUpon, BizLibrary LMS, Create LMS, Talent LMS, eXact LCMS, Kallidus Learn, Accord LMS. Saba was #2.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Today SumTotal Systems , the largest provider of learning management systems, announced the acquisition of Softscape , the pioneering software vendor that started the market for integrated talent management software. Recent acquisitions include Authoria’s.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Today SumTotal Systems , the largest provider of learning management systems, announced the acquisition of Softscape , the pioneering software vendor that started the market for integrated talent management software. Recent acquisitions include Authoria’s.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

MAY 15, 2009

The LMS market continues to heat up as two private equity firms bid for SumTotal Systems. several weeks ago), bringing SumTotal’s market capitalization to over $150 Million. Read more» The post SumTotal Bidding War Continues – HR Software gets Hotter appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. a share (up from $3.80

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eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 29, 2009

Sumtotal LCMS - already determined by the company I work for, but no complaints. Adobe Flash - creating interactive elements, including animation, games, immersive learning simulations, etc. Adobe Captivate - creating simulations (software sims and occasionally soft skill, branching sims). SnagIt - grabbing screenshots.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

APRIL 6, 2009

Vista Equity Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm, announced a proposal to acquire SumTotal Systems , the largest independent provider of LMS software, and one of the pioneers in this industry. . Read more» The post SumTotal Likely to be Acquired by Private Equity Firm appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

APRIL 6, 2009

Vista Equity Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm, announced a proposal to acquire SumTotal Systems , the largest independent provider of LMS software, and one of the pioneers in this industry. . Read more» The post SumTotal Likely to be Acquired by Private Equity Firm appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 17, 2019

And under that umbrella, was LMSs, LCMS, authoring tools, assessment tools, web conferencing and so forth. . When someone says traditional, I know they are thinking of SumTotal, SuccessFactors and Cornerstone. Yet, I never hear those same terms that are tossed towards the folks such as Cornerstone and SumTotal. .

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 16, 2018

LCMS, learning platforms, other types of learning systems not defined), LEP (learning engagement platforms), SEP (sales enablement Platforms), Top 50, Top 20, Top 10. What is great or not great depending on your take, is that LEPs are ideal as a bolt-on for your learning platform and/or LMS or LCMS. SumTotal Learn. eXact LCMS.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2011

What has been applying is the term mobile learning and how it it pitched to consumers in the e-learning sector, especially with LMS/LCMS/Learning platform vendors. Mobile learning is not just seeing the LMS (or LCMS or platform) via a mobile browser. SumTotal Learning Maestro. Here are the spins. Before you scream, “WHAT?”,

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2009

In the last 60 days I’ve had the opportunity to attend five major industry events which cover corporate learning: user group meetings at Plateau, Saba, SumTotal and Taleo and the HR Technology Conference. While all this travel has taken a toll on my sleep, it did reinforce the tremendous importance of corporate learning technology.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2009

In the last 60 days I’ve had the opportunity to attend five major industry events which cover corporate learning: user group meetings at Plateau, Saba, SumTotal and Taleo and the HR Technology Conference. While all this travel has taken a toll on my sleep, it did reinforce the tremendous importance of corporate learning technology.

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eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For folks who think I ignore the big dog vendors, sorry to disappoint, but Saba, SumTotal Learn and Cornerstone Learning Suite are in the Top 50. and Xyleme (who notes as a LCMS, but is actually more along the lines of a Content Delivery service with LCMS parts and an assessment tool). So, hence the five.

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Learning System System Compliance Training Learn.com 37

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

The next generation of authoring tools included a handful of really serious players, notably Authorware (now with Adobe) and Toolbook (now with SumTotal), both still going although not so strongly. Of course these all came and went as PCs gradually dominated the market for hardware and Windows took hold.

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Atlantic Link Authorware ViewletBuilder RapideL 40

Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

Examples include helping the US-based LMS provider, Pathlore, to be acquired by SumTotal Systems and helping the UK-based learning content producer, Skillchange Systems, to be acquired by Vega (which, itself, was later acquired by an Italian company).

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Xyleme

JUNE 30, 2022

In reading about Cornerstone’s acquisition of SumTotal, I thought about the customers I have worked with over the years as they embarked (willingly or not) into migrations and transitions from one LMS to another. Think about where your content lives today — is it the best place for your content to live in the new landscape?

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eLearning Strategy Xyleme Strategy Content 93

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 2, 2014

My personal directory contains 610 LMS/LCMS/Learning platform vendors. Support, Service – I’d love to say everyone has awesome support and service, but then I would have to tell you that the Easter Bunny chilled at my house over the weekend – uh, he didn’t. Q: How many systems were considered? MyBigCampus. Blackboard.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Report Association LMS 77

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

MAY 11, 2007

In the last 12 months we have seen many mergers in the learning market take place: Oracle’s acquisition of Peoplesoft, SumTotal’s acquisition of Pathlore, Saba’s acquisition of Thinq, and KnowledgePlanet’s acquisition of KnowledgeImpact. Why these Mergers are Occurring.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

MAY 11, 2007

In the last 12 months we have seen many mergers in the learning market take place: Oracle’s acquisition of Peoplesoft, SumTotal’s acquisition of Pathlore, Saba’s acquisition of Thinq, and KnowledgePlanet’s acquisition of KnowledgeImpact. Why these Mergers are Occurring.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence. Thus, your competition expands: Large size vendors such as Saba, Cornerstone On Demand, SumTotal, Taleo, SuccessFactors – recently acquired by SAP. Talent Management only systems that have existed in the market for years.

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Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

Learning Management Systems, LCMS, Learning Portals. I have seen over 150 systems, 80 plus authoring tools, dozens of web conferencing products, mobile learning, quiz assessment tools, CMSs and learning portals, and not everyone of them meets those two statements. The worst of the offenders. Some of the biggest problems. Melon Lite LMS.

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Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Exclusive Scoops on who is out at GeoLearning following the acquisition by SumTotal Systems – not presented anywhere on the net. You can create your own topics, discuss, share, communicate with fellow members and network. I post daily. Members have read. What I see as the reasons behind the acquisition.

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News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

Q: Saba, SumTotal, Cornerstone, Taleo, SuccessFactors must be the best because a lot of people buy these systems. Case in point: IMO one of the worst UI’s I have ever seen comes from Cornerstone OnDemand, which is quite popular. I wouldn’t recommend this system to anyone, okay maybe my worst enemy or someone who deserves no mercy.

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LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

It is the same assumption that unless you buy one of the Big Dogs – Saba, SumTotal, Plateau, etc., There is an assumption that in order for a system to be great it has to cost over 75K. That is so wrong. . then you are not buying a great system. It is totally erroenous. .

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Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

The post BOB LITTLE – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS appeared first on Learnnovators.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 10, 2018

SumTotal Learning Management (YES). Italy – eXact LCMS (YES). dominKnow – I do not why they note functionality including an LCMS, because they are not. Europe overall, then some of the countries in Europe. United States – a listing of the top nine. Why not 10? Out of the box rankings here. Let’s Begin.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

MARCH 8, 2019

The learning experience platform (LXP) market is growing up fast. Only a few years ago startup companies like Pathgather, Degreed , and EdCast pioneered the idea of a platform to make corporate learning content easy to find. These next-generation portals took off and now thousands of companies are looking to put their Learning Management System.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

APRIL 13, 2015

Last month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended). I had a chance to meet with the management team, talk with many customers and employees, and talk with Saba’s new owners (Vector Capital).

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

APRIL 13, 2015

Last month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended). I had a chance to meet with the management team, talk with many customers and employees, and talk with Saba’s new owners (Vector Capital).

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Originally there were three types of systems – LMS, LCMS, CMS to a degree. LCMS and LMS were the kings. When e-Learning first launched, and for a long time thereafter, it was the key umbrella term, and under it were LMS, LCMS, authoring tools, and so forth. Vendors in this category include SuccessFactors, SumTotal.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

The HR technology landscape, which is now more than a $15 billion market in software, is exploding with growth and innovation. We are tracking more than 100 new startups in social and referral recruiting, talent analytics, assessment science, online learning, and mid-market core HR systems.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

The HR technology landscape, which is now more than a $15 billion market in software, is exploding with growth and innovation. We are tracking more than 100 new startups in social and referral recruiting, talent analytics, assessment science, online learning, and mid-market core HR systems.

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eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

In my LMS directory (which includes LCMS, Learning Portals) there are 369 vendors. I am still hearing of problems with Captivate 5 and SumTotal. Hopefully, SumTotal will release an update to solve this. Growth in number of new vendors coming into the space. So for every vendor that leaves the market, another one is coming in.

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Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2017

Trying to proactively dislodge Cornerstone, SumTotal, Saba, SuccessFactors or Oracle as a business model is a fool’s errand. CBT, WBT, eLearning, LCMS, distance learning, virtual learning, social learning, mobile, gamification, social learning (a second time), adaptive learning and now video.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

This week Kenexa , one of the largest and most successful HR and talent acquisition consulting companies, announced the acquisition of Outstart, a pioneering company in the market for e-learning tools, learning management, collaboration, and mobile learning solutions.

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