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JULY 20, 2011

You work online via the servers of your vendor. I had thought that this trend would be dying out, but it is amazing at the number of vendors who are entering the space and still focused on the desktop approach. Vendors who are already in the SaaS only space, should continue to offer features that maximize its power. Same thing.

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Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

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JANUARY 18, 2012

I am still surprised on how vendors who are offering assessment only tools are staying in the game. PowerPoint – Ability to integrate or use PPT in your courses. Some vendors push heavily on PPT, implying that a great WBT is really a PPT converted to Flash. Flash output – still red hot.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Feature sets – they have to be more than PPT to Flash or add an audio clip and video clip to the course. Mobile Learning/HTML5 output – doesn’t hurt and has to be considered. There is never any pay for play here – even my vendor clients are aware that they may not win best of the best.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 86

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Innovation abounded and the push to focus on the “PPT to Flash&# angle continued to shine. Open Source Product of the Year (i.e. You get the Flash code – YES – you get the code, which you can do whatever you want with it. Import and convert PPT to the web, add rich media. Game Changer!

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Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

There is a growing list of vendors, including small/mid size that are adding talent management components that match the Big Dog systems. A couple of vendors have added HRIS modules. It is interesting to note, that many of the vendors are targeting the SMB space, especially the small size (less than 500 employees) market.

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