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PowerSchool and EAB to Acquire Hobsons’ Products
On February 18, 2021, the edtech world learned that parts of Hobsons were about to be dismantled and sold to two companies. Naviance and Intersect products will soon be part of the PowerSchool portfolio, an acquisition marked at $320 million, while Starfish will be transferred to EAB for about $90 million. In one of our ... PowerSchool and EAB to Acquire Hobsons’ Products Read More
The UK LMS Market is Changing
Since the early 2000s, the learning management system market has fast evolved everywhere in the world. When looking at the historical LMS implementations in Canada, we notice that this product category has seen the dominance of a Canadian company (WebCT) for almost the first decade of the century. Despite having several LMS companies from the ... The UK LMS Market is Changing Read More
Why Adopt an Advanced Faculty Information System?
Acknowledgement of the importance of efficiency and transparency has spurred higher education providers than ever before to explore and adopt faculty information system (FIS) technology.
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CRM in Education: A Growing Priority
A digital CRM platform amalgamates everything using a centralized dashboard, speeding up and simplifying the process of storing, retrieving, and using the files and documents stored.
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White Space Opportunities in EdTech
With the new year, I wanted to highlight one of the most common requests we got in 2020. With many companies looking to find creative solutions to expand their client base, we have offered to several clients our version of a white space analysis. At its core, a company wants to grow. There are two ... White Space Opportunities in EdTech Read More
How Massive Open Online Courses Benefit the Business and the Workforce
Why aren’t employers leveraging the potential of their employees? Why is it that businesses are passing up the benefits of MOOC training and development opportunities?
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Conferencing Systems: Next Level Communication for Education
Digital conferencing systems are slowly but surely making their way into mainstream education. Nevertheless, evidence suggests that many educational institutions are reluctant to adopt the latest conferencing technology.
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Profile of the Ellucian Company
Ellucian company gets most of its 2,700 clients from public institutions that have less than 15,000 FTE students.
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How Salesforce is Diversifying
On December 2nd, 2020, Salesforce announced that it will acquire Slack for 27 billion. Though it has minimal implication in the educational market (except for a possible integration of Slack to the Salesforce CRM), this shows how a CRM-driven company decides to diversify its activities to get through this pandemic period. As you can see ... How Salesforce is Diversifying Read More
Online Program Management Systems: Still an Emerging Market
Note to add emphasis: The data below is looking at all types of programs: microprograms, certificates, and full programs like bachelors, master, and Ph.D. While several things seems to have been put on hold in 2020, the Online Program Management Systems (OPMs) have not been. Last week (November 18, 2020), Joshua Kim, Director of Online ... Online Program Management Systems: Still an Emerging Market Read More
Anthology: a Collection of 14 Different Products Under Three HigherEd IT Companies
July 7, 2020, marked a turning point in the HigherEd IT sphere. On that day, Veritas Capital (“Veritas”) and Leeds Equity Partners (“Leeds Equity”), two private investment firms, announced the joining of education technology companies: Campus Management, Campus Labs, and iModules, to create one of the biggest consortiums in HigherEd IT. And as of November ... Anthology: a Collection of 14 Different Products Under Three HigherEd IT Companies Read More
