This is a guest post by Phil Hill from Delta Initiative, follow on Twitter @PhilOnEdTech or his blog Since 2008 I have been sharing with clients the observation that the current generation of LMS solutions were conceived and designed circa 1996 – 2004. This timeframe was eons ago in terms of technology and business models. Furthermore, the […]
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3 Surprising LMS Market Observations
This is a guest post by Phil Hill from Delta Initiative, follow on Twitter @PhilOnEdTech or his blog In a recent post, I argued that Blackboard is most likely losing at least 150 clients per year in their LMS core business. This is part of my larger argument that the LMS market is changing significantly. The reason […]
SunGard HE and Blackboard Acquisitions: Compare and Contrast
UPDATE: In the section on ‘Cash Cow vs. Growth Potential’, my choice of words could have caused misunderstanding. I did not mean to equate Operating Income with Cash Flow, and my choice of the word ‘cash’ in this section should really have been ‘income’, as my analysis was obviously based on Operating Income. I have […]
Emerging Trends in LMS / Ed Tech Market
This is a guest post by Phil Hill. Phil Hill is executive vice president of Delta Initiative and has been consulting in educational technology for over 8 years, with a strong focus on the LMS market. He is also the founder of HBO Systems, which merged operations with Delta Initiative in 2008. Phil is known to many in […]
On Innovation and Commodification
I had a wonderful time at the Moodle Moot two weeks ago. Conferences for different LMSs tend to have very similar presentation types (how to migrate, tricks for making the grade book usable, great Web 2.0 tools that integrate with the platform, ways to improve training and help, etc.), but the crowds are different. Moodle […]
The Blackboard Acquisition: Two Views
As busy as I have been lately, I have tried to keep up on the various analyses of Blackboard’s acquisition by Providence Equity Partners, Inc. There seem to be two schools of thought. The first school, which seems to be getting the most play, is moderately negative for higher education. The second school, which I’ve […]
Investment Bankers and Blackboard’s Future, Part One: If …
This is a guest post by Jim Farmer, Chairman of Sigma Group Inc. On Friday July 1,st after this was written, Blackboard Inc. was acquired by “affiliates of Providence Equity Partners” for $1.64 billion. They will also assume approximately $130 million in net debt. Providence will pay $45 per share; it closed Thursday at […]