The LMS market continues to heat up as two private equity firms bid for SumTotal Systems. 
This week Vista Equity Partners upped its bid to $4.75 a share (up from $3.80 several weeks ago), bringing SumTotal’s market capitalization to over $150 Million. (This is nearly twice the market cap… Read more»
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very important partnership was announced today: IBM announced a major commitment to Saba as its primary learning management technology partner.
Background on IBM’s Learning Platform Business:
IBM has been in the corporate learning market for many years. In the 1980′s, the company offered a wide… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )We have been carefully looking at the Talent Management Software market over the last few weeks, and the first quarter of 2009 was a bit of a disaster. The market for performance and succession management software, which we believe finished 2008 around $520M in size and is expected to grow to $655M in 2009,… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )In April we published our bi-annual State of Learning and Talent Measurement research and again the news is mixed. (Report available here at no charge.) A few tidbits for you to think about:
There is now a little bidding war going on for SumTotal Systems. ACCEL-KKR, a private equity firm, outbid Vista Equity Partners by offering approximately $124 Million for the company. This bid is approximately 20% higher than the $103 Million offer which Vista extended in early… Read more»
We just completed our IMPACT® 2009 Research Conference in Florida, which brought together over 300 top HR and L&D leaders from around the world. One of the things I talked about in my keynote is the real value of industry research, and I wanted to highlight some of… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today, at our IMPACT 2009 Research Conference, we released our 2009 Learning Management Systems research which details the pivotal changes taking place in the market for corporate learning platforms. This market has grown to $817 Million (projected for 2009) and continues to grow despite the economic downturn. Some of the highlights of our research include:… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today was a very important day in the world of corporate learning and talent management systems.
Vista Equity Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm, announced a proposal to acquire SumTotal Systems, the largest independent provider of LMS software, and one of the pioneers in this industry.
Typically such transitions occur… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )As I prepare my keynote for our upcoming research conference, IMPACT 2009: The Business of Talent®, I came to the realization that one of the most important issues in management today is the need to build talent and learning processes which make organizations ready for change.
Why “ready for change?” Because… Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )In preparation for our upcoming research conference IMPACT 2009: The Business of Talent®, I just finished a conference call with six executives from well known HR and corporate training outsourcing companies: Accenture, Convergys, General Physics, Read more»
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Josh Bersin is President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, a leading research and advisory services firm in enterprise learning and talent management.
