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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

eLearning 24-7

The buy was a bad relationship in the making, one where the owner – “Skillsoft” and ownee “SumTotal” never seemed to get on track with one another. Layoffs meanwhile started at Skillsoft in November 2019, then again in February 2020. Skillsoft Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

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.

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Docebo: The hottest learning tech company in years

Docebo

Today the big players (Cornerstone, SAP, SkillSoft, and now Workday) have integrated these platforms into complex talent management systems, drifting away from this newly emerging learning market. In some ways, this market is quite mature. And this, of course, lets new vendors reinvent the space. And I don’t see this slowing down.

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Applauding our Fosway Group 9-Grid clients

Rustici Software

The products represented in these categories are Rustici Engine, Rustici Engine’s Offline Mobile Player Extension , Rustici Cross Domain and the SCORM Cloud API. We’re excited to see many of our clients represented on the recently released 2019 Learning Systems and Digital Learning 9-Grids. D2L (Desire2Learn). PeopleFluent Learning.

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How to Prepare for Active Shooters in the Workplace

CLO Magazine

Last, a role-player holds the red ball, which symbolizes an active shooter. Education technology company Skillsoft, for example, offers an online active shooter training course that is free to all. ” He said any policy and procedure they develop must fit within the culture and context of each building.

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Alternatives to (Enter System)

eLearning 24-7

Crowd Wisdom is the key player in the association market, one that is gaining a lot of interest from vendors across the board. I mean yes you can buy Percipio and yes you can buy Skillsoft content and get Percipio, but if you go to the marketplace of a vendor and see Skillsoft, is it really Percipio? You be the judge.

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ManTech’s strategic commitment to career enablement

CLO Magazine

Fully using the career enablement tools and resources available, such as Skillsoft and tuition-paid degrees in core technologies from Purdue University Global and other university alliance partners. All players understand that future-focused development is key to both individual and company success.