eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2024

The initial person who thought buying SumTotal was a great idea (initially it was) and then dumped it for a fortune to Skillsoft (another great idea), which in turn was someone at Skillsoft thinking this was a great idea, which turned out to be false and was a factor in Skillsoft going into bankruptcy due to the albatross known as SumTotal.

Ideas 84

Ideas Learn.com SumTotal SkillSoft 84

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 29, 2021

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.

Learning System 105

Learning System System Metrics Learn.com 105

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

They were expensive to purchase, implement, maintain, host, upgrade and replace. Innovation was stagnant and most vendor effort was invested in stealing customers from one another. Oracle acquired Taleo who had acquired Learn.com and the list goes on. Every LMS tried to be all things to all types of customers in all industries.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS LMS 40

Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Old-school LMS companies (like SumTotal , Plateau , Learn.com , GeoLearning and Certpoint ) were acquired by much larger talent and HR-suite providers like SAP/SuccessFactors , Infor , Oracle and IBM. Costly, labor-intensive upgrades and maintenance fees. The goal was integrated talent management. And that’s when it hit.

LMS 78

LMS Virtual Classroom Management Diversity Training 78

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

comparison of a system that focuses on SMB vs another that is SMB, rather than SMB vs. 50,000+ employees; equally, someone focusing only on B2B/B2C should be compared to other vendors only focused on B2B/B2C and not say comparing an internal only system to one that is B2B/B2C, because there will be some functionality differentials).

Learning System 37

Learning System System Compliance Training Learn.com 37

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Big Dog (Saba, SumTotal, Plateau, Cornerstone OnDemand, Learn.com). Learn.com offered some robust SL capabilities, but you have to pay for one of their premium versions to have it. When a vendor I am reviewing or identifying is a client of mine, it will always be noted, as such. These standout to me. Categories.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66