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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

EdCast is still a strong player in the LXP market, although, at the time, they were adding ubiquitous features to the LMS space. When they went course aggregator, I saw them as a nice alternative to Skillsoft who was off acquiring other course providers including NetG and then down the road, Element K. The people who had PL loved it.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

Corporate wasn’t really there at the time, some places did it, but it was edtech, the launched the WBT scene, removing the distance learning debacle (which was the key player, think tv to tv or monitor, with people looking at other people, or the instructor, and yes it was very popular even into the 2000s). NetG ruined them).

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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

eLearning 24-7

” This was due to the buying spree that Skillsoft conducted in the early to mid-2000s where they bought up quite a few 3rd party off the shelf vendors including NetG (a big player back then) and Element K (strong player back in the day). .

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

Funny thing is - none of the LMS players in the list. I used to pitch up against some of the "big guys" -- NetG, SkillSoft -- who do some custom development, but the clients would choose our small shop because we provided better customer service. 8:53 AM Anol said. Public listed Blackboard or Open source Moodle.

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CLO Competencies: The Path for Future Learning Leaders

CLO Magazine

They need to be utility players, as comfortable and able in supporting the sales side of the organization as they are in presenting the features and benefits of an internal training initiative to their peers. Dr. James L’Allier serves as Chief Learning Officer and Vice President, Research and Development of Thomson NETg, Inc.

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A Conversation with Bryan Austin of mLevel

Kapp Notes

Bryan has had a distinguished career in corporate Learning & Development, including leadership roles with Skillsoft, Kaplan, AchieveGlobal and NETg. Austin: There are three, which we like to refer to as the “3 E’s” (Engagement, Ease-of-Use and Effectiveness): The Learner interface (native app or web-based player) — Engagement.