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Skillsoft Announces Agreement to Acquire SumTotal Systems by News Editor

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Skillsoft Limited, a pioneer in technology-delivered learning solutions, announced today that its subsidiary, Skillsoft Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of SumTotal Systems from. affiliates of Vista Equity Partners, a US-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not.

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The Cornerstone Acquisition

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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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Vegas and The Learning Conference Scene

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Definitely an uptick. For SumTotal clients and/or those considering SumTotal, rest assured that Cornerstone will continue to invest in the system, including learning. In the newest version (target launch is Nov/Dec 2022), an “intelligent board” makes its debut. The intelligence board in fact, was a very nice treat.

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Top 20 Enterprise Learning Systems 2022

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Admin is above average, and definitely needs some enhancements. UI/UX on the Learner side is really good, but definitely not a fit for everyone, because it is quite different than the market as a whole. SumTotal (Learning Management) – $$$ to $$$$. Actually, SumTotal’s is far worse. Skills is underwhelming.

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

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Blackboard – Definitely a very early entrant into the EdTech space. Strategic blunder of major proportions in the acquisition of SumTotal has continued to hurt them (i.e., Fun fact – The new SumTotal front-end was from Percipio (Skillsoft’s LXP platform). Skillsoft). Those days are gone.

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NexGen Learning System Grid 2018-19

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Cornerstone Learning Suite, Fuse, Litmos by SAP, eLogic Learning, SumTotal Learning Management, Growth Engineering. SumTotal Learning Management (Formally known as SumTotal Learn) jumps over from Steady to Leader in just one year. Spoke is a definite riser. What’s that?” Now The GRID for 2018-19. Leader Grid.

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The Learning Systems to Watch in 2022

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Started by three people in New Zealand, and equally a system to watch, which I did all those years ago, when most people were focused on players such as SumTotal. On the skills side of the house, they are in the middle of the road, which considering most vendors are still at infant stage, that is a definite plus. A vendor to watch.