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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

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However, ND never hit its stride and had the potential to do so – the very first vendor, whereas you could use part of it via a jump drive (true). Adobe was the first vendor to use templates to create courses. Both were a client buy (prevalent, BTW) when vendors buy other learning systems. Not Articulate.

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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

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A behemoth, impressive and at the same time, seen in a “Evil Empire” perspective among other vendors in the mid 2000s. This is also about a vendor who lost their way. A vendor who made not only poor business decisions with the likes of Percipio, but also with the monumental blunder of acquiring SumTotal. .

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

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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. Knowledge Arcade makes up 50% of their sales (for 2020), and will likely do at least that for 2021. Skillsoft).

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Thompson Leaves Learning Market

Tony Karrer

Not only have they just completed the sale of their NETg subsidiary to SkillSoft for $270 million , but they have also announced they are selling Higher Education assets of Thomson Learning to a couple of venture funds for $7.75

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

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Nowadays thanks to the growth of Learning Engagement Platforms, whereas content is a requirement – an essential no less, LMS vendors are jumping head first into the content marketplace that is viewable by all clients (rather than pitching the content via the phone or other comm method). Who remembers NetG? Real interactive stuff.

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SCORM: What you should be asking your LMS Vendor to be

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Better yet, what does it mean to YOU when trying to find that LMS or LCMS vendor? You would be surprised on how many sales reps have zero clue. Rather, I will focus on some questions you should ask or be asking your soon to be LMS/LCMS vendor. Yet, many vendors often said they were certified, when in fact they weren’t.

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SCORM: What you should be asking your LMS Vendor to be

eLearning 24-7

Better yet, what does it mean to YOU when trying to find that LMS or LCMS vendor? You would be surprised on how many sales reps have zero clue. Rather, I will focus on some questions you should ask or be asking your soon to be LMS/LCMS vendor. Yet, many vendors often said they were certified, when in fact they weren’t.