Government Elearning! magazines, the industry voices of the enterprise learning and workforce technology market, announced today the finalists of the Best of Elearning! Awards. Readers and professionals from both the private and public sector cast ballots for the best solutions providers across 20 product categories. Winners for each category will be revealed at the upcoming Enterprise Learning! Conference & Expo on September 28th, 2011.
“The Best of Elearning! Awards program formalizes the informal “word-of-mouth” referrals practiced in our industry. According to our survey, 85% of professionals have personally recommended a learning solution to a colleague over the past 12 months. And, 61% agreed that award recognition impacted their buying decision,” cites Catherine Upton, group publisher of the Elearning! Media Group.
This year, the Elearning! Magazine Group received 1,750 nominations and recognizes fifty-eight individual products for excellence. A resounding 37% of finalists are new to their categories – a 205% increase over 2010. “Our industry is experiencing a period of innovation and transformation. The introduction of new social, mobile tools and applications is reflected in the number of new brands honored in this year’s Best of Elearning! Awards. These awards are committed to recognizing innovation and user satisfaction across a diverse group of solution providers,” reports Jerry Roche, editorial director of the Elearning! Magazine Group.
About the Voting
Readers nominated and voted for products and solutions via Elearning! Media Group’s online ballot. This year’s ballot featured two new categories: Best Mobile Application and Best Open Source Solution. They joined last year’s addition of Best Video Capture, Production, Publishing. All ballots were cast between May 15th and August 1st, 2011. Each ballot was reviewed and validated by the editorial team. All vendor ballots were voided. Of the 1750 nominations received, 1198 were validated.
Each product named is honored for excellence, and the top vote-getter is named as the winner. “Every finalist is a winner in the Best of Elearning! Awards. Given the high volume of votes and the number of nominated products, every one of these solution providers should be proud to be honored for excellence,” concludes Catherine Upton, Group Publisher, Elearning! Media Group.
Award Winners Announcement
The winners will be named at the Best of Elearning! Awards Luncheon held at the Enterprise Learning! Conference & Expo (ELCE) on September 28th, 2011. The conference will also feature six Best of Elearning! sessions showcasing winning solutions to prospective buyers. To learn more about ELCE and the awards program, visit: www.elceshow.com. Early bird rates apply until August 22nd, 2011.
In addition to the awards program at ELCE, each honoree will also be featured in Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines November/December 2011 editions. “Not only will readers of the issue see what products are leaders in each category, but they can read personal testimonials from real-world users of these winning products,” reports Roche.
Honorees by category are as follows:
1.Best Learning Management System (SaaS, Open-Source, or Content Supplier provided)
BizLibraryCompany College LMS
eCornellEDUCE Enterprise Platform
EpignosiseFront Enterprise (Hosted)
NetLearningLMS
SumTotal SystemsGeo Maestro
2.Best Learning Management System(Enterprise-based, behind the firewall)
Meridian Knowledge SolutionsMeridian Global LMS
NetDimensionsEnterprise Knowledge Platform
Saba SoftwareSaba Enterprise
3.Best Learning Content Management System(All platforms)
OutStartLCMS
SumTotal SystemsLCMS
XylemeLCMS
4.Best Talent Management System
SabaTalent
SumTotal SystemsSumTotal Systems Talent
5.Best IT Content
Lynda.comSoftware Training
SkillSoftSkillChoice IT
6. Best Leadership Development Program
CoveyLinkSpeed of Trust
eCornell Enterprise PlatformLeadership & Strategic Management Suite
SkillSoftLeadership Advantage
7. Best Soft Skills Content
bizlibrarystreaming video library
SkillSoftSkillChoice Business Collection
8. Best Compliance/Certification Program
eCornell Enterprise PlatformProject Leadership
NetLearningCompliance Series
9. Best Rapid Development Tool
ArticulatePresenter
ReadyGoReadyGo WCB
TrivantisLectora Snap
10. E-learning Development Tool
Adobe
eLearning Suite
ArticulateStudio Pro
TrivantisLectora Pro
11. Simulation Development Tool
AdobeCaptivate
Kaplan LearningSTT Trainer
TechSmithCamtasia
12. Video Capture, Production, Publishing Solution
BrainsharkBrainshark
Kaplan Learning TechnologiesCapture Point
SonicFoundryMediasite
13. Assessment Tool
ArticulateQuizmaker
QuestionMarkPerception 5.2
14. Best Social Learning Solution
InteractyxTopyx
SabaLive
SkillSoftinGenius
15. Best Mobile Learning Solution
BrainsharkBrainshark Mobile App
NetDimensionsmobile EKP
OutStartHot Lava Mobile
SkillSoftBooks24x7 Mobile Edition
XylemePastiche
16. Best Presentation Tool
ArticulatePresenter
BrainsharkBrainshark
TrivantisLectora Inspire
17. Best Web Seminar Solution
AdobeConnect
CiscoWebEx Meeting Center
SabaCentra
18. Best Virtual Classroom
AdobeConnect Pro
CitrixGoToTraining
CiscoWebEx Training Center
19.Best Mobile Application
BlackboardMobile Learn
BrainsharkBrainshark App for IPad
ReadyGomLearn
20.Best Open Source Solutions (Any category)
EpignosiseFront
MoodleMoodle
Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, the industry voices of the enterprise learning and workforce technology market, announced today the finalists of the Best of Elearning! Awards. Readers and professionals from both the private and public sector cast ballots for the best solutions providers across 20 product categories. Winners for each category will be revealed at the upcoming Enterprise Learning! Conference & Expo on September 28th, 2011.
“The Best of Elearning! Awards program formalizes the informal “word-of-mouth” referrals practiced in our industry. According to our survey, 85% of professionals have personally recommended a learning solution to a colleague over the past 12 months. And, 61% agreed that award recognition impacted their buying decision,” cites Catherine Upton, group publisher of the Elearning! Media Group.
This year, the Elearning! Magazine Group received 1,750 nominations and recognizes fifty-eight individual products for excellence. A resounding 37% of finalists are new to their categories – a 205% increase over 2010. “Our industry is experiencing a period of innovation and transformation. The introduction of new social, mobile tools and applications is reflected in the number of new brands honored in this year’s Best of Elearning! Awards. These awards are committed to recognizing innovation and user satisfaction across a diverse group of solution providers,” reports Jerry Roche, editorial director of the Elearning! Magazine Group.
About the Voting
Readers nominated and voted for products and solutions via Elearning! Media Group’s online ballot. This year’s ballot featured two new categories: Best Mobile Application and Best Open Source Solution. They joined last year’s addition of Best Video Capture, Production, Publishing. All ballots were cast between May 15th and August 1st, 2011. Each ballot was reviewed and validated by the editorial team. All vendor ballots were voided. Of the 1750 nominations received, 1198 were validated.
Each product named is honored for excellence, and the top vote-getter is named as the winner. “Every finalist is a winner in the Best of Elearning! Awards. Given the high volume of votes and the number of nominated products, every one of these solution providers should be proud to be honored for excellence,” concludes Catherine Upton, Group Publisher, Elearning! Media Group.
Award Winners Announcement
The winners will be named at the Best of Elearning! Awards Luncheon held at the Enterprise Learning! Conference & Expo (ELCE) on September 28th, 2011. The conference will also feature six Best of Elearning! sessions showcasing winning solutions to prospective buyers. To learn more about ELCE and the awards program, visit: www.elceshow.com. Early bird rates apply until August 22nd, 2011.
In addition to the awards program at ELCE, each honoree will also be featured in Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines November/December 2011 editions. “Not only will readers of the issue see what products are leaders in each category, but they can read personal testimonials from real-world users of these winning products,” reports Roche.
Honorees by category are as follows:
1.Best Learning Management System (SaaS, Open-Source, or Content Supplier provided)
BizLibraryCompany College LMS
eCornellEDUCE Enterprise Platform
EpignosiseFront Enterprise (Hosted)
NetLearningLMS
SumTotal SystemsGeo Maestro
2.Best Learning Management System(Enterprise-based, behind the firewall)
Meridian Knowledge SolutionsMeridian Global LMS
NetDimensionsEnterprise Knowledge Platform
Saba SoftwareSaba Enterprise
3.Best Learning Content Management System(All platforms)
OutStartLCMS
SumTotal SystemsLCMS
XylemeLCMS
4.Best Talent Management System
SabaTalent
SumTotal SystemsSumTotal Systems Talent
5.Best IT Content
Lynda.comSoftware Training
SkillSoftSkillChoice IT
6. Best Leadership Development Program
CoveyLinkSpeed of Trust
eCornell Enterprise PlatformLeadership & Strategic Management Suite
SkillSoftLeadership Advantage
7. Best Soft Skills Content
bizlibrarystreaming video library
SkillSoftSkillChoice Business Collection
8. Best Compliance/Certification Program
eCornell Enterprise PlatformProject Leadership
NetLearningCompliance Series
9. Best Rapid Development Tool
ArticulatePresenter
ReadyGoReadyGo WCB
TrivantisLectora Snap
10. E-learning Development Tool
Adobe
eLearning Suite
ArticulateStudio Pro
TrivantisLectora Pro
11. Simulation Development Tool
AdobeCaptivate
Kaplan LearningSTT Trainer
TechSmithCamtasia
12. Video Capture, Production, Publishing Solution
BrainsharkBrainshark
Kaplan Learning TechnologiesCapture Point
SonicFoundryMediasite
13. Assessment Tool
ArticulateQuizmaker
QuestionMarkPerception 5.2
14. Best Social Learning Solution
InteractyxTopyx
SabaLive
SkillSoftinGenius
15. Best Mobile Learning Solution
BrainsharkBrainshark Mobile App
NetDimensionsmobile EKP
OutStartHot Lava Mobile
SkillSoftBooks24x7 Mobile Edition
XylemePastiche
16. Best Presentation Tool
ArticulatePresenter
BrainsharkBrainshark
TrivantisLectora Inspire
17. Best Web Seminar Solution
AdobeConnect
CiscoWebEx Meeting Center
SabaCentra
18. Best Virtual Classroom
AdobeConnect Pro
CitrixGoToTraining
CiscoWebEx Training Center
19.Best Mobile Application
BlackboardMobile Learn
BrainsharkBrainshark App for IPad
ReadyGomLearn
20.Best Open Source Solutions (Any category)
EpignosiseFront
MoodleMoodle
