Industry News

• Post LMS Era Beckons (7 May 09) -
  Blackboard has acquired its biggest competitor Angel and after the earlier absorbtion of Web-CT they seem poised to dominate the LMS market. Or are we seeing the death of the high cost LMS, replaced by a mash-up Web 2.0 tools and services? [more...]
• IDC Study on Enterprise Social Media (9 July 2009) -
  According to an ongoing study by IDC, 60% of Singapore CIOS are also actively revamping social networking and collaboration services for employees in 2009. [more...]
• Blackboard to Bundle Echo360 (14 July 2009) -
  At Blackboard World 09 CEO Michael Chasen announced a new relationship with Echo360 that includes 25 capture station licenses for all Bb clients. Who needs whom in this deal? [more...]
• Panopto offers Blackboard Integration (14 July 2009) -
  Also at Blackboard World 09, Panopto announced integration with the Blackboard platform to provide users with a lecture capture solution that reduces time spent managing recorded video and audio content. The new component features automatic updates, folder creation and rights management. [more...]