Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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.

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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. With that kind of captive customer, why would a talent management LMS vendor even bother to improve its product? Conclusion.

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

And yeah there are vendors who will taut that they are in X list or Y rankings and thus should be included. This isn’t a beauty contest, nor a pay for play (I NEVER accept that, nor play that game, nor do I accept any referral fees or whatever some vendors offer for recommending them). Not everyone gets in. But I digress.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

He pointed back to entry of various players in the market and particularly the enterprise vendors as opposed to pure-play vendors from articles five years ago. And when you go look at the LMS providers, they don't call themselves an LMS anymore: • SumTotal is a global provider of talent and learning management solutions.

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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.

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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).

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Learning System System Compliance Training Learn.com 37

eLearning 24-7

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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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

MARCH 5, 2011

Last year, Taleo , the largest provider of recruiting software, spent $100 million acquiring mid-market LMS vendor Learn.com. The ever-changing market for Learning Management Systems (LMS) continues to evolve.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

MARCH 5, 2011

Last year, Taleo , the largest provider of recruiting software, spent $100 million acquiring mid-market LMS vendor Learn.com. The ever-changing market for Learning Management Systems (LMS) continues to evolve.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. Added Demo Column (Y/N) – If the vendor enables you to view a demo of their product without having to register or provide any information upfront, it is identified as “Yes&#. Fear Factor: Vendor Pricing.

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eLearning Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Most of the well-known LMS vendors have user group meetings and/or conferences, including: Blackboard. Several LMS companies offer user groups and conferences, and I would highly recommend that you check one out if you work closely with an LMS. Cornerstone. GeoLearning. Technology / Development-focused user groups.

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Metrics Mzinga Wiki GeoLearning 34

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

If I am a potential customer, I would expect nothing less to come out of the vendor’s mouth on their product and user friendliness. Some vendors who have failed to deliver, in my opinion, a user friendly system, due to front end or back end (admin side), or sometimes both. If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e.

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Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Well, not yet, but it is coming up and with that are all those wonderful vendors and that magical expo. But one of the biggest problems I see at such shows are the number of vendors who in hindsight I wished I avoided. I recall at ATD this past year, a vendor who was trying to sell people ahead of time their LMS. CD2Learning.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

These are being reported out of the larger eLearningGuild population and I would claim that they are likely more accurate than survey research that goes through the vendors themselves. Several of the LMS vendors appear more than once, such as Oracle. They can be used to see how LMS vendors stack up against particular features.

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