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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

It’s a bad idea before it even goes to market. Then Cornerstone came along and bought SumTotal for peanuts, which was a good idea, and here we are with SumTotal. Then Cornerstone came along and bought SumTotal for peanuts, which was a good idea, and here we are with SumTotal. I chose the groupings route.

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Docebo: Surprising Leader In Learning Management Platforms

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

The LMS market is often considered a red ocean : hundreds of vendors, highly complex user needs, and few vendors making a profit. Over the last decade almost every leading LMS vendor (Saba, Docent, Plateau, Learn.com, Litmos, Sumtotal) was acquired, largely because they couldn’t sustain their growth in a highly competitive market.

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SumTotal Acquires GeoLearning: LMS Market Consolidation Continues

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Today another major shift takes place in the talent management systems market: SumTotal Systems announced the acquisition of GeoLearning. Background: SumTotal Systems is the largest provider of learning management systems today (and also a major provider of integrated talent management systems).

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

eLearning 24-7

I personally think what has hurt them in the greater market is the push by so many vendors (some of which are legit competitors) to refer to them as “traditional”, citing how long they have been around. Learn.com – First a content aggregator, then jumped into the LMS market, acquired by Taleo, who promised to invest heavily.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

Netscape showed up, and dominated the market. Who led the market? This is totally subjective because the market early on, had many vendors – but actual numbers vary. SumTotal – Today? Owned by SumTotal – who ruined it, because by then it was GeoLearning Maestro (not that great). Again, that is it.

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SumTotal Acquires GeoLearning: LMS Market Consolidation Continues

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Today another major shift takes place in the talent management systems market: SumTotal Systems announced the acquisition of GeoLearning. Background: SumTotal Systems is the largest provider of learning management systems today (and also a major provider of integrated talent management systems).

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SumTotal Acquires Softscape: The Gloves come Off in the Talent Management Market

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

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.