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Populi: Designed for Smaller Institutions
Populi is fundamentally different in its business approach. Instead of proposing one solution in one product category and building their company from there, the company chose to target one specific client type: smaller colleges. And from there, they offered them an all-in-one software suite. At first, we had doubts about this company. How can they ... Populi: Designed for Smaller Institutions Read More
Symplicity Expands in Canada
In early December 2021, we learned that Symplicity Corporation acquired Orbis Communications. While the acquirer is well-known for its student employability systems, the acquiree is Canada’s most trusted experiential learning solution. According to the press release, Symplicity wanted to expand its footprint in Canada. Orbis can call 100 institutions its clients. With Orbis’ solutions, connections ... Symplicity Expands in Canada Read More
Ellucian Acquires CampusLogic to Enhance its Portfolio
What can push a company renowned for its SIS and ERP solutions to purchase a company in the financial aid category? This is probably what people asked when they read about the most recent acquisition made by Ellucian. The main reason for such purchases is mainly linked to potential growth in the client base or ... Ellucian Acquires CampusLogic to Enhance its Portfolio Read More
Microsoft: A Leading Global IT Solutions Provider for Education
Microsoft is well-known for everything and anything related to computers. Since its inception in April 1975, it has developed software, hardware, and personal electronics and offered services to multinational companies, local businesses, and individuals. However, a component of its core business that has often been put aside is its willingness to help the education world, ... Microsoft: A Leading Global IT Solutions Provider for Education Read More
Blackbaud: More than Raiser’s Edge
Known for its flagship product Raiser’s Edge for almost four decades, Blackbaud focuses its business around nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. This long-time reference to this submarket might change soon with the recent purchase of Everfi. Does this acquisition solidify its foundation in the nonprofit world, or is Blackbaud attempting a breakthrough on the corporate ... Blackbaud: More than Raiser’s Edge Read More
Does the Educause Exhibitor’s Floor Plan Reflect Market Trends in HigherEd IT?
Educause annual conference is around the corner. As its website mentions, “this event showcases the best thinking in higher education IT.” A few weeks back, I questioned myself about the Educause conference and its exhibitor floor plan. More precisely, I wondered if the booths were a good indicator of market trends? I decided to dig ... Does the Educause Exhibitor’s Floor Plan Reflect Market Trends in HigherEd IT? Read More
2U To Acquire The Nonprofit EdX For $800M
On June 29, the online education community was redefined. After several years of trying to compete against the leaders of this product category, MIT and Harvard have agreed to sell their nonprofit MOOC/OPM solution to 2U for 800M$. The consolidated company will reach over 50 million learners and offer more than 3,500 digital programs thanks ... 2U To Acquire The Nonprofit EdX For $800M Read More
K16 Solutions: How to Migrate any LMS to a New Platform
This company profile is part of our monthly feature on edtech companies. For this month, we selected a company that is not one of the big market leaders but rather a small company that simply impressed us. Anyone who was part of, or suffered through, an LMS data migration knows that this task, part of ... K16 Solutions: How to Migrate any LMS to a New Platform Read More
Has Turnitin Found its Competition in the New Company Ouriginal?
When it comes to geographical penetration of Ouriginal and Turnitin, we can see that both companies are well implemented in their continent of origin.
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Possible Sale of Ellucian: Brief History of One of the Biggest HigherEd Tech Company
With the recent news that “TPG and Leonard Green & Partners are gearing up to sell Ellucian Software”, we wanted to have a closer look at its history, its market share and its positioning in the HigherEd market. Not only is Ellucian a large HigherEd player, but it is also the largest HigherEd technology company ... Possible Sale of Ellucian: Brief History of One of the Biggest HigherEd Tech Company Read More
PowerSchool acquires Schoology: the K-12 landscape is changing
On October 24, it was announced that PowerSchool signed an agreement to acquire Schoology. Let’s have a closer look at this soon-to-be purchase transaction to see how the companies will benefit from this acquisition. First, let’s outline the profiles of PowerSchool and Schoology. Founded in 1997, PowerSchool is known to offer a comprehensive K-12 student ... PowerSchool acquires Schoology: the K-12 landscape is changing Read More
