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Skillsoft Acquires Element K for $110 Million

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

The business of eLearning in corporate training continues to shift. The acquisition adds to SkillSoft's existing offerings in learning content and learning platform technology through the addition of Element K's complementary offerings in e-learning content, virtual labs, ILT print materials and custom development services."

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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

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. The challenge that befell Taleo, IMO, was that they were never in the learning business to begin with, they were in the recruiting software business.

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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

eLearning 24-7

A vendor who made not only poor business decisions with the likes of Percipio, but also with the monumental blunder of acquiring SumTotal. . Percipio was, well, to say it politely an unmitigated disaster, a result of poor business decision making by Skillsoft. This is also about a vendor who lost their way.

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Top 99 Workplace eLearning Blogs

Tony Karrer

eLearning Acupuncture Breakthrough eLearning Discovery Through eLearning eLearning Weekly Engaged Learning eLearning Community 2.0 eLearning Acupuncture Breakthrough eLearning Discovery Through eLearning eLearning Weekly Engaged Learning eLearning Community 2.0

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Bob Mosher

CLO Magazine

Mosher has held numerous senior learning and development positions during his 30 years in the industry, including chief global learning evangelist for Ontuitive, former director of learning strategy and evangelism for Microsoft and executive director for Element K (now Skillsoft). We’re not in the content business.

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TOP eLearning and Workplace Learning Blogs

eFront

Aaron Silvers Adobe Captivate Blog Adventures in Corporate Education aLearning Blog Bersin & Associates Big Dog, Little Dog Blogger in Middle-earth Bozarthzone Brandon Hall Analyst Blog – Janet Clarey Business of Learning by Doug Howard Challenge to Learn Clark Aldrich On Simulations and Serious Games Clark Quinn Clive on Learning Connectivism (..)

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Collaboration - Knowledge Management - Expert - Hot List

Tony Karrer

- eLearning Technology , June 3, 2009 Should you Care about Google Wave? yes, they went there - WISE Pedagogy , June 1, 2009 Top Other Items The following are the top other items based on social signals. yes, they went there - WISE Pedagogy , June 1, 2009 Top Other Items The following are the top other items based on social signals.