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MARCH 29, 2010

What is SAAS and why is hosted better than having it on your own servers. SAAS: Software as a Service. The bottom line without getting technical or overly detailed, the solution is hosted on your vendor’s servers and not hosted on your internal servers. Plus, what does being in the cloud actually mean?

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vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Innovation abounded and the push to focus on the “PPT to Flash&# angle continued to shine. iPod, mobile phones, YouTube, message boards, e-mail. iTunes, iTunes University, Facebook, MySpace, CD, web server & more. Import and convert PPT to the web, add rich media. SAAS or hosted on your own servers.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

If you want to track in a learning management system or learning platform that supports SCORM then you want it. If your goal is just to post the course on a server and let people access it, just for the sake of learning and you don’t care about tracking of any sort – then no, you do not need any compliance standard.

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RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

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MAY 31, 2011

They are easier to pull out of – if you are unhappy with their service. Some vendors go month to month, but want you to pay up front for the year, so in essence you are paying one year. Vendors who offer the ability to upload your PowerPoint, word docs, slides, etc. Upload your PPT or docs or whatever ahead of time.

Web 73

Web vendor License VOIP 73

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MAY 27, 2015

This year, I estimated a 55/60% e-learning, including some ILT vendors offering some type of e-learning component. . In all the years I have attended and have known about ATD (formally ASTD), this year is by far the most in terms of e-learning vendors, especially those in the LMS space.

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Conference Metrics SumTotal SkillSoft 40

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JULY 20, 2011

You work online via the servers of your vendor. I had thought that this trend would be dying out, but it is amazing at the number of vendors who are entering the space and still focused on the desktop approach. 2010, there was only a tiny few vendors who offered online collaborative and peer review features. Same thing.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78