Learning Ecosystems

by Daniel S. Christian, M.S.Ed.

New mentality entering LMS market [Hill]

On 09/14/2011, in business, CMS/LMS, education technology, innovation, publishing, vendors, by Daniel Christian

New mentality entering LMS market — from deltainitiative.com by Phil Hill; this was also guest posted on Michael Feldstein’s eLiterate site

Excerpt:

The real significance will be the entrance of a new mentality – one based on new investment (venture capital, private equity, strategic publisher moves), one based on startup companies willing to challenge the status quo with new approaches, and one that is almost naive in its assumptions about giving end users what they want.

Tagged with: Blackboard • business • CMS/LMS • Datatel • educational technology • innovation • Moodle • publishing • vendors

SunGard HE and Datatel: ‘An arranged marriage’

On 08/09/2011, in data related items, education technology, IT in HE, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

SunGard HE and Datatel: ‘An arranged marriage’ — from campustechnology.com

Excerpt:

Two of the biggest players in the education space have gone all in with their chips in a game not of their making. SunGard Higher Education, which became one of the largest companies in the segment, is being acquired from SunGard Data Systems in a $1.775 billion dollar deal by the same private equity firm that owns Datatel, another major education behemoth. According to a statement, the two companies will operate as a single entity under Hellman & Friedman, which bought Datatel in 2009. The combined business will acquire a new name and will continue to focus on serving educational institutions.